Daiwa freams z

[bowl]

They any good ? Deciding between freams for 140.
Exceller dx for 7o

[Sinsemilla]

Bowl, I just bought a Daiwa Exceler LT 5000DC for $130 off ebay (ottos tackle world) and it feels like a great reel. It's going to be my surf casting reel.

The new "LT" series reels are very light and compact for their size. The 5000 i bought feels more like a older model 3000 size daiwa reel.

What size reel are you looking at?

Cheers, Anth

[bowl]

2500 /1000 exceller x2 , squid whiting..
Prob get 3000 freams if i go that way.

[purple5ive]

Bowl, I just bought a Daiwa Exceler LT 5000DC for $130 off ebay (ottos tackle world) and it feels like a great reel. It's going to be my surf casting reel.

The new "LT" series reels are very light and compact for their size. The 5000 i bought feels more like a older model 3000 size daiwa reel.

What size reel are you looking at?

Cheers, Anth

LT sizing on daiwa has changed to suit other brands now hence why it looks different in size.
They hold a lot of line and have some stupid amount of drag pressure too. Can be a good and bad thing depending on how you look at it..

Brenton. The 3000 is quite a big reel in that older model daiwa . More like shimano 4k so pick accordingly.

[April Fool]

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LT sizing on daiwa has changed to suit other brands now hence why it looks different in size.
They hold a lot of line and have some stupid amount of drag pressure too. Can be a good and bad thing depending on how you look at it..

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What are the positives/negatives about the amount of drag pressure?
cheers
Team Bender
Asks the hard questions!!!!

[bowl]

Got 2 x exceller

[Fish-cador]

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LT sizing on daiwa has changed to suit other brands now hence why it looks different in size.
They hold a lot of line and have some stupid amount of drag pressure too. Can be a good and bad thing depending on how you look at it..

....................................................................................

What are the positives/negatives about the amount of drag pressure?
cheers
Team Bender
Asks the hard questions!!!!

Whiting and squid pull like freight trains.

[purple5ive]

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LT sizing on daiwa has changed to suit other brands now hence why it looks different in size.
They hold a lot of line and have some stupid amount of drag pressure too. Can be a good and bad thing depending on how you look at it..

....................................................................................

What are the positives/negatives about the amount of drag pressure?
cheers
Team Bender
Asks the hard questions!!!!

it is not about drag pressure itself in these models!
certain people have pushed the reel beyond its safe working load and the reel stem has flexed.
also that amount of line of a small spool like that with a compact body is just not needed imo. gone are the days when you can fit 150m of line with some backing. these reels take up almost 300m which is a waste tbh..

[Sinsemilla]

Bowl, I just bought a Daiwa Exceler LT 5000DC for $130 off ebay (ottos tackle world) and it feels like a great reel. It's going to be my surf casting reel.

The new "LT" series reels are very light and compact for their size. The 5000 i bought feels more like a older model 3000 size daiwa reel.

What size reel are you looking at?

Cheers, Anth

LT sizing on daiwa has changed to suit other brands now hence why it looks different in size.
They hold a lot of line and have some stupid amount of drag pressure too. Can be a good and bad thing depending on how you look at it..

Brenton. The 3000 is quite a big reel in that older model daiwa . More like shimano 4k so pick accordingly.

That's the reason why I bought it. The drag is heavy if you need to crank it down but still very smooth especially after upgrading the drag washers. It's light enough to cast all day and holds 300m of 25lb. Perfect for spinning off the beach.

Do you own a LT reel?

[Sinsemilla]

What are the positives/negatives about the amount of drag pressure?
cheers
Team Bender
Asks the hard questions!!!!

I don't think there are any negatives. The drag is as smooth on lighter settings as it is on heavier settings. It's always good to have more drag if need be even if you'll never use it.

Also the way the drag knob tightens down with incremental clicks and gradually tightens up the drag means you won't over do it even with a half turn.

Cheers, Anth