I watch your videos and i think they are very interesting. I own high end daiwas and shimanos. For me the steez sv tw is the second best ever.. why? because it casts very far with 4-30 g ..not as far ad the metanium (but not a lot of difference) and it is lighter, but very tough too for a 160g reel...it is easyer to adjust, you can change from long-casting to skipping a bait in no time. This is a great thing on the water .It is smooth on the retrieve, there is no much of difference between the smoothness of this and shimano micromodule. And with air break it can cast far with no thumbing. It is not a reel made to cast the furthest. It is just more enjoiable and easy i think from 5 to 28 grams lures, because it is small and light but with a good Line capacity . There are a lot of spool options too. I prefere morethan 19 because it has 100 mm handle and despite being aluminum it is light as well... add an nrc spool or an sv 1012 spool and it is a ultra tough casting machine. Love shimanos but i think antares is too tricky..it is heavy and bulky for standard bass fishing..the maintenaince is tricky too. It is just a different kind of reel...but in the end i think it is not all about distance. Greetings from Italy

@brandonlim6892

3 жыл бұрын

You can say that again. Distance is not everything. Distance without pinpoint accuracy is meaningless.

@ginichi2237

3 жыл бұрын

@@brandonlim6892 after years of fishing i onestly think that is true. Yes with dc or centrifugal i can cast a little more far.. but if i have to skip a lure under a tree because i see a blowup i can do it with no backlash in zero time with steez-zillion sv . That is the deal

To feel the true smoothness of this reel you have to clean the spool shaft bearing and spool side plate bearing of the factory grease, then put 1 drop of a very light bearing oil on each bearing.

Show!! Parabéns pelo video e também pelo seu bom trabalho

Thank you for the Review !!

I'm lovin that spool weight. Still, that reels a bit pricey for me. The other day I put hybrid ceramic bearings into my gh100. The stock bearings that came in it were extremely caked with grease. If I were to clean them out in acetone , they'd have been better. The bearing on the spool was pretty much jammed on the shaft, and took king kong force to remove! I held a flame to the bearing, and held it under cold water to help get it off. It still took force to remove it even after that. If a bearing is that out of spec, there's no reason to use it, even after cleaning it out. Funny thing is after holding the bearing under the flame, it melted the grease off, and was spinning a hell of a lot better. The ceramic bearing fit on nicely, with enough room to move freely on the shaft. The reel casts a hell of a lot better with the ceramic bearings. This was the first time I've ever had a bearing stuck on a spool shaft like that.

Used my 8:1 for over a year now and it’s hands down my favorite. As in any sport, your gear is and should be your number 1 focus. Nothing worse than fighting your gear instead of playing with your fish. A Zebco reel can still catch fish!

Buy a SV boost spool and put into your Steez. This essentially makes it a limited model. I have one and they fit and work just fine in the older model Steez. A casting battle with the regular spool against the SV boost spool would be very interesting. Throw the Anatres in the battle for some variety.

Glad you finally got a steez now let's see it against those high end shimanos.

Out of the all the current Steez models, I prefer the SV over the SV CT and the A.

450$ you got yourself a very nice combo not just a reel but I’m definitely not judging awesome reel I’m sure tight lines

I have the same reel. Its nice for smaller lures but the shimanos cast farther

Yes, this reel is pretty good with light lures. Not as the Calcutta BFS, but very versatile.

@amirulnazreen1518

4 жыл бұрын

Wilson Miranda SV spool is designed to cast light lure

Loving all your vids man! Been watching them for some time. Just wanted to see if you could check out the Seaknight Falcon? It looks pretty slick and comes with a BFS spool as well which I find pretty curious.

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

they offered me one awhile back, I turned them down lol..

Still uncertain as to what to buy in 2022 but thinking about a Diawa or Shimano. My baitcasting reels are all Shimano Calcutta's but they are more then 30 years old, and all still work, 1 of them the silver Calcutta's thumb button gives me some problems by not clicking all the way sometimes, but they all still work and I can't complain about over 30 years of fishing with them.

In your opinion what’s the best ratio Steez for small cranks and spinner baits?

