Daiwa spinning reels?

[74redone]

Hey guys Im looking at ordering three new spinning reels and I was considering going with one of the Daiwas. I have never had one of there spinning reels so just thought I would get some input before I pull the trigger. I don't want to go over $100 each.
 Thanks
  Matt

[Super-ice-bird]

I use Daiwa level wind reels on my ice fishing poles (the ones that measure line) and they work nice and smooth. I have also used their spinning reels and they are pretty nice too. They are not the most expensive brand but not cheap either.

[esox_magnum]

My favorite spinning ice reel is the Abu 400UI, had issues years ago with a Diawa spinning reel for open water and have never used them since...

[stripernut]

Had two Daiwa reels fall apart the first weeks I owned them and never have gone back... All Shimano for me and I don't have problems. From their least expensive to high end...

[Fishrmn]

That's all I buy.  A wise tackle shop owner once explained it like this.  A twenty dollar reel is a one year deal.  Use it for a year and throw it away.  It's not worth repairing.  A 100 dollar reel is a 5 year investment.  If you need to repair it, don't put more than 25 dollars into it.


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[esox_magnum]

I have Shimano Sedonas that are over 20 years old and still work great and have never serviced any of them....

[74redone]

I have been using Pfluger presidents and they are a nice reel just wondering if there is something nicer out there. I thought about moving up to the supremes but don't know if is worth the extra $35 to do it.

[esox_magnum]

I have heard the new Pflugers are not the same quality of the older ones, never used one so dont know the differences just what a couple friends that use them stated to me...Tough to beat Shimano's, although that Abu 400UI I have comes as close as anything I have tried think they run aroud $45-$50, the Abu is the only Spinning reel left in my arsenal....Gave my Shimano's and 100/300U's to the wife....

[Townie]

Unfortunately,  Daiwa doesn't offer a 500 size in their high end spinning reels, which are just as good as the Shimano line.
I have a Daiwa Advantage-A in 2000 size which I use for open water panfish, killer reel with no issues for years.

[Yankee Troller]

I used the Daiwa Laguna 500 size last year for Pan Fish and Perch. They worked great, and are still going strong. It's a $40 reel. I used them this weekend in some freezing rain in my hut with no heater and they never froze up.

I put the 1000 size on my Walleye set-ups recently, and this weekend I will finally get to try them out. The drags seemed a little sticky at first, but once warmed up they seemed fine.

[perchbrad]

I had two Daiwa UL reels and would never use them again.  I spin trout fish streams a lot, these reels did not hold up to the repeated casting and retrieving.  Not sure the model I had it was a few years ago, think they ran in $30-$40 range.  Pfluger is all I use now, with no issues at all.

[icefishman]

Shimano!!

[1moslab]

I have some daiwa's and seem to be real good reels but hard to beat shimano