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Swept carbon handle, beefed up drag, slightly more line capacity Until the exchange rate improves, this will bring you right back down to earth everytime Superttuned right out of the box with a beefed up drag. Will Daiwa USA make amends this year and finally bring the Pixy to the US so faithful fans can purchase one stateside and have the benefit of a manufacturer warranty? Well, if you believe the internet rumors, there's a strong chance the answer to this question is yes.ĭaiwa knows high end and the PX68 is a perfect example of this. We were sorely disappointed when this did not pan out. Our friends at JapanTackle will gladly order the reel for you if they do not already have it in stock and can usually get a new one in their shop within a week or two.īased on the reel’s toned down color scheme, slightly larger line capacity, and beefed up drag, we were really anticipating a debut of this reel into the North American market by Daiwa USA at last year’s ICAST. Spool (left) versus the original Pixy spool (right) - just slightly deeper.Īvailability: The PX68 has been in production for just over a year now and is relatively easy to source as long as you have some patience. Out on the water, we never had to button the drag down all the way and instead used it at about one third pressure for smooth, reliable performance.
The PX68 comes stock with a Pixzilla-esque drag stack that tested out in our lab at a maximum nine pounds of pressure right out of the box. Quite Pixzilla status as the support under the levelwind gear is still just a
#DAIWA PIXY UPGRADE#
The Pixzilla upgrade delivers a maximum drag pressure of anywhere from five to eleven pounds or more depending upon the materials you choose to use for the upgrade and whether or not you go through the effort of polishing the metal washers of the drag stack. This is the primary reason for the Pixzilla upgrade which transforms the Pixy from pure finesse to a more general purpose reel, albeit one with very little line capacity. The original Pixy features a true finesse drag with one, thick felt washer beneath a metal keyed washer that delivered three pounds of maximum pressure when we tested it back in 2004. Drag: This is where the real difference between the two reels reveals itself.
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