So these have been out for a while, seem very popular at the shows etc.
What's the reviews and feedback, please???
What's the reviews and feedback, please???
In reply to Post #1
I have them but not used them yet on a session ! Having had a play with them I think the fears about the clutch being too quick are unfounded. You would have to be particularly ham fisted