21 Luvias Airity vs 18 Exist

[jrk]

That is one beautiful SM! Rod and reel aren't bad on the eyes either!
My apologies, as I'm sure it was mentioned, but what size reel and what make/model rod?
...Incredible fish man!

[Datbasstho]

Glad to hear, I love mine and have absolutely no complaints. Hard to beat the price and the high level feel.

Definitely hard to beat

[Datbasstho]

That is one megamorph smallie! Bet that WAS a blast!

So much fun!

[Datbasstho]

That is one beautiful SM! Rod and reel aren't bad on the eyes either!
My apologies, as I'm sure it was mentioned, but what size reel and what make/model rod?
...Incredible fish man!

Thanks man!
Rod is a Megabass USA destroyer Flyssa. Made for the okashira screw heads. Discontinued but making a comeback in the new P5 blanks which I can’t wait for.

Reel is the Luvias Airity of course in a 2500 shallow spool.

Thanks

[Bronzeye]

If you’re not stuck on size and are putting it on the Flyssa, I’d highly recommend getting a 4000 size reel. The larger spool diameter will help with casting distance. It will also have a smoother drag since there’s more surface area to contact on the drag washers.

[bold emphasis added]

Interestingly, at 16:45-17:41 of his youtube video on Daiwa 1000 vs. 2000 reels, ultralight angler i_fish says that Daiwa drag discs are the same size (and interchangeable) in 1000, 2000, and even some 2500 spinning reels, and that he has found the same to be true for Shimano Vanford reels from 1000 through 2500 size. I just checked, and found that I have a 3000CHX Daiwa Tatula with the same diameter drag disc as a 1000 Daiwa spinner.

It might well be that a 4000 size reel from either company has larger drag discs than smaller reels in its series. As another commenter to this thread noted, that might not necessarily translate into smoother drag operation, just the ability to apply more total drag. I would think that the advantage of a larger drag disc would be more evident in river salmon or saltwater fishing, where the greater heat dissipation of more surface area might help combat sustained fast runs by large fish.