Cbump Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Zpi star drag added to my zillion. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User PhishLI Posted July 29, 2022 Super User Share Posted July 29, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 11:59 AM, bulldog1935 said: Ooh, ooh, ooh... Fresh outta da box. Sorry guys, got the last one on Amazon.JP for $257 shipped DHL Express. Like any good warewolf tale, he'll change... OK, I just checked - they still say Only 1 left - so it's still there. I'm quite sure no exchange rate fluctuation will give me buyer's remorse. You just had to post this, didn't you. Drool... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbump Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 4:00 PM, Cbump said: Bad picture but just picked this up for $50. Going to try my hand at customizing It for a swimbait reel. Going to make a thread about It because I don’t know where to start. Got some goodies in the mail yesterday. Waiting on two more packages. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP Duty Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Cbump said: Got some goodies in the mail yesterday. Waiting on two more packages. Good luck dude. Spool/star drag/knobs is the extent of my reel customizing. I'm no mechanic....I end up with 'extra parts' when I get the reel back together. I can't be good at everything, lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbump Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 That legit may be me. I’ll be YouTubing reel repair for sure. Never done anything like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbump Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Getting ready for tournament tomorrow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Columbia Craw Posted August 6, 2022 Super User Share Posted August 6, 2022 Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!! Put a hook on your reel hood.............. I can’t breathe!!!!!! 4 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP Duty Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 16 hours ago, Columbia Craw said: Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!! Put a hook on your reel hood.............. I can’t breathe!!!!!! Different strokes for different folks, but I won't even let my reel's paint job touch the grass when I bank fish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbump Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 14 minutes ago, KP Duty said: Different strokes for different folks, but I won't even let my reel's paint job touch the grass when I bank fish. True. Different strokes. I won’t bank fish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J._Bricker Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 16 hours ago, Columbia Craw said: Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!! Put a hook on your reel hood.............. I can’t breathe!!!!!! I’ve found these things kinda help with that and save passenger seats… https://eyesurrendernow.com/shop/ols/categories/wraps 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Team9nine Posted August 6, 2022 Super User Share Posted August 6, 2022 Don't think I'd go so far as to classify these as anything worth "showing off" - lol - but I picked them up locally on clearance this week for the same price as buying one online. They'll be matched up with a pair of my favorite finesse rods (ML Shimano Clarus) for an identical set of combos. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric 26 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Team9nine said: Don't think I'd go so far as to classify these as anything worth "showing off" - lol - but I picked them up locally on clearance this week for the same price as buying one online. They'll be matched up with a pair of my favorite finesse rods (ML Shimano Clarus) for an identical set of combos. Well you definitely showed off the boxes 😉 I for one don’t care about brands or how much, but I would love to see the actual reels and the rod /reel combos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Team9nine Posted August 7, 2022 Super User Share Posted August 7, 2022 33 minutes ago, Eric 26 said: Well you definitely showed off the boxes 😉 I for one don’t care about brands or how much, but I would love to see the actual reels and the rod /reel combos. Here you go...the top setup has the "new" version Clarus rod; the bottom is the original "old" rod version. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric 26 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Team9nine said: Here you go...the top setup has the "new" version Clarus rod; the bottom is the original "old" rod version. Not going to lie I’m a sucker for color matching combos so the new rod/reel version is awesome 😉 With that said I know nothing about the “Clarus” rods but wow I like the reel seat on the older rod/reel version. Very nice and thank you for taking the time to show them off. Can’t wait to see/hear reports on your future catches on these combos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User NYWayfarer Posted August 8, 2022 Super User Share Posted August 8, 2022 I have really gone down the Shimano rabbit hole lately. Three major purchases in as many months have eaten up all my “Mad Money” A lady I work with has taken a second job on the weekends at the local Field and Stream. She gets a 25% discount on purchases. Her cousin runs a tackle shop and gives her steep discounts. She has become my new drug dealer… Shimano Curado DC 150 XG Shimano Vanford 1000 Shimano Nasci 2500 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newapti5 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 1:12 PM, KP Duty said: Different strokes for different folks, but I won't even let my reel's paint job touch the grass when I bank fish. Yep, same here. I don't get some of the bank anglers, who just toss the rod and reel aside like garbage whenever they catch a fish. It's good to treat each fish like the last fish you'll catch, but I think they take it too literally. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User NYWayfarer Posted August 8, 2022 Super User Share Posted August 8, 2022 10 hours ago, newapti5 said: Yep, same here. I don't get some of the bank anglers, who just toss the rod and reel aside like garbage whenever they catch a fish. It's good to treat each fish like the last fish you'll catch, but I think they take it too literally. I bring a towel and those extendable rod holders in my tackle bag. The towel is for when the terrain is rocky and I have to lay my rod down. The reel is always on the towel. If I have to lay it down it gets placed gently. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbump Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 No pictures yet but my sons 13th bday is coming up in September. So as a gift, I already had a new Daiwa Fuego CT so I ordered him a tatula elite long cast spool and Hedgehog studio ZR spool bearings for It. Will put 12lb mono on It and get him a Dobyns Fury 733c or 734c. Should be a nice senko, small swimbait, spinnerbait setup for him. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User bulldog1935 Posted August 12, 2022 Super User Share Posted August 12, 2022 Went to next level on my Black Cherry - braid-raced 4600C. Added a graphite magnum frog blade to my Smith Super Strike handle, 3/8 to 1 oz, to compliment my Top Water Light S-glass blade. The color match is pretty sharp. Unfortunately, didn't get to cast my frog today - it rained - but you won't hear me complain about that 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmeansdistortion Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 My next project, Daiwa Millionaire Ringa SSS. Bought this from one of the members here and it will soon undergo a transformation for creek fishing. The Roro spool is already on the way. Along with that, it'll have a handle from an Alphas Air Stream Custom. A driveshaft, star wheel and associated click hardware from a Millionaire CT, a drag clicker, and a Steez handle bolt to round it out. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4g63power Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 nice. i got one a while ago with intentions of doing the gear swap and mods to run 34mm spools properly and more. then realized the reel was too pretty as it is and couldnt bring myself down to do it, so mission aborted lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmeansdistortion Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, 4g63power said: nice. i got one a while ago with intentions of doing the gear swap and mods to run 34mm spools properly and more. then realized the reel was too pretty as it is and couldnt bring myself down to do it, so mission aborted lol If you're gear swapping, the 7.2 gears from the Alphas SV105 are a direct swap, then the pinion shaft is a direct swap too and will let you run the 34mm Steez spools. I'm keeping the 5.8s, love them for working hard baits in the streams. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User PhishLI Posted August 15, 2022 Super User Share Posted August 15, 2022 No bling or extras on these. Both cool enough looking for my simple tastes. Just two desert island favs of mine, and both are a pleasure to fish with. right: USDM Zillion G. Nearly perfect. left: JDM Catalina TW, which is essentially a USDM '18 Zillion HD with a Mag Z spool. I can bomb a 3/8oz chatter bait, then tie on a 3 oz swim bait and launch it without touching the brake. A trouble-free versatile brute. Magseal main crank bearing, and clicking drag is cool. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo2s197 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Just got a Sedition Cristobal and a new TD-Z 103HL 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo2s197 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Added a Magforce Z Boost spool to one of my Zillion Type-R's to try out. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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