Daiwa Steeze

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Ever since I have owned a Daiwa Millionaire baitcaster and that has been for some years, my criteria for choosing a baitcaster reel have been totally changed. It has to be smooth, silent, light, feel good in my hand, cast a reasonable distance, have a good drag, be looking good, sit well on the rod… etc, etc. And my former Sh… reels are just sidelined. Not that they are no good, but that they are selling so well that they have no time to improve.

My love and faith in Daiwa Reels have improved so tremendously that now I am looking at Steeze. Money is hard to come buy. You buy this and you forego that.

So, dear forumers, can you help me to spend wisely by giving me an honest review or personal experience with my new love -Daiwa Steeze?

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the steez, extremely light reel. top-of-the line from Daiwa’s range of low profile BCs. that SHOULD say a lot about its capabilities.

if u can afford it, go for it. the palming profile is superb, especially for majority of asian hands.

the styling is unique, but that is a very subjective point anyways. i personally like it.

pick one up and you’ll be amazed at the weight, or the near-weightlessness of it. magnesium body.

turn the handle and the smoothness is almost euphoric. there is no(or very little) backplay, due to its instant antireverse. Shimano’s upper-tier BCs still have a little amount of backplay in them, but that is also a very subjective thing. some argue that reels of yesteryears which uses the ratchet/multi-stop fishes just as well. matter of personal preference actually.

drag pretty smooth, and within range of intended quarry.

castability very fluid. able to handle lures around 5gm range with flying colours, but i still think the Daiwa pixy trumps it in this field. generally i prefer spinning reels for ultralights.

only one small matter that stopped me from indulging. the Mg bodied reel. i prefer a reel that can handle saltwater as well. for me that is the only gripe.

perhaps u can borrow a friend’s reel to play with 1st? hehehehe…

another reel just out from shimano the Aldebaran. not exactly a ‘steez killer’ as claimed by many, but puts up a good fight. handled one recently and was impressed by the new looks, feel & profile of the reel. try to handle one and maybe u will have 2 new loves! [:D]

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Aah! I wish i could own one [B)][xx(]

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Originally posted by FiR3 TiG3R
another reel just out from shimano the Aldebaran. not exactly a 'steez killer' as claimed by many, but puts up a good fight. handled one recently and was impressed by the new looks, feel & profile of the reel. try to handle one and maybe u will have 2 new loves! [:D] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/FYRTYGR/FTlogo.jpg[/IMG]

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Hohohoho… keep one in Hong Kong and another in Shenzhen!
How do you compare between the three fineese baitcasters: Steez, Pixie and Aldebaran? My intention is to throw tiny crankbait/lures.
Fixed spool is good for such purpose. But my enjoyment is still with the baitcaster.

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hi to all..
i own a silver pixie and paired it with fantasista yabai 4-12.. it goes very well with 2g lure and below(depending on shape).in fact it cast very far compared to when you using a spinning reel..do steeze can go beyond than pixie, in distance i meant??btw i also love bc..hehe

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The steez is a fantastic reel except that the tuning is quite sensitive. Every time you change a lure, you need to reset the cast control. In fact, you need to set it a few time before you can get the right control. I would prefer the alphas given the foregiveness of the cast control eventhough is a bit heavier.

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Thanks for the advice given. I was looking for a left handed pixie but cant find one anywhere. So I think the alternative should be a Steeze. Now I know Steeze is a fussy reel and not as light as the Pixie, I would wait for the Pixie to reappear.

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Originally posted by Piscator
Thanks for the advice given. I was looking for a left handed pixie but cant find one anywhere. So I think the alternative should be a Steeze. Now I know Steeze is a fussy reel and not as light as the Pixie, I would wait for the Pixie to reappear.
i think pixy plenty out there..but the ranging priced I'm not really sure..for my silver mica pixy left, i bought it at kepong at rm850(there's a lot i sure when i bought it..hehe), for the red pixy which weighted at 158gm, maybe there's one at ipoh(not really sure about the priced, maybe around rm1000)..i think maybe the warranty on the shop..but hey, who cares if u got a good thing at cheap priced..
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Production for pixy has stop. What u see in the market is all that’s left. Have a thought on Presso :wink:

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Originally posted by shahriltheangler
hi to all.. i own a silver pixie and paired it with fantasista yabai 4-12.. it goes very well with 2g lure and below(depending on shape).in fact it cast very far compared to when you using a spinning reel..do steeze can go beyond than pixie, in distance i meant??btw i also love bc..hehe
WOah! top master already.

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presso…hmmmm…nice little reel i must say…hyper finesse reel! i still haven’t got the hang for those ultralight BCs yet. i heard the drag is very weak, but very very smooth indeed. meant as a trout/small quarry reel actually.

the thing about light BCs are that u will require higher end ultralight rods…has anyone seen the pixy/presso rods before? very light and goes very well to match the pixy/presso BCs… i’m sure that under an experienced caster it should cast a mile, if not comparable to spinning UL setups.

i personally am using ABU Rocksweeper 2-5lb spinning rod to match with my 4lb braid on a 1000 sized shimano reel for UL fishing..less headache & less CharBeeHoon! hahaha

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quote:
Originally posted by Gerard
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Originally posted by shahriltheangler
hi to all.. i own a silver pixie and paired it with fantasista yabai 4-12.. it goes very well with 2g lure and below(depending on shape).in fact it cast very far compared to when you using a spinning reel..do steeze can go beyond than pixie, in distance i meant??btw i also love bc..hehe
WOah! top master already.

