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- Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
- Topic: Small Ambassadeur guide for dummies?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 754
Re: Small Ambassadeur guide for dummies?
IAR is instant anti-reverse, non-IAR uses a ratchet anti-reverse. So here is where things get confusing, the 2500C IAR nomenclature was used for Japan market reels in gray only, in export models, it was the 2500CI. The 2500C IAR was made from '94 to '02, but at the same time, models that were insta...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
- Topic: Small Ambassadeur guide for dummies?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 754
Re: Small Ambassadeur guide for dummies?
The 2500C was produced from 1975-1981 traditionally. The 1500C started in 1977. They don't have Instant Anti-Reverse. The CI and CIAR models came out in the 1990s. There are a lot of revisions from 1975 -1981 up to 1984. From 1989-2007 many too were produced with the changing of company ownership. T...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:17 am
- Forum: Ultralight and BFS Fishing
- Topic: My latest build, now I'm kinda broke!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3104
Re: My latest build, now I'm kinda broke!
It is a great build!
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:02 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: What sunglasses are you rocking?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 25226
Re: What sunglasses are you rocking?
For fishing I rotate a lot of sunglasses. Here are some that I currently use in my lineup. I bought a cheap Amazon sunglasses case (like a jewelry case) with drawers so they are all easily accessible. When I take a few fishing, I have hard cases that I store them in so that I can rotate. Bajio Toads...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:01 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: What sunglasses are you rocking?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 25226
Re: What sunglasses are you rocking?
Sorry I added one below that I forget so I edited this post. Thanks!
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:44 pm
- Forum: Reels
- Topic: Shimano/Daiwa Price Increase
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2690
Re: Shimano/Daiwa Price Increase
I agree. I have purchased a number of JDM reels over the last year. Conquest 100HG, Bantam XG, Zillion, Alphas, Zenon, Caldia, etc. Prices are great but a $50 increase here may be a $50 increase there. Glad to have some of the OG reels to fish with too. If they were made today, they would be alot mo...
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:39 pm
- Forum: Reels
- Topic: Shimano/Daiwa Price Increase
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2690
Shimano/Daiwa Price Increase
Looks like 2/1 will be another price increase for Shimano/Daiwa...
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:15 pm
- Forum: Reels
- Topic: Which REEL?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2502
Re: Which REEL?
Get a Bantam from Japan Lure Shop, Digitaka, or Japan Tackle. The 22 model is very nice. Or...find a Daiwa SV103!
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:13 am
- Forum: Reels
- Topic: Daiwa SV103 vs Zillion SV TW
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22711
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:58 am
- Forum: Reels
- Topic: Daiwa SV103 vs Zillion SV TW
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22711
Re: Daiwa SV103 vs Zillion SV TW
I have been saying the same thing for years. The Daiwa SV103H and SV103XS are the best reels Daiwa has ever made. I have 11 of them. They are not as light as a Steez or even some modern offerings but when they made them back in 2015, I think they took the best of the TD-Z and the OG Zillion and made...
- Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:32 am
- Forum: Show and Tell
- Topic: The Rounders Heavy Metal Club
- Replies: 101
- Views: 76245
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 4:06 am
- Forum: Reels
- Topic: Back in Love again
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6772
Re: Back in Love again
When I want to fish, I reach for a Daiwa or Shimano. When I want to spend days in the woods traveling by canoe and fishing the rivers, I will take an Ambassadeur over everything else. For as much as I love my super tight tolerance Japanese made Shimanos and Daiwas, I don't want a grain of sand or t...
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:23 pm
- Forum: Reels
- Topic: Back in Love again
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6772
Re: Back in Love again
Old school Ambassadeur reels are very similar. Great quality and timeless function.
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:20 pm
- Forum: Reels
- Topic: Your favorite obscure reels
- Replies: 61
- Views: 23295
Re: Your favorite obscure reels
Kudos to new2BC4bass for mentioning the ABU Black Max 1600c. I've never known anyone else who used these but they are tiny "tanks." I bought a couple on clearance in the early 90s. Loaded them with spiderwire and mounted them on Shimano Crucial rods. SUPER comfortable to palm. Awesome drag. Built l...
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:11 am
- Forum: Reels
- Topic: Back in Love again
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6772
Re: Back in Love again
The SV103 reels do that for me. I have 11. And the OG Zillion and TD-Z frame the same! I did pick up a Procaster ZX (the blue one) new in the summer from the 80s. What a premium looking reel for the time!