Another good source.

 

https://japaneselure.gostorego.com/

Another good source.

https://japaneselure.gostorego.com/

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Japan's prefectures are more like our states. A long time ago, I lived for over a year in Yamaguchi prefecture.

Thank you for the correction.

I just bought the same spool for my XT1000 and it's going on a Loomis CR721.

 

 

I considered that rod but I just keep coming back to the Expride 6'5" BFS rod. They make a one piece and a two piece, I'm only interested in the one piece. All the places I've looked are backordered for the one piece. I'll just keep looking.

I considered that rod but I just keep coming back to the Expride 6'5" BFS rod. They make a one piece and a two piece, I'm only interested in the one piece. All the places I've looked are backordered for the one piece. I'll just keep looking.

I have looked at Shimano Japan's website and I noticed that they do have some BFS rods. Are they available here or are you buying from overseas?

From Japan.

From Japan.

Thought so. Thanks!

This thread is quickly becoming the Yellow Pages of where to spend your money in cool JDM stuff. So far how many "new" ( or well not new to some of us ) JDM retailers have appeared ? 4 ? well, I also have e-bay dealers.

 

Right now I´m flat broke, I need to save cuz I "need" a few of those SV spools for my TDZs.

I agree there are some outstanding resources there.....

I agree there are some outstanding resources there.....

Ive bought most of my jdm stuff there..never been ripped off and always get a deal.

Wow...I didn't know reels were tuned like cars hehe.  Thanks for sharing the site.  BTW, prefectures came from the old fief system from feudal japan, The old provinces ruled by the daimyos basically became the prefectures of today. 

My Scorpion had landed in Chicago. It's now in customs. C'mon, C'mon.

Hootie

Chicago is 295 miles from Cincinnati.

C'mon, C'mon

Hootie

It's a what ....5 hour drive ? Not bad, I've driven 10 hours to purchase and pick up fishing stuff.

It's a what ....5 hour drive ? Not bad, I've driven 10 hours to purchase and pick up fishing stuff.

4 1/2 hrs.to Chicago. The farthest I've driven to pick up fishing gear is Evansville Indiana. 3 1/2 hrs., my driveway to their parking lot. American Legacy.

Hootie

Certainly one of the first places I'd shop if I won the lottery!

In person of course- on your way to Biwa

In person of course- on your way to Biwa

I thought it was implied.

Post pics when it arrives! BTW Hootie, welcome to the Dark Side! LOL

Post pics when it arrives! BTW Hootie, welcome to the Dark Side! LOL

I sure will John. And thanks, I like it here....lol.

Hootie

Nice reel selection hootie 

 

All the good jdm retailers have been mentioned, add hedgehog for tuning parts, cant go wrong with any of these places. The yen is dropping and some of these reels can be had at an awesome price 

 

I was telling my fishing buddy the other day, with all the money ive spent over the past few years buying and selling jdm reels, i could of just bought the d**n plane ticket to japan. Bring an empty suitcase and go wild at each tackle shop, lol.

I thought it was implied.

 

 

I just remembered that old show "Supermarket Sweep" where you raced someone to try & spend as much money as possible in a set amount of time in a shopping market...  I bet that show would KILL if it was revamped as a fishing show.  Too bad NOBODY could afford to send me thorough that place haha...  One trip down the GanCraft or Megabass aisle and studio execs would have repo trucks showing up to take their cars before the episode was done being filmed.      

I sure will John. And thanks, I like it here....lol.

Hootie

The way I see you were just a little latent however the bad news you will find it very hard to try and retrieve from the DarkSide....

I was telling my fishing buddy the other day, with all the money ive spent over the past few years buying and selling jdm reels, i could of just bought the d**n plane ticket to japan. Bring an empty suitcase and go wild at each tackle shop, lol.

And wouldn't that be FUN FUN FUN!

Hootie

And wouldn't that be FUN FUN FUN!

Hootie

 

 

 

Yeah but what would all of our families say when we never returned!?!??  

Yeah but what would all of our families say when we never returned!?!??  

 

Haha. jdm tackle, fishing, sushi, and udon soup, im covered !!

Haha. jdm tackle, fishing, sushi, and udon soup, im covered !!

 

 

Right??  Can't forget Kobe beef either- and don't even get me started on JDM cars!!  Also as a skier I would pretty much give anything to ski chest-deep Hokkaido powder.  

 

 

That's it.  My path has become clear.  I'm calling the gf and telling her to start learning Japanese.