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74redone
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Daiwa spinning reels?
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Dec 20, 2013, 10:34 PM »
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.
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Super-ice-bird
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Re: Daiwa spinning reels?
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Dec 21, 2013, 07:29 AM »
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.
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esox_magnum
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Re: Daiwa spinning reels?
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Dec 21, 2013, 07:34 AM »
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...
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Dec 21, 2013, 07:38 AM »
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...
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Dec 21, 2013, 12:00 PM »
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
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Dec 21, 2013, 01:46 PM »
I have Shimano Sedonas that are over 20 years old and still work great and have never serviced any of them....
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74redone
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Dec 21, 2013, 01:50 PM »
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.
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esox_magnum
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Re: Daiwa spinning reels?
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Dec 21, 2013, 02:06 PM »
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....
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Townie
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Re: Daiwa spinning reels?
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Dec 21, 2013, 02:57 PM »
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.
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Yankee Troller
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Re: Daiwa spinning reels?
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Dec 23, 2013, 09:53 AM »
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.
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perchbrad
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Re: Daiwa spinning reels?
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Dec 26, 2013, 07:09 AM »
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.
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Re: Daiwa spinning reels?
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Dec 27, 2013, 01:44 AM »
Shimano!!
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1moslab
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Re: Daiwa spinning reels?
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Dec 27, 2013, 10:47 AM »
I have some daiwa's and seem to be real good reels but hard to beat shimano
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