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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Chuen Fan on January 08, 2009, 09:50:44 AM
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whats the differences between these and the normal z series saltigas apart from the bling red paint work and handle knob? internals r still the same right??
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I don't know for sure but I doubt anything material would have changed. Have you seen the price on them!? :o
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:o :o :o OMG..!! wow.. what a price rise through the whole daiwa range.. though to be honest, their about the same price as when they first came out to oz..
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From what I have been told the difference is in the drag, being different material and "special" grease as well as moving away from bearings in the handle / ball to bushes which should be more reliable and stop us from ripping the ball of mid fight......... apart from that and the colour all else is the same, as far as I am aware.
I am sure Duncan can tell us more if required......
8)
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wow, carbontex and bushes sure are expensive these days ;D
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Nice Ginger reel - will be a hit with the ranga's ;)
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Ranga's???????????????
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wow, carbontex and bushes sure are expensive these days ;D
Hi Brandon ,
You forgot the grease despite oil price has come down and red paint ! ::)
Jon .
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A mate of mine owns a tackle shop and said daiwa has put up there prices across the range by 20-30% so no surprise they're pushing 1500
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Ranga's???????????????
Red Heads ;)
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Yeah, was put out there on one of the other forums I visit that Daiwa would be putting their prices up +20% come the new year...
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yeah, i think most manufacturer's have had a price hike since new years. shimano have had a 10-15% rise as well apparantly.. at least thats what the local shop said. rapala x rap 25 being sold at close to $50 each, nearly double their original retail price.. maybe its just my local shop?? can anyone else confirm?? :o :o ...
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when you look at the devaluation of the AUD against the JPY, the price rises are not surprising.
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bloody hell, it must be good grease, Jon!! :o
wow, carbontex and bushes sure are expensive these days ;D
Hi Brandon ,
You forgot the grease despite oil price has come down and red paint ! ::)
Jon .
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Brandon, I'm sure you've heard of the term Oil's aint Oil's. I guess in this case Grease aint Grease hehehehe ;D
Hopefully the Aussie dollar will slowly improve as the year rolls on.
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The difference between the S-extreme reels and the other Z models are as follows:
New gears (smoother, stronger)
New bearings (more corrosion resistant)
New drag (carbontex style material - no more stickiness on startup)
Bearing at the bottom of the handle stem replaced with bushing.
I've been lucky enough to play with one of the early production models for a while now and have had a lot of fun with it. The reels should be in store within the next few days. I'll post a few pics shortly
Cheers
Duncan
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thanks agian for the speedy turn around of the FCL's i ordered the other day duncan
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Yep we have them for that amount and yeah its getting exy!!
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yeah, i think most manufacturer's have had a price hike since new years. shimano have had a 10-15% rise as well apparantly.. at least thats what the local shop said. rapala x rap 25 being sold at close to $50 each, nearly double their original retail price.. maybe its just my local shop?? can anyone else confirm?? :o :o ...
I'd be asking the question. I picked one up on the weekend for $25.