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New Low-Profile Flagship Baitcaster, The Unparalleled Steez CT SV
Designed in America and precision built in Japan, this super-smooth lightweight powerhouse is a technological marvel backed by Daiwa’s ultimate warranty.
Cypress, Calif. (July 1, 2021) – Hardcore bass fans asked for it and now Daiwa has delivered big time. 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.
“This is our new flagship low-profile baitcasting reel,” says Marc Mills, Field Marketing Manager for Daiwa-US. “It is, quite simply the best baitcasting reel we can make right now, and it incorporates the absolute best of our design breakthroughs in every respect. 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. Extremely comfortable in the palm of your hand, it’s perfectly balanced, ergonomic design is second to none.”
Indeed, the Steez CT SV is packed to the gills with the kind of high-tech advancements you’ve come to expect from the Daiwa team, but the finer touches significantly enhance this entry 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.
“It operates so smoothly, it truly feels in my opinion like the gears are floating on air or don’t even exist,” states Mills. “The Hyper Drive Design inside the Steez CT SV is the best we’ve ever made and is playing out to be the best in the industry, so you can bet this is the apex predator of low-profile reels.”
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. Barely noticeable to the eye, this advancement improves casting distance and accuracy by more evenly packing line on the spool. SV spool baitcasting technology also enhances casting distance by automatically adjusting spool tension at the beginning and end of each cast to overcome spool inertia and eliminate overruns when throwing lightweight and standard-weight lures. “It’s a sweet anti-backlash feature you’ll find on several of Daiwa’s most popular reel models including the Tatula SV and new Zillion SV TW,” notes Mills.
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 Steez CT SV truly puts a ton of bass-catching technology in the palm of your hand,” says Mills. “So much so that no other reel on the market can match it. It’s technology you can really trust, too, because Daiwa engineers design it here in America and then we build it in our own factories in Japan. That means we can tailor it specifically for the United States market and oversee the entire design, manufacturing and quality-control process from beginning to end. We don’t source anything out.”
All of which helps explain how Daiwa can back its entire Steez line with their ultimate warranty. Called the Daiwa Executive Steez Service Warranty, it provides cleaning and service at no charge for 5-years with proof of purchase. Similar warranties cover Daiwa’s flagship Saltiga and Exist spinning reels. The Steez line is the company’s first baitcaster to offer executive-level service.
“No doubt about it,” says Mills, “this is the Bentley of lightweight, low-profile baitcasters and, with Steez Executive Service, it comes with a warranty to back it up 100-pecent. When your reel needs service – or even a cleaning – simply ship it off to the Daiwa service department. They’ll get it serviced, polished and back to you within 24 hours of receiving the reel. It’s a terrific deal.”
With all its features, featherweight design, and smooth, powerful performance, plus an executive service warranty, the CT SV is the perfect spearhead for advanced-bassing arsenals. At $729.99 retail, it’s an investment that can pay big dividends for hardcore bass mavens who insist on heading into battle armed with nothing but the best.
For Daiwa’s latest color catalog and/or information on Daiwa products, call Daiwa’s Customer Service Department at 562-375-6800 or e-mail inquiries to: [email protected]. The URL for Daiwa’s web site is Daiwa.us.
About Daiwa
Daiwa’s first spinning reel rolled off the assembly line in 1955. Since then, the company has grown into one of the largest and most influential tackle companies in the world today. To handle sales and distribution in the United States, Daiwa Corporation first opened its doors on September 26, 1966, operating from a small facility in Culver City, California. Today, based in Cypress, California, Daiwa Corporation sells tackle throughout the United States, Canada, Central and South America. From the very beginning, Daiwa’s emphasis has been upon innovation and quality. The result is a long list of product features, design and materials that have become standards for the fishing tackle industry. Daiwa’s long-standing record of innovation has left a visible mark on the majority of tackle manufactured today and continues to advance the sport of fishing. Learn more at daiwa.us.
