My frustration with the Daiwa is the quiet baitrunner. I had a fish running with my bait and didn’t even know it because I was a few step away from my rod.
On the Daiwa, is there alot of flex in the stem of the reel? I've noticed that in their LT line up with the carbon light frames, the stem that connects to the reel foot flexes alot. Especially on their larger sized bodies. Almost to the point I'm afraid it could break. I believe the emcast is made of the same carbon light material. I guess daiwa had to sacrifice material to make the body lighter.
Thanks a lot, mate! Great job. But I have a question. Is there a handle screw in drive gear in new Daiwa Emcast? For me this is very important issue. If it looks like Shimano OC it would be nice.
it’s not a screw in handle like the OC. It goes all the way through and the nut on the other end holds it in. So far the design feels just as good. That design does tend to loosen itself, unlike the screw in configuration which never loosens up unless you spin the handle in the wrong direction. Other than that it feels just as nice of a reel as the Shimano OC and actually feels smoother.
So would you recommend the Daiwa. The other Daiwa Regal bit n run were ok reels. They were $60 reels so i wasnt expecting a bunch. I believe Daiwa was trying to come in at $100 so small sacrifices probably came into play. I wonder if the free spool would loose up once the reel has some use. Im still thinking about purchasing it tho. My other reel after 10 years of fairly hard use is on its last leg so i need a replacement.
My friend got me the Daiwa Lt Br for Xmas...thought it would be worth mentioning that it came with 2 spools in the box
My frustration with the Daiwa is the quiet baitrunner. I had a fish running with my bait and didn’t even know it because I was a few step away from my rod.
How has the Daiwa Emcast held up for you?
On the Daiwa, is there alot of flex in the stem of the reel? I've noticed that in their LT line up with the carbon light frames, the stem that connects to the reel foot flexes alot. Especially on their larger sized bodies. Almost to the point I'm afraid it could break.
I believe the emcast is made of the same carbon light material. I guess daiwa had to sacrifice material to make the body lighter.
Thanks a lot, mate! Great job. But I have a question. Is there a handle screw in drive gear in new Daiwa Emcast? For me this is very important issue. If it looks like Shimano OC it would be nice.
it’s not a screw in handle like the OC. It goes all the way through and the nut on the other end holds it in. So far the design feels just as good. That design does tend to loosen itself, unlike the screw in configuration which never loosens up unless you spin the handle in the wrong direction. Other than that it feels just as nice of a reel as the Shimano OC and actually feels smoother.
So would you recommend the Daiwa. The other Daiwa Regal bit n run were ok reels. They were $60 reels so i wasnt expecting a bunch. I believe Daiwa was trying to come in at $100 so small sacrifices probably came into play. I wonder if the free spool would loose up once the reel has some use. Im still thinking about purchasing it tho. My other reel after 10 years of fairly hard use is on its last leg so i need a replacement.
I definitively recommend the Daiwa. It’s in its own class at 100$. I think it will work as well as the Shimano OC. Time will tell.
Thanks its high on my list. Debating between that an a slightly used but cheaper Shimano reel...Although im leaning towards the Daiwa.