Hi!
After hours of searching in void I thought I'd try this forum. If I can't get an answer from here, there probably is no answer So here goes my first post:
I recently visited Japan and could not leave without some tackle. Amongst it, the new 2017 Daiwa Steez Hi-Speed TYPE-I. Extremely light and smooth.
However, one thing that I found weird was that it has no magsealed parts. Looking at the effort Daiwa makes to establish magseal as industry standard (also on lower end reels), I haven't been able to find any information about why the Steez is not magsealed.
Does anyone have any insight or thoughts about this?
Or does anyone speak Japanese and would be so kind as to make a summary about this overview of the reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVAJiLuJj48? Perhaps there's some clue, why the magseal was not used on the Steez?
2017 Daiwa Steez Hi-Speed spinning reel
Re: 2017 Daiwa Steez Hi-Speed spinning reel
My guess is to save almost 1.5 ounces off the weight of the reel and advertise it as the lightest Daiwa spinning reel to date, they went without the Magseal and waterproof packing. This is based on the remarks found on the PLAT.co.jp website though and by no means is anything other than a guess.
"This is most light weight in DAIWA.
This model is not MAGSEALED model.
Waterproofing packing was also removed.
This reel cannot used in saltwater."
Dug
"This is most light weight in DAIWA.
This model is not MAGSEALED model.
Waterproofing packing was also removed.
This reel cannot used in saltwater."
Dug