SuperWetBlanket

Insane update. A guy got snagged in the same spot 3 days later, and pulled out my DEPS250 from the snag. Water levels dropped, and and he had waders, so he just pulled it out. Asked $15, and gave me back the lure lol. Talk about a miracle.

Are these worth getting? Wanted one in the 190 size since they came out, but barely hear anyone talk about them, so i assumed they're "nothing special".

It absolutely is. It has been almost 24h since i lost it, and it's as if it happened 5 minutes ago. I am shook.

The sad part is that i did have one. But the little guides on the lure retrieve through which you'd put your line through, were too small to go through my musky fluoro leader i had, so i couldn't use it, it was a colossal failure. I just bought this Daiwa lure retreiver, and didn't pay attention to the size of the guides it had. What a mistake. How did you lose em? To snags as well? How did that happen?

Not what i want to hear right now lol. And yes, this is the most expensive lure i've lost since i got into fishing in 2000. Not sure how i will get over this.

You guys are not helping at all right now. The stress is building😭

The new Tat in 200 size with 7.1 ratio is by far what i'd take for 2oz baits. Add a 100mm size handle on it, and it should be perfect.

The reason why i am making this thread is that i need some reconforting right now😭I lost a Deps250 to a snag. I am shook to the core. Please tell me that you've lost more expensive lures so i don't feel so bad😭I am in pain!

I used the SLP104 grease as well, but not for drag. I love this one for the anti reverse bearing and and the worm shaft. I tried it on gears, but it's too low viscocity, the reel loses smoothness too quickly after service.

Some grease will make your drag stutter, so you can't use whatever. Cal's is great for carbontex, but nothing special for the rest. The Shimano DG04 will do a better job on most drag materials than Cal's. For example, if you were to use Cal's on the rubber-like drag washers that were used on the TDZ's and gen 1 and gen 2 revo's, the drag will be a stutter fest, but with DG04, it's silky smooth.

Don't waste too much, having 10 greases won't make your reel smoother than somebody who uses 2-3. This is what i'd get. A handle nut wench on aliexpress. It's like $2 A set of screwdrivers from Wera on amazon. Great for everything, not just reels. Shimano DG04 and DG06 grease. You don't need more than that. Hedgehog Medium Light oil. Needlenose pliers at your hardware store if you don't have a set. That's it. After you've worked with that, you then can try other stuff, but you can cover mostly everything in a reel with what's mentioned above.

This plastic collar has been on daiwa reels since at least the og Ryoga (the earliest model i've seen it on), and i have never ever had an issue with it, and the thumb bar sticking has only happened to me on a Pixy, but that was because i was missing a shim after re-assembly, so this is not a issue i've really experienced.

Bigger teeth on lower ratios. I actually don't know how it is on the micro module since their teeth is tiny no matter what, but on daiwa reels, there's a massive difference in teeth size betweed 5.1 and an 8.1 for example.

I rarely fish in clear water so 1m long leader is usually what i've been using for a while.

I don't believe that. When your reel wasn't that smooth from factory (aldebaran mgl 30 a good example of this), going to 85% of its smoothness might be even more noticeable, but the zillion i have was tuned to 12bb from the steez tw from day one, it's glassy smooth. Bet you if i were to service it, it would be back at being close to new, but was too lazy this year and skipped the cleaning earlier this year.

Check the review. Few years back, it was pretty easy to find one in like new condition for under $130 on ebay and yahoo. It's harder now, but they do pop up, and for some reason in not very high demand so the bids don't usually go that high. https://www.tackletour.com/reviewscorpion1001xt.html

With the tariffs, yes, it's not the $220 for a Zillion like i used to suggest everyone on here. I would go insane if i couldn't order anything here in Canada because the tariffs are out of this world.

The best way to fix geary reels is to buy a daiwa with their new gear design. My zillion 21 has 4 seasons of intense use, haven't even serviced it since last year, and its still 85-90% as smooth as new, and is perfectly silent as well.

I've gotta a few quality hooks off of aliexpress. Wasn't expecting much, but i've been using them for a few years now, cought muskies, sturgeons, etc, and they're great. But because of the tariffs, i assume they're not worth getting if you're in the US.

Well, yea, and i've had plenty of them over the years. Never had an issue with a reel with a screw in side plate. They release the 18 ryoga, and the problems began. It's on daiwa trying to fix what doesn't need any fixing.

For a round reel, the screw-in type palming side plate is a flawless design. Perfectly secure, ads rigidity, no slop. Why would anybody change this? I don't it.

Btw i hope there's no megsealed bearings on the new ryoga.

I know why you're saying it, the line guide is close to the spool, but i don't agree. Never have i felt like the original ryoga wasn't casting well. Would absolutely not want to see it, even if it didn't look like a deformed dinosaur.

Glad they didn't ruin the Ryoga with a t-wing.

I don't remember if the gears are made out of the same material, but everything else is indeed the same. Performance is indentical. In my opinion the green color on the Curados looks better, but considering how much more expensive they are, you might as well get a Scorpion, and do a custom paintjob on it. Will end up cheaper, and looks better in every way.