Hi all,

Just recieved my 2013 metanium and I am super happy. I have a question what's in the box since the instructions are in japanese. In the bag with the 2 different brake sets, what's the little sticker thing for?

Thanks in advance!

I'm interested in this too.  Mine should be getting here Tuesday.

The bag has a set of white brake blocks that are lighter than the fitted red ones. Changed mine out and found them better for throwing light plastics.

The "little stickers" are tabs that are meant to fit under the reel foot, to avoid scratching the rod's reel seat. Never had any use for them.

Sweet reel. Enjoy !

On 2/15/2016 at 4:18 AM, Zimobass said:

The bag has a set of white brake blocks that are lighter than the fitted red ones. Changed mine out and found them better for throwing light plastics.

The "little stickers" are tabs that are meant to fit under the reel foot, to avoid scratching the rod's reel seat. Never had any use for them.

Sweet reel. Enjoy !

Thanks.  I plan on throwing mostly 1/4oz-1/2oz crankbaits with mine.  Would you recommend the white or the red brake blocks?

The number, and type (red - heavier / white - ligher), of brake blocks not only depends on the weight of the bait but the entire casting "system" - rod, bait, casting stroke, spool tension setting, operator experience, etc. So, while you might get many recommendations, you would still need to try the combinations and see what works best for you. Having said that, if it was me I would probably start with two red blocks for the baits you mentioned.

Also, instead of changing all the brake blocks to white, you might consider having a combination of blocks. If you examine this photo of one of my Mets, you will see that I have many combinations available, using BOTH red and white blocks:

• (various combinations with 4, 5, or 6 blocks - probably never needed)
• 2 reds / 1 white
• 2 whites / 1 red
• 2 reds
• 1 red / 1 white
• 2 whites
• 1 red
• 1 white

The mixture of reds and whites, along with the external adjustment, provides nearly limitless combinations if one wanted to tinker with it. In actual practice, I only use a couple of those combinations but have many options in the event I did need to find a better combination.

Thanks Goose!  That is a great idea.  I will switch out three of the reds for whites and take it from there.  This reel feels incredible.  I can't wait to give it a try.  I also have a Chronarch ci4+ coming today...it will be interesting to see how they compare.