Luvias 1003, super smooth, made in japan

https://www.hedgehog-studio.co.jp/product/439

This is what hh shows is on that spool

Id call up Bryan at the tackle trap and see if he can procure a set from daiwa.

I have the luvias 1003 i got from JB and its an amazing little reel for the $. But i just got to handle a stella for the first time and WOW what a smooth reel!

Id never fish for them specifically but i was always thrilled when id pull a perch in. As you said just a pretty fish. Nice catch!

Im looking forward to the blanks becoming available!

I have the 7'1"L casting and the 7'3"XH, light weighs 3.0oz the xh comes in at 3.75oz. Ill mirror what kstephes said, sensitivity is very good for price on both the light an xh. If you want to toss 1.5-2oz go the xh. I was tossing 1/4oz t-rigged craws with the XH and the rod wasnt too much...

Matt is great to work with, i bought a reel from him and it was flawless as stated and shipped quick.

Im having this blank built up as a bfs rod right now. Alex at alx rods is whos doing the build. Hes been fantastic to work with designing exactly what i was after.

K&E bass stopper. Used em since i was a kid, i now let my 5 year old use them and i have a hard time keeping up with her some days... I used to spilt shot rig those with a swivel and fish them over weed beds on warm summer nights. They come folded up in the package and when pulled through the w...

Compared to other bfs rods i have used the feather is more similar to the 6'6" XL legend inshore as far as power and taper go than it is say to the 6'5"L cronos, 6'4"L hyuga or 6'4"L super trickster. Those rods have a much faster and responsive tip than the feather but the feath...

Yes 1/16oz (2g) works well on the feather. I was throwing a 1/16 pins minnow this morning and its a true 1/16oz (1.95g on my scale). The feather actually loads a little bit at this weight and i can pinpoint casts without much thought.

I cant speak for the recon but if its truly similar to the feather then i will say that it is fun with lures in its weight range. I started off with mini t-rigs with a 1/32 bullet, size 4 gamakatsu ewg hook with a yum sharp shooter was working well then i swapped to a bitsy pond minnow and kept the...

I havent used the 3 power phenix rods but the 2 powers are very soft, more so than other bfs specific rods except the legend inshore i had which is a bone fish rod with moderate taper rated to 1/32oz. Ive casted down 1.3g on the feather

K&E bass stopper. Used em since i was a kid, i now let my 5 year old use them and i have a hard time keeping up with her some days...