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Kinda true, the T3 SV is probably the most noob friendly reel ever made. You get SV and 3D brakes all at once. The true birdsnestless reel.

Much smoother under load compared to the silver T3 and the standard black T3, but i also had it fully upgraded to 11 ball bearings. But i just did not like the frame on these reels at all. On the Viola, another thing that was messed up is that purchased it around now, like mid February years ago, and from just playing with the reel, waiting for late March to get on the water, from just spinning the handle like you'd with a new reel, the rubber sticker on the top of the hood peeled up within a month. Without even being on the water, the sticker just bubble up, and peeled. I don't understand what the hell is that design, and has anybody tested it before release? You can't just use such weak double sided tape to hold that black grip sticker, that's ridiculous. Really am not a fan of these plastic things. And forgot to mention, i had the T3 Air as well.

My fav big bass lure is an actual musky lure. The Bucher Topraider, and the Super Topraider. I don't know why these aren't popular with bass fisherman, these baits are amazing.

Personally thought the T3 line was garbage. I've had the silver T3, and the FX68 Viola from MB. The issue with the inductor was only with the T3 ballistic and basic black T3 from Japan, these two had the cheapest spools of all the T3 variants. Fix was pretty easy, though, superglue, or epoxy will do the job.

If they're $200, this will be the best looking rod made to date at this price. I know some said the MSRP isn't increasing, but i don't believe it. Expecting a $299-349 price.

This looks way higher end than the previous model.

Prefer the Met DC by a lot. But the Steez A can handle large/heavy baits, and you won't have issues with it, while the Met is yet another micro module reel. All n all, if its for hard/rough use, get the Steez A, it will be far superior to the Met DC, and if its for not so heavy use (jerkbaits for example), get the Met, it palms better, casts slightly better, and looks better.

If i use anything over a 100 size, it's always to cast heavy lures, most of the time reaching about 6.5oz. To me, the Z2020 is the uncontested king at it, and nothing is remotely close when it comes to the comfort, casting distance and the longevity.

Yes, and the guy will be from Japan. The ones from the US simply don't give a crap.

This is THE brand i got into fishing with. In the very late 90s, and early 2000s, i thought they were good. Don't remember having any issues with their rods back then. Now i am seeing these kind of threads on reddit, and was wondering if the brand was pretty much killed by Purefishing like what they did to Pflueger, Abu, etc.

Depends where i am fishing, but i do like me grinding rocks with a red craw squarebill.

Fanboyism to the side, and just do it. 2026 is the year. Not some random reel either, but the 21 Zillion.

Get a 21 zillion and it will open your eyes on something real quick🙂

To not scratch my custom Pixy.

Of course. I am not anal whatsoever about "mah secret spot".

On aliexpress, ebay or Temu.

I know that red is the color they see most, and the chartreuse color looks white to them

Still non adjustable zero adjuster, no 34mm spools, no buy. Too bad for you, Daiwa.

Got a brand new Deps 250 from Japan for $40

Was thinking of grabbing one for my 24 met dc. Are you running one in your reels?

You buy a DC reel for its sound. If you don't like it, or don't care about it, DC reels have no purpose. All you get with DC reel are heavy spools because they must have magnets on them. I like the sound, so i have them. That's it.

At first i wanted full, but nowadays, i don't even pay attention to it. Too many good rods that only offer split, and i am not about to skip a quality rod because the handle isn't full.

I stick to high end, but not always the highest end because people consider it as the greatest. Like for example i always considered an Anteres as a waste of money reel, and have no intention of buying any of the new calcutta reels.

You replace all the internal bearings to ceramic hybrids, run them dry, do it on a 200size reel full of fluoro, and have a heavy 100mm handle, and the handle will sping forever if you free spin it. It really means nothing, same with those 1 minute plus free spool vids you see on youtube. This is how Boca Bearings marketed their overpriced bearings from Asia🙂

Barely any posts in this thread. Nobody cares about Shimano releases or what?