Daiwa and Megabass join forces

[Jungle Jim]

Found this on an o/s forum. The first good news out of Osaka.....


Daiwa and Megabass Form R&D Partnership
February 9 2009 2:25pm



This just in from our sources in Japan. The long rumored and supposed partnership between Daiwa Japan and Megabass is now official. Yuki Ito, founder and president of Megabass, has been brought into Daiwa Japan HQ to run their Research and Development operation. He will be in charge of new lures and rods for the mid level market. In return, Megabass is given full access to Daiwa's reel manufacturing capability. Ito also now owns a stake in Daiwa taking possession of a certain percentage of company's stock.


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I know of at least one fellow who will be very keen to hear "Megabass is given full access to Daiwa's reel manufacturing capability."


;)


JIM

[alphas]

A partnership made in heaven:wings:

[Jungle Jim]

Tell me about it- i have just "tented" my trousers.....

I may as well call my bank manager now and politely ask him to increase my credit card limit :idea: ;D

JIM

[alphas]

Tell me about it- i have just "tented" my trousers.....






:LMAO: I'm going to try to use that in a sentence this week.....

[aussiebasser]

That is good news. I wonder what it will do to I'ze Factory though.

[Hardb8]

You may have just tented ya trousers,But I've just erected some sort of marquee.;D

This partnership deal between Daiwa Seiko and Megabass was pretty much sealed in November 08. :sneaky:

It will be intresting to see what rolls off the production line through 09 & 2010.8-)

:laola: :laola:

[Jungle Jim]

You may have just tented ya trousers,But I've just erected some sort of marquee.;D

This partnership deal between Daiwa Seiko and Megabass was pretty much sealed in November 08. :sneaky:

It will be intresting to see what rolls off the production line through 09 & 2010.8-)

:laola: :laola:


Im glad now i didn’t buy that *****censored***** on the weekend ;)

Now i can start saving s for

My Ito wish list

*Ito pixy....pearl white please with carbon handle and knobs gold accents - Mg spool

*Ito steez 103 &100... carbon body carbon side plates and handles. I will accept metal gearing. Must be finished in clear lacquer

*Ito monoblock with the "ito" stylised cut-outs and black accents on the prototype

*Ito exist 2506 in chameleon paint >
.................................................. ........sold as a pair
*Ito steez 103 in chameleon paint >

As for i’ze factory........ it’s anyone’s guess
I don’t know how they were tied to Daiwa in the first place so can’t speculate.

JIM

[Hardb8]

Now i can start saving s for

My Ito wish list

*Ito pixy....pearl white please with carbon handle and knobs gold accents - Mg spool

*Ito steez 103 &100... Carbon body carbon side plates and handles. I will accept metal gearing. Must be finished in clear lacquer

*Ito monoblock with the "ito" stylised cut-outs and black accents on the prototype

*Ito exist 2506 in chameleon paint >
.................................................. ........sold as a pair
*Ito steez 103 in chameleon paint >



Maybe Daiwa & Megabass should sign you up.8-)

[Jungle Jim]

Maybe Daiwa & Megabass should sign you up.8-)

Can you pass my details on to him...;D



i have contacted some places about making me custom carbon fibre bits but i can't discuss that right now:-X

apparently it's harder than it looks

but it's

:lipsrsealed:top secret:lipsrsealed:

JIm

[alphas]

;) Yeah jim-$499 for ***censored****is too much,it will end up in his private collection methinks;)

[Jungle Jim]

Found these pics o/s and now have a throbbing sensation south of the border

42032
evoluzions topaz (??)
42033
these appear to be the new emeraldas and an exist with the morethan branzino carbon spool
42034
another block dervivitve
42035
no idea but it sure is pretty
42036
this looks liek a steez with a twitching bar (?????)

******EDITUpon closer inspection i am certain this is a SMAK tuned by megabass and not steez with a twitching bar...gave my self an uppercut for that one...:-[*******

[alphas]

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv336/nediazanneis/steez20twitching20bar.jpgCould the logo mb on the handle be Megabass???

Are we looking at an ito steez??

[Jungle Jim]

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv336/nediazanneis/steez20twitching20bar.jpgCould the logo mb on the handle be Megabass???

Are we looking at an ito steez??

mb most likely yes megabass. it does look a lot like the mb used in some other megabass merchandise

ito steez....not sure about that.

it could be..........the drag star setup looks the same likewise the side plate and front view. but then there is that twitching bar which asks more questions than it answers. but it also looks like a daiwa SMAK (?)
******EDIT Upon closer inspection i am certain this is a SMAK tuned by megabass and not steez with a twitching bar...gave my self an uppercut for that one...:-[*******

where i got this from there were a few other "mb" labelled reels including those line counter jobs....

But i can't read japanese so don't know im sure after the yokahama show we'll get a detailed - english report....

JIm

[flairj]

Wow. That really is huge news.

Some day, one of two things will happen. Either I will get a kick arse job and be able to afford these things that I drool over......... or I'll become a single man again and be able to afford to buy these things I drool over::) ::) ::)

*sigh* The things we give up for this "love" thing.

[alphas]

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv336/nediazanneis/picjts2009147.jpgIt appears we were all wrong..it is a JOGGLER!!!::)

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv336/nediazanneis/picjts2009148.jpg

[alphas]

And the perfectly named lure for those tented trouser moments...http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv336/nediazanneis/picjts200967.jpg

Don't you just love Jap-lish!;D