The Reel Test, You are a gear heads dream come true. Every time I get ready to make a new purchase you come out with another review and get my head spinning. This reel is way out of my league, but I do value the review, it will have influence on what I purchase, especially the Cons you mention. Makes you wonder what the corporate world is thinking when they do not put their best components on their top of the line reel. Makes me think they have some future announcements coming that do have their best components on them? My first adult purchase bait caster was a Diawa (had an old Ambassador as a kid) still have and use it. Waiting to see what Shimano comes out with based on one of your recent comments. I look forward to the upcoming field tests.

You bought the wrong reel if your looking for distance. The Steez A is for distance casting. The SV one more for best all round reel not just finesse.

@eugenejohnson8635

4 жыл бұрын

daiwa steez a tw 1016H is this the model you are talking about

@eugenejohnson8635

4 жыл бұрын

What is better then this reel you are talking about

@mikhelbunge890

4 жыл бұрын

Wait your saying the Steez A is finesse?

@markrigg6623

4 жыл бұрын

The sv here is not the best allround reel because its freshwater only. I own both reels and there's no noticeable difference in distance between the two. Just a slight variation in ability to cast lighter lures.

Casting distance is strange bc I bought a concept a and sold my curado dc tbh the “a” Casts farther can be customized stronger drag and way lighter

I think Daiwa doesn’t use the Magforce T3 anymore because of both problems they had with the moving magnets and the fact that the japanese market wanted a more controlled reel. As far as I know the Magforce T3 is just better at casting distance than the Magforce Z, but not better at control.

Yea yea,,, thanks... Been looking forward to this. For what it's worth... I like my inexpensive Tsunioya XF 50?, and other inexpensive,,,GH100 reels better than I like my SLX DC, Metanium DC and The Corado DC. Not sure why, I just understand setting the breaks better. Always have trouble setting the breaks on the DC models. I even returned my Antares DC. Just too heavy. Just ordered some less expensive reels from China and also another cheap one last night, the old Phantom not the phantom X. Was looking for a light cheap real. It was like $70.00 I think.

@deangruwell6555

4 жыл бұрын

Lol right - I’ve many expensive reels - but still one of my All time favs is the cheap kast king royal legend elite Go figure - For $60 that reel is the shit 😜

@amirulnazreen1518

4 жыл бұрын

Buy aldebaran bfs it’s the lightest baitcaster reel on the market

Nice real! Do you know the actual name of the smaller ring magnet in the side plate and where to order? I dropped mine while doing maintainence and it cracked in half! TIA 👌

I just have bought a Daiwa Tatula Elite model 100 HLS 8.1 made in Thailand. What is your opinion about this model please?.

I would argue that the Morethan PE 1000 TW is Daiwas current top of the line baitcaster due to the Steez CT SV's performance being neglectable compared to the old Steez. Not sure that the US has the Morethan yet though. And worth noting is that the Morethan and the Steez are built for different applications.

If the bearings are attached to the spool then the weight of "just the spool" doesn't seem significant. When casting you still have to overcome the inertia of the bearing and bearing case and such. Let me know if I'm wrong please. thanks.

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

only the inner portion of the bearing rotates, so the entire bearing weight doesnt add to the rotational mass if thats what you were asking.

How does the warranty work when buying jdm reels compare to us models? If something goes wrong how do you deal with that?

Hi, in your opinion, does the Steez Limited Shallow (1000s XHL) cast light lures like the Steez Compact? They both have the same capacity (100m of 8lb), what changes is the diameter of the spool: 30mm for the compact and 34mm for the steez ltd. A thousand thanks.

Can I put out the bearing in Spool casting,will be any problems? TQ

The new tat 100 and 150 are Legit, getting a 200 next

I wish you would have gone with the Steez A, its def a better reel overall. The sv tw is a great reel but the sv is def break heavy so dont be surprised when you do a casting battle that it comes up short. The Steez A casts much further imo. I will say this im a huge aldebaran fan and after having a SV TW and the alde mgl. One year after heavy use my SV still feels exactly like it did out of the box, so smooth. My alde is still smooth but noticeable not as smooth as when I first got it. Also dont pay attention to the "zero adjuster" your def going to want to adjust that to get full distance.

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

My Aldebaran 50 got used heavily after it came out and is still just like it was out of the box. Not sure why the different reels have different zero adjuster settings. I may play with it if I feel its holding the reel back.

That Steez sticker looks like a Tramp Stamp.

