On 8/29/2022 at 6:13 PM, zpelletier said:

??‍♂️ TW has the best selection, that’s it. 

 

This has nothing to do with Labor Day but 20% off at Omnia with code Serious20

(Works for Daiwa, not Shimano) 

 

No it doesn’t work for shimano . Daiwa yes.

3 hours ago, Fishydishy said:

No it doesn’t work for shimano . Daiwa yes.

Just like I said….

On 8/29/2022 at 9:17 PM, MN Fisher said:

That I'll dispute...Rapala and Zoom selection at TW sucks compared to other places...one's I can't name because they got on Glenn's naughty list.

I guess I should’ve said broadest, by that I mean they seem to have the most stuff from the most brands. Some other places may have more zoom or rapala specifically, but they have nothing from beast coast or dirty jigs (just examples). I’m not a fan of TW, the whole “your package has shipped” but tracking shows it doesn’t leave the warehouse for 4 more days really rubs me the wrong way. 
 

but this isn’t the place to discuss TW’s failures

 

Does buying JDM count as a sale? It should, I’m saying it counts. Amazon Japan has Daiwa Zillion SV TW for $212. Tatula TW80 is $115 and Alphas SV TW 800 is $175 on Japan Lure Shop. I’ve never been more disappointed there’s no money in the budget for a reel or two. 

2 minutes ago, zpelletier said:

Amazon Japan has Daiwa Zillion SV TW for $212

The only thing keeping me from buying a reel like that is the fact that I have absolutely no need for it ?. I was browsing reviews last night on the zillion and was really impressed. Now I understand why @king fisher has been saying that the bait monkey has been bothering him about the zillion for a while.

10 minutes ago, zpelletier said:

I’m not a fan of TW, the whole “your package has shipped” but tracking shows it doesn’t leave the warehouse for 4 more days really rubs me the wrong way. 
 

but this isn’t the place to discuss TW’s failures

I agree.  That is for another thread.  I'm with you by the way on this failure.  Carry on with the latest sales!

31 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

One of those places I can't name has a Dobyns sale going on right now.

 

For some reason I thought they weren’t on the naughty list. At least, feels like I’ve seen them mentioned many times on the forum.

33 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

One of those places I can't name has a Dobyns sale going on right now.

 

They've got a 15% off Daiwa sale going on too, code is DAIWA.  

15% off used gear, or 25% off if buying 2 or more used items as well. 

15 hours ago, jimanchower said:

Apart from TW, what other vendors offer sales multiple times a year when you can grab just about anything on the site (Shimano, Loomis, Megabass, etc.) at a 15-20% discount? I still buy from TW (just did today, in fact) but I've taken to getting my "staples" elsewhere and mostly shopping big-ticket items at TW. Curious who else I need to be checking out. Feel free to PM me, of course.

Summerland outdoors GA. Pay attention to their Instagram and Facebook. 

10 hours ago, zpelletier said:

I guess I should’ve said broadest, by that I mean they seem to have the most stuff from the most brands. Some other places may have more zoom or rapala specifically, but they have nothing from beast coast or dirty jigs (just examples). I’m not a fan of TW, the whole “your package has shipped” but tracking shows it doesn’t leave the warehouse for 4 more days really rubs me the wrong way. 
 

but this isn’t the place to discuss TW’s failures

 

Does buying JDM count as a sale? It should, I’m saying it counts. Amazon Japan has Daiwa Zillion SV TW for $212. Tatula TW80 is $115 and Alphas SV TW 800 is $175 on Japan Lure Shop. I’ve never been more disappointed there’s no money in the budget for a reel or two. 

Do all JDM Daiwa reels come with 80-85mm handles? I read somewhere that's the case. I like the 90mm of the US versions. 

16 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Do all JDM Daiwa reels come with 80-85mm handles? I read somewhere that's the case. I like the 90mm of the US versions. 

My JDM Zillion HD came with 100mm

How do you guys keep with with this

 

i would like to get a good heavy casting rod and really want to try a curado 150 mgl 

need some Texas rig hooks and weights

but all of these sales it’s hard to know where go

 

1 hour ago, NorthernBasser said:

Do all JDM Daiwa reels come with 80-85mm handles? I read somewhere that's the case. I like the 90mm of the US versions. 

It depends on the reel AFAIK. But JDM prices are so low that even if you had to buy a 90mm handle you’d still be saving a bunch of money. 

1 hour ago, zpelletier said:

It depends on the reel AFAIK. But JDM prices are so low that even if you had to buy a 90mm handle you’d still be saving a bunch of money. 

where is a good place to buy JDM reels?

2 minutes ago, Sy_A said:

where is a good place to buy JDM reels?

Digitaka or Asian Portal - both are out of Japan, so overseas shipping time.

Don't know anything about these rods. But buy one, get one for $19.

 

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28 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Digitaka or Asian Portal - both are out of Japan, so overseas shipping time.

6 days max from order to delivered in Texas for me from digitaka. 

The infamous 6'10 medium Expride A for $175. Must...resist. But I love my other Expride's sooo much. 

 

What to do...

 

23 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

The infamous 6'10 medium Expride A for $175. Must...resist. But I love my other Expride's sooo much. 

 

What to do...

 

Where you seein this?

Summerland Outdoors is doing 20% for labor day and it works on G. Loomis/Shimano have to dm them for code on social media

7 hours ago, Sy_A said:

where is a good place to buy JDM reels?

Digitaka's my favorite. As was mentioned shipping is very fast, usually quicker than stateside. BTW welcome aboard.

7 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Digitaka or Asian Portal - both are out of Japan, so overseas shipping time.

@Sy_A also Japan Lure Shop and Amazon.co.jp 

just gotta check around to see who has the best price. But beware using PayPal, @Cbump got charged more than the website showed because PayPal used their own exchange rates. 

6 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

What to do...

14 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Digitaka or Asian Portal - both are out of Japan, so overseas shipping time.

Free shipping on the last digitaka reel I bought.  It only took 4 days to arrive in Oregon.  A week faster than an order from TW which is located 4,000 miles closer.

 

The exchange rate is great, scratch the JDM monkey behind the ears and tell him he's a good boy.

8 hours ago, Wprich said:

Summerland Outdoors is doing 20% for labor day and it works on G. Loomis/Shimano have to dm them for code on social media

How well do they package rods for shipping? Thinking of grabbing a Steez ags rod, hard to pass up 20% off. 

7 minutes ago, MeatHead1313 said:

Thinking of grabbing a Steez ags rod, hard to pass up 20% off. 

I know everyone is saying the exchange rate has been good, but this week it's off the charts excellent highest in 20 years, I you are going to buy I would buy now because Friday Jerome Powell will give a hawkish speech and raise interest rates most likley, dropping it down from 140.50 to 133 and lower most likley. Usually interest rates boost the U.S dollar, but it's I think it's going to be the opposite because fears of recession by investors. Right now it's a 37% discount when I ordered my tatula spinning reel, got it for 135, last week was 142, it's jumped that much, but will likley be a temporary spike. 

6 hours ago, zpelletier said:

But beware using PayPal, @Cbump got charged more than the website

Yes don't use PayPal, they use a unfavorable exchange rate, saved 20$ just using credit card, today you will say 25$ on a 200$ purchase

Can anyone confirm or not that the JDM model Zillion SV TW 1000PL is a 5:5:1 gear ratio? 
 

I am locked in mortal combat with the bait monkey now