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X-braid brand is YGK packaging for USM, sold by lb-test, rather than diameter and reported breaking strength (IGFA) in JDM. When introduced in Japan in 2018, 4th generation drawn PE-braid, YGK WXP1, sold for $1/yd. A year later, when X-braid Upgrade was introduced and prices were back in the troposphere, it was a no-brainer to switch from 6-lb 832 to same diameter X-braid with 16-lb breaking strength. I've also consistently found that 832 average diameter is larger than reported, while X-braid diameter never exceeds reported diameter. All JDM braid is made by Izanas, with each brand picking from Izanas menu for their drum spool - fiber grades, weave, dyes, coating. The best coatings I've found on JDM braid are YGK, Varivas, and Duel - these brands have lasted me 3 years and longer - other brands, including Yamatoyo and one unmentioned, the coatings were simply unacceptable, and peeled from the go. I don't think you can go wrong with X braid. While I mix up Varivas and YGK, I fish X-braid in sizes from finesse to frogger and surf.

On my surf reels, I used Avail fixed internal mag, which I set up casting 1/2 oz, and it gets my 2-oz 400' cast over the hump in any wind. For surf-casting 2 to 4 oz, I also use my favorite 6-pin centrifugal (Abu p/n 1116727). You can choose the number of brake shoes. More importantly, a drop of oil inside each engaged shoe - the oil surface tension acts like a spring to retract the centrifugal shoe when it's not needed after starting the big weight. FWIW, all my reels are set up to generate insane spool speed.

The thing is, magnets didn't work back then, because of the limits of the magnets made then. I have my late dad's (Shimano-made) BB-1LM, which I gave to him for Christmas 1982, and have never been able to discern a difference with mag set - must be there for crossing the hump with light lures, but I can't find it. All that changed with N42 magnets on Lew's Super Duty G. After 5 salt years when I replaced the magnets with N52, had to remove two magnets to get the magnet force on the adjustment cam. By far, the fastest and greatest light-lure distance I have in an LP reel is ZPI Alcance with their 7-g magnesium shallow spool (Ti spindle). This reel is not for the faint of heart. I've also fished it from 1/15-oz Ned's to 1-oz topwaters.

@GetFishorDieTryin A go-to favorite, Imakatsu K-ta 58 suspend , of course in Bora (mullet) prismatic They also make lipless Koume 60 at 11 g, and it really sails.

@volzfan59 - here's 1/4-oz plug cast consistently to 200' on a bench small-frame Ambassadeur CT, mag-brake only. Probably more impressive, the 7'8" para 4-axis carbon rod struck the fish 180' away.

@new2BC4bass Must be why every distance casting champion and record was made using no centrifugal, but with a mag brake. Heres the photo dropped from the link

Really long rods are prioritized to foregrip, including for working lures. You jam the rod butt into your thigh. If you notice, many surf rods don't even have an aft grip. Also works great with NLW conventional reels, you can use foregrip thumb to correct line lay when needed. Less essential with Y/B, including Early, and RH Customs, but many rods over 10' are so tip-heavy, you otherwise can't feel the lure.

(PE#1, #1.2, #1.5) - pretty much covers everything except frogging and surf, where I'll go to #2 to #2.5 - 45-lb breaking strength. People want to pidgeonhole BFS to UL, but it's simply how you fish threadline braid on baitcaster.

Well, yeah, up to 14' in the surf. This day, was casting 2-oz spider weight consistently to 400' I have a gang of shore rods both for surf and tide passes that will fish 3 g to 4 oz. top, 8' RH Customs (surf) ML 1/4 to 1 oz, middle, 8'9" Abu Super Light Shore Jigging, 3 to 30 g; bottom, 14' ZZiPlex 3-pc, 2 to 5 oz. My extreme distance + accuracy rods (120' to 200') include 8'2' Yamaga Blanks Blue Current III, and surprising 7'8' Purelure Seabed from A/E. Last time I fished this, was hooking fish 180' away on 1/4-oz jerkbait. Recently added Y/B Early for Surf, 10'6", for casting 1- to 2-oz plugs.

3 posts on eye-candy thread, and nary a photo - for shame.

It's astounding you know everything about the history of that reel. I wouldn’t venture to guess how it happened, but $ to donuts, it didn't "just happen" - I have too many years and miles on these.

When you get to spindle run-out adjustment, no two spool spindles are exactly the same length. I notice this on Ambassadeur to Zillion, and proper zero set is done with the reel in freespool. Should be the first thing you do with a different spool installed. (never had a BFS spool in a Lew's, and this was what sent me first to Daiwa). Once the spool is installed, the pinion will be centered by the spool bearings. The variable is the run-out adjustment (end tension). With drive engaged, pinion rests on spool pin, and main gear alignment is controlled by run out adjustment. On Lew's you can also adjust the run out by the shim pads in the tension adjustment cap - also pn 106 under the backplate bearing. I'd look there before messing with the pinion-yoke springs. The shim pads get permanently mashed by running the reel with end tension. If that doesn't work, I'd think about replacing the yoke springs and Both gears as a set.