@deangruwell6555

4 жыл бұрын

Lol - right

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

I edited out the part where the logos are on top of the clear coat, might be prone to scratching off easily

For me steez sv really2 perfect the bait casting reel💯❤❤

You can adjust the reel for more distance..with no side to side play..They sit it up, for the one's who doesn't have an educated thumb..Just that simple..

It is awesome, but is it worth the money? Im a daiwa fanboy through and through, and I think probably not. The tatula sv tw is the best reel in my opinion. Put you some $20 bearing upgrades in them, maybe a handle upgrade, and I think they are on par with the steez. The new 2020 sv tw tatula has the new elite body style and is half what a steez costs.

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

Im going to cast them side by side. 4 gram spool difference plus much smaller rotor should equate to a noticeable difference.

Like the effort in your videos but hard to agree with some of your cons of the reel.

Where can an Antares DC be bought if in the US and will Shimano warranty it?

Bro! Review Daiwa Steez Air TW 2020

I’ve decided that I’m gonna demo a steez from tackle warehouse this season. I’ve had every manner of high end shimano and a few things from daiwa but never went all out on steez. Evvveeerryyyyy daiwa leaning gear channel is “steez this” and “steez that”...it’s all over the forums...every other daiwa comment is “my favorite reel is the steez gf tw jk qc”....it’s GOTTA be a good range. There’s no way it would generate so much support if it wasn’t.

@manifestgtr

4 жыл бұрын

Notus Notus They could’ve worked those kinks out in later models, no?

@manifestgtr

4 жыл бұрын

Notus Notus Yeah, I hear you man. $500+ is a lot of money to spend on a reel that breaks or surprises you with monster blowups. I couldn’t deal with that...I’d always be waiting for that shoe to drop.

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

yeah people forget about the tacklewarehouse demo program! Oh and the thing about Daiwa fanboys is that they will literally create new categories on how to compare reels to favor Daiwas lol... its pretty sad and funny at the same time. They can run their yappers all day long on the internet but you cant refute video proof.

@manifestgtr

4 жыл бұрын

THE REEL TEST Haha oh boy...sounds like there’s some footage coming down the pipe soon. Aw well...at least we have some 2020 metanium news to look forward to

the steez ct sv is the smaller version of steez tws sv, maybe ct is more suitable for you

I got a question why when i buy the 1st one back in 2014 the steez ex 7.9 purple asents cosme 600 and the steez namiky back in 2015 700 ant the tws 500 why they lower the prices on that reel now they rease the price of the tws to 550

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

prices shot up after the big earthquake in Japan. But strangely only Daiwas prices went up buy alot. you will have to ask them why they did that.

Compare this with the new tatula sv

Does anyone know if the abu Garcia revo premier is the same sizer as the mgx? Thanks

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

its a little bit bigger but not by much, Ill show you soon in a video

nice bc reel yeahhhhhh.

If you would pick one? Daiwa steez A TW , Steez SV TW or Zillion SV TW?

@THEREELTEST

2 жыл бұрын

That would be a question better asked to the Tacklejunky 81 channel. I think he has all those reels. I dont have the Steez A

@fatihyavuzer7242

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEREELTEST thanks

How did u get 20% off Black Fri? The discount didnt apply in cart.

@su3154

4 жыл бұрын

Some stuff doesn't show til you actually check out . Especially daiwa and shimano. Been like that for years

Now they got the ct at 700 dollars and the newone is coming out thise year the steez air

@jeffreylenz7314

4 жыл бұрын

Israel Villarreal yea that’s if you buy it here , you can get one shipped from japan for 470. The new steez air. Is 550

Why you didn't buy the CT version?? I like Steez but I don't like how Daiwa is deal with it . In my opinion they are putting more effort in TATULA model than in Steez.

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

Im not buying the overpriced reel. I can get another Antares DC for that money or Exsence DC. Its too limited for the price.

You must have an enormous amount of money invested in your casting reel collection. If you continue, you could easily upgrade to highly customized reels made by custom reel builders. It would be interesting seeing what they have to offer over factory models.

