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Re: high end reels
[Re: wyatt c]
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02/27/18 03:49 AM
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RiveraTackleCo.
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Get an SLP works or ZPI modified Daiwa or Shimano. Then we can talk about high end
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Re: high end reels
[Re: RiveraTackleCo.]
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02/27/18 11:47 AM
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Okie Poke
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Ouch! That thing better wipe after a looong cast, haha! Looks awesome....
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Re: high end reels
[Re: Okie Poke]
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02/27/18 12:34 PM
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Ken A.
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Ouch! That thing better wipe after a looong cast, haha! Looks awesome.... Them Asians always messin with a good thing.... 
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Re: high end reels
[Re: wyatt c]
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02/27/18 12:48 PM
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Ken A.
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All joking aside, I love all of the high end modded up reels from Japan but they fish such finesse tactics over there that their reels are typically set up for 5.33# super thin radioactive spider web. That normally equates to a very shallow spool, which in turn allows the spool to "start up and slow down" faster with less chance of backlash. This makes casting super lightweight baits a breeze.
The problem for me with these reels is that I like to put 15 to 20# Flo or 65 braid on them and you run out of line on a normal cast. This is what I just recently discovered on my new Steez SV. It is an awesome reel if you use line less than 12# test.
I fill my reels full when I spool them. That way you get maximum casting distance. 99% of all the guys I fish with don't fill their reels full which kills your distance.
With the SV Steez, if you load it with 17 or 20# Invisx it is great, Until you cut and retire a few times during the day. Then I feel like I don't have enough line and I am hitting the knot every cast. If you hang up and have to break off a bait it is exacerbated. This is a personal preference but it bugs the carp outta me.
Last edited by Ken A.; 02/27/18 12:51 PM.
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Re: high end reels
[Re: Ken A.]
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02/27/18 01:03 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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All joking aside, I love all of the high end modded up reels from Japan but they fish such finesse tactics over there that their reels are typically set up for 5.33# super thin radioactive spider web. That normally equates to a very shallow spool, which in turn allows the spool to "start up and slow down" faster with less chance of backlash. This makes casting super lightweight baits a breeze.
The problem for me with these reels is that I like to put 15 to 20# Flo or 65 braid on them and you run out of line on a normal cast. This is what I just recently discovered on my new Steez SV. It is an awesome reel if you use line less than 12# test.
I fill my reels full when I spool them. That way you get maximum casting distance. 99% of all the guys I fish with don't fill their reels full which kills your distance.
With the SV Steez, if you load it with 17 or 20# Invisx it is great, Until you cut and retire a few times during the day. Then I feel like I don't have enough line and I am hitting the knot every cast. If you hang up and have to break off a bait it is exacerbated. This is a personal preference but it bugs the carp outta me. That doesn't sound very "Stressfree or Versitile", which is what SV is supposed to stand for.
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Re: high end reels
[Re: Ken A.]
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02/27/18 01:44 PM
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Okie Poke
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All joking aside, I love all of the high end modded up reels from Japan but they fish such finesse tactics over there that their reels are typically set up for 5.33# super thin radioactive spider web. That normally equates to a very shallow spool, which in turn allows the spool to "start up and slow down" faster with less chance of backlash. This makes casting super lightweight baits a breeze.
The problem for me with these reels is that I like to put 15 to 20# Flo or 65 braid on them and you run out of line on a normal cast. This is what I just recently discovered on my new Steez SV. It is an awesome reel if you use line less than 12# test.
I fill my reels full when I spool them. That way you get maximum casting distance. 99% of all the guys I fish with don't fill their reels full which kills your distance.
With the SV Steez, if you load it with 17 or 20# Invisx it is great, Until you cut and retire a few times during the day. Then I feel like I don't have enough line and I am hitting the knot every cast. If you hang up and have to break off a bait it is exacerbated. This is a personal preference but it bugs the carp outta me. You know, Ken....some people can't afford to fill their spools every time. But I can feel your pain....
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Re: high end reels
[Re: Ken A.]
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02/27/18 01:53 PM
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Mark Perry
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All joking aside, I love all of the high end modded up reels from Japan but they fish such finesse tactics over there that their reels are typically set up for 5.33# super thin radioactive spider web. That normally equates to a very shallow spool, which in turn allows the spool to "start up and slow down" faster with less chance of backlash. This makes casting super lightweight baits a breeze.
The problem for me with these reels is that I like to put 15 to 20# Flo or 65 braid on them and you run out of line on a normal cast. This is what I just recently discovered on my new Steez SV. It is an awesome reel if you use line less than 12# test.
I fill my reels full when I spool them. That way you get maximum casting distance. 99% of all the guys I fish with don't fill their reels full which kills your distance.
