Do they have an insert in them or do they scratch the foot of the reel? Thanks!

It’ll scratch the reel foot. It’s not as bad as some other DAIWA reel seats though. Just put a piece of tape on reel foot. 

Some daiwa's came with the reel foot stickers to stop that from happening. They are pretty readily available from most JDM sites. 

7 hours ago, Kidflex said:

It’ll scratch the reel foot. It’s not as bad as some other DAIWA reel seats though. Just put a piece of tape on reel foot. 

Do you own one of these rods and what other ones are you comparing it to?  Thanks!

I have 2 steez xt rods and a regular steez rod. I’m comparing them to tatula, zillion 1st gen, light and tough series, and team diawa S series rods. 

4 hours ago, Kidflex said:

I have 2 steez xt rods and a regular steez rod. I’m comparing them to tatula, zillion 1st gen, light and tough series, and team diawa S series rods. 

I have an original Steez rod as well...a 6'7" MH.  I also have an AGS Elite in 7' M (which has the same specs as the XT I am getting).  I have a few original Tatulas, and a few Cronos.  I recently got a 7'3" MH Zillion on closeout that I have yet to use.  I have way to much stuff.  How does the Steez XT compare to the original Steez and/or the Zillion rods?  Thanks!