Hi All,

 

What's the highest IPT shimano reel available either in the US or JDM?  My dad has a Revo rocket 10 but much prefers his Chronarchs for feel in the hand.  I don't know of a 10:1 shimano to duplicate it.  The best I can find is 8.5:1 in the Curado 200 DC which comes out to 37 IPT (the Rocket is 41 IPT).  I've searched Digitaka for the JDM market, but don't see anything more.  Is there another shimano that gets closer?

 

I'm aware of the Daiwa Zillion 10 already and that could be an option if he likes the feel of my soon to arrive Zillion better than his Rocket.

 

thanks,

rick

2 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

Hi All,

 

What's the highest IPT shimano reel available either in the US or JDM?  My dad has a Revo rocket 10 but much prefers his Chronarchs for feel in the hand.  I don't know of a 10:1 shimano to duplicate it.  The best I can find is 8.5:1 in the Curado 200 DC which comes out to 37 IPT (the Rocket is 41 IPT).  I've searched Digitaka for the JDM market, but don't see anything more.  Is there another shimano that gets closer?

 

I'm aware of the Daiwa Zillion 10 already and that could be an option if he likes the feel of my soon to arrive Zillion better than his Rocket.

 

thanks,

rick

Zillion 10 is an older reel and not as smooth in the same ratio as other new zillions and much less smooth because of the stupid 10:1 gearing.  Also the zillion 10 palms like a tatula ct because that's what it's based on.  That gen of zillions aren't the best.

Daiwa Tatula 300 8.2:1 is 42.9” IPT

Tom

8 minutes ago, WRB said:

Daiwa Tatula 300 8.2:1 is 42.9” IPT

Tom

thanks. I’m not sure a 300 sized reel is going to work though. Have you handled one and is it relatively close to a ‘normal’ sized reel?

 

thanks

rick

2 hours ago, Tatulatard said:

Zillion 10 is an older reel and not as smooth in the same ratio as other new zillions and much less smooth because of the stupid 10:1 gearing.  Also the zillion 10 palms like a tatula ct because that's what it's based on.  That gen of zillions aren't the best.

Thanks for the heads up. I don’t know Daiwa very well so wouldn’t have known that. 

8 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

My dad has a Revo rocket 10 but much prefers his Chronarchs for feel in the hand. 

Do you have a LFS framed Lew's he can try for fit? If you do and he likes it, you have this option:

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lews_HyperSpeed_LFS_Casting_Reel/descpage-HYS.html

2 hours ago, PhishLI said:

Do you have a LFS framed Lew's he can try for fit? If you do and he likes it, you have this option:

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lews_HyperSpeed_LFS_Casting_Reel/descpage-HYS.html

lews and revos feel basically the same.  He’s pretty set on his chronarchs (he has 5 I think) hence looking for a high speed shimano.