Daiwa is saving us money

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Daiwa is saving us money

Post by KP Duty » Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:13 am

Most on this forum have all the reels we need. However, if daiwa released a new reel with a sweet paint job....we'd be all over it. I'm not sure how we got to this point. Man we had it good mid 2000's, with an orange sol, purple alphas, red pixy, and blue viento.

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Post by LowRange » Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:23 am

That's Megabass' job. :lol: They haven't been doing a very good job of it lately.

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Post by Gone Phishin » Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:29 am

You are both right on.

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Post by Kimbro1014 » Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:36 am

I keep waiting for a Zillion to come out in a different color. I’d love a black and yellow Pixy, purple Alphas, Ito and red Zillion 50th throwback paint schemes. By waiting I mean I keep buying regular Zillion 1000s and HDs to the point my wife will likely stab me soon.

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Post by LowRange » Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:18 am

If any of you are keen on the Tatula 80 then there is a red Salamandura and a blue Coastal version.

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Post by Hogsticker2 » Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:42 am

Kimbro1014 wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:36 am
I keep waiting for a Zillion to come out in a different color. I’d love a black and yellow Pixy, purple Alphas, Ito and red Zillion 50th throwback paint schemes. By waiting I mean I keep buying regular Zillion 1000s and HDs to the point my wife will likely stab me soon.
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Post by SSS » Fri Aug 05, 2022 12:24 pm

LowRange wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:23 am
That's Megabass' job. :lol: They haven't been doing a very good job of it lately.
I don't think they will ever release another reel. They used to make them when they weren't big in NA. But now that they're printing money across the globe, and became mainstream, there's no reason for them to waste time on reels that they aren't even the original manufacturer off of. If they were interested, there's simply no way that they would've skipped the Steez TW, newest alphas and the newest zillion. Those are all winner platforms for them to tune, but nothing was done.

On thread, i agree. Would absolutely love a Zillion2021 with a td ito color, and instead i get this ugly silver that 89.999999% of fishing reel uses. So boring.

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Post by SteveSchmelzle » Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:56 pm

I'm definitely part of the 10% on here who doesn't consider the colour of their reel in any way.

to consider buying a reel (or rod) based on colour is completely foreign.
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Post by tincanary » Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:47 pm

I just wish Daiwa made more round reels. It would be nice if they brought out a new Millionaire that took the 34mm spools. The I'ze Light, Bay Casting Special, and Ringas are great.

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Post by hoohoorjoo » Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:59 pm

KP Duty wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:13 am
Most on this forum have all the reels we need. However, if daiwa released a new reel with a sweet paint job....we'd be all over it. I'm not sure how we got to this point. Man we had it good mid 2000's, with an orange sol, purple alphas, red pixy, and blue viento.
I like the look of the rainbow colored reels, but I'm a grayscale guy myself. So no, Daiwa is actually costing me money at this point.
Try not to let your mind wander. It is much too small to be outside unsupervised.

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Post by doomtrprz71 » Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:34 pm

I agree, I wanted the zillion hd partially because it was black, I normally don't care but to me the silver zillion just don't do anything for me. I just want a zillion in type r trim.

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Post by DirtyD64 » Sat Aug 06, 2022 5:39 am

doomtrprz71 wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:34 pm
I agree, I wanted the zillion hd partially because it was black, I normally don't care but to me the silver zillion just don't do anything for me. I just want a zillion in type r trim.
Same here. I wish I had waited, then added the Shallow boost spool to the HD when it comes out. I assume the black paint job from the HD is tougher too? I ended up buying reel covers for all my reels after hearing the new Zillion paint can be fragile.

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Re: Daiwa is saving us money

Post by doomtrprz71 » Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:56 am

DirtyD64 wrote:
Sat Aug 06, 2022 5:39 am
doomtrprz71 wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:34 pm
I agree, I wanted the zillion hd partially because it was black, I normally don't care but to me the silver zillion just don't do anything for me. I just want a zillion in type r trim.
Same here. I wish I had waited, then added the Shallow boost spool to the HD when it comes out. I assume the black paint job from the HD is tougher too? I ended up buying reel covers for all my reels after hearing the new Zillion paint can be fragile.
It must be lol cause I haven't knocked any off yet and I'm rough on reels, I worry what my new deps z2020 is going to look like after I fish it.

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Re: Daiwa is saving us money

Post by KP Duty » Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:53 am

SSS wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 12:24 pm
LowRange wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:23 am
That's Megabass' job. :lol: They haven't been doing a very good job of it lately.
I don't think they will ever release another reel. They used to make them when they weren't big in NA. But now that they're printing money across the globe, and became mainstream, there's no reason for them to waste time on reels that they aren't even the original manufacturer off of. If they were interested, there's simply no way that they would've skipped the Steez TW, newest alphas and the newest zillion. Those are all winner platforms for them to tune, but nothing was done.

On thread, i agree. Would absolutely love a Zillion2021 with a td ito color, and instead i get this ugly silver that 89.999999% of fishing reel uses. So boring.
Also, I don't know if anyone noticed, but back in '15 or '16 JP Angler had numerous megabass reels on clearance. Even at the clearance prices...they sat for months.

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Re: Daiwa is saving us money

Post by Cristo » Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:14 pm

This doesn't necessarily translate to saving money for me :P this just gives me an opportunity to blow my cheddar on swimbaits :big grin:

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