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I believe to BB version is aluminum The $500 version is magnesium There is also a CI4+ version also. The magnesium version is suppose to be Stella like in performance

Shimano already has the tranx 300. It would be very similar to the tranx if one was to come out.

On a casting rod, the fore grip is unnecessary. It just add weight and bulk in front of the reel. I just prefer a nice locking nut.

I have two Stradic FL, two Stradic ci4+, two Stella FJ. I will probably add two Vanfords to the mix.

I use to upgrade my bearings. Didn't see a whole lot of difference. Now I just clean and relube the factory bearings with quality oil. I only replace the bearings now if they go bad.

Looks like a tornado of tackle hit the inside of your house. My wife would not be happy.

My shimano spirex are fairly cheap but have worked great for many years. So have my daiwa spinmatic ultralight reels. No issues after many years of service. So far I have been impressed with the daiwa revros LT. All these reels are $50 or less new.

My question is can the salt on these lures affect my magnesium framed reels. I have noticed that usually after I bait one up, my hand is covered in salt. Then some of that salt usually ends up on my reel that I'm fishing with.

If I'm wading in the river I'll throw a white 1/8 oz single willow blade around rocks and lay downs. I best bass on that tiny spinnerbait has been about 7 lbs.

Most of my casting reels are shimanos. I have 3 lews and 3 daiwas in the mix. My spinning reels are pretty much half shimano and half daiwa. I do have some older quantum spinning reels that i use for catfishing.

I still use mann's augertails and jelly worms. Also bomber flat A's and rapala DT flat 3, 7 and 9's. Rapala shad rap #5's and berkley flicker shads.

Both are great reels. It really depends on the rod you are putting it on. If it's a light weight rod then go for the stradic ci4+ or wait for the new vanford. If it's a heavier rod, get the FL. It will balance a little better.

If I could only have one worm color, it would be red shad. It works in stained and clear water for me.

I probably have enough tackle to last me two or more lifetimes. My wife said my fishing shed looked like a tackle shop. If I die anytime soon, my wife will probably end up donating it all to goodwill or something. Or maybe she post on Facebook market place for pennies on the dollar.

I am a multiple species angler so I have many different combos. I probably bass fish 80 to 90% of time. Sometimes I chase bass with regular bass tackle, sometimes I take all spinning tackle out. Sometimes I chase bass with ultralight tackle just for something fun. As for my other fishing. I do crappie and panfish, catfish and striper, trout and saltwater- surf to deepsea. If it can be caught, I'll fish for it a some point. Therefore, I have many combos for my different fishing techniques. Last time I counted I was at 85 plus combos. I have anything from $20 daiwa spinning reels to shimano Conquest. From $30 ultralight rods to gloomis Conquest rods. Too me, the gear is half the fun. I like trying out new stuff. My wife told me once, my fishing shed looked like a tackle shop.

To me, it's just like casting reels. I like different gear ratios for different techniques. I have two stradic FL reels in the 5:1 gear ratio for small shad raps and other small crankbaits. For weightless senkos I like a faster gear ratio to take up the slack line more quickly. For small jerkbaits I also like a fast gear ratio. Just like casting reels, I think the different ratios can help with different applications.

Too each their own but I would prefer to have multiple nice combos to do different applications as opposed to just one or two really nice ones for everything. There's lots of nice reels out there for way less money.

I love to fish crankbait and spinnerbaits. I have multiple combos just for those techniques. I only use low gear ratios for those techniques. I do love my rounds reels. I have different versions of the Calcuttas and Conquest. All are great reels. If I had to get another low gear ratio reel. It would be the bantam mgl in the 5.5:1 gears. I have three of these. They are awesome. One thing that will help is to get a longer handle. 95mm or longer will really help with the cranking.

The question is what will you be using it for? I don't have any of the Conquest DC but I do have some of the regular Conquest 100. I like the lower gear ratios for crankbaits, spinnerbait and chatterbaits. If I had the HG model it would probably be used for some sort of bottom contact or weightless worm application. But I prefer a low profile reel for those techniques.

I only have experience with the 7'2 mh. I think it would serve your purpose well. Its fairly sensitive and enough tip to get a good hookset on a t-rig.

Not all reels flex that much. Most graphite reels will flex. Some flex more than others depending on the material and thickness of the reel stem. Daiwa LT reels have fairly thin stems and are known to flex quite a bit. As far as I know, that is really the only weakness these reels have.

I wonder if shimano is going to come out with any JDM iterations of this reel? With the stradic ci4+, in Japan they had the Cardiff ci4+, Soare ci4+, older model rarenium ci4+. Maybe a few other models it can't think of. Just curious what the Japanese might release in their country.

Look up i_fish on YouTube. Victor does a great job explaining the daiwa LT line of reels. His videos are very informative.

The Fuego LT and the models below the fuego are made of a cheaper carbon graphite mixture. The stem flex has been a major issue with those reels. Especially once you get to the bigger sizes. It becomes very noticeable. I had a regal 2500 LT and could easy twist the reel foot to some degree. The exception is the revros LT. It has a thicker frame hence the heavier weight. Its stem does not hardly bend when trying to twist it. These reels are light in weight because daiwa has cut out much of the material used in the frame. Less material equals lighter weight. Compare the daiwa LT line to the shimano reels of the same price point. The shimano frames are much thicker and weigh more. Keep in mind its only the cheaper carbon graphite LT reels that have the stem flex issues. The ziaon body reels have been great. No real issues with flexing on those reels like the Procyon LT and above.

So many good reels out. Like the others I would suggest the daiwa tatula or ballistic or stradic ci4+. The stradic FL is another great reel. Pretty much anything from daiwa or shimano will work well.