I'll see your Black Max and raise you a '77 4500C that will cast 3g past 150' An '01 6500CT that will cast 2 oz past 400' and a 2500CT that will cast 1/4 oz past 200' FWIW, all of these cost more than Zillion to get here. But Daiwa built the simplest and most brilliant casting brake system ever imagined that puts this capability in everryone's reach by simply matching the spool to the task. Once you know, you may want a Black Max for bench-tinkering fun, but it will never replace a floating-spool Daiwa with a gang of spools.

@softwateronly Future reference - you never need to post any part of the link after the first ? the rest of that link is for keeping track of your location, browser, search method, etc. https://www.amazon.com/Feather-Spinning-Rating-FAZLITE-Phenix/dp/B084XXJK75/ref=sr_1_12

My first Daiwa in 35 years was '16 Steez bought to match with Roro-X spool for BFS. I didn't stop there, and bought my JDM Zillion the month it was introduced - it's fished 5 hard salt years, and still going strong. These things show up like rabbits. MagForce and spool options make these exceptional - the same frame with different spools can fish 3 g to 3 oz. Steez, Zillion and Ryoga all swap the same spools.

Most people on the forum would say their MagZ out-distances SV casting 1/2-oz. SV will cast 1/8 oz, which MagZ is not capable.

most of mine have come from Hedgehog Studio - they will add the import duty and give you a total with FedEx delivery - if you don't like it, cancel it. https://www.hedgehog-studio.com/page/628 Here's the same spool you have リールチューニング・ベアリング専門店　HEDGEHOG STUDIO★特価品10％OFF【ダイワ純正/SLP WORKS】SV BOOST Φ32・22.5 スプール G1（26,...SV BOOST Φ32・22.5 スプール G1 ■商品説明 Φ32mm 幅22.5mm 24STEEZ対応 SV BOOST スプール ■アイテム特徴 24… here's the correct MagZ spool for a good price. リールチューニング・ベアリング専門店　HEDGEHOG STUDIO【ダイワ純正お取り寄せパーツ：納期1ヶ月】18 RYOGA 1016シリーズ 純正スプール（1016-CC, 10...お取り寄せ部品のご注文には、ルールがございます ・こちらのページに記載されている部品はすべて当店在庫品ではなく、納期に約1ヶ月かかる「メーカーお取り寄せ部品」です。お急ぎの場合はご注意ください…Note, you don't need the purple-inductor MagZ-Boost - I would use it for over 1 oz. The gold-inductor MagZ above is perfect for 1/4 oz to about 1-1/2 oz. I swap spools from 18 Ryoga, 26 Ryoga, 21 Zillion, 22 Zillion HD, 23 Silver Wolf, 16 Steez

the spring is what pulls the inductor back in from the magnets when the spool stops accelerating. While it's the same idea as MagZ, everything in SV is lighter-weight, and was invented by KTF in Kahen BFS spool, and they let Daiwa copy it. For that weight, I would use a MagZ spool, e.g., from Zillion HD. You can always try MagZ spool and repair SV spool later to have the swap.

It looks like pieces from the SV nylon outward-motion ramp (cam). Easiest to see in this Ray's honeycomb spool. You don't have to buy it here, but JapanTackle shows the parts: https://japantackle.com/tuning-parts/spools-casting-reels/daiwa/tu002094.html All the parts come with Ray's purple SV inductor, which is like $10 on Express website. Ray's tapered inductor also improves the brake profile to make it closer to SV Boost. A lot of people on TT forum swap Ray's inductor into their Zillion SV G1 spools. Not cheap, but quickest answer is replace the spool

Caught on 13Fishing Omen Green ML and Zillion. Always from a kayak. Nothing para about this rod, but a long, fast mid and powerful butt.

If you're talking about an e-ring, you remove them with the tiniest jeweler's flat screwdriver you can find. Put it in the slot and turn the screwdriver with your finger over the e-ring to catch it. Reinstall the e-ring with thin needle nose pliers - if you're not used to these things, good idea to work in a shoe box.

@4g63power and @Peacedivision pretty much nailed it. A shorter, lighter-weight finesse rod has improved feel, a longer, fast finesse rod has quicker striking. I have a couple of paras (fast tip) that represent each very well. 5'10" Kuramochi Synapse is light, fast, and surprisingly wide lure range - lightest-in-hand rod I own with good fish power, and extreme finesse feel. I routinely fish 7'8" Purelure Seabed past 120', and it's hooked fish for me at 180'.

X-braid across the board - nothing smaller than #0.6 on spinning tackle, #0.8 on BFS. Nothing larger than #2.5 on frogger (and in the surf). Fluoro leader by dia. is #2 to #3.5, 9 to 45 lbs breaking strength. Weights for bass are 3 g to 1 oz

Michiganders kidnapped Bevo ?!??

I've had better luck swapping-in unshielded bearings, and especially, unshielded microbearings - these are KTF/IXA MBS, but you can find an excellent equivalent from Hedgehog - Air HD. Looks like I better add, cast distance improvement up to 15%