It is sold in Japan together other cheap reels . But it is good . What is this ?
It is sold by Alpha tackle brand in Japan . Originally it is Okuma which is popular Taiwanese brand in US and EU .
Made in China .
Oh ! Daiwa's patented ABS spool . Is it OK ?
The slider is shaped " S " . It is same to AbuGarcia C300 series .
The slider gear is supported by a brass bushing . It's careful design .
This point is similar to AbuGarcia C300 . Perhaps C300 is Okuma reel .
A is a metal bushing for bail arm supporting . B is slider .
It's careful design .
But its bail returning is not so smooth .
The main shaft is supported by brass bushing A . It is same to Penn Spinfisher spinning . It's careful design too .
But " 3 point supporting " is not good for machine design . The A point has larger clearance too .
For more durability , POM bushing on B is more effective . Epix does not have it .
Oscillating slider screw does not have thread locker . Is it OK ?
Its styling is too heavy like as 90's Mazda cars . Perhaps they are thinking that the curved line is new .