russ010
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I'm thinking about selling my Daiwa Alphas Ito 103Ai. I've got it on a 6'6" GLoomis GLX rod right now, spooled with 15# PLine Halo. This is the only setup I've been able to get this rod to cast right on, and it's probably because I'm using to heavy a line for a finesse reel, which I think is really make for small to maybe medium crankbaits.
My biggest peeve with it is the spool. https://www.japantackle.com/Daiwa_reels/Daiwa_Alphas_ito.htm
This is the exact reel I have, the AI model, super tuned and all that jazz by mr. ito himself... anyways, I might just not know how to fill these types of spools, but if I get an overrun while I'm fishing - I have to literally pull every bit of line off the spool and try and start over again, only to do it again 10 casts later. I'm not using it for cranks much, this past weekend I used it for pitching jigs, and this is where a lot of my overruns were occurring. I can also throw a weightless texas rigged worm about 15-20 yards with no problem.
I'm wanting to set up my GLoomis GLX rod it's on now for strictly jigging... and I'm looking at the Daiwa Zillion Hyper Speed as a replacement...https://www.tackletour.com/reviewdaiwazillionhyperpreview.html
I'm not a Shimano fan... but this Core 100MGFV looks pretty good https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpageRLCSHIMANO-SCRF.html#
I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this - I'm not going to a spinning outfit, so don't even go there
My biggest peeve with it is the spool. https://www.japantackle.com/Daiwa_reels/Daiwa_Alphas_ito.htm
This is the exact reel I have, the AI model, super tuned and all that jazz by mr. ito himself... anyways, I might just not know how to fill these types of spools, but if I get an overrun while I'm fishing - I have to literally pull every bit of line off the spool and try and start over again, only to do it again 10 casts later. I'm not using it for cranks much, this past weekend I used it for pitching jigs, and this is where a lot of my overruns were occurring. I can also throw a weightless texas rigged worm about 15-20 yards with no problem.
I'm wanting to set up my GLoomis GLX rod it's on now for strictly jigging... and I'm looking at the Daiwa Zillion Hyper Speed as a replacement...https://www.tackletour.com/reviewdaiwazillionhyperpreview.html
I'm not a Shimano fan... but this Core 100MGFV looks pretty good https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpageRLCSHIMANO-SCRF.html#
I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this - I'm not going to a spinning outfit, so don't even go there