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Missouri Pro Catches 13-12 to Slide into Group A Lead by Two Ounces – 25 Anglers in Group B to Compete Wednesday
LA CROSSE, Wis. (Aug. 17, 2021) – The Major League Fishing (MLF) Tackle Warehouse TITLE Presented by Mercury – the Pro Circuit Championship, Presented by Bad Boy Mowers – kicked off Tuesday with a grueling day on the water for the anglers. Pro Mike McClelland of Blue Eye, Missouri stayed near the top of the unofficial leaderboard throughout the day, securing his position in the top spot at the end of Day 1, with a limit of 13 pounds, 12 ounces – a mere 2 ounces ahead of pro Alex Davis of Albertville, Alabama, who weighed 13 pounds, 10 ounces to finish the day in second place.
The six-day tournament, hosted by Explore La Crosse, showcases the top 48 pros in the 2021 Pro Circuit standings, along with last year’s reigning TITLE champion and reigning Angler of the Year – all competing for a purse of nearly $900,000 and a grand prize of up to $235,000.
With several anglers separated by mere ounces, the championship event is setting up nicely to feature some dramatic strategic decision-making, despite the unprecedented low-water levels on the Mighty Miss.
“Having past experience here on the Mississippi River definitely helped me today,” said McClelland. “The fortunate part is that I’ve actually fished here when the river was down. Every time we showed up here for a tournament in the past, a massive flood would hit, so nothing I had done in practice would work.
“This week as we got to town, they’d had localized heavy flooding and the river had risen 1½ to 2 feet, muddying the water and messing up some areas. It forced me to go look at some spots that I had found over the years where I knew the river could be hot when the water level was down.”
McClelland said he had never got to fish those areas during an actual tournament due to the rapidly changing conditions on the Mississippi, but those spots were his saving grace today.
“Today I was able to settle in,” said McClelland. “I caught a big largemouth right off the bat and caught a couple smallmouth shortly after. That allowed me to learn exactly how these fish were positioned and once I figured that out, it really took off.
“It was pretty incredible the number of bites I got today. I just hope I didn’t lean on them too hard, and that they don’t get hammered tomorrow. Hopefully when I get back there on Thursday, they will still be ready to bite.”
McClelland said he’s had his fair share of ups and downs over the past couple years and admitted his success on the Bass Pro Tour had not been astounding, but he feels like this event could be different.
“The grinders are the tournaments I typically do better in,” McClelland said. “I feel like I have a chance at this event, where a lot of guys were probably coming in not really knowing how many fish truly live in some of these areas. I knew they might lay off thinking they’ve caught them all, but I’ve seen places on this river where you can literally catch 25 or 30 2½- to 3-pounders when it’s good.”
McClelland said he probably had an opportunity to upgrade another pound or so, but I didn’t want to lean too heavy on the fish on Day 1.
“The key for me this week has really been being open-minded,” said the Missouri pro. “Typically, this place has been so well-known for a swim jig – not necessarily a big, bulky swim jig, but more of a finesse-style swim jig. For me this week, the swim jig has caught a few – it caught the better largemouth today – but I’m actually throwing a 3.3-inch Big Bite Baits Pro Swimmer.
“I found the fish that would normally bite a swim jig were pushing it, but they would hit the swimmer, so I feel like I’ve got a little trick up my sleeve. I’ve got a little bit of topwater activity, some [SPRO] RKCrawler activity and am throwing a little brown jig like we do in the Ozarks.
“I mixed it up quite a bit today and feel like I’ve got a lot of things working – I’m really looking forward to Thursday,” concluded McClelland.
The 25 anglers in Group A will now have the day off on Wednesday, while the 25 anglers in Group B will begin their first day of competition. Group A will resume competition on Thursday.