With the SV Steez, if you load it with 17 or 20# Invisx it is great, Until you cut and retire a few times during the day. Then I feel like I don't have enough line and I am hitting the knot every cast. If you hang up and have to break off a bait it is exacerbated. This is a personal preference but it bugs the carp outta me. That's odd as a regular Steez and Steez SV only have a 10yd difference in capacity for instance in the 16lb line size and 20yds difference in 14lb size.
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Re: high end reels
[Re: wyatt c]
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02/27/18 06:17 PM
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tclay
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I have an akmibrand new metanium for sale. Posted on the for sale trade page
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Re: high end reels
[Re: Ken A.]
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02/27/18 08:21 PM
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Fishinfellow
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All joking aside, I love all of the high end modded up reels from Japan but they fish such finesse tactics over there that their reels are typically set up for 5.33# super thin radioactive spider web. That normally equates to a very shallow spool, which in turn allows the spool to "start up and slow down" faster with less chance of backlash. This makes casting super lightweight baits a breeze.
The problem for me with these reels is that I like to put 15 to 20# Flo or 65 braid on them and you run out of line on a normal cast. This is what I just recently discovered on my new Steez SV. It is an awesome reel if you use line less than 12# test.
I fill my reels full when I spool them. That way you get maximum casting distance. 99% of all the guys I fish with don't fill their reels full which kills your distance.
With the SV Steez, if you load it with 17 or 20# Invisx it is great, Until you cut and retire a few times during the day. Then I feel like I don't have enough line and I am hitting the knot every cast. If you hang up and have to break off a bait it is exacerbated. This is a personal preference but it bugs the carp outta me. That's how the high end Shimano's are as well. Much shallower spool. My metaniums and chronarchs I spool up all the way for the exact reason you stated. After a few re-ties a long cast will hit the knot. In the long run I think you get more bang for your buck. You end up wasting less line.
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Re: high end reels
[Re: wyatt c]
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02/27/18 10:35 PM
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wyatt c
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i like the small spool because i plan to use it on a jerkbait rod. didnt know if there were any problems that these reels usually run into or anything. i had a left handed aldebaran i just took off my jerkbait rod because i couldnt get used to it. i normally dont use shimano because theyre too big for my hand, same is true for the metaniums. hence why i was looking at the aldebarans and steez reels.
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Re: high end reels
[Re: Okie Poke]
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02/27/18 10:46 PM
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Ken A.
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All joking aside, I love all of the high end modded up reels from Japan but they fish such finesse tactics over there that their reels are typically set up for 5.33# super thin radioactive spider web. That normally equates to a very shallow spool, which in turn allows the spool to "start up and slow down" faster with less chance of backlash. This makes casting super lightweight baits a breeze.
The problem for me with these reels is that I like to put 15 to 20# Flo or 65 braid on them and you run out of line on a normal cast. This is what I just recently discovered on my new Steez SV. It is an awesome reel if you use line less than 12# test.
I fill my reels full when I spool them. That way you get maximum casting distance. 99% of all the guys I fish with don't fill their reels full which kills your distance.
With the SV Steez, if you load it with 17 or 20# Invisx it is great, Until you cut and retire a few times during the day. Then I feel like I don't have enough line and I am hitting the knot every cast. If you hang up and have to break off a bait it is exacerbated. This is a personal preference but it bugs the carp outta me. You know, Ken....some people can't afford to fill their spools every time. But I can feel your pain.... Yeah the six times I get to go every year nowadays.... 
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Re: high end reels
[Re: wyatt c]
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02/27/18 11:58 PM
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ezbassin
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I have several of the Steez reels and love them.
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Re: high end reels
[Re: Ken A.]
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02/28/18 12:23 AM
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cali kid
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All joking aside, I love all of the high end modded up reels from Japan but they fish such finesse tactics over there that their reels are typically set up for 5.33# super thin radioactive spider web. That normally equates to a very shallow spool, which in turn allows the spool to "start up and slow down" faster with less chance of backlash. This makes casting super lightweight baits a breeze.
The problem for me with these reels is that I like to put 15 to 20# Flo or 65 braid on them and you run out of line on a normal cast. This is what I just recently discovered on my new Steez SV. It is an awesome reel if you use line less than 12# test.
I fill my reels full when I spool them. That way you get maximum casting distance. 99% of all the guys I fish with don't fill their reels full which kills your distance.
With the SV Steez, if you load it with 17 or 20# Invisx it is great, Until you cut and retire a few times during the day. Then I feel like I don't have enough line and I am hitting the knot every cast. If you hang up and have to break off a bait it is exacerbated. This is a personal preference but it bugs the carp outta me. Ken, if I did fish with you I would be in the 1%. I can't stand fishing with reels that aren't full. And my favorite reel is the Shimano Core, been using them for several years now. I tried a Steez once and it just didn't do it for me. It didn't palm as well as the Core and I just couldn't love it. I sold it on Ebay. I bought some of the new Curado K reels and I like them a lot so far (even though they are not high end). They hold plenty of line.
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