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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mark poulson
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by mark poulson » Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:29 am
jmb27 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:14 am
Heddonfrog wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:04 am
He’s now a full Shimano/G Loomis Pro
So, has he given up the Enigma rods that he helped design? I'm aware that he's used Met reels for a number of years, but he got a bunch of $ to leave Megabass for the start up rod company. I haven't used or kept up with Enigma rods, so just curious...
EDIT: found an article that says just that...
https://michianaoutdoorsnews.com/gear/f ... -pro-staff
The real reason he left is still an enigma.

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Scuba Scott
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by Scuba Scott » Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:33 am
When will pre-orders begin for the US model?
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reason162
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by reason162 » Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:37 pm
mark poulson wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:29 am
The real reason he left is still an enigma.
At least I won't have to look at Stella - Enigma combos anymore.
I wonder if the Duo Japan guys made fun of his setup at lake Biwa...
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chreim20
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by chreim20 » Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:52 pm
Scuba Scott wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:33 am
When will pre-orders begin for the US model?
I pre-ordered mine and was told it will ship out mid February. I bought from American legacy Fishing, $377 with their 10% discount when you sign up for their newsletter.
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bwjay
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by bwjay » Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:43 pm
chreim20 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:52 pm
Scuba Scott wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:33 am
When will pre-orders begin for the US model?
I pre-ordered mine and was told it will ship out mid February. I bought from American legacy Fishing, $377 with their 10% discount when you sign up for their newsletter.
No way you're getting it in Feb... it's not even coming out in Japan until March. I haven't seen a US release date yet but I might have missed it.
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marin12
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by marin12 » Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:45 pm
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Faron
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by Faron » Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:42 pm
anyone knows how to get English subtitles? thanks.
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bwjay
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by bwjay » Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:43 pm
Faron wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:42 pm
anyone knows how to get English subtitles? thanks.
When you click the [CC] icon, it enables subtitles, then tells you to change settings, click the gear icon. From there you can click Subtitles/CC > Auto-Translate > English.
Thanks for the video marin12!
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ss30378
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by ss30378 » Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:40 am
Digitaka just listed them on their site selling at 34400jpy which is under $315 with free shipping at current rates. Yeah I’ll have a couple of these...
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GMAN
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by GMAN » Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:43 am
I saw that they posted that shallow spool a few days ago, What I can't understand is why
they don't state the spool size!
From the information that we have the JDM 2020 Met is 70 size. I'm assuming the shallow spool option is a 50 or 30 size.
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jmb27
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by jmb27 » Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:56 am
ss30378 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:40 am
Digitaka just listed them on their site selling at 34400jpy which is under $315 with free shipping at current rates. Yeah I’ll have a couple of these...
Yep. I've enjoyed fishing with the '13 and MGL Met models. I'll own a few of the new ones...C'mon March...

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BRONZEBACK32
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by BRONZEBACK32 » Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:30 am
jmb27 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:56 am
ss30378 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:40 am
Digitaka just listed them on their site selling at 34400jpy which is under $315 with free shipping at current rates. Yeah I’ll have a couple of these...
Yep. I've enjoyed fishing with the '13 and MGL Met models. I'll own a few of the new ones...C'mon March...
My 13 and MGL is still going strong, but I will also order a few new models

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Faron
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by Faron » Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:05 pm
bwjay wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:43 pm
Faron wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:42 pm
anyone knows how to get English subtitles? thanks.
When you click the [CC] icon, it enables subtitles, then tells you to change settings, click the gear icon. From there you can click Subtitles/CC > Auto-Translate > English.
Thanks for the video marin12!
thank you so much bwjay! now i have a whole new world to explore
