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Daiwa Steez CT SV BaitcasterDaiwa Steez CT SV Baitcaster

Meet the brand new Steez CT SV, a lightweight, super-smooth baitcaster packed full of Daiwa’s proprietary cutting-edge technology, unmatched in a reel this size. Daiwa’s high-end Steez line is already renown for exceptional performance, toughness and versatility. The new CT SV raises that bar to even greater heights.

At just 5.3 ounces, it’s built specifically for the U.S. market with the power to handle bigger bass and larger lures in a featherweight format that excels at precision finesse presentations as well.

Consider the 90-mm handle length and oversize handle knobs that make this reel a pleasure to crank while providing the extra power needed to separate hawg bass from the tangles, blowdowns, weed mats and pilings where they instantly retreat upon feeling the hard set of a sharp hook. A magnesium frame, handle side, and side plate keep the reel extremely rigid and lightweight while special paints and coatings ensure it is also saltwater capable.

Daiwa infused previous platform and technologies from the popular Steez 70 – predecessor to the new Steez CT SV – along with angler feedback and upgraded it with a larger handle, improved gears and most importantly, incorporated the new Hyper Drive Design.

Daiwa’s advanced Hyper Drive Design uses special cut gearing and proprietary Hyper Drive Digigear tooth shape incorporated with a smaller tooth pattern so more gear teeth engage at the same time, yielding an efficient transfer of power, therefore making the gear set feel smoother and more powerful, while reducing gear noise. The Steez CT SV’s Hyper Double Support is a dual-bearing system for the pinion gear to keep everything in precise alignment. It’s magnesium Hyper Armed Housing – frame and sideplates – offer maximum rigidity protection for the precision performance of its internal components. Lastly, the Hyper Drive Clutch is redesigned and reinforced to increase durability and performance.

Two more enhancements stacking the deck for the CT SV are its T-Wing System and an ultralight G1 Duralumin SV (Stress-Free Versatile) long-cast spool. Daiwa’s pioneering T-wing System utilizes separate aperture settings for casting and retrieving.

Topping things off, Daiwa has also incorporated their UTD (Ultimate Tournament Drag) into the Steez CT SV. The UTD includes impregnated drag discs, which are about 30 times more durable than normal discs, increasing considerably the effective drag power compared to normal drag systems while also reducing start-up resistance - the drag starts working when the adjusted drag power is reached and drags smoothly and steadily. Yet another nice touch on the CT SV is an audible clicker, like those found on Daiwa spinning reels, that lets anglers know when a fish is taking drag.

The reel will retail at $729.99.