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Will they send a replacement or something?

Only have had the experience with Pointer SP and Sammy 105. Both have the weakest paint imaginable. After having bought them, i saw Made in Japan on the package, and was surprised that they're still made there, but they've certainly skipped on the paint quality.

So not sure what's going here. I haven't purchased anything from LC for like 7-9y because other brands like Jackall and Megabass offer pretty much the same stuff, but in many cases better. I always liked LC so decided to grab 4 pointer SP's and a sammy 105 because they were 50% off. Within two smallies and a 100g walleye, the paint on the sides is shreaded. I thought it was hook rash, but it was kinda extreme for a brand new lure. I put another pointer, and within 4-5 smallies, the lure is also full of chipped paint on the sides, and deep scratches. Put another pointer, and the same thing happened. What the hell is going on, is this just me, or this is their standard nowadays? I have some OG luckycraft squarebills from the early 2000s, and their paint is like a tank. Literally cought hundreds of fish on one of the babybass colors, and there's barely anything that has chipped, while these newer lures flake and scratches significantly faster than any other brands, including cheapo aliexpress lures. I swear $5 spary cans from Walmart would last longer🥱

I have been saying this for years, the Chronarch is the most neglected reel from Shimano. This thing has been using the same frame for how long now? Like 10+ years? Ridiculous, especially because the frame wasn't even that good to begin with, AND a full plastic reel.

I have the 5pc version in MH. Super strong rods with a crazy backbone, but not exactly well balanced, and are tip heavy. Love mine for striper.

Unless you want to buy an USDM product, why even bother buying anything in NA? I literally forgot the last time i bought anything expensive outside of Japan lol.

The Met "feeling" tighter is because of it's construction, not because all its parts being tighter fitted than the zillion. A few weeks ago i made a thread on here saying how Daiwa should steal the coresolid design from Shimano. This is what makes the reel feel tighter, especially under heavy load. It's a superior way of construction because there are less moving parts. The only thing that breaks in on a zillion is the grease, which lowers the drag, and increases how free it is to turn the handle.

I have a hard time believing this because Shimano doesn't pay attention to the lateral movement of the handle. I don't have enough experience with the newest conquests and antares, but every single other shimano baitcaster i've ever had or tried, they all had lateral vibration of the handle. Like ALL OF THEM. Not only that, but there's even backplay of the handle (hold the spool, and turn the handle backwards, you'll see what i mean), and this hasn't improved in the last 20 years plus. A thing that doesn't exist from Daiwa.

Broken in in what way? Even from factory, the Met comes with a ton of side to side (lateral) movement of the handle, while the zillion has none. So when it comes to the Met, there's nothing to break in, it comes loose from factory.

I own the new 24 met dc since Winter this year and the Zillion since a few months they came out in 2021. I am trying real hard to understand what one could find bulky in a small compact reel that fits in your hand like an agg? Between the two reels, i do prefer the Met frame, but it has nothing to do with comfort but the looks and the coresolid construction. I don't know how a stock Zillion is because i have upgraded mine to 12BB as soon as i got it, and swapped to custom spools, but after doing so, the zillion was at least as smooth as the Met dc, and considering that i have used it a ton since 2021, and that the gears as still perfectly silent and at least 85% as smooth as new, there's zero chance of this happening with the micro module inside the Met.

Spool bearings might be dry. Put some oil in both bearings.

Wouldn't say that it's too much, but the Zillion HD would've been better for the job, though.

You'd surprised by the amount of people that ask me "what is this" when i am bank fishing. They're not even asking the brand or the model, but just curious on what the hell i have on my rod. The pixy is a parrot i wanted to build, but this is of course not the norm for a reel with colors. Something that makes sense color combination wise is what we need.

Its his, i stole it😁

Line guide having wobble is normal on all reels. Not even worth adding additional shims because it'll make no difference. And on average, there's more wobble on T-wing reels. No side to side play on my thumb bar, tho.

Way better than generic black😎

Y'all should try an electric toothbrush to clean things on a reel. With some Dawn on it, it cleans so much faster and better than a standard brush. No need any ultrasonic cleaner or anything, it cleans bearings to perfection.

Yup, pretty much.

But color does sell. In a sea of generic colors, when one colorful reel pops up, people notice. It's not for everyone, but there are plenty that are into it, and would buy it over the standard version. Just look at the amount of TD itos that are on the used market, and still to this day people are using them a lot.

There is only one DC reel made that is supposed to be silent, and it ain't an SLX. Send it back, its broken.

We can't be comparing the color of a derailleur to a baitcaster lol. If you want to compare bikes to reels, do so with bike frames, and you will quickly notice that there are a ton of colors.

You look at this page, and it's crazy how far ahead daiwa is when it comes to offering style that doesn't shy away from offering nothing but silver, black and red anodyzed accents. https://japantackle.com/reel-archives/casting-reel-archives.html?limit=36&p=1

Those are ultra flat. Looks more like googan squad stuff lol.

Having less options is not refreshing, it's limiting.

I have been wondering for some time on how is it that Daiwa released so many limited edition reels with a bunch of color, but Shimano has always ignored it, and only releases the plain jane reels since forever. There's no chance that people wouldn't be interested in a yellow 24 Met DC, or a chameleon green Curado. It only makes sense, but they're ignoring it like different colors of paint don't exist.