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In reply to Post #11
At least a couple of posters here I think though problem is they likely have not been put through there paces so your not really going to get decent feedback - there are a lot of ‘fair weather anglers’
I was thinking of some new reels also but am planning to see what else comes out in the next few months / folk have tested a bit more.
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Has any one got the Okuma obsidians?
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In reply to Post #7
Reels don't give you line twist. It's how you load the line and how you maintain it.
I recently noticed that changing from my normal dumpy pear lead to hex distance leads massively increased line twist as they must have been spinning on the retrieve.
I had a spin of a mates shimmy xte reels and they seem lovely.
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In reply to Post #7
You're the first person I've ever seen be negative about them. Not sure how you got line twist with them, I never did . Don't agree about the looks either but that's subjective anyway. Honestly they were awesome reels
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In reply to Post #7
No doubting the 5000T’s are a superior reel but they are roughly double the price of the Penn reels 
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In reply to Post #4
I had the worst line twist with them, I thought the line clips was harsh on line when using mono, they felt bulky and heavy. I also hated how the handles folded down to pack them away and one of the screws in the handle fell out luckily I found it and put it back in. I also had one on a spod rod which I admit I abused but it pretty much seized up in 6 months. I replaced them with tournament 5000t one with the Weston development upgrades I did myself and one came from weston development already upgraded I like them better in every single way, I used the exact same line I did with the penns and had no line twist issues what so ever. The tournaments also feel a lot lighter and smoother cranking in and with weston spools the line clips are far better and they look so much better than the penns.
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Appreciate the replies gents 👍🏽 keep them coming! Think I’m going to go for the obsidians after the reviews on emblems
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In reply to Post #1
I had the Emblems, used them for less than 6 months and then got rid of them. Didn't like the clutch, the line guard is flimsy and the line kept getting stuck behind the spool. Went back to my old Affinities which are great and have none of those issues. Also got myself a set of Shinano XTE's and so far I have been very happy with those and used them without issue for the last 6 months at my syndicate
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In reply to Post #3
Really? Why?
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In reply to Post #2
I have penn affinitys 3 I was not really impressed at all with them they was okay use them as spares now.
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In reply to Post #1
I have the emblems. They are alright, nothing special Tbh. The Penn affinity are a superior reel for a lower price
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I’m in the market for some new long distance casting reels, I’ve had my shimano longcasts for 10/15 years now. I have been looking at the Okuma Obsidian or the Daiwa 23 emblem 45s.
After a bit of feedback on either reels? Pros & cons of both? Performance etc
Thanks in advance 👍🏽
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