Anyway, I bought a BPS Pro Qualifier reel last weekend and love this reel. They are selling this reel for $79.95 right now and for that money I have never seen a better reel.
>I got a couple of those as well, very smooth and cast a mile. I have to be real careful and remember to thumb or I get that professional overrun, I have a hard time adjusting the brake. Anyone got suggestionsoldschool said:
Not so, at least not all of their models. I just spoke to customer service at Daiwa about the Capricorn reel that Dick's sells. In my discussion I learned that many of the Daiwa reels today are in fact made in Korea, Taiwan and Tailand. I asked him specifically about the TD Advantage reels and he said none of those are made in Japan. They are made in Taiwan. He said because it is cheaper to have them made there. He did say that they are all engineered in Japan but only their top of the line reels are actually made in their Japan facilities.oldschool said:
I purchased a diawa s series last year and love it of course they don't make that model any more so thiswiner i purchased an X series diawa but sad to say haven't had the urge to cast it in the snow yet but getting close.hi steel basser said:
You must have a defective Curado if you think a BPS Pro Q is better. 7 bearings don't mean squat if they are not up to par. Shimano uses higher quality bearings than the competitors which gives them quite a bit smoother feel that a reel with twice the bearings using a standard SS bearing. The Curado didn't go up $100, it went up $40 at my local proshop from the 200B and only $20 from the 200BSF. Because the new Curado D is a SF reel, they are only $20 higher than the previous model. Last Year $149 this year $169. I still like the ole green ones better so if you want to part with yours just say the word and I'll be more than happy to buy it off of youKeithsCatch said:I like Shimano also but what they did by raising the cost of the Curado by $100 almost burns me
It has 7 bearings and casts quite easily even better then my Curado.