The standings for the 25 pros in Group A after Day 1 on the Mississippi River are:
1st: Mike McClelland, Blue Eye, Mo., five bass, 13-12
2nd: Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., five bass, 13-10
3rd: Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio, five bass, 13-4
4th: Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 13-3
5th: Tai Au, Glendale, Ariz., five bass, 12-6
6th: Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., five bass, 12-3
7th: David Walker, Sevierville, Tenn., five bass, 11-14
8th: Miles Burghoff, Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., five bass, 11-11
9th: Kurt Mitchell, Milford, Del., five bass, 11-9
9th: Jimmy Washam, Covington, Tenn., five bass, 11-9
9th: Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., five bass, 11-9
12th: Spencer Shuffield, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 11-0
13th Jacopo Gallelli, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 10-9
14th: Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 10-0
15th: Corey Neece, Bristol, Tenn., five bass, 9-14
16th: Cody Huff, Ava, Mo., four bass, 9-13
17th: Jim Moynagh, Shakopee, Minn., five bass, 9-5
18th: Jamie Horton, Centerville, Ala., four bass, 9-3
19th: Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala., four bass, 8-5
20th: Clabion Johns, Social Circle, Ga., three bass, 7-12
21st: Rusty Salewske, Alpine, Calif., three bass, 6-9
22nd: Troy Morrow, Eastanollee, Ga., four bass, 6-0
23rd: Jim Tutt, Longview, Texas, three bass, 5-15
24th: Jesse Wiggins, Logan, Ala., two bass, 5-4
25th: Cody Pike, Powhatan, Va., one bass, 1-13
A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Overall, there were 108 bass weighing 248 pounds even caught by the 25 pros on Tuesday, with 16 five-bass limits.
The MLF Tackle Warehouse TITLE Presented by Mercury – the Pro Circuit Championship, Presented by Bad Boy Mowers features a hybrid tournament format. All 50 anglers are seeded into two groups of 25 – Group A & Group B, based on points earned in 2021 qualifying events – where they will compete in Qualifying Rounds over the first four days of the tournament. Group A will fish again on Day 3, and Group B will fish Day 2 and Day 4, with total weight determined by the cumulative weight of their biggest five-bass limit from both days.
The winner of each group will then advance directly to the Championship Round on Sunday, while pros who finish in second to 10th place in each group will again battle it out with zeroed weights in the Knockout Round on Saturday. On the final day of the event, the Championship Round, weights will again be zeroed and the top eight pros from the Knockout Round, plus the two Qualifying Round winners will compete. The winner will be determined by the heaviest five-bass limit of the final round.
Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. CT each day from Veterans Freedom Park, located at 1 Clinton Street in La Crosse. Weigh-ins will also be held at the park daily at 3 p.m. The MLF NOW! broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the action online through the MLF NOW! live stream and coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Along with the launch and weigh-in, fans and community members are invited to a Fishing and Outdoor Expo Saturday and Sunday, August 21-22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT at Veterans Freedom Park, where fans can meet the pros and check out the latest in fishing and outdoor gear. The expo includes live music, great food, vendor booths from participating sponsors, activities for kids, giveaways and more.
The first 100 kids (10 and under) will receive a free rod and reel at the Expo on Saturday and Sunday and fans can register for a Jackson Kayak Coosa FD giveaway once per day, onsite at the Expo. The winner will be drawn after the final weigh-in on August 22. PAW Patrol’s Skye and Marshall will also be at the event with MLF pro Charlie Evans and will be available for photos. Appearance times may vary. Visit MajorLeagueFishing.com for updates and more details.
In addition to the launch, weigh-ins and Expo, youth 14 and under are also invited to attend a free Kid’s Fishing Derby on Sunday, Aug. 22, from noon to 2 p.m. at Copeland Park. Participants can bring their own fishing gear or use provided gear on a first come, first serve basis. Worms will be provided by DMF Bait Company. Participants can register online at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
The 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers featured a field of 163 of the top professional anglers in the world competing at six regular-season events around the country. The top 50 anglers in the Angler of the Year (AOY) standings after the six events qualified to compete in the Tackle Warehouse TITLE Presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, Presented by Bad Boy Mowers.
Television coverage of the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE Presented by Mercury event will be showcased across six two-hour episodes, premiering at 7 a.m. ET, Oct. 10 on the Outdoor Channel. Episodes premiere Sunday mornings on the Outdoor Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel. Each two-hour long episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition. Episodes will run through Nov. 14.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook , Twitter, Instagram and YouTube .
About MLF BIG5
MLF BIG5 is part of MLF, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization. It provides anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money across five tournament circuits featuring a five-biggest-fish format. Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with offices in Benton, Kentucky, MLF and its partners conduct more than 290 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Namibia, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Zimbabwe.
