Zillion SV spool swap

[1nutinthewater]

Absolutely love this reel for steelhead but it does not get the distance I want using 1/4 oz spoons for trout.
Factory spool loaded with 8# Fireline Ultra 8 good for about 30 yd cast. Spool has play dial on 6-blows up on 4.
Any advice on putting in a shallow spool for better distance?

[LowRange]

Ray's Studio spool with light braid. My current 1/4 oz distance champs are a Ray's Studio inductor swapped Alphas SV and a Engetsu 100. I like the Ray's Alphas SV with 10# flouro and the Engetsu with 20# braid. Both have nearly double the capacity of a 34mm Ray's Studio spool and can be emptied of 75% of their line with a 4 1/4 Stick-O with no wind. The 36mm Ray's spool for the TD Zillion are the best I have found. They have the same braking profile s the other Ray's but a slightly stiffer spring and a bit deeper. Unfortunately these only fit old TD Zillions or Steez A HLC.

One of these with 10-15# braid would be a good option. Then sell your stock spool to me
US $48.99 51%OFF | DIY Microcast Spool DAIWA 2021 Zillion SV 2021 Steez LTD STEEZ SV SS SV TD-Z T3 MX RYOGA 1016 ZILLION SV TW 1016 FISHING REEL
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNgvki6
I would get the non ported for extra strength.

[DirtyD64]

Ray's Studio spool with light braid. My current 1/4 oz distance champs are a Ray's Studio inductor swapped Alphas SV and a Engetsu 100. I like the Ray's Alphas SV with 10# flouro and the Engetsu with 20# braid. Both have nearly double the capacity of a 34mm Ray's Studio spool and can be emptied of 75% of their line with a 4 1/4 Stick-O with no wind. The 36mm Ray's spool for the TD Zillion are the best I have found. They have the same braking profile s the other Ray's but a slightly stiffer spring and a bit deeper. Unfortunately these only fit old TD Zillions or Steez A HLC.

One of these with 10-15# braid would be a good option. Then sell your stock spool to me
US $48.99 51%OFF | DIY Microcast Spool DAIWA 2021 Zillion SV 2021 Steez LTD STEEZ SV SS SV TD-Z T3 MX RYOGA 1016 ZILLION SV TW 1016 FISHING REEL
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNgvki6
I would get the non ported for extra strength.

I wasn't aware of which spools you were all talking about until going to that link. This is what I use for BFS duty in a Zillion SVTW. I use 8lb Sufix 832 (about as thick as other brands 10lb or even 15lb) and it does well. I did recently have to cut about 30 yards off, was dug into itself BAD about 40 yards deep in the spool. Now I only run about 55-60 yards total of that line and it fishes about the same. I fish this on a 6'3"UL Proflex 2, using Decoy 3.5 gram heads and it chunks pretty good. I agree that it could be a great distance caster, if I ever get a true BFS reel, I would love to run 8-10lb fluorocarbon on this spool and use it for shaky heads/finesse on a ML rod.

[LowRange]

Ray's Studio spool with light braid. My current 1/4 oz distance champs are a Ray's Studio inductor swapped Alphas SV and a Engetsu 100. I like the Ray's Alphas SV with 10# flouro and the Engetsu with 20# braid. Both have nearly double the capacity of a 34mm Ray's Studio spool and can be emptied of 75% of their line with a 4 1/4 Stick-O with no wind. The 36mm Ray's spool for the TD Zillion are the best I have found. They have the same braking profile s the other Ray's but a slightly stiffer spring and a bit deeper. Unfortunately these only fit old TD Zillions or Steez A HLC.

One of these with 10-15# braid would be a good option. Then sell your stock spool to me
US $48.99 51%OFF | DIY Microcast Spool DAIWA 2021 Zillion SV 2021 Steez LTD STEEZ SV SS SV TD-Z T3 MX RYOGA 1016 ZILLION SV TW 1016 FISHING REEL
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNgvki6
I would get the non ported for extra strength.

I wasn't aware of which spools you were all talking about until going to that link. This is what I use for BFS duty in a Zillion SVTW. I use 8lb Sufix 832 (about as thick as other brands 10lb or even 15lb) and it does well. I did recently have to cut about 30 yards off, was dug into itself BAD about 40 yards deep in the spool. Now I only run about 55-60 yards total of that line and it fishes about the same. I fish this on a 6'3"UL Proflex 2, using Decoy 3.5 gram heads and it chunks pretty good. I agree that it could be a great distance caster, if I ever get a true BFS reel, I would love to run 8-10lb fluorocarbon on this spool and use it for shaky heads/finesse on a ML rod.

I was rambling about Ray's spools and which ones are the best at casting 1/4-3/8 oz (TD Zillon Ray's) and which of my non Ray's spools are the best at that 1/4 oz total weight. Really the Ray's air brake thin inductor spools in all platforms are just good distance casting 1/4 oz bait spools.

[1nutinthewater]

Thanks! I will order one and give it a test drive.