Aresenal 2014

[ah_long]

So I sold almost all my Daiwa bling bling and decided to go with Shimano (few exceptions) this year

and here are the pics:

JDM Abu Morrum ZX 1601 Mag w/ Livre Handle





Antares HG


Exsence DC



Shimano Metaniums, including one with Yumeya BFS Spool









Stella FE w/ Studio Ocean Mark Spool





Vanquish 2000HGS w/ Yumeya Double Handle and Vanquish C3000SDH



And last but not least, my Sol rocking original cork knobs this year. Also have a MB BFS spool for it this year!

[NCbigbass]

Ok how did you go about getting the Daiwa knobs on the Shimanos?

[Bootytrain]

Great pictures to show awesome reels

[ah_long]

Ok how did you go about getting the Daiwa knobs on the Shimanos?

What do you mean? none of them have Daiwa knobs

[tywithay]

Ok how did you go about getting the Daiwa knobs on the Shimanos?

If you're referring to his metaniums, those knobs come with the handles. Both ZPI and Studio Composites have similar knobs to Daiwa.

[MRQturbo]

impressive collection....and great pics too.....love me the shimanos....

[dragon1]

Beautiful collection!

[Hooked_On_Bass]

Stellar collection!

Question: where does one find reel stands?

[biggs]

Very very nice.
Can't be your 2014 arsenal without the rods. We need pics of those too!

[igl00jx]

Holy moly Metaniums! Awesome collection

[targaboy175]

nice collection !!

[BigG]

I would have keep the Sol also, my favority reel: nice group of shimanos, too.

[hobobob]

Very nice collection. How does those Studio Ocean Mark Spool perform compare to the original shimano / yumeya spool. The lip design is quite a bit different from the original. Yumeya shallow spool is quite hard to find now a day.

[ah_long]

Reel stands are from Ebay, Senri is the brand.

My original intentions were to source a Yumeya Shallow Spool. I searched high and low in Tokyo and no one has it. Funny how one store in Hong Kong has almost every spool imaginable for the Stella.

I would however, rate the Studio Ocean Mark spool over the Yumeya spool for finesse applications. The felt washer is very smooth and very suited for light line application. The spool also has an interesting design in terms of bearing placement and it has a huge bearing inside to ensure smoothness. The drag stack is also greased with light line applications in mind!

Now I would definitely want to find a Studio Ocean Mark handle to complete the look!

[Hooked_On_Bass]

Thanks, ah_long.