Finally got what I've always wanted!

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Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by DE_Bass_Enthusiast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:14 pm

The Daiwa TD-ito 103M arrived in the mail today and was just as described. PRISTINE condition, I love it! Super fast shipping, great packing, and the box included all paperwork and stock drag (already has carbontex upgrade)... Thanks Van!

The reel looks amazing and appears to have hardly ever even seen water. I took my PXL Type-R off of my 6'10" Crucial MH power XF action and mounted the ito on this rod as I feel it is a better fit for it. Just spooled it up with some 20 lb braid and it is buttery smooth, can't wait to get it on the water!

This wednesday should be around 55 degrees here in Delaware so I may actually get to test it out a bit. The reel is better than I could have expected and I like it so much that I'm going to leave it stock for now, may do some more tuning later but I'm just going to see how it fishes first.

Keep an eye out for a user review on the TD-ito 103M by me in the designated forum, I will probably post it after the first day on the water with it.

Thanks for reading and here's some eye candy :evil22:

-Jason

Sorry for the crappy iPhone pics (my camera wasn't charged when I decided to make this post) :lol:
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Who said Daiwa and Shimano don't get along \:D/
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by Basstronaught » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:31 pm

Blasphemy ... Daiwa on a Shimano Rod...... J/K looks good you will enjoy!!
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Post by Finnz922 » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:57 pm

Basstronaught wrote:Blasphemy ... Daiwa on a Shimano Rod...... J/K looks good you will enjoy!!
X2 on the Blasphemy!! But that sure is a sick reel. Save your pennies and pick up a MB rod and really set it off
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by DE_Bass_Enthusiast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:08 pm

Finnz922 wrote:
Basstronaught wrote:Blasphemy ... Daiwa on a Shimano Rod...... J/K looks good you will enjoy!!
X2 on the Blasphemy!! But that sure is a sick reel. Save your pennies and pick up a MB rod and really set it off

Would be nice but I can't justify spending more than 200~ on a rod, now for a reel... It's a completely different story :laugh1:
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by GRat » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:27 pm

Looks good. Need to treat that reel with a better rod! ;) :lol:
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by biggs » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:40 pm

Yup, thats the dream reel!
One Day..........

Congrats on the acquisition. =D>
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by DE_Bass_Enthusiast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:41 pm

GRat wrote:Looks good. Need to treat that reel with a better rod! ;) :lol:
Eventually I'll probly cave in and get a megabass rod but I have to let my pocket heal a little bit :lol:
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by DE_Bass_Enthusiast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:46 pm

biggs wrote:Yup, thats the dream reel!
One Day..........

Congrats on the acquisition. =D>
Thanks man! I've wanted one for about 7 years and finally pulled the trigger, I was just waiting for one in like new condition to pop up for a good price and got lucky. Van (dragon1) was a pleasure to deal with and really takes care of his equipment.
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by Tokugawa » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:13 pm

Congrats! =D>

You'll never recover now...you can't undo what you now know. :lol: :lol:
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by DE_Bass_Enthusiast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:18 pm

Tokugawa wrote:Congrats! =D>

You'll never recover now...you can't undo what you now know. :lol: :lol:
As my first JDM reel it feels so much better than 99% of the reels i've had my hands on. The only reel that I have that I would put it on par with is my PXL Type-R. I can now see what all the hype is about, the quality of JDM tackle is amazing.

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Post by cndbasshunter » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:19 pm

that reel screams megabass .... need a new rod for sure.
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by DE_Bass_Enthusiast » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:25 pm

cndbasshunter wrote:that reel screams megabass .... need a new rod for sure.
I'll probly save up for one but keep it on the crucial just for this season. The reason I'm kind of weary of very expensive rods is the concern of breaking such a gem, and it not being replaced due to "warranty issues". I like shimano rods because they don't ask questions if one is to break, they just replace it. I like that.
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by lpquick » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:26 pm

Enjoy the reel, she sure is perty. Thanks for sharing. =D>
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by Tokugawa » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:43 am

DE_Bass_Enthusiast wrote:
cndbasshunter wrote:that reel screams megabass .... need a new rod for sure.
I'll probly save up for one but keep it on the crucial just for this season. The reason I'm kind of weary of very expensive rods is the concern of breaking such a gem, and it not being replaced due to "warranty issues". I like shimano rods because they don't ask questions if one is to break, they just replace it. I like that.
The X4 Series has a warranty. ;)

Like you needed that bit of information... :lol:
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Re: Finally got what I've always wanted!

Post by aussiebasser » Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:28 pm

There I was, staring Angelina Jolie right in the face, I scrolled down and someone had photoshopped Oprah's body onto her.

Put that work of art on a real fishing rod and it will perform to it's expectations.
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