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Speaking of Pixies

Post by Jnkoepp » Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:41 am

Hypothetically...if a guy had a nib yellow pearl that will NEVER be used, would you recommend he throw a TDZ line guide on for the coolness factor or just go ahead and leave it bone stock?
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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by Cal » Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:45 am

do it all... line guide, levelwind bearing, drag... because someday you may find you want to do it and the parts will no longer be available ;)
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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by Jnkoepp » Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:52 am

You don’t need to twist my arm. Next question...is there any benefit of the TDZ line guide vs the cheaper OG Zillion?

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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by Cal » Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:56 am

Jnkoepp wrote:
Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:52 am
You don’t need to twist my arm. Next question...is there any benefit of the TDZ line guide vs the cheaper OG Zillion?
This I don't know... maybe just the color? Are they the same shape? :lol: If they're the same shape, I don't see how one would be better than the other unless the material is different.
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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by Jnkoepp » Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:00 am

Was just a curious question as I’ve always seen people say to swap to the TDZ line guide but I’ve never heard of swapping to zillion

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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by Cal » Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:09 am

if you scroll this thread: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=84114

hoohoorjoo shows off his Silver Pixy with a Megabass IP79 line guide.. the IP79 was based off the Zillion ;)
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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by MountainMan 83 » Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:00 pm

The TDZ line guide is titanium nitride coated. I'd guess that the Zillion isnt based on price? Besides that, the color of the plastic (gray/black) is the only difference.

I love the look of the IP line guide, but find it hard to pay the price. Look for a TDX line guide; it has the same gray colored ring.

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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by hoohoorjoo » Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:30 pm

MountainMan 83 wrote:
Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:00 pm
The TDZ line guide is titanium nitride coated. I'd guess that the Zillion isnt based on price? Besides that, the color of the plastic (gray/black) is the only difference.

I love the look of the IP line guide, but find it hard to pay the price. Look for a TDX line guide; it has the same gray colored ring.
Dave is correct- the zillion and TDZ line guides are identical, save for the color of the plastic body. The zillion guide looks great if your current line guide assembly is black-colored, like my silver mica pixy. I just wanted all silver on mine, so I sprung for the IP 79 line guide, vs the gold insert of the zillion guide.
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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by Jnkoepp » Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:52 pm

Thanks guys.

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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by Fishing4Fun » Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:12 pm

Go all out and source the parts you need while you can. Years from now they will likely more $ and harder to source.

Perhaps this one of mine can be of inspiration.

Yellow pearl Pixy
6:8 gears
Carbontex multi disk stack - a must
BFS bearings
Black Alphas Swept drag star
Black smooth I shaped knobs
Swept CF handle
Black cast control cap
Black handle nut retainer

Bumble bee themed!

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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by hoohoorjoo » Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:40 pm

^^^That yellow Pixy looks familiar.... Come to think of it, that Corzza rod does, too, along with that Ize handle! ;)
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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by Jnkoepp » Sun Jun 07, 2020 4:04 pm

Definitely looks pretty. I will absolutely never use this pixy because it’s in my NIB gems pile but wouldn’t be opposed to finding a fisher to actually try. I’ve never used the platform

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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by hoohoorjoo » Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:05 pm

Jnkoepp wrote:
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..... but wouldn’t be opposed to finding a fisher to actually try. I’ve never used the platform
Oh boy, you're missing out on a lot of fun! You owe it to yourself to get one and trick it out.
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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by LowRange » Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:17 pm

I actually think the round level wind you see on the Alphas reels looks better. I wish I had done that instead of the weird slanted oval guide of the TD-Z. It still looks better than that god awful stock guide.

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Re: Speaking of Pixies

Post by hoohoorjoo » Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:24 pm

LowRange wrote:
Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:17 pm
I actually think the round level wind you see on the Alphas reels looks better. I wish I had done that instead of the weird slanted oval guide of the TD-Z. It still looks better than that god awful stock guide.
Yes, the PX-R has the Alphas-style line guide, and it looks nice, too. I agree regarding the stock line guide, they aren't appealing at all.
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