Is the 1000 size called the Minivanford?

I mod all my reels before I use them. I put a bearing anywhere one can go. Bantams, metaniums, stradics. Why wouldn’t someone max them out is my question? Slx xt with the five bearings added makes a nice little reel.

Just sold my last two. I guess it comes down to the size of lure you throw. The brakes on the jdm were a slightly different color if I remember correctly. My tests were mostly with 1/4 oz shaky head worms. I felt like the us version was much less likely to fluff up on the cast.

Jdm Shorter handle (84mm) Slightly shallow spool ** different spool brake weight (small white shoes) I had the opposite encounter - I feel like the us version spool casted better than the jdm spool. I def had to put out a third brake on the jdm I order to cast I can use two with the us spool on most...

I read about a bantam dc a while back.
I think Osaka is feb isn’t it?

Seems like they have dropped it from the line up- can’t find them on any site.

Awesome, thanks for the info.

So I know that normally, xg reels have 96mm handles. Everything I find online says that the bantam mgl xg has a 90mm handle. I just wanted to confirm this on the us market reel before I order the handles. I called but they didn’t know the information. On a side note it would be nice to have this inf...

Warranty may be diff in aus
Looks like it will be offered in regular and hg, so ratio may be diff there too???

So I have a pic, but can never get it to post here.

Literally this is the worst name ever assigned to a shimano reel. I seriously doubt I’ll buy one. Mainly because I have the fl stradics and don’t need one. But honestly I think I would actually pass on this reel because of the name. Guy in other boat: “Hey, what ya fishing with over there?” Me: A va...

If I scratch a reel I sell it at a considerable discounted price and re buy the reel. One way to look at it- would u pay $25 or even $50 not to have the scratches on it? I had a new conquest 100hg fresh from japan- dropped it and put two very tiny blemishes on it- I couldn’t live with it so I showed...

I find that the bantam and most Shimano reels will perform best with the following the line capacity maxed out (not overfilled) 2-3 brakes Spool tension just enough to keep the spool from having play side to side And finally a tiny drop of reel x on each end of the spool tip and where the brakes con...

Abu, Lews, most bps reels,browning and some others are all made by pure fishing which are all copies of each other anyway. Most have interchangeable parts and I have to work on quite a few. (High school fishing team) Usually when I open one up and show a customer all the plastic for the thumb actuat...