Upgrades for the new Fuego

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Upgrades for the new Fuego

Post by slime king » Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:28 pm

I picked up a new Fuego casting reel yesterday. I plan on using it for a dedicated frog reel (8.1 XS model). Are there any upgrades that are recommended for this reel?. It looks to me like a Tatula without the T wing system.
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Re: Upgrades for the new Fuego

Post by brighamvang » Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:45 am

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Re: Upgrades for the new Fuego

Post by JWR075 » Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:51 pm

According to Daiwa Austraila, Tatula spools are a direct swap. Maybe some better bearings, a better drag star, a Tatula clicking CC knob (from Hedgehog Studios), and you can add some colored parts from Hedgehog also.
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Re: Upgrades for the new Fuego

Post by DirtydeucegooseUSMC » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:12 am

It does boil down to a Tatula without the Twing. Cosmetic upgrades are far more plentiful than performance.
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Re: Upgrades for the new Fuego

Post by JWR075 » Mon Feb 01, 2016 6:25 pm

Here is an interesting spool for it.

http://m.aliexpress.com/item/3258989398 ... sitedetail
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Re: Upgrades for the new Fuego

Post by slime king » Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:29 am

I would think I might have trouble with this spool with 65lb braid for frogging. I'll upgrade the bearings and add carbotex washers and see how it performs for a season.
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Re: Upgrades for the new Fuego

Post by JWR075 » Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:56 am

slime king wrote:I would think I might have trouble with this spool with 65lb braid for frogging. I'll upgrade the bearings and add carbotex washers and see how it performs for a season.
You can always upgrade to the JDM Tatula spool or HLC spool plus the Type R spool. Also that heavily ported spool can also be had in a nonported version.
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