ICAST 2019

Reels are the hottest topic for TackleTour. Everyone wants to know what the latest and greatest is and how they compare to the old guard. What's the best for light stuff, or what's your suggestion for heavy cover. Do we really need different retrieve ratios? It's all in here.
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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by johnD » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:44 pm

This is one bad dude. Sorry for the crappy pics , I didn't take my camera , just my phone.
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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by johnD » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:50 pm

Here's a size comparision between the slx dc vs the slx xt..plenty of room on the dc for bigger thumbs.
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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by doomtrprz71 » Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:35 pm

johnD wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:44 pm
This is one bad dude. Sorry for the crappy pics , I didn't take my camera , just my phone.

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Looks like my tatula SV will be for sale to fund the new coastal

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by Polkfish1 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:00 am

joekaz wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:18 pm
Hey E73Bass. Where is the new Zillion CT. Did your source screw up and say CT instead of HD :lol: or is the reel coming out at a later date.

Smoke and mirrors in Orlando.

Meanwhile in Japan: http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/re ... index.html

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by MardukFIN » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:11 am

Polkfish1 wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:00 am
joekaz wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:18 pm
Hey E73Bass. Where is the new Zillion CT. Did your source screw up and say CT instead of HD :lol: or is the reel coming out at a later date.

Smoke and mirrors in Orlando.

Meanwhile in Japan: http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/re ... index.html
OMG !!!! Finally reel light as Aldebaran and WHAT A COLOR!!!!!!!! =))/

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by basser100 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:11 am

Japan always gets the best reels first. ](*,)

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by bwjay » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:24 am

Sure the Admira is light, but how many people really like flashy reels like that? Part of the reason I've stayed away from Daiwa is the flashy plasticky look that a lot of their reels, even the expensive ones, seem to have.

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by Polkfish1 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:10 am

bwjay wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:24 am
Sure the Admira is light, but how many people really like flashy reels like that? Part of the reason I've stayed away from Daiwa is the flashy plasticky look that a lot of their reels, even the expensive ones, seem to have.
I like my ladies plain and ma reels flashy

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by domthewon » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:51 am

Don’t really care for the looks of the coastal, but I will steal the spool.

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by IlliniDawg01 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:59 am

domthewon wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:51 am
Don’t really care for the looks of the coastal, but I will steal the spool.
I'm with you. The two slightly different colors of blue make my brain hurt. I wish the reel body was silverish with all of the blue accent pieces or the body was blue with gunmetal accent pieces. The good news is that the color doesn't affect how it fishes I suppose.

Tackle Warehouse states that both sideplates are aluminum on the coastal I think, which would be a nice upgrade.

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by LowRange » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:08 am

Polkfish1 wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:00 am
joekaz wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:18 pm
Hey E73Bass. Where is the new Zillion CT. Did your source screw up and say CT instead of HD :lol: or is the reel coming out at a later date.

Smoke and mirrors in Orlando.

Meanwhile in Japan: http://www.daiwa.com/jp/fishing/item/re ... index.html
No mention of SV, Magforce Z or even Magforce. I bet that is one of those vertical jigging reels. Daiwa makes a ton of those. They have them on the Alphas, Tatula and Steez TW platforms. This is probably the Steez CT version.

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by Houndfish » Thu Jul 11, 2019 11:26 am

Wrong thread, phone posting makes a fool of me.

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by Polkfish1 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:25 pm

johnD wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:44 pm
This is one bad dude. Sorry for the crappy pics , I didn't take my camera , just my phone.

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Dumb question: Is the coastal on the new steez ct frame with a different side plate or is the picture just kind of ‘squeezed?

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by Aquaftm45 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:46 pm

Polkfish1 wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:25 pm
johnD wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:44 pm
This is one bad dude. Sorry for the crappy pics , I didn't take my camera , just my phone.

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Dumb question: Is the coastal on the new steez ct frame with a different side plate or is the picture just kind of ‘squeezed?
There are no dumb questions when it comes to Daiwa's latest offerings :lol:
It's on a 34mm platform, so no.
p.s. There is nothing "coastal" about the Coastal other than the blue color.

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Re: ICAST 2019

Post by iabass8 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:53 pm

Aquaftm45 wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:46 pm
Polkfish1 wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:25 pm
johnD wrote:
Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:44 pm
This is one bad dude. Sorry for the crappy pics , I didn't take my camera , just my phone.

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Dumb question: Is the coastal on the new steez ct frame with a different side plate or is the picture just kind of ‘squeezed?
There are no dumb questions when it comes to Daiwa's latest offerings :lol:
It's on a 34mm platform, so no.
p.s. There is nothing "coastal" about the Coastal other than the blue color.
Is it just a blue Tatula CT SV size wise or is this a blue tatula 100sv?

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