The flesh colored plastic is wild! Looks like a cleaned trout sitting there

Can you swap the main gear, pinion gear, and spool between the two models? IE swap in the 9.1:1 main gear, pinion, and a zillion spool or does the cast control cap style prevent that? No because there are differences as to how the frame on each reel receives the spool as well. As I recall, this art...

Did Daiwa ever actually say that or was it just assumed because of a different name? It's our understanding that the Zillion TWS was explained to the company's sales reps as a new platform. Really great article! So does this mean that with a relatively cheap gear change we can fit a standard tatula...

I feel the review was a bit skewed. He kept comparing it to the TDZ. Yeah, they do share the zillion name but they are completely different reels. I think it would have got a better score if it was called something else. He only mentioned the TDZ in the first paragraph, the rest is comparison to th...

Wow, the XX compares to the Edge rods. I'd imagine they would be a tad better than the DX series then. Thanks!

Sensitivity wise would you say the XX's you have fished are more sensitive than a Dobyns DX?

QUAKEnSHAKE wrote:I like this frog as it does walk very easily but the one I have has a tendency to land upside down .

Weird, I've never had this issue.

I will say it is very difficult to skip, the soft body wants to hook itself all the time.

One of my new favorite frogs. Excellent hookup ratio without having to touch the hooks with a set of pliers. Doesnt take on water as bad as my Koppers. I havent had any issues with the hooks causing me to hang up in trees and brush, but they do collect a bit of scum from time to time. It does sit VE...

That tackle bag looks nice, not sure about $180 nice though I love me some Simms, but they make my credit card wimper as bad as Megabass.

Cal wrote:

Teal101 wrote:...thanks for the review Cal.

I didn't write this review...

Thank you Zander I havent had my coffee yet

I use the Simms Headwaters Chest/Hip pack and use it more like a satchel. It holds my Rapala touch screen scale, a small Plano with terminal tackle, 15 bags of plastics, a jar of scent, pliers, a 1 liter water bottle, and then I keep various jigs, frogs, cranks, etc in the front hook holder compartm...

I thought about grabbing a bag of these, but was very hesitant at over $1 per piece. Glad I didnt. Thanks for the review!

Thanks Teal101, fixed the spelling. Was a really cool stretch of water. Love the salmon and steelhead fishing you guys have up there, absolutely beautiful country. You guys really got into them good. The fishing is usually spectacular on the lower stretch of the Columbia and its tribs. The upper st...

Well written, right in my backyard. I met Jon at the Puyallup Sportsman show this last February. Great guy, he recognized the Hi's Tackle Box logo on my Simms jacket. I got to play around with some of their rods then, would love to get a few for Steelhead. BTW, it is spelled Klickitat, you're missin...

I'll probably stick to the NFC blanks so I can run full Fuji SiC guides and matagi parts. If he does make them without REC, I'll consider a production rod.