My brand new toy

[Tom B]

Well after a month long wait i finaly got the call today to go in and have a look at the daiwa zillion hlc that i had ordered :woohoo: . Bill at the tackle warehouse gave me the usual friendly treatment and after myself and everyone in the store had had a play with the reel i decided it was for me.

It is rated at 6kg of drag, has a carbon fibre handle, cork grips, super tuned aluminium spool, very cool purple accents and it only weighs 205gms

Had it spooled with 16lb yamatoya braid and i was a very happy fisherman, until i had to pay for it, $640 with the line

I had a couple of casts in the yard this arvo and it casts like nothing ive ever seen before, all i can say is that it is absolutely amazing and im very much looking forward to its first trip on the 2nd :cheer:

Some pics [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_0201_AFO.jpg

[Tom B]

and another [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_0202_AFO.jpg

[Fishin_lingo]

CAST OFF COMP WITH KEVIN! Lol seriously good lookin piece of fishin gear.

What rods it goin on

[brisbane_boy]

that look real nice tom b, hope it catches many many fish for ya at that price:P .

[Cowfish13]

That looks awesome:woohoo:

The guys at Tackle Warehouse always help you out no matter how much your buying:)

[Rocket75]

Make sure you list it on the insurance! bloody hell:huh:

Rocket

[Tom B]

Yeah the guys there are always friendly, even if you dont buy anything.

At the moment its on my loomis cbr 843, but i am going to get something a bit heavier in the next 6 months or so so i can target jacks and barra

[kevinchen19870316]

HLC!!!!!!!!!!

man, ur the true enthusiast. lol

the reel's best for lures between 8-20grms but it should cast 4-5grms lures no problem.

that was once my dream reel if it was not in the ZILLION line, i would've bought it.

[kevinchen19870316]

get a megabass diablo!

[reef_raider]

i like a lot i was thinking about putting the carbon fibre handle and cork grips on my zillion

[Tom B]

get a megabass diablo!

if and when i win lotto lol

i like a lot i was thinking about putting the carbon fibre handle and cork grips on my zillion

Yeah, thay are a real nice touch to the reel

[kevinchen19870316]

is the knot 2 ball bearings support?

[Tom B]

I dont know, cos i cant read the japanese parts list lol

But if the handle assembly is anything like the ones Jun sells on japantackle then it would have the bearings in the knobs

[kevinchen19870316]

sweet, enjoy it mate

[ellicat]

I know what the first thing will be on your mind when you awake for the next few weeks:laugh:

Very nice looking piece.:woohoo:

[Dan23]

After using some of Kev's reels (Mg7, DC7, 100A, Axis) it is amazing how much better the high end gear is. Problem being when you go back to average priced gear it always feels inferior and you wish you had the best.

My 20 year old ABU is not getting much use these days

[kevinchen19870316]

hey daniel, one more thing here.

when i sold my daiwa alphas ito ai which is only a 6+1 ball bearings supported reel and not as refined(or even half expensive)as any of my shimano reels bought later on, i still miss the reel after such a long time and i would readily buy one if there's a SW version( and with 11+1 ball bearings).

but when i sold my dc7, calcutta TE DC and MG7, i didn't feel anything. i am still in memory of that relatively cheap daiwa not all these high end shimanos.

so daiwa's more addictive, at least for me.

[Tom B]

i much prefer daiwa over shimano, as my collection stands at the zillion, alphas, luna and sheep lol

[kevinchen19870316]

man, i NEED A DAIWA now. hopefully i can find a NIB daiwa millioniare ringa 103 b4 my birthday.

[Biggles]

Well done on your purchase Tom, you will not regret it, what a buy.

Warmest Regards

Al

[Tom B]

Thanks Al,

i definately think that i wont regret this purchase