Im not buying it. Shimano's top shelf "made in Japan" reels have not budged . The Malaysian made Chronarch/Curado went up $20...over 10% of MSRP. ;) [-X The Japan made Chronarch E (same as a Curado E) did go up to $199.99 from $179.99 in the 200's size reels. But the Japan made Chronarch 50E is pri...

Nice work on getting the PB! What a cool trip. Was that your wife's PB on # of shoes too? Looks like she caught a limit.

Awesome AB!

Um...if those aren't "monsters", what are?! Some of those are obese. Did they eat a croc?

Jraymond wrote:Im not buying it. Shimano's top shelf "made in Japan" reels have not budged.

The Malaysian made Chronarch/Curado went up $20...over 10% of MSRP.

One other thing to consider is the speed of a Type R or Z2020SH with 32" of IPT is the potential ability to make the frog dance by how one retrieves. Not sure if it would actually work and need to try it. Wondering if anyone has used high speed reels to do this. Would open up the selection of rods ...

As far as an exchange rate----when the exchange rate was better for about 30 days after the earthquake/tsunami---did these reel prices drop for a while? or did the supply/demand rue take over then and prices go up? There is a marked difference between a temporary, external shock to an economy and l...

Hello, I’m looking for the most sensitive jigging blank for small plastics. My baits will be small plastics sized 3‘‘ – 4‘‘ and weighted between 3/16 – 3/8 grams. In my opinion the following blanks could be a good choice: Phenix TX-683ML-C Phenix TX-714MH-C St.Croix 5S70MF-G St.Croix 5C610MXF-B At ...

That is one fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine reel!! That color is gorgeous. I think the handle is perfect.

Japantackle.com always has some used reels in it's bargain cave. I'd pick up one of the Alphas to start with. Not only are they great reels to fish with, but their fairly easy to work on and most of the upgrade parts are easily obtainable. ugh... forgot about that one... if you can get the purple o...

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Tokugawa wrote:Nice acquisitions!!

That Pixy takes you down a dark road.

Yes it does...its honestly the best reel ive ever laid hands on...

I already want more

Make it a Zilla first!

Lunker punkers...injected and original wood in 5" and 6". I think the 5" wood only comes in trout.

This is what I use to throw them:

http://forums.tackletour.com/viewtopic. ... ite+python

Nice acquisitions!!

That Pixy takes you down a dark road.

I don't think anyone can say mag is better for finesse than centri or visa versa as a global truth. The SPR is so weight reduced because of the two pin centrifugal brake, and that contributes to the easy start up. Put a centri brake wheel with 6 brakes on it and it won't be as good. or, like on my ...

All I am curious is just about mag. vs centri brake for casting light weights. Before I heard people said mag. brake was better for finesse and you could see many finesse reels/kits featuring mag. brake such as Daiwa's pixy/presso, ZPI's, KTF's, and Avail also got mag. brake kit for their spool (th...

I'm a wierdo...I have a tuned up Fuego on my frog rod and it works fine.

If I had my druthers tho, It would be a Zillion Type R. The Zillion 50th is a nice option too.