Thanks Randy, your word and JDM expertise is golden! I will order one then...Digitaka is probably back from vacation as we speak. They have it for $318 American dollar. My original intent was to get the old new stock Daiwa 16 certate (prettiest reel IMO) 2004 size since i already have 13 certate in 1003 seen in photo i posted somewhere, but they were out everywhere except Ebay which sells them in access of $400 plus tax and I thought might as well try out something new...like a Shimano. Fishing friend of mine swear by his couple year old Ci4 Stradics but i'm not into carbon frame just yet (not gonna tell him that, lol).