SuperWetBlanket

Has to be one lol not the whole range of reels.

My last two Mets, the 2015 Met DC and the one i am using currently, the 24 Met DC, don't have the torque for high resistance baits that the Bantam has. I also prefer the Bantam frame by a tiny bit. Why not? You're a grown ass man, put money on the side, and get the reel you were always wanting to get. Buy from Japan, it won't even be that expensive.

If only they made a Bantam MGL Light Edition made out of magnesium, and getting its weight to around 6.5oz. What a reel that would be.

What is your favorite shimano baitcaster of all time? The one model that you consider as the best offering from Shimano. I think mine is the 24 Met DC. I got it in February, and only used it twice this year, but i am really not seeing any negatives about this reel. Very comfy frame, light enough, silky smooth and casts very well. I also really like how the line modes are external because i am alway changing these modes even when using braid pretty much exclusively. So unless something goes wrong, the 24 Met DC is pretty much what i consider as the best reel from Shimano.

On hardbaits, always. On softbaits very rarely, and when i do, its during the night or super dirty water, which is usually right about now in April where i fish.

Auction. I can't even find that rod anywhere else, i think they were discontinued.

Japan of course. It has been released from customs less thanb 24h ago, so it is coming. Longest customs clearance i had to deal with.

6.3 or 6.4 with a 90mm handle.

I used cal's for everything, and its fine, but shimano grease is superior for gears, worm shaft, etc. Superior and cheap, so i am not too sure why you wouldn't use their grease. These days i am only usiong cals on carbontex washers, and as soon as i run out, i won't be getting any in the future. The ACE-2 from Shimano is as good for carbontex washers, while aslo being the grease i prefer for gears, so will be sticking with that.

Canada. I don't know what's the delay about, but its longer than usual.

My graphiteleader rod stuck at customs for 22 days😭

I want the spool to be 34mm of course, maybe 33mm so i could use my og alphas spools in it, but i really don't want anything under 33mm on general purpose reels, and no, i don't consider the CT as this weak finesse reel, it can handle everything you throw at it for 1oz lures and under. Massive fan of first gen Steez frame and the Pixy frame (og alphas as well, but i prefer the fatter, non ported top on the pixy). And between the three, i might actually put the CT in the first place as the best frame Daiwa has ever made. It fits like an egg in my palm. The thing is, this is exactly how i feel about the og steez and the pixy, they feel like agg shell.

I'd pair it with what you need it for. Probably an amazing reel for jerkbaits. Daiwa better not abandon this frame after these limited CT's get discontinued. Easily top 3 best frames from Daiwa.

I'd get a Tat and forget 13fishing exists😎 And i do agree that many of their lures are somehow amazing. I still don't understand why a lure such as the Jabber Jaw or the Magic Man looks this good. Did they send these lures to be made by Duo, or another Japanese company? We usually don't see this kind of detail from non japanese lures.

The Tat 100 i mentioned was on ali, the alphas from amazon jp because they're cheaper there than ali, and the tat 80 i mentioned was on amazon jp, but they're indeed less expensive on ali, i just couldn't see the shipping cost. From Canada, so i am not seeing the same shipping options that you do. The cheap Tat 80 don't even ship to my address, so even if i wanted to buy it, i couldn't. As of now, i have not heard of a Tatula that doesn't go buzzy within a few seasons, and because of this reason, i would always go with the alphas, which uses the same gears as the zillion, which are amazing. IF the tat 80 and the tat 100 don't go buzzy, they'll be competing with the zillion for best bang per buck, but still behind the Zillion HD that offers too much for what they're going for.

I am not looking at digitaka. Both prices are from Amazon JP. And i always go by JDM/Ali prices. I haven't purchased a single reel locally since 2012, so this market is obviously pretty pointless to me. I saw, but they don't ship to my address so couldn't tell what they're charging for shipping. If the shipping is free, for sub $100 it's a good deal, but considering how higher end the alphas feel, at $177 i'd go with it for sure, but if you need a bunch of reels, or you don't care about the reel being silky smooth and a lasting smoothness, then the 80 is a good choice.

The Alphas is $177. I don't know if USD dropped or the yen increased but these were at $150 for a long while. The Tat 80 is $168. Both from amazon jp. You ain't spending $30 and get 2 80s. For $9 more you're getting an Alphas, which is simply a superior reel to anything tatula. If the Zillion wasn't a thing, to me, this would be the reel to get from daiwa if we're talking about bang per buck. The Tat100 might be one of those reels as well, but every tat i see, are all buzzing, so unless this was fixed on these, i wouldn't choose a tat over an alphas, especially at such a ridiculously small price difference.

Well of course they don't follow the same discount, but when you look at the price of the alphas tw when they first came out, and at the prices you can find them now, and pretty much all over in japan, they're much cheaper than what they once were, making them a much better buy than they were originally. And an alphas is as smooth as a zillion, so even though they're more expensive than a Tat, smoothness goes a long way. They're also lighter, a better choice for jerbaits for sure.

If you want the tat 80, just get the alphas, its superior in every way. Between the 80 and the 100, i'd get the 100 for sure.

Your example is a sale, not the standard price. You can go on ali, amazon jp, or buy directly from japan, and buy these reels for that price, be it now, a week from now, or in a month. There's a reason why the 21 zillion has been considered as the best bang per buck baitcaster currently in production, but only if you buy it from japan like most have done. What i am saying is that if the difference was only $20-25 between the 24 tat 100 vs the slx, but only during a sale, you'd have a point. But that's not the case, and the price is only gonna be dropping from now on. The zillion has been eating Metanium sales, and this tat will do the same to the slx and the curado.

On Ali, the difference in price between the cheapest SLX and the Tatula is $25. That is extremely close, and not multiple pp above the slx. And if buying from amazon jp, the Tatula is more expensive by $20. The difference in price is so low that even a teenager without any money in the pockets would be able to afford it. In my point of view, both, the SLX and the Curado have been completely dethroned as the best lower end bang per buck reels. All three were on medium powered jerkbait rods loaded with the same 20lb braid to a 10lb fluoro leader. Rods were between 6.8 and 6.10". But this shouldn't matter that much because its not exactly the casting distance that has impressed me, its the feel of the reel under load and the way it palmed. It does not feel like a $102 reel from aliexpress. Like NOT AT ALL. So so so far from it.

lolno. Shimano, just like Daiwa, might be expensive, but they're also the best of the best. Can't really be overpriced when there's nothing better for the same price, let alone something less expensive.

First thing first, i always was a Tat hater since they were introduced. Always thought that they're Daiwa's "pollution" line of reels that the company focused too d**n much. I also mainly stick to higher end reels, so i don't own the '24 Tat, nor the SLX or the Curado. But i was on the water for the first time of the year just a couple of days ago, and was fishing with someone who had all three. Tried the Tat, and it blew my mind how far superior the '24 Tat felt when compared to the other two. They didn't even feel like they were in the same league. The Tat felt very close to the 21 Zillion, while the SLX was closer to older Black Max with the aluminum frame. Same with the Curado, the reels feels pretty low end, and doesn't come close to the 24 Tat when it comes to palmability. Now i don't know how well these Tats will last, but my hatred toward these reels has ended😎If they were ligher, say in 6.5oz range, i'd even get one just to try. Has anyone else tried these three side by side?

I'd just grab the new Tatula on Ali or Japan and be done with it. To me they seem to have far surpassed the SLX and the Curado.

Is this rod from the 80s or something? I haven't seen this being a thing even on Ali rods sold for $30.