What's in your reel collection?

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: What's in your reel collection?

Post by aussiebasser » Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:18 pm

Baitcast

Daiwa Blue Backer 300
Daiwa Blue Backer 200
Daiwa Pluton x 3
Daiwa Ryoga 1016 Bay Jigging
Daiwa M Ito
Daiwa 103HL
Daiwa 50th Anniversary Zillion x 2
Daiwa PE Zillion x 2
Daiwa OG Zillion x 2
Daiwa TRS Zillion
Daiwa TWS Zillion
Daiwa 9.3:1 TWS Zillion
Daiwa Custom Purple Pixy
Daiwa T3 Limited x 3
Daiwa T3
Daiwa OG Custom Painted HLC Zillion
Daiwa Custom Painted OG Zillion
Daiwa Custom Hydrographic Z2020
Daiwa Z2020 Ltd
Daiwa Nanbu Shiki TWS56 x 2
Daiwa Nanbu Shiki TWS60 x 2
Daiwa Tatula Custom Painted
Daiwa 100XR Monoblock x 2
Megabass Monoblock Grigio Titanio
Megabass Monoblock Topaz
Megabass Monoblock Racing Milano
Megabass Monoblock Racing Condition
Megabass Monoblock HG68 x 2
Megabass Monoblock Racing Viola
Megabass Monoblock Speciale
Megabass Monoblock Grigio Stone
Megabass Monoblock Ito Gambler
Megabass LIN10 25th Anniversary
Megabass FX68 Viola
Megabass FX68 Rossi
Megabass Jaggler Custom Painted
Megabass Zonda Hedgehog
Megabass Pagani P200 x 2
Abu 1500C
Abu 1500C Ltd
Abu 2500C x 2
Abu Revo Aurora Elite x 2
Abu 5600C 2 speed
Abu 6000C
Abu 6500C Snakehead Special
Abu 7000
Abu 12
Abu 10000C
Frog Toy Machine x 4
Frog Superlative x 2
Stock Warin
Dowluck Custom Painted Hello Kitty

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Daiwa Certate 1003
Daiwa Certate 2500
Daiwa Certate 2500 Ltd
Daiwa Certate 3500 Custom
Daiwa TD 1500
Daiwa TD 2000
Daiwa TD 2500
Daiwa Fuego 3000
Daiwa Hyper Exist Branzino 2508R
Daiwa Branzino 3000 x 2
Daiwa Catalina 3500
Daiwa Saltiga 4500
Daiwa Saltiga S-Extreme 6500
Evergreen Opus 1 x 2
Abu Cardinal 44
Abu Cardinal 66

Offshore

Shimano TLD15 x 2
Shimano Tiagra 16
Jigging Master PE 3
Jigging Master PE 4
Daiwa Saltiga LD40
Penn International 130

and probably some I forgot.
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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by drewlesch » Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:53 am

drewlesch wrote:Mine is pretty basic:

Megabass Monoblock
Megabass Lin10
Daiwa Steez
Daiwa TD-Z
Shimano Antares HG

Of those 5 models I currently have 40 reels.
41!

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by Chicagoed » Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:29 pm

drewlesch wrote:
drewlesch wrote:Mine is pretty basic:

Megabass Monoblock
Megabass Lin10
Daiwa Steez
Daiwa TD-Z
Shimano Antares HG

Of those 5 models I currently have 40 reels.
41!
Wait, what? You have 41 variations of those 5 platforms?

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by drewlesch » Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:40 pm

Chicagoed wrote:
drewlesch wrote:
drewlesch wrote:Mine is pretty basic:

Megabass Monoblock
Megabass Lin10
Daiwa Steez
Daiwa TD-Z
Shimano Antares HG

Of those 5 models I currently have 40 reels.
41!
Wait, what? You have 41 variations of those 5 platforms?
42, I guess... Hadn't thought of it this way but I could fish a different monoblock every day for two weeks before fishing one twice.

(14) Megabass Monoblock
(6) Megabass Lin10
(11) Daiwa Steez
(8) Daiwa TD-Z
(3) Shimano Antares HG

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by MardukFIN » Fri Dec 08, 2017 2:15 am

:shock:

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by Chicagoed » Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:48 am

drewlesch wrote:
Chicagoed wrote:
drewlesch wrote:
drewlesch wrote:Mine is pretty basic:

Megabass Monoblock
Megabass Lin10
Daiwa Steez
Daiwa TD-Z
Shimano Antares HG

Of those 5 models I currently have 40 reels.
41!
Wait, what? You have 41 variations of those 5 platforms?
42, I guess... Hadn't thought of it this way but I could fish a different monoblock every day for two weeks before fishing one twice.

(14) Megabass Monoblock
(6) Megabass Lin10
(11) Daiwa Steez
(8) Daiwa TD-Z
(3) Shimano Antares HG
Good lord, I'm jelly...one heck of a collection.

