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Shimano losing market share? According to whom? There was an article in Bassmaster magazine that stated shimano was the top selling reel brand in 2014.

I'm pretty sure he woke up from his dream after that lol

I find that the heavier the fluorocarbon the harder it is to tame and you need a reel with an exceptional braking system. In my experience, anything over 10 lbs will be less manageable.

The tactical went on sale at TW today

That's why he was using shimano reels long before he was sponsored lol... but yeah, you can watch tournament footage and see he is actually using these rods. I believe they just came out with a brand new model as well, the phenom titanium which has a much better looking foregrip

Get the cheapest one with the ACB system (the external adjustable centrifugal brakes)

No, those sizes are referring to the spool. The curado is smaller but the metanium and chronarch palm better in my opinion.

I was not impressed with the distance casting capabilities of my SS SV for weights higher than 1/4 oz. Not sure how the Alphas SV is going to fare much better, which is why I haven't bought one.

or blindness...

Is that a Dress detonator titan handle?

I ordered one from TW but its on backorder so I have to wait.

Curado i is on sale for 119 at American legacy

I think in theory yes, the lighter the spool the easier the start up, but you have to take into account that a small lure is not going to travel as far so will spend less time in the air so you need more brake to slow the spool down sooner.

There was no project z. It was simply project t 2014 for the zillion. T stands for the T wing system. There's already a 2 week old thread about this over on TT lol. The leak came from a JDM fishing blog site.

It's supposed to be a new Steez with TWS

Contrary to what some may believe, throwing really light lures requires a lot of braking. I learned this through 2 years of hardcore bfs fishing. I mistakenly thought that you need the least amount of brakes to get the best distance. This only led to bad backlashes on every cast. Once I learned to turn up the brakes the backlashes stopped and the distance was much better.

The stock 50 can do 1/8 decently with the right rod. If you want to go lower all you need is a shallow spool, the bearings and super tuning aren't necessary. Avail and zpi make really shallow spools for the 50 e platform.

Start out with a solid entry level reel with external brakes like a citica or tatula. That way if you find out you don't like it you didn't spend a ton of money and should have no problem selling it.

What reel did you get?

Swapping out the spool to a lighter one is a tuning move as well

The only true exclusion at TW is megabass. Everything else gets 20% off. Ass to your cart and when you go to pay the 20% off is shown in total

I thought you meant they are selling through online retailers. I can order them straight from japan so no worries.

Where are they selling the msx, speedstyle and corzza at here in the states?

I have the curado I and the Tatula r. The curado casts farther and is smoother under load. Also palms better for me. That's doesn't mean the Tatula is a bad reel, far from it. It's just the curado is a little better.

The whites provide less braking friction and longer casts. I would go with the factory set up of 2 on and 1 on the dial. Then adjust the dial as needed.