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[superkamikazee]

2 hours ago, Crankin4Bass said:

Nice but is that a Daiwa rod? Not sure that is legal. ?

In all seriousness, what rod is that?

 

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It's a Daiwa Aird-X.

 

I have a Tatula LT on an Aird-X as well if that makes up for the previous sin lol.

 

 

 

 

 

[HazeRVA]

That's what I figured. I have the Levante but have not seen the Royal or Deep Purple in person. Guess I'll go another route.

[928JLH]

USPS finally came through. Good deals on these Zillions on eBay popping up. Sights set on the JDM 2021 Zillion next ???

[dam0007]

Two of my favorite reels from the lineup. 
 

Pair of JDM Zillion SV 5.5:1 

extras:

RCS knobs w/ (4) Abec 5 SS bearings

Levelwind (2) Abec 5 SS bearings

Hawgtech Ceramic spool bearings

Carbontex drag

These go on a pair of Dobyns Champion XP rods and handle all my mid depth cranking. The 764CB and 765CB. Occasionally put them on a 704CB and 705CB for shallow cranking. 
 

Yeah Buddy!!!

 

 

[Msl819]

6 hours ago, dam0007 said:

Two of my favorite reels from the lineup. 
 

Pair of JDM Zillion SV 5.5:1 

extras:

RCS knobs w/ (4) Abec 5 SS bearings

Levelwind (2) Abec 5 SS bearings

Hawgtech Ceramic spool bearings

Carbontex drag

These go on a pair of Dobyns Champion XP rods and handle all my mid depth cranking. The 764CB and 765CB. Occasionally put them on a 704CB and 705CB for shallow cranking. 
 

Yeah Buddy!!!

 

 

Did you do the upgrades on the zillions yourself or send them off?  
 

I have a couple Daiwa reels I’d like to have serviced and am curious about upgrading their bearings too.

[dam0007]

2 hours ago, Msl819 said:

Did you do the upgrades on the zillions yourself or send them off?  
 

I have a couple Daiwa reels I’d like to have serviced and am curious about upgrading their bearings too.

Myself. @Delaware Valley Tackle can service and do all the upgrades you need if you don’t feel comfortable the DIY route. 
 

[redmeansdistortion]

My mad science lab.  Just finished up the Abus, now a dozen and a half Penns to go through, a mix of 330s and 320s for one of my charter service customers.  Great Lakes salmon season is a comin'!

 

[Quarry Man]

22 hours ago, dam0007 said:

 

 

is it just me or is one reel bigger than the other?

[dam0007]

On 3/7/2021 at 1:42 PM, Quarry Man said:

is it just me or is one reel bigger than the other?

? definitely you lol camera angle? 

[bulldog1935]

On 2/5/2021 at 8:54 AM, bulldog1935 said:

My friend who sent 4 reels for me to customize threw in a diminutive Tica Cetus as a gift.  

Since I was buying a DLH load of parts from Japan, threw in the parts to pimp-out the Cetus.  The result:  

 

Loaded with 4-lb Toray Exthread fluoro (basically Tatsu equivalent, low memory, wants to leave the spool)

I showed this before.  

Here's the same set-up, but swapped the Daion knobs for my favorite set of Avail acrylic knobs.  

 

 

If anybody wants a pair of Daiwa Daion paddles, LMK - it will just cost you the priority mail (I only ship parts in flate-rate video boxes).  

[evo2s197]

Added a second super Destroyer to the lineup and sourced a mint TDZ Type R

[dam0007]

Had to fix my 100s. So much better! #itsthelittlethings

 

[928JLH]

Mail call from Japan. Really giddy to fish this tomorrow. 

[evo2s197]

Picked up a brand new in the box TDZ Type R+ 103H.

 

 

[walleyecrazy]

Decided to see if all the good I’ve been hearing about this is true. I got to use it briefly today, and can confirm that it truly is as good as everyone is saying. Now I’m just waiting for the new rod I order to pair with this to show up so I can truly test it as I intend to use it. 

[evo2s197]

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[Msl819]

On 3/12/2021 at 5:54 PM, 928JLH said:

Mail call from Japan. Really giddy to fish this tomorrow. 

How’s you like the new Zillion?  How does it compare to the previous model sv tw?

[928JLH]

4 hours ago, Msl819 said:

How’s you like the new Zillion?  How does it compare to the previous model sv tw?

The Zillion was finally given justice vs. the made in Thailand SV TW. It's as smooth and precise as my Steez A. Maybe a little bit smoother. Need a little more time with it but it just might be my favorite reel. I wanted a Steez SV but don't really see the point with the JDM Zillions. It's pretty awesome. 

[Chonch12]

Basketball, adult beverages, and reorganizing my gear. Turned the 3600 into my terminal tackle from the 3700 and consolidated some. Max storage with these being only 3 I can fit into the backpack. Along with soft plastics 

[evilcatfish]

Found a good deal and finally pulled the trigger on a "real" Evergreen but about had a heart attack when DHL dropped it off Friday. The tube looked liked it snapped in two places, was repaired and sent along its way. Much to my surprise the rod was intact. Looks like the sender patched a few pieces of cardboard tube together for shipping.  I honestly can't believe the rod made it, this cardboard wasn't much thicker than the tube inside a roll of wrapping paper.  Otherwise, this rod feels amazing in hand and can't wait to get it on the water

[mrpao]

Whoa, that's a horrifying site.

[swhit140]

A new pair of reels arrived today. 

 

[evo2s197]

Just received my custom rod from Nelson rods, built on a St. Croix SCV610MLXF blank, with spiral wrapped titanium torzite guides, and carbon fiber grips, paired it with a Alphas CT SV, should be an awesome shakyhead rod.

[JohnFromLisbon]

I had been looking at this thing on the website for a while now, finally decided to buy it. According to Matt "Wallet Killer" Allen, this is *the* frog rod. I'm also going to use it for pitching heavier stuff in vegetation.

 

Shimano Expride 7'3" XH (JDM version)

 

 

 

[bulldog1935]

More tinkering to show, this on my monster surf spinning reel, and has been a long-term project to collect the pieces.  

First, UK vendors have finally opened shop after shutting down for a year, and I was able to replace the sloppy 85-mm-pitch factory handle with this well-engineered, solid, folding 70-mm-pitch handle from Weston in UK.  Both Tica and Daiwa (made by Tica) use a giant 6-mm handle hex shaft with 3.5 mm handle screw.  We don't see many of these reels in the US, but the UK is big on them, with nice aftermarket improvements.  

But the real project was adding this "reel stand"

The purpose of the reel stand on an 11' rod is to have a place to keep a big circle hook.  

The small rotating loop also keeps lure trebles perfectly out of the way.  

What made this so tough was the hex shaft and 3.5 mm handle screw.  However, this is also the thread Shimano used on their old square-handle-shaft reels.  

 

Found this dirt-cheap Ali Express reel stand with swapping handle screw threads, 3 mm or 3.5 mm.  

The M5-0.5 30-mm-long socket screw (also from Ali) matches the thread of the anodized reel stand into the handle screw base.  All I really wanted was the handle screw base.  

Cut one of the M5-0.5 screws into an all-thread stud - it ended up with red-loctite into the handle screw base.  Drilled and tapped matching thread into the Tsubaki reel stand.  

Fit the stand-off I needed with an IDeR Design reel stand base, and shimmed the whole assembly with M5 spacer and (#10) rubber washer from Bolt Depot.  

 

ps - here's how the Weston handle folds, and lets the big reel fit in a padded case.