FrogInTheWell

Do you think 3/4 oz willow leaf spinnerbaits are too much strain no a Daiwa Zillion 1000 TW? ...are these reels considered finesse? Thanks.

Thanks for the replies

Got my zillion today. I must say this reel is very impressive! Do you think 30lb braid is a good line for this reel? Funny story..I showed this reel to my 82 year old father whom never buys any new equipment, he still uses 2 Mitchell 300's and a 308 they are easily 60 years old. So anyhow, I show him the reel, first thing he says is "is that a toy"? LOL!! He messes with it for a few minutes and mumbled "woman's reel" LOL!!

I think I did ok on it. It sure doesn't appear to have ever been used..i.e not sign of being mounted on a rod...and no line. The dust on the box was another clue, lol Thanks for the replies, Joe.

Yup, 2004 huh? Wonder how they performed over the long run? Thanks for the link.. Did some research and I guess this is reel was basically a JDM Curado ..

I found one NIB at an estate sale. I don't really remember them but it looks to be older judging by the paperwork inside. Anyone know when they were made, are they any good? Took a chance and paid 50 bucks for it. Tried to post photo but no luck, Thanks.

Yes, very good ... ?

I still have an old Bill Plummer Frog that I use ... works pretty well.

I am new to the JDM so please bear with me, Is JDM always cheaper than the US Market? Who is the best JDM to deal with IYO. I'm I right in assuming that the current prices are unusually great and won't last? Thanks, Joe.

yeah, that is true, it does fill with water, lol

Just some food for thought, as a kind of joke, I bought a weedless frog lure at walmart earlier this year for 1.99. Well, I have tallied 27 bass on that frog this summer...

I was just double checking, I'm paranoid about aluminum gears as it is ?

Are you saying you have had to replace the Steez and Zillion aluminums because of issues?

I think if it arrives damaged you would be covered under paypal protection. Repairs needed later down the road probably leaves you on your own.

That's wonderful but obviously we are not all experiencing a smooth transaction like that. I got out the calculator and did some math....Paypal definitely used an exchange rate from a couple of weeks ago...bunch of bandits...

Yup, I paid an extra 10 bucks going thru PP but I was so annoyed by then I didn't care...Thanks for the replies..

My collection is out of control too but I cannot bring myself to part with any of them, yet!

Watch out, because I just nearly got scammed ordering from Digitaka...I want to be clear that DIGITAKA had NOTHING to do with the attempted scam. When I attempted to use my Credit Card I was directed by a third party apparently with a fake Bank Of America looking link that wanted additional information on the transaction. The number they gave to call is 1-877-388-6571 this is NOT a valid BA number!!! We called the bank and they said they sent no such request. They even sent a fake text to our phone! I ended up paying 10 bucks more with Paypal and got piece of mind. Just wanted to give you all a heads up on this should you encounter a similar situation.

Oh I see, should have known it was some sort of "fee" .. Thanks..

I just attempted to purchase a Daiwa Zillion from Digitaka .. price 231.00, I attempt to use paypal and suddenly the price indicated is 242? anyone know why this is happening, shipping is free over 180 or something, is this taxes? Is there a way to avoid taxes? (if that is what this is) Sorry for all the questions on this but I'm new to the JDM game, Thanks for any assistance, Joe.

For me it has to be around 1990 or so. I was fishing a local Reservoir one early morning. It was calm as glass and I was working a Heddon Tiny Crazy Crawler about 20 feet from the shoreline in a parallel fashion. After the ripples from the lure landing cleared I gave it a couple of twitches and the water exploded. The fish, a smallmouth bass, then almost immediately came up out of the water shaking her head, back down she went only to come up a second time shaking her head at which time she tossed the lure out of her mouth..I estimate that fish to be in the 6-7lb range (a very big smallmouth for this area, the state record is 8.2 lbs from the same body of water). Ironically, the rest of the day STUNK!! I landed a couple of dinks and that was it...I still have dreams or should I say nightmares about that fish!

Do you use a leader with your braided line? I used to but started to experiment without a leader and honestly found no difference whatsoever in my catch rate. Even in the few placea that I fish were the water is pretty clear again no noticeable difference at all. How about you guys? Thanks, Joe.

Do you ever get tired of catching your bass on the same lures? I do, I catch 90% of my fish on Spinnner baits. When I switch it up and go to something else whether its plastics or whatever I simply don't catch much at all ... I wonder if I have gotten myself into a rut? and have lost my touch with other lures? I'm not a tournament fisherman so it's purely recreational for me, if I was fishing for money then I'm sure I wouldn't care what I caught them on, lol.

I wanted to get a zillion in the lower ratio but I just don't trust the aluminum gears cranking on the big spinnerbaits and crankbaits.

I have a couple of questions regarding JDM. When I see they have zero stock and they have a wish list option, does that mean they are getting more? Also, is the JDM prices usually the cheapest? Thanks, Joe.