Was scrolling through TW and noticed this reel.

Just going over the limited specs before ICAST, this think looks like the absolute brain child of a Curado E and a Lews SS.

It appears they took the functionality and design on the Lews, and perhaps the great castability of the Curado E series. I'm basing that second statement on the fact its noted the spool will be 7075 aluminum. That doesnt seem like much, but coming from the lacrosse world that is a very popular metal for its strength to weight ratio. That should equate to a really light spool. Thumbs up! (I also believe that SHIMANO uses 7075 as well for Curado spools.)

But for only 140, it looks like Daiwa might actually get some footing in the 150 dollar area of the market, and it looks like it could be killer. I cant wait for Icast to see some more about it.

Let the speculation begin

With Daiwa's free floating spool I'd expect it to be a better caster than a Curado. Im pleased to see a new reel that is understated in appearance. Im sick of rods/reels that look like they belong hanging on a chain around someones neck. Too bad they gave it Magforce V instead of Magforce Z.

I really want the 100 size of that reel but I'll wait for some reviews as the Aggrest looked good and it turned out to be a POS. Well that may be harsh as it wasn't completely bad, just over priced by $80 for the performance. Anyway, I hoping this is on par with the old TD Advantage, and if that is the case I'll get 2 of them as I really could use a good solid work horse reel, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Diawa has a serious player in the $120 to $170 price range.

With Daiwa's free floating spool I'd expect it to be a better caster than a Curado. Im pleased to see a new reel that is understated in appearance. Im sick of rods/reels that look like they belong hanging on a chain around someones neck. Too bad they gave it Magforce V instead of Magforce Z.

Actually, I'm sort of glad to see the good ole' Mag-V in this one. I believe all of Daiwas finesse casters have V instead of Z because a smooth linear brake will be better than the top speed braking of the Z. Makes me think that Daiwa has a finesse reel at a price point that will rival that of the 50E's.