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

Im going to giveaway several when I hit 20K.. like probably 10 of them

I was a Daiwa fanboy for a long time, I own Steez A, tatula and zillion. After the Metanium Mgl i never looked back. Now I'm a shimano fanboy and have a AntaresA

@Benjamin-S

4 жыл бұрын

Daiwa and Shimano just compliments each other so well. I go both. I love my Aldebaran and I’ll soon buy an Alphas CT SV. As for spinning reels I love the Exist LT. It’s a crazy reel. In my opinion it beats the Stella, but the Stella feels tighter which some people prefer.

@MrRednexus

4 жыл бұрын

@@Benjamin-S the casting ability of my Antares is unbelievable! I was like WTF!!! On first cast

@Benjamin-S

4 жыл бұрын

MrRednexus yup! If casting distance matters the most to you, shimano may be what you prefer. I love the distance I get with my Curado DC. For accuracy, especially in windy conditions, I love the Magforce Z, and where I live we got windy conditions all the time.

@MrRednexus

4 жыл бұрын

@@Benjamin-S I can out cast my steez by 15-20 extra yard

@Benjamin-S

4 жыл бұрын

MrRednexus ok. I wouldn’t get the Steez purely for distance, I’d get it for every other reason. For me distance is not everything. I don’t need to bomb a bait out there. If I want distance I’ll grab my Curado DC.

I'll buy this from you for $350 right now - shipping included.

@warrenlee7064

4 жыл бұрын

and I will buy this for $200 if he ships to you, shipping extra

Daiwa reels are some of the smoothest reels I’ve ever felt

Will there be a Abu Garcia Revo EDX on Bait finess lures under 1/4 ounce? with mgl spool?

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

yes Im doing a video on the finesse spool

@jonny24lv

4 жыл бұрын

@@THEREELTEST Thank you :) Will be waiting for the upload :)

Dude I'll send you my steez ct sv and you can keep as Long as you like to do your review! Let me know if interested!! Pit it against an aldebaran!!

@deangruwell6555

4 жыл бұрын

I’d love to See the results

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

someone just sent me 3 reels, let me finish those first lol

Would like to see more Lewa on the channel...like most all of my Lews reels.

@aaa3d473

4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Smith I’m a shimano guy but got a deal on a tournament pro I couldn’t pass up. Can’t wait to try it

@christophersmith9162

4 жыл бұрын

@@aaa3d473 I have a a couple of tournament pro g that I like very well. I think my favorite is the hyper mag

Svs infinity and DC brake beats SV brake

@amirulnazreen1518

4 жыл бұрын

MrRednexus SV is spool technology, the break system is magforce

@guyname9646

4 жыл бұрын

no

@Benjamin-S

4 жыл бұрын

MrRednexus I seem to prefer Magforce Z over the SVS Infinity. I love the DC break too. For casting accuracy though I gotta give it to the Magforce Z break though. DC is for distance.

I wish Daiwa would stop being stupid about the Zillion line and revamp it. Back in the day the TD Zillions were some of the most sought after reels on the market... now there is just too much focus on the Steez and Tatula... and way to much focus on the SV spools. This is one of the reasons the Steez A is my favorite Daiwa to date. You get the Steez you love but without being held back by the SV spool. Don't get my wrong, SV is legit, but the spool doesnt cover all the bases. Either way all I need in my life is some Steez As and my Aldebarans.

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

Thats the point I was trying to make in the last part of the video... why not give the best Steez your best spool? or best brakes? makes no damn sense

@decoyn-7782

4 жыл бұрын

@@THEREELTEST I was about to order two $300 Metanium MGLs today until I saw the confirmed link for the core solid MGL 3 Metanium... Now I think I'm gonna wait and make some Japan orders this summer

@decoyn-7782

4 жыл бұрын

I guess the two I have will have to do for now... If I don't like the new one in sure I can still find them for $300 later

Did you see the new metanium? It is a solid core one. And it appears to be smaller than the 16 mgl. And it had a mgl 3 spool. kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6OrlaubhsbPmMo.html

@Swimbait_fishing

4 жыл бұрын

kenshikuroda.com/tackleno_iroha/12616/?fbclid=IwAR2hIMbKbkiQ87vxXVA8tkmm4_u3jhCL32T-KwCZBqws21sWCKTJvFUFq4A here’s some pictures

For me, I feel daiwa’s high end reels will out performance shimano high end in daily use, after Tuned with aftermarket parts, a lot. On the other hand, shimano high ends doesn’t benefits much with tuning parts. And daiwa steez just lighter than Antares and smaller than metanium. I use them all, but for crank baits and jerkbaits, I love steez, just so much easier on myself.

