JDM reels relating to panfish

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Originally Posted by D10

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Interesting perspective on a few JDM reels. I’m curious if anyone else has these same reels and can chime in.


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Yes I can chime in...he is way off base on comparing a 20 Luvias to a Shimano Vanquish. The Vanquish has 12 bearings...the 20 Luvias 10 bearings. The Vanquish has a 40mm handle...the 20 Luvias has a 45mm handle. The 20 Luvias with MagSeal....and larger DigiGear does not make for a reel with low inertia. As to a special tool to take out the shaft set screw.......all that is required is .9mm hex head. Which for those who have tuned a Ballistic FW that is not a problem. As for opening up the 20 Luvias to service yourself....most folks cannot, or should they try to service a MagSeal reel. Plenty of reel guys around the country can get into that reel and service it for you for about 30 bucks. The drag clicker...well Daiwa and Shimano have different drag clickers and make a completely different sound. Daiwa's are usually a softer sound than a Shimano. The Vanquish will set you back $439...the 20 Luvias $282. Is the Vanquish a better reel..it better be at a $157 premium! I do not own a Vanquish......but I will. A more fair comparison would be to the new shimano Twin Power.....but even then the Shimano has a 35 dollar premium. I own a Twin Power....a 2013 model. It is a great reel but I remember at the time thinking the 50 plus dollar premium over the 2012 Luvias I had bought just didn't quite make it that much better. As to the other reels I cannot speak to but he is leading you to believe the 20 Luvias is no better than a cheap Daiwa reel...hogwash! In all likelihood I will not purchase another 20 Luvias...not because it is not a great reel at a great price....but simply because they no longer make it in a 1000 series...of which I have become a huge fan of. So much so that I am thinking of giving all my 2000 series reels to my sons...not the 20 Luvias though. I communicate with Victor aka....i_fish....I subscribe to his channel...but he has missed the mark on the review of the 20 Luivas.


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Thanks for your perspective Randy. That is what I was guessing you would say.


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Hello All,

I understand a few people here have experience buying reels from Plat. Can anyone give me a guesstimate for shipping+handling? I feel a bit uncomfortable placing an order only to find out that I do not want to move forward because of the added costs.

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by s_v

Hello All,

I understand a few people here have experience buying reels from Plat. Can anyone give me a guesstimate for shipping+handling? I feel a bit uncomfortable placing an order only to find out that I do not want to move forward because of the added costs.

Thank you.

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I have bought a few reels from Plat...but most of mine come from Digitaka. Digitaka is most always cheaper....unless of course there is a sale somewhere. All reels from Digitaka ship for free...with Plat depends on the reel. I have received reels anywhere from 3 business days up to 5 days. May I ask which reel you are looking at?

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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I have bought a few reels from Plat...but most of mine come from Digitaka. Digitaka is most always cheaper....unless of course there is a sale somewhere. All reels from Digitaka ship for free...with Plat depends on the reel. I have received reels anywhere from 3 business days up to 5 days. May I ask which reel you are looking at?

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Thank you for your reply, Alphahawk. I am looking at Daiwa Tatula SV TWS, for needs entirely unrelated to panfish. It is an older model on sale, and the JDM version happens to be a bit better than the USDM one. But shipping+handling may diminish my enthusiasm, and hence my question.

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Originally Posted by s_v

Thank you for your reply, Alphahawk. I am looking at Daiwa Tatula SV TWS, for needs entirely unrelated to panfish. It is an older model on sale, and the JDM version happens to be a bit better than the USDM one. But shipping+handling may diminish my enthusiasm, and hence my question.

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More than welcome. Yeah when Plat puts reels on sale they charge for shipping....usually it is around 20 bucks.

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Asian Portal offers free shipping but tacks on a handling charge of $4.12 for rods and $4.10 for reels. Still very good prices.

As Alphahawk stated Digitaka offers free shipping and no handling charges.

I canceled an order with Plat after they tacked on considerable shipping charges and went with Digitaka instead.

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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

More than welcome. Yeah when Plat puts reels on sale they charge for shipping....usually it is around 20 bucks.

Regards

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Thank you for the information. On a somewhat related note: I find it funny how they separate shipping and handling. Not knowing the origins of that, I'm inclined to treat it as a curios way to increase profit margins.

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Originally Posted by s_v

Thank you for the information. On a somewhat related note: I find it funny how they separate shipping and handling. Not knowing the origins of that, I'm inclined to treat it as a curios way to increase profit margins.

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Last reel I got from Plat they charged me 18 bucks for shipping and an 8 dollar handling fee. My last order of jig heads had an 11 dollar shipping charge along with an 3 dollar handling fee. I don't think I have ever been charged any handling fee at Digitaka and all reels and rods from there ship for free.

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Thinking about my next reel to pair with the corto. Vanquish 2000, or luvias 1000 when it comes out in the USA? I don't own any recent Shimano reels, how does the sizes compare, ie, 1000 vs 2000 etc.