Did some inductor swapping, not sure I improved anything...

[adam lancia]

I swapped the wild redheaded inductor out of my 2 Steez 103's for the gold TD-Z inductor recently. I went out on Thursday to try them out and was left underwhelmed from the casting of both reels. Not only that but they seems very hit or miss when it came to if they were going to backlash on me or fluff up before I could get my thumb down. I was using a 1/2 oz swim jig on one and a 3/8 oz buzzbait on the other. Neither of them cast as far as I was expecting, especially compared to my TD-Z 103 ML casting a 3/8 oz chatterbait. All of the rods are on rods that cast those particular lures/weights well so I am fairly sure it's not the rods. Could the TD-Z inductors be choking off my casts? I think I'm going to try my 103 ML spool in a Steez to see if that makes a difference.

Any ideas...? Thanks in advance.

[cndbasshunter]

Stop messing with the spools

[adam lancia]

Lol! That was really helpful there's no way in hell that I can cast a 103 spool yet. Besides, I had some down time and wanted to tinker around with a few reels. It's a good learning process, ha!

[cndbasshunter]

Lol! That was really helpful there's no way in hell that I can cast a 103 spool yet. Besides, I had some down time and wanted to tinker around with a few reels. It's a good learning process, ha!

Lol. Stick with the 103 and fix the inductor and try.

[IlliniDawg01]

Lol! That was really helpful there's no way in hell that I can cast a 103 spool yet. Besides, I had some down time and wanted to tinker around with a few reels. It's a good learning process, ha!

Lol. Stick with the 103 and fix the inductor and try.

When you fix the inductor do you also remove the plastic tabs for a few grams of weight savings?

DaveJ

[adam lancia]

Lol! That was really helpful there's no way in hell that I can cast a 103 spool yet. Besides, I had some down time and wanted to tinker around with a few reels. It's a good learning process, ha!

Lol. Stick with the 103 and fix the inductor and try.

I hadn't thought about that, I'll have to give it a try. There's a thread on here somewhere detailing that process, correct? And I have the same question that Dave asked: remove the plastic tabs...?

Just a note: I realized something when I looked at my reel notes. I have a Steez 100 spool in that 103 ML so that's probably why it casts so nicely, eh...? I was able to set the CC to where it removed the last bit of side to side play at the spool and turn the magnets down to 3 without backlashing. I hardy had to thumb the spool at the end of the cast. I was really pleasantly surprised, especially since I'm still very much in the thumb training phase.

[Eric Walsh]

Are you actually fishing, or just playing with your reels? Personally, I like to catch fish!

[adam lancia]

Are you actually fishing, or just playing with your reels? Personally, I like to catch fish!

Bass season doesn't open until late June and considering my lack of proficiency with baitcasters, I thought it better to practice until I could without making a fool of myself Practice now, find fish later...`

[Pen3]

The only inductor swap i approve is a Type-R into a TD-Z 105 spool.

[adam lancia]

The only inductor swap i approve is a Type-R into a TD-Z 105 spool.

Funny you mention that, I made that exact swap in the hopes that the Type-R inductor would be more beneficial in that reel. I'm glad you approve of at least that much...

Something I just realized about the 103ML is that it came with a Steez 100 spool in it. So, I'm going to swap the Steez 100 spool into the Steez and put the Steez 103 spool with the TD-Z inductor into the 103ML and see how that works.

[5bites]

Step 1. Buy some 1016 spools

Step 2. Install them

Step 3. Send me your 103 spools because I love them dearly

[africanbass]

Step 1. Buy some 1016 spools

Step 2. Install them

Step 3. Send me your 103 spools because I love them dearly

Amen

[adam lancia]

Ha! I have a 1016 already, I'm just trying to make do and tinker around with them, that's a big part of the fun for me. I'll be trying it out soon though. I already traded one of the Type-R inductor and I have the other one in a flipping switch 105HL. I did just pick up a 100SHL spool though so I may be persuaded to send you a 103 spool or two. Send be a pm about it.

[africanbass]

So true, tinkering is all the fun

[masterbass]

The only inductor swap i approve is a Type-R into a TD-Z 105 spool.

Funny you mention that, I made that exact swap in the hopes that the Type-R inductor would be more beneficial in that reel. I'm glad you approve of at least that much...

Something I just realized about the 103ML is that it came with a Steez 100 spool in it. So, I'm going to swap the Steez 100 spool into the Steez and put the Steez 103 spool with the TD-Z inductor into the 103ML and see how that works.

The steez 103 is R+ tuned so it would turn the 103ml into an tdz r+ essentially which is one of the my favorite. This is why I love daiwa. Tinkering is fun.