Id have to see more pictures but It should shave about an ounce from the weight too.

Ive got both and the holes in the Cores spool are noticeably bigger than in the Curado.

According to the Shimano Japan catalog, you can have both on one rod, but from what ive seen, only the higher end Poison Glorious, World Shaula and Final Dimension line have the Spiral X as far as bass rods go. I cant read Japanese but I think the Spiral X is and extra wrapping of what they call Shi...

Yay! I guess a review of the Aldebaran BFS XG is coming! Soon I hope

Here are a few...... http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k569/Maico346/Snapbucket/BD14CD0A.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k569/Maico346/Snapbucket/74A7D8D8.jpg Dayum! How many Calais/Antares DCs do you have? and you have the Antares HG =D> can you tell us which casts farther between the 2?...

It looks like the Rapala reel Cal reviewed, only with a paint job and swapped out handle and knobs?

Thanks for posting nice pictures that actually show how beautiful those reels are You got that chameleon effect just right on the Hedgehogs

Wow nice.. you bought 3 Itos and 3 Hedgehogs at one time??

From what ive read it would be the cardiff 50dc.

my fave

More Scorpion DC love.. http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa264/jsinaga/Image9-5.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa264/jsinaga/Image3-9.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa264/jsinaga/Image14-4.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa264/jsinaga/Image8-5.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com...

Shimano Japan has released a few new reels recently. I think I read that they will not wait for ICAST or the Osaka fishing show to release any new reels but just release them steadily as they come out.

Wow look at how beautiful those fish are. Reminds me of when I was a kid starting out fishing and just wanted to catch anything that would take my bait

It would be nice to see a PG rod reviewed by someone on the staff, hint/ hint. I remember Cal saying he hasnt and doesnt plan to order a PG rod until the exchange rate becomes more favorable. He seems like a gambler so you never know, maybe some of these great user reviews will tempt him to change ...

Thats disgusting.. Disgustingly awesome! I was attempting to put together a similiar combo with the 6'8 Long Distance model with a Core50/Yumeya BFS spool. I cant wait to hear how the combo fishes