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by drewlesch » Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:30 am

Chicagoed wrote:
drewlesch wrote:
Chicagoed wrote:
drewlesch wrote:
drewlesch wrote:Mine is pretty basic:

Megabass Monoblock
Megabass Lin10
Daiwa Steez
Daiwa TD-Z
Shimano Antares HG

Of those 5 models I currently have 40 reels.
41!
Wait, what? You have 41 variations of those 5 platforms?
42, I guess... Hadn't thought of it this way but I could fish a different monoblock every day for two weeks before fishing one twice.

(14) Megabass Monoblock
(6) Megabass Lin10
(11) Daiwa Steez
(8) Daiwa TD-Z
(3) Shimano Antares HG
Good lord, I'm jelly...one heck of a collection.
You did see the man who "like's TD-Zs" collection... 27 TD-Zs, (19! personal orders). That's fishing the month of February with a different TD-Z every day!

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by Big-Bass » Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:26 pm

I wonder what percentage of all the PO TD-Z reels produced he owns!

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by Fishinfanatic115 » Sat Dec 09, 2017 9:44 am

Daiwa Steez LTD XS
Daiwa Steez LTD XS
Shimano Metanium 13 HG
Shimano Aldebaran 50HG
Shimano Calcutta Conquest 200 w/ Avail Deep Spool
Shimano Sustain FG 1000

Want List: Stella FI 300XG, Steez LTD TN, Antares DC (Unless there's an 18 Conquest DC coming out :mrgreen: )

Doesn't hold a candle to most of the collections here, but not bad for a college kid, eh?

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by Big-Bass » Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:21 pm

Great collection for a college kid! Best wishes on the water!

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by Fishinfanatic115 » Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:09 pm

Big-Bass wrote:Great collection for a college kid! Best wishes on the water!
Thanks, you as well!

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by surge » Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:22 am

Daiwa Tatula 100HL (Limited Red)
Daiwa T3 SV 6.3
Daiwa T3 SV 8.1 (x2)
Daiwa SV103 XSL (x2)
Daiwa SV103 HL
Daiwa Steez SV 105XHL Limited (x2)
Daiwa Steez 100HL
Daiwa TD Zillion PE Special
Daiwa TD Zillion Type R (x2)
Daiwa TD Zillion J-Dream 5.3
Daiwa TD Zillion J-Dream 6.3
Daiwa TD Zillion J-Dream 7.9
Daiwa TD Zillion HLC
Daiwa TD Zillion 50th Anniversary
Daiwa Deps ZDV
Daiwa Zillion 1516HL
Daiwa Morethan PE SV
Daiwa HLC TW
Daiwa Z2020HL (x2)
Daiwa Z2020SHL Black Limited
Daiwa Aird Red Tune
Daiwa Big Bait Special
Daiwa Ryoga 1016L
Daiwa Millionaire CV-Z 105
Daiwa Millionaire Ringa SLC 103L
Daiwa Millionaire Bay Casting Special
Daiwa Millionaire SW 203L
Daiwa TD-Z 103ML
Daiwa TD-Z US Trail
Megabass TD-Itö 103HL
Megabass IP79
Megabass Ito Monoblock XRL
Shimano Metanium Mg7
Shimano Metanium Mg7 V2
Shimano Calcutta Conquest 101 (2014)
Shimano Calcutta Conquest 101
Shimano Calcutta Conquest DC 101
Shimano Scorpion XT 1501
Shimano Scorpion XT 1001
Shimano Metanium 13
Shimano Exsence DC (x2)
Shimano Antares DC7
Shimano Antares 12 HG
Shimano Antares 12
Shimano Scorpion Antares 5
Shimano Scorpion Antares
Shimano Speedmaster 201

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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by Teal101 » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:34 am

drewlesch wrote:
Chicagoed wrote:
drewlesch wrote:
Chicagoed wrote:
drewlesch wrote: 41!
Wait, what? You have 41 variations of those 5 platforms?
42, I guess... Hadn't thought of it this way but I could fish a different monoblock every day for two weeks before fishing one twice.

(14) Megabass Monoblock
(6) Megabass Lin10
(11) Daiwa Steez
(8) Daiwa TD-Z
(3) Shimano Antares HG
Good lord, I'm jelly...one heck of a collection.
You did see the man who "like's TD-Zs" collection... 27 TD-Zs, (19! personal orders). That's fishing the month of February with a different TD-Z every day!
It's 30 if you count the ugly ducks too :lol: I have 4 more ugly ducks for parts and two standard 103ML on the bench as well...
I like TD-Z's
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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by Teal101 » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:40 am

Big-Bass wrote:I wonder what percentage of all the PO TD-Z reels produced he owns!
Daiwa wont tell me how many they made :crying:
I like TD-Z's
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Re: What's in your reel collection?

Post by drewlesch » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:57 am

Teal101 wrote:
Big-Bass wrote:I wonder what percentage of all the PO TD-Z reels produced he owns!
Daiwa wont tell me how many they made :crying:
Seems like as the obvious PO majority shareholder they could divulge that info to you...

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