Daiwa reels are JUNK !

[raul]

JUST KIDDIN ´ !!!!!

I got in the BC department:

2 TDZ 105H
2 TDZ 103H
1 Alphas Type F
1 Alphas R Edition
1 Alphas Itö ( technically not a Daiwa but a Megabass )
1 Zonda 68 ( tecnically not a Daiwa but a Megabass )
1 PT33SH ( oh yeah, a blast from the past )
2 Procaster PR100H
3 Airy Red Pixy

I also got several spinning reels and even got a Silvecast spincast ( my kid´s ). The only bad Daiwa reel I have ever owned was that danged computerized reel.

It´s been a long time since my last reel purchase and I need another ( maybe a couple ) reel, but this time I don´t want uber tackle, I want a reel I can beat the schnitz out of it without any remorse ( like I do to my beloved 200 series Curados ) and cost me less than 180 bones.

I´ve been eyeballing them Tatoolahs and I think they are what I want, I need a "slow" reel for crankin´, Alphas are fine but they don´t have much line capacity, they are kool with 10 lb but with 12+ lb the capacity plumets, so the lower IPT Tat is a got green light, the trubble is that I don´t know which one of the speedy ones to get so I was hoping you guys point me in the right direction, the question is: "regular" or Type R ?

I´ve read the articles but I need some inside from the guys that have tried both, if it´s "worth" the extra $ the upgrade from regular to Type R.

Thanks !

[hobobob]

Raul, you are missing the infamous mustache photos.

[Finnz922]

get the Type R on Ebay for $140. I've bought two now. If you try the auction process I've seen some go for just over $110

[summers]

You might want to check out the sale at TW they have Daiwa T3 for $198 thats a little more then 1/2 off right now

[Scorpio]

Looks kind of like my Daiwa line-up, although throw a couple zillions and a T3 in there. But the reels that caught my eye the most are your two Procaster PR100H.

I have two of those also and when the wind picks up and you want solid, dependable performance...I always reach for those.

[raul]

the reels that caught my eye the most are your two Procaster PR100H.

Built like tanks ( they also weight as much as a tank ) but I´m not a weight weenie , my old XLT Plus series Abus are quite heavy and so is my Citica D.

[new2BC4bass]

Had planned on my first reel being a Curado 201E7. TW started closing out the Fuegos. Two of them wound up being my first LP b/c reels. (Had an old 5001C that I never used cuz I didn't know how to cast it.)

3 Fuegos
2 Sols
3 Zillions of different models
1 TD-Z 103H Type R
1 TD-X 100HSDF
1 TD-Z-103ML
2 Purple Alphas
1 Procaster 100HN
1TD-S 103HL
2 T3 1016
1 T3 MX1016
1 older gray Cabela's Prodigy
Plus 2 more that have slipped my mind.

Yup Daiwas suck big time. Got to be some of the worse reels I have ever used. Need to get these sold so I can replace them with Shimano and/or Lews reels.