Thanks Bantam!

Hi, Not sure if this has been asked. The brake assembly of my Curado 101D was damaged and fell off the spool. Is there a way to replace it without replacing the entire spool? http://www.tackletour.com/images/picshimanocuradod22.jpg I have seen brake assembly upgrades in this forum but they were for ...

I am sorry but Daiwa U.S. only services the reels that we sell in the U.S. We do not stock any parts for JDM Reels. It is quite the investment for the amount of reels that we would actually sell. So I guess you would have to go back to where you purchased it. Sorry. Thanks anyway. I guess i have to...

In Japan, Daiwa doesn't sell these parts. You have to send the reel back to the store so they can send it back to Daiwa. Daiwa will replace them for you. The entire process is very expensive --- you have to pay for handling fee, cost of the Daiwa service, and cost of the parts, plus you have to pay ...

Great review as always. One question though, is a Rod Sleeve really part of a rod's feature? Just asking.

Ceramic bearings are really noisier compared to regular metal bearings.

The 6000 and 8000 size are also graphite. Bantam, there are a lot of shops saying that the 8000FJ rotor is aluminum. Other forumers (360Tuna and BDOutdoors) are saying that they received email from Shimano support stating that the 8000 rotor is aluminum. Can I request for a confirmation on the 8000...

Bantam1 wrote:1000-4000 size use graphite rotors. Waiting on the answer for 6000 and 8000. I think they are aluminum on these sizes but I am not 100% sure.

Cool. Thanks Bantam.

Any confirmation whether Stradic FJ is all aluminum?