Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

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Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by freelancer27 » Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:12 am

Hi all,

I have the new Morethan that I am using on my heavy Jig rod with 16# Fluro. Great reel and works and looks beautifully with my Steez XBD Frog rod. Only little prob that I have is that the line capacity on the Morethan's stock spool is a bit on the low side.

Since I want to get a new reel for my 1/2oz Jig rod I am considering buying a Steez A 8.1:1. I would then swap the spool of the Steez A with the spool of the Morethan, since the Steez A's should hold quite a bit more line.

I am wondering if there is anything that I should be aware of before making this switch. The Morethan's spool looks a bit different (it seems to have added 'stabilizers', if I understand this correct).

Any thoughts?

Thanks all!

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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by hoohoorjoo » Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:38 am

That would be a good thing imo. The steez a spool holds plenty of line for your intended purpose. Since you are in need of another reel anyway, and the morethan is based off the steez a, the spools should swap right out(someone correct me if I'm wrong, only had the steez a before). If so, I view that as a win all the way around.
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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by Aquaftm45 » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:36 am

So does the Steez A spool actually hold more capacity of line than the Morethan spool?

Morethan: 200 Meters of 1.5 PE (generally referred to as .205mm)
Steez A: 100 Meters of 16# Nylon (generally referred to as .370 mm)

Anyone with any other techinical input?

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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by domthewon » Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:04 pm

I posted this in the morethan thread looks to me like the Steez A spool will hold more line. Not positive though. Looks like it’s a little more than 4mm deeper than the morethan spool.
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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by poisonokie » Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:14 pm

Well, 2mm anyway.
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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by Aquaftm45 » Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:15 pm

domthewon wrote:I posted this in the morethan thread looks to me like the Steez A spool will hold more line. Not positive though. Looks like it’s a little more than 4mm deeper than the morethan spool.
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That's clearly quite the difference. Daiwa must be using wobbly line capacity listings. I know they do on the Steez A USDM vs Steez A JDM. One list 100 yards of 16#, the other 100 meters of 16#.

As I write this, I ask myself, why do I even concern myself with these details.. ](*,)

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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by freelancer27 » Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:18 pm

Aquaftm45 wrote:
domthewon wrote:I posted this in the morethan thread looks to me like the Steez A spool will hold more line. Not positive though. Looks like it’s a little more than 4mm deeper than the morethan spool.
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That's clearly quite the difference. Daiwa must be using wobbly line capacity listings. I know they do on the Steez A USDM vs Steez A JDM. One list 100 yards of 16#, the other 100 meters of 16#.

As I write this, I ask myself, why do I even concern myself with these details.. ](*,)
Because we are all crazy about spending too much money to catch fish that we are releasing again... :mrgreen:

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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by DirtyD64 » Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:22 pm

Again, I will sell you my Steez A spool!!!

Assuming you want a backup spool for that new reel...

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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by domthewon » Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:35 pm

poisonokie wrote:Well, 2mm anyway.
21.8-17.3=4.5mm Just wondering where you got the 2mm. Not sure if my math is off somewhere. I’m not sure on the formula for measuring a reel. Thanks :lol:

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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by poisonokie » Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:12 pm

I'm just thinking from the lip of the spool down to the arbor. 4mm sounds like a big difference whereas 2mm doesn't so much.
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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by Aquaftm45 » Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:15 pm

domthewon wrote:
poisonokie wrote:Well, 2mm anyway.
21.8-17.3=4.5mm Just wondering where you got the 2mm. Not sure if my math is off somewhere. I’m not sure on the formula for measuring a reel. Thanks :lol:
I think you are just taking all of these pics to show your new rods in the background... :shock:

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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by poisonokie » Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:17 pm

Aquaftm45 wrote:
domthewon wrote:
poisonokie wrote:Well, 2mm anyway.
21.8-17.3=4.5mm Just wondering where you got the 2mm. Not sure if my math is off somewhere. I’m not sure on the formula for measuring a reel. Thanks :lol:
I think you are just taking all of these pics to show your new rods in the background... :shock:
:lol: And that awesome bloody Gantarel
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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by domthewon » Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:24 pm

Aquaftm45 wrote:
domthewon wrote:
poisonokie wrote:Well, 2mm anyway.
21.8-17.3=4.5mm Just wondering where you got the 2mm. Not sure if my math is off somewhere. I’m not sure on the formula for measuring a reel. Thanks :lol:
I think you are just taking all of these pics to show your new rods in the background... :shock:
Hahaha no these are reposted pics I took a while ago. Gotta wait til Thursday night maybe Friday to post a new one. \:D/

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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by domthewon » Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:28 pm

poisonokie wrote:I'm just thinking from the lip of the spool down to the arbor. 4mm sounds like a big difference whereas 2mm doesn't so much.
Got it. Thought you might have been doing some sort or radius measurement or something. It really surprised me when I took the measurements how different they are.

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Re: Am I stupid to buy a Steez A and swap the spool with my new Morethan?

Post by poisonokie » Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:33 pm

domthewon wrote:
poisonokie wrote:I'm just thinking from the lip of the spool down to the arbor. 4mm sounds like a big difference whereas 2mm doesn't so much.
Got it. Thought you might have been doing some sort or radius measurement or something. It really surprised me when I took the measurements how different they are.
That's kind of what I'm thinking. In my mind the difference between the spool lip and arbor radii is what makes the practical difference. Maybe not, I don't know.
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