Second

Too many damn ads🚮video

@THEREELTEST

4 жыл бұрын

not enough damn ads video

lol...sorry, but this smokes anything shimano has to offer with regard to ALL around performance. i have the new met20 jdm...thrown the old met mgls...have the antares70....chronarch mgl jdm...and yeah they're great and all, but the king of the hill is this reel right here. smushy thumb bar on steez? shimano thumb bars are the worst...so high up on the spool and the gap between the spool...atrocious...my cell phone fell through the gap once...jk...but damn it's terrible. i bomb qtr oz swimjigs with my steez...keeps up just fine if not more so with any shimanos distance wise. but, casting distance is just one thing...and the steez separates itself with the shallow, wider spool (than met20) that allows it to transition from finesse lures to heavier with ease. and when it comes to skipping...a landslide in daiwa's favor. the magforce magnetic braking is so damn good, on max setting you can barely throw a lure out past 10 feet...exaggerating, but IS impressive. the spool is already loose out of box on the steez but you can take it further and when you do need to skip you can save yourself the backlash headaches by dialing up the brakes instantly. shimanos don't even compare in this department...hell you'd have to take the sideplate off and engage all 4 braking tabs then adjust the dial...another inferior design aspect on the shimanos in comparing to the steez sv tw is the braking system. it's a shame because i've been all shimano for a few yrs now, but finally got my first steez sv tw and have never looked back. your shimano bias clearly shines through in your videos, and fairly so it's your channel and it is all subjective, but to paint the steez sv tw as ordinary nearly had me spitting up my dinner. without question the daiwa steez sv tw, going on 4 yrs running now and soon to be 5 yrs, is still hands down the best baitcaster on the market. it's that simple. those who say otherwise haven't fished it or are in denial!

@thechamplainfisher7854

3 жыл бұрын

Mad? The steezs are the MOST overrated, overhyped and overpriced reels of all time. Literally a renamed Tatula. Daiwa fanboys only like them to flex on people, I’d rather flex an SLX xt on someone because Atleast the xt can cast far. My scorpion Mgl out casts my Steez A which is absolutely HILARIOUS to me, you Daiwa fanboys have your heads so far up your a$$es🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@HBeretta

3 жыл бұрын

@@thechamplainfisher7854 what would i be mad about? read what i wrote champ instead of skimming then talking out of your @ss like most shimanoheads when Daiwa comes up. I like my Shimano reels...and if your SLX XT is outcasting your Steez A then you either don't own a Steez A or...you don't own a Steez A. If I had to fish Shimano I'd be more than fine with it. I've tried a ton of reels over the years because I wanted to see for myself instead of reading about it. I know denial is the biggest hurdle for you Shimano loyalists. If I had to choose two reels to own it would be the Daiwa Zillion 21 and the Shimano Metanium20. Unfortunately, Shimano's micro module gears are still suspect as my reel didn't even make it a year; buzzing nonstop now. It's an easy quickfix, but still. Champlain pick up a Daiwa Steez SV TW...not A and a Zillion21 from Japan....then comeback and talk. Those JDM Zillions can be had for $300 on ebay NIB...so what are you waiting for? And yes the SLX XT is a great reel...if I had a budget of $100 per reel it would be it; I've had mine since they launched and have never cleaned it and it runs great...if not better.

@thechamplainfisher7854

3 жыл бұрын

@@HBeretta I don’t even have an xt, that was for comparison, also why would I get a zillion when the Steez A is supposed to be better and why would I get an sv if the A is supposed to cast farther? I have a Steez A and it’s quite honestly ridiculous. For $500 I’d rather get a bantam and save the rest. The casting distance for a Steez A is not significant in the slightest, my scorpion casts farther than it even when the Steez is set to 2. Pretty pathetic if you ask me🤣

@HBeretta

3 жыл бұрын

@@thechamplainfisher7854 wait you've fished an slx xt or not?

I own the tatula 200 and tatula 300. I'm looking for a high end DIAWA swimbait reel. Which one would you recommend for seaguar 20lb abrazx and swimbaits 4oz and under ??? I also own the Anteres DC MD. I'm wanting a steez or a zillion but it's so hard to figure out which one would work.