At the moment I am thinking Bantum on an expride. 

I through some frogs on an Alpha Zilla with a Bantam is it balances well.

You will be happy!

On 8/1/2019 at 5:03 PM, freelancer27 said:

267 USD shipped on digitaka. 

Well, dont want to start a non necessary discussion here. To me it was a good step behind some other reels I own. Happy if it is the best for you, this will save you a LOT of money. 

I'd like to know what you feel is better. You dont have to prove any points with me anyways. PM if you want to. Also the website you mentioned uses yen I believe. Is there a USD option at checkout? I could wait a few weeks for shipping for savings like that.

19 hours ago, Cheif250 said:

I would think most frog rods would balance better with the heavier bantam. My 7'5 envy black 2 H feels best with my bantam. Ive tried my chronarch, metanium and aldebarans but thr bantam balances best. I was always a lightest reel guy until I felt a balanced longer setup. 

In my opinion:

 

The More than is absolute the smoothest reel. Again, the bantam did not feel bad. It just left this slight metallic feeling that brass gears do in my opinion. 

Handle and handle knobs also feel better in my opinion. Can't go wrong with the bantam for 267 usd shipped. Digital is a trusted site. It takes less than a week for my order to arrive. 

 

Cheers

The Bantam mgl is the way to go just check out the frame construction. I purchased the Japanese Bantam mgl for it was $85 + cheaper.

9 hours ago, scbassin said:

The Bantam mgl is the way to go just check out the frame construction. I purchased the Japanese Bantam mgl for it was $85 + cheaper.

Yea, that’s what I’m gonna end up going with when I get enough saved up. 

Bantam XG is a freakin winch. I can confirm it feels a lot like a Conquest. Distance casting is nice as well; two brakes on with 2 to 3 on the dial and a little side to side play in the spool makes the frogs fly. It feels a lot like a Daiwa honestly.

1 minute ago, Cgrinder said:

Bantam XG is a freakin winch. I can confirm it feels a lot like a Conquest. Distance casting is nice as well; two brakes on with 2 to 3 on the dial and a little side to side play in the spool makes the frogs fly. It feels a lot like a Daiwa honestly.

I feel like if I loosened my spool tension that much I would instantly blow up the reel. lol

1 hour ago, bwjay said:

I feel like if I loosened my spool tension that much I would instantly blow up the reel. lol

My baitcasting performance and consistency increased dramatically the day I stopped using the spool tension knob as a brake. Let the brakes do their job; start on max and work your way down. YMMV but it's been hot.

11 hours ago, Cgrinder said:

Bantam XG is a freakin winch. I can confirm it feels a lot like a Conquest. Distance casting is nice as well; two brakes on with 2 to 3 on the dial and a little side to side play in the spool makes the frogs fly. It feels a lot like a Daiwa honestly.

Which diawas do you have? 

Steez A would be my first pick , Bantam 2nd pick..Digitaka will have the best prices.

2 minutes ago, johnD. said:

Steez A would be my first pick , Bantam 2nd pick..Digitaka will have the best prices.

Do you think it can hold up to frogging? 

27 minutes ago, newyorktoiowa57 said:

Do you think it can hold up to frogging? 

Without a doubt.

Another vote for the Steez A- rock solid platform.

1 hour ago, Scrapiron said:

Another vote for the Steez A- rock solid platform.

Is it a bomb caster? 

I wish I could handle these reels In Person but there is no shop near me which would make that possible. 

1 hour ago, newyorktoiowa57 said:

Is it a bomb caster? 

I is absolutely! I use my Steez A for other things (heavy jigs and paddle tail swimbaits) but it can def be used for frogging. The bigger spool will help you here in two ways: 1. Bigger spools tend to be better casters with heavier weights. 2. It will hold more (heavier) line

I would go with the 8.1:1 version from Digitaka!

1 hour ago, freelancer27 said:

I is absolutely! I use my Steez A for other things (heavy jigs and paddle tail swimbaits) but it can def be used for frogging. The bigger spool will help you here in two ways: 1. Bigger spools tend to be better casters with heavier weights. 2. It will hold more (heavier) line

I would go with the 8.1:1 version from Digitaka!

So you like it better then the Bantum? 

12 hours ago, newyorktoiowa57 said:

Which diawas do you have? 

Currently, relevant to this thread, Sv103 and an OG Zillion. I would like to have a Steez A and may at some point.

 

What I mean by the Daiwa comment is setting up the Bantam feels a lot like a Mag Z Daiwa. It seems to like no spool tension, moderate-high brakes, and a smooth easy cast.

 

On 8/5/2019 at 10:59 AM, newyorktoiowa57 said:

I wish I could handle these reels In Person but there is no shop near me which would make that possible. 

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/demoprogram.html

 

All those choices will cast plenty far.  The one that palms the best for your hand, and how it meshes with the reel seat of the rod you've chosen would be the main factors for me.  Unfortunately, you cant take your rod to bass pro and try each reel on it....they dont carry the high-end lines anymore.  

2 minutes ago, KP Duty said:

All those choices will cast plenty far.  The one that palms the best for your hand, and how it meshes with the reel seat of the rod you've chosen would be the main factors for me.  Unfortunately, you cant take your rod to bass pro and try each reel on it....they dont carry the high-end lines anymore.  

Yea, they don’t have reels above the Chronarch or Curado DC at mine. No rods above BPS patriot/Avid X either. 

The rod is going to be the new Poison Adrena 72 heavy. 

1 hour ago, newyorktoiowa57 said:

The rod is going to be the new Poison Adrena 72 heavy. 

Nice!

I would take the Metanium, but have never tried the Bantam.