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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?

High end reels come with high end bearings. You ain't gaining anything by upgrading to ceramics. But quality lower end reels like the new Tat100, that is an upgrade that could make much more sense. That said, all my non DC reels have zpi, kusugi works, ktf, hedgehog ceramics. Most of which came from me buying used reels, and they were already installed. One day i decide to sell the reel, but keep the bearings, and now i have a mountain of quality bearings 🙂

Look at those sharp edges, it looks so ugly and cheap. I would take a Blackmax handle over this thing any day, let alone a stock handle on a $200+ reel.

First time i hear of them, so had to google. They seem to be a match made in heaven for a Googan reel.

Extremely lazy releases, they're giving away the hype to Daiwa. Scorpion DC not even being coresolid built is weird. The only thing that i kinda liked to see is the limited conquest in a silver color, and that's only because i am tired of the same gold and gunmetal Shimano has been using for the longest time.

I have tried the Tat100 fully upgraded to 12 bearings, and its extremely close to my 12bb Zillion. Absolutely worth doing the mod if you care about the smoothness.

Personally not a fan of anything released prior to the early 2000s. Too bulky and heavy.

Smoothness is important, but what people don't mention enough is for how long that smoothness lasts compared to all other brands.

Its the same frame, minus the magnesium side plate instead of a plastic one on the DC. Still, the frame of the Bantam is comfier to me than the one on the Met. looks better, too.

Haven't used any cheap rods in over 15 years. No idea what's good in that price range. The last two that i liked around the mid 2000s were the Fenwick HMX and the Fenwick HMG (the cherry red ones).

I don't believe its dry. Older Tats going noisy/grindy is normal. This is the main reason why i never cared, nor suggested any older Tats. Newer ones with new gears, and frame, tho, amazing for the money.

I have the 24 DC, and its my fav shimano ever. But still, Bantam is better built because the palming side plate is metal, which its plastic on the met dc.

Z2020 rules them all. I use mine for up to 7oz baits, and with a 7.10" rod as well. Simply couldn't glaze a reel more than this thing. OG ryoga2020 is another one that will last forever, but not as comfy to palm all day. For "cheap", the new Tat200 is best for the price. People been using it on the swimbait underground, and i haven't heard a single negative.

Same thing with the og steez. They were all magnesium except the last couple made, such as the limited, the namiki one and the USDM Steez SV from 2015, which all use Zion plates from the original SS SV.