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spookybaits
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by spookybaits » Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:09 pm
silversix wrote:spookybaits wrote:The purple Alphas SV spool should be released shortly. Keep an eye on the jdm sites
the normal SV wouldn't work?
You just said you wanted a purple spool for your zonda. It is a 'normal SV' spool, a purple one.
hedgehog has them
There ya go.
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by Teal101 » Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:54 am
That one wont fit the Zonda/Alphas/Sol platform. You need an Alphas SV spool. Hedgehog currently has the purple Alphas SV105 spool in stock.
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by silversix » Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:57 am
Teal101 wrote:
That one wont fit the Zonda/Alphas/Sol platform. You need an Alphas SV spool. Hedgehog currently has the purple Alphas SV105 spool in stock.
ok this is what i wanted to know and wasn't sure. thanks.
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by Rippin-lips » Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:03 am
I own both reels and I'd buy another Alphas before a Zonda. The Zonda is refined feeling and looks great, but it's finicky to get dialed in and it's not that great of a caster. The Sv spool in it would be killer but that's another $100 you have to throw at the reel.
The Alphas is smooth,casts great, and not finicky at all. You can buy 2 of them for the price of a Zonda and the sv spool.
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by 389Maverick » Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:44 am
Rippin-lips wrote:The Zonda is refined feeling and looks great, but it's finicky to get dialed in and it's not that great of a caster.
My Zonda is superior in every way to my Alphas.
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by Aaronb » Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:32 am
389Maverick wrote:Rippin-lips wrote:The Zonda is refined feeling and looks great, but it's finicky to get dialed in and it's not that great of a caster.
My Zonda is superior in every way to my Alphas.
I don't have an Alphas SV. I would rather have a Zonda and add an SV spool. To buy a Zonda has always been more expensive. I have a Rosso red and a Zonda 68. I'm probably going to try an SV spool in at least one of them. I don't know why, but no one has said anything that has made me want to buy an Alphas SV.
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by Rippin-lips » Tue Jul 21, 2015 1:45 pm
389Maverick wrote:Rippin-lips wrote:The Zonda is refined feeling and looks great, but it's finicky to get dialed in and it's not that great of a caster.
My Zonda is superior in every way to my Alphas.
I don't know why, but mine is not. I wish it was though.
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by silversix » Sun Jul 26, 2015 4:57 pm
i waited too long, all Zonda 68's are sold out from japanangler
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by jowo » Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:44 pm
Isn't the zonda like 2 ounces heavier than the alphas sv?
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by Aaronb » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:52 am
The numbers I just saw says the Zonda is 6.28 ounces and the Alphas SV is 6.17.
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by BigG » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:46 am
I have SV, Type R, Sol & Zonda and after Ian worked on them I would rate all the same as for as refinement goes. I use a little heavier line on mine Zonda and enjoy the benefits of its spool. If I needed another SV, I would buy the Alpha and spent the extra money on upgrades.
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by silversix » Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:32 am
BigG wrote:I have SV, Type R, Sol & Zonda and after Ian worked on them I would rate all the same as for as refinement goes. I use a little heavier line on mine Zonda and enjoy the benefits of its spool. If I needed another SV, I would buy the Alpha and spent the extra money on upgrades.
This is what i thought of doing since Zonda isn't available anymore. That or get an Airy Red pixy from ebay? Also thought of getting a shallow SV spool for my Ryoga 1016 and use that for light lures
not sure what i'll be doing yet.
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by spookybaits » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:29 pm
I love my zonda. It's become my favorite reel. Amazing caster right out of the box and feels very solid & refined.
I can only imagine how well it casts after doing a bearing flush or upgrade, let alone being tuned.
I wish I had bought a few more.
Fingers crossed for a 2015 zonda.
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by silversix » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:02 pm
Bought an Airy Red Pixy from ebay for $140USD, hopefully it performs well!
. Will there be other purple spools? Because i don't think this is the same purple as we see on the Zonda