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hehe...actually not me the master..your friend, cikgu is the real master..hehe
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sorry to disrupt this thread(already is..haha) but i have a question about the size of presso…is it the same as pixy or smaller??

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Shahril,
Cikgu play cheat 1 :wink: Fish everyday sure jadi mahaguru la

Same size as pixy, the brakes are constant btw initial till end. Thats the only dif. If one haven inspect a pixy or alphas b4, the brakes are strongest during the fastest rpm and lowest during initial or end. Pixy allows slightly heavier lures to benefit from their design. Presso however are specially design for lightest lures meanwhile requires constant brakes to prevent backlash.
Just a personal opinion, hopefully someone can present the above words better.

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thank u very much mr gerard…thats explain very well to me..but is it the same with steeze 103??is the brake same as presso??have try it several time and amazingly light(not very much compared to pixy but still a pleasure for a full day casting)…still loves daiwa..huhu

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Steeze to me is king of BC, i would like to imagine it would cast 4grams like a dream. Brakes i am not sure le. The fastest spool i have even spin is from abu torno… So fast i dont think i can cast hehe.

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Originally posted by Gerard
Steeze to me is king of BC, i would like to imagine it would cast 4grams like a dream. Brakes i am not sure le. The fastest spool i have even spin is from abu torno..... So fast i dont think i can cast hehe.

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this one i must agree with you [:D]

10 years ago (now, was it that long time ago!?) i saw the freespool…madness. it spun so fast, i wasn’t able to cast at all! my friend however got the hang of it and could effortlessly land his lure anywhere he wanted.

but the reel never caught on to me as i wasn’t much of a lurecaster back then. if not mistaken, the ‘infinispool’ wasn’t even drilled/wiffled like the ones we have today which are commonplace.

another reel that spun like mad was the Abu EON Pro… a rather ‘troublesome’ and very tricky reel to cast, but in the hands of an expert, i’ve seen it outperform bad boys like the TD-Z and Antares AR. also, the spool appear to be a non-drilled spool, thus the inertia is more and thus more force(magnetic or centrifugal) required to stop the spool.

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The steez may be considered as one of those hypetuned reels in the market but due to the sensitivity of the magnetic braking system, casting 4 grams lure would not be that easy also (my personal opinion). In fact, I would strongly suggest the pixy, if you can get hold of one, for light lure casting.

As for the presso, the casting distance is about the same as the pixy but if you do go for the lightest of lure say 2 grams, I bet you wont be able to cast it out also. There’s a review in tackletour.com which they did a comparison between the pixy and the presso.

In my opinion, just get a regular BC reel will do. Why need to suffer with the tuning and control casting light lures? A spinning reel will do the job just fine for the lightest lures you can find in the market.

With a nice rod and spinning reel, casting light lures can be fun too!

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Originally posted by scaryone
Hi,

Hi,

The steez may be considered as one of those hypetuned reels in the market but due to the sensitivity of the magnetic braking system, casting 4 grams lure would not be that easy also (my personal opinion). In fact, I would strongly suggest the pixy, if you can get hold of one, for light lure casting.

As for the presso, the casting distance is about the same as the pixy but if you do go for the lightest of lure say 2 grams, I bet you wont be able to cast it out also. There’s a review in tackletour.com which they did a comparison between the pixy and the presso.

In my opinion, just get a regular BC reel will do. Why need to suffer with the tuning and control casting light lures? A spinning reel will do the job just fine for the lightest lures you can find in the market.

With a nice rod and spinning reel, casting light lures can be fun too!

although i am using spinning setup for UL fishing, let me remind you all that there is a drawback to this as well. currently using 7 footer 2-5lb rod, with 4-6lb braids and lures under 5gms.

for one, light lures+light line+light lure=wind knots. this is due to the reduced tension on the line on retrieving. multiple casts will undoubtedly produce wind knots, as twists on the line are formed on each cast. accumulated, these twists will form wind knots and will cling onto the guides, and on to the line itself. with fine braids like 4 or 6lb, the task to untangle the knot is quite daunting a task. most of the time resort to trimming the line, and retie the leader again…

of course there are ways to minimize wind knots, like attaching a micro swivel to the rig, or using ur index finger to ‘feather’ the line as you are retrieving, but inevitably, wind knots are formed also. that is the drawback of the spinning reel in exchange for easier casting.

this is where UL BCs hold the upper hand. under a trained thumb and the right setting, NO wind knots will be formed. bird’s nesting can be prevented, unlike wind knots that cannot be overcome.

give n take i guess…

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Any day a spinning is much more easy to operate but harder to perfect against a specific tool like baitcasting. Those that work with spinning have their problem, so is baitcasting. Each excel in their field. I still enjoy a nice hum from my tica cetus ocationally.

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