Bait the Finesse?!? Shimano -v- Daiwa Product Insight

[zenbassr]

It's still a $500 reel that you can't adjust without removing the handle and drag star....

wrong... the cast control cap (that red piece in the pic below) can be adjusted w/ your fingers:



instead of being on the handle side as with most reels, the cast control was moved to the brake side.

folks just need to get familiar w/ their equipment before posting up on the forum

[zenbassr]

Dear,Cal
Actually the Aldebaran has cast control knob ,it is on the non-handle sideplate. The red button between the word ci4+ and SVS.
Check this out
http://fservice.shimano.co.jp/part/pdf/03008.pdf

part no.86

thanks BEST79 for pointing that out:



maybe this review was written too soon, before the editors had a chance to really get to know the reels being compared?

no mulligans for the TT staff here

[USA-RET]

Outstanding review. Did not realize the capabilities of T3 was so close to the BFS.

[fishingandfords]

TT review

[Nitroman77]

It's still a $500 reel that you can't adjust without removing the handle and drag star....

wrong... the cast control cap (that red piece in the pic below) can be adjusted w/ your fingers:



instead of being on the handle side as with most reels, the cast control was moved to the brake side.

folks just need to get familiar w/ their equipment before posting up on the forum

you need to have small fingers to make that adjustment..

[zenbassr]

you need to have small fingers to make that adjustment..

i got 2 of them, call 'em pinkies

it doesn't take a whole lot of effort to adjust a tension cap, but if we want to make it a big deal by all means...

[USA-RET]

I fished one and the CC adjustment on the palm side wasn't bad at all. I have sausage fingers and was able to move the little red wheel with little difficulty. Again, goes to the fact that once I set it to my liking I rarely had to fiddle with it.

Pricing, the T3 Air can be had for around $600 at Plat and less at Japan Pro fishing ($578). So not a huge difference at retail.

[zenbassr]

Again, goes to the fact that once I set it to my liking I rarely had to fiddle with it.

bingo

[fishingandfords]

I fished one and the CC adjustment on the palm side wasn't bad at all. I have sausage fingers and was able to move the little red wheel with little difficulty. Again, goes to the fact that once I set it to my liking I rarely had to fiddle with it.

Pricing, the T3 Air can be had for around $600 at Plat and less at Japan Pro fishing ($578). So not a huge difference at retail.

and the BFS for around 340
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/pros ... 120831s04/

[fishingandfords]

bad info leads to shimano getting bashed again

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

WOW a whole page, a few pictures, mini rant, devoted to an "issue" that turns out to be caused by lack of knowledge of the product. Gotta take your lumps on this one.

[panyafish]

They need to put those reels matching rods, strap on some light lures and start casting them. What I really want to know is which one will throw the light stuff further.

[DE_Bass_Enthusiast]

I have sausage fingers

X2

[WoodT]

Funny. My BFS spool weighs 9 grams. As does my other Yumeya spool in my Core. As does japantackle and other websites.

Now, I believe a stock Core is around 11 grams.

My out of box free spool was much longer than 3 seconds.

You also neglected to point out all the disclaimers around the T3 Air and line strength. I have landed a lot of fish on the Yumeya spools in pretty nasty conditions on 20 and 30 lb braid. Thought Diawa had indicated no more than 8lb?

Sincerely,

Shimano fan boy (I own more Daiwa's than Shimanos)

[zenbassr]

What I really want to know is which one will throw the light stuff further.

ditto, would have been more interested in how these different approaches translate into finesse casting results (assuming spoon tension has been properly set)