I’ve been fishing this reel since June. Purchased on Amazon from a Japanese retailer for $108 (they are about $120 now with the JPY rebound). For the money this is an amazing reel. I’ve been fishing it hard with 50lb braid for hollow body frogs in Florida. It still feels super tight. It is small and palms amazing. Very similar palming to my Zillions. Buy one if you are on the fence.
I've heard that there are differences between the jdm and usdm versions of daiwa reels. My main concern is the gear is aluminum and not brass in the jdm reel. Can you confirm this? Amazon has this reel for $50 less than the usdm. That is a great deal if the reel has the brass gear.
Nice review. Which all of your reel testing which one would be your top choice for 3/16 oz to 3/8oz paddletail swim bait… like a 2 or 2.5” Keitech? BFS, not BFS. Need help with this.
FWIW this model appears to be $179ish on tacklewarehouse etc, it is almost in the Curado price range. I know you are talking digitaka and the yen is low as of the writing of this comment I would like to see this compared to a curado m or 150 MGL since that is the "selling" price for the reel in the states. Regardless good video keep em coming.
Nobody with an ounce of sense is buying USDM reels. Digitaka will have it shipped to your house in the US faster than Tackle Warehouse. I bought this reel for $108 from Japan.
