Draethe84 wrote:Mate, the Megabass Zonda Hedgehog Custom would be up there with "the best" or you could wait out the new Alphas Air Stream Custom
The Alphas Air stream custom sure does look nice, but if the spool is the same it will not be an improvement on the reel the OP already owns. Do you know if it will feature another spool?
Are you talking about the 2013 Zonda Hedgehog custom? In the past xx years aftermarket spools have just kept getting lighter and lighter and I would rather get the aldebaran bfs w. Ktf spool as suggested by ccass...with a suitable rod.
You can clean, polish, “super tune”, insert new bearings, put a “Megabass” stamp on your reel, and say prayers all you like, but the big difference comes from lighter and shallower spools imo.