MLF tournaments are broadcast on Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, World Fishing Network, MyOutdoorTV, Discovery and CBS Sports while MLF Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros to the world’s most avid bass anglers.
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Summer Time Squarebill Cranking
Takahiro Omori is a squarebill expert by any standard, we caught up with TO and got a quick rundown on his summertime squarebill picks and how he fishes them. Try these tips the next time you’re on the water and we bet you will catch a few more fish!
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Big Show’s Mid-Season Turnaround
Momentum and confidence play as big a role in professional bass fishing as the equipment an angler uses. This notion has often been discussed, but that doesn’t change the reality behind it. When a fisherman is feeling good and fishing well, every decision seems to be the right one. On the contrary, when things are going poorly it can seem almost impossible for even established pros to turn the tide.
Team Toyota’s Terry “Big Show” Scroggins is an adamant believer of the role momentum plays in an angler’s mind. He doesn’t claim to truly understand it, or how to control the ebbs and flows of momentum, but “Big Show” knows it plays a factor. Currently Scroggins is riding the positive side of this logic, but it came around when he least expected it.
Scroggins didn’t have the start he was hoping for to begin the 2021 Bass Pro Tour season. But Stage 3 on the Harris Chain in Florida was practically his backyard, and a fishery he has a lot of experience on. Big Show 100% believed he would have a strong tournament on the Harris Chain and get his momentum moving in the right direction for the remainder of the season.
At least that was his thought until intense pain in his newly replaced knee forced him to the hospital for emergency knee surgery to treat a dangerous infection the night before the tournament began. Scroggins had to completely miss Stage 3 and had legitimate concerns of being able to compete at all the rest of the season.
“Honestly I was feeling pretty low,” Scroggins admitted. “I missed the Harris Chain, a tournament I had been looking forward to all year. I could barely stand up, let alone fish. And I had a PICC Line stuck in my right arm I had to have serious antibiotics pumped into each day. I was down, but after the first few days of recovery, making Stage 4 at Lake Chickamauga became my ultimate goal.”
Scroggins spent two weeks resting and focusing on rehab before his doctors, somewhat reluctantly, gave him the green light to compete in Stage 4. Remarkably, Scroggins went out and made his first Knockout Round of the year on Chickamauga with a bum knee and the odds stacked against him.
Major League Fishing officials and tournament staff were aware of Scroggins situation and were extremely supportive throughout his rehab process. He was given a special boat official to administer his antibiotics into the PICC Line each day of competition. Scroggins had to fish through extreme discomfort, but through stubbornness and hard work the Big Show achieved his goal.
Since that tournament Scroggins has gone on to make two consecutive Knockout Rounds in Stage 5 and Stage 6. Completely turning his season around for the better.
Coming into Toyota Stage 6 on Lake Champlain Scroggins said he was feeling the positive momentum he’d been riding since his surgery, but doesn’t claim to fully understand why.
“To me its just more proof that our sport is a lot more mental than we like to think,” Scroggins said. “You know my knee deal kinda threw a wrench in my plans… the thing hurts! Especially those first couple tournaments after the surgery. But in a strange way, having to put the discomfort out of my mind might help me focus on fishing when I’m on the water.
“It definitively changes my decision making process just because it makes me move a little slower and not want to run around nearly as much. Instead of thinking about the next three places to get a bite, I’m thinking about how I can catch fish in the spot I’m already sitting at. I really don’t know, but maybe that’s a part of it.”
Whatever the reasoning may be, Scroggins isn’t too worried as long as he can keep the ball rolling into Stage 7 on Lake St. Clair. Scroggins is hopeful with another strong finish he can sneak into qualifying for his first REDCREST next February in Oklahoma. Regardless of how his season plays out, there can be no questioning the heart and toughness of the “Big Show”.
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An Active Target Tip Revealed
The next time you are faced with big swells on big water try this tip from Major League Fishing Pro Gerald Spohrer. Get the most out of your Lowrance GHOST and Active Target under rough conditions!
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