I have pursued bass for many years and Daiwa reels are my favorite. I have several TDZ's that are about 6 or 7 years old. a 103m 103h and 100h, I also have a TC Sol. In spinning I have a steez 2500. All are in excellent condition. I live near the Florida Intercoastal (Indian River) which is a bracki...

I have the old style tournament bass model TBC68MXF.
Fabulous rod. It is my dedicated crankbait rod.
The new split grip is very saxy indeed.
Which reminds me,
Derek 777, I'm not appreciating the picture of my sister you have on your rod

I bought a sol when they first came out. Purdiest dang fishin reel I ever did see. But the handle bothered me right from the start. It was a little loose and the knobs rattled a bit. Unfortunately the knobs cannot be tightened or replaced on the sol, so I bought the TD handle for it. big improvement...

just buy a top of the line reel in the first place? eh? I just got my Daiwa Sol back from DR. He put in ABEC 5 spool bearings, Carbontex drag washers and clean/lube. I had already replaced the stock handle with a TD-Z handle. the reel is tight, smooth, and a deeeeee-lite. but with the upgrades, I've...

My daughter and son in law got me this gorgeous but BIGGGGG topwater.
I'll be playing around with it fer shure, but any tips on fishing it for LMB would be appreciated.

Maxima.
Used by delaware river shad fisherman and river steelheaders for it's ability to scrape the rocks and stay together.

It has as good a fall/action as the Senko.

You can't be serious.
No comparison. The GYCB senko has much more action than the wave
Put a 4/0 owner riggin hook on a 5" senko and you will get great hookups

teflon based and teflon included as an ingredient are two entirely different things.

I remember when Cabella's put these on sale. People were buying them popcorn at the movies. I commented on the low line capacity. You would have thought I cursed in church. Now I think that all the hoopla has quieted down, folks are seeing just why these reels were "excessed" in the first place.

Please help. I need to know the original size trebles that they installed at the factory for the deep x 100, the deep x 200 and the pop - x.
thanks.
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thank you
dr did wonders with a td-z i dropped overboard and fond 8 months later!
he did call me to talk me OUT of spending money
i was just curious if he did the more mundane stuff as well

It seems that DR is basically the man to go for with any type of upgrade. But what about routine cleaning and maintenance on a high end reel like a td-z.
DR do you do this, or is there someone you recommendend for the routine stuff. Thanks.
avid

I'm not a big spinnerbait fan, but at night they seem to work really best. what are some of the brands and sizes y'all like to use for night spinnerbaiting?
thanks,
avid

very unique looking jig.
all quality componets, stand up design and even the fall and retrieve are unique.
Those of you who are using them, what are your best methods, trailers, ets.

Steez all the way.
light, great line capacity, smoth in that Diawa way that i love so dearly. precision craftsmanship and feel
Untill they put chips in spinning reels, I don't see how much farther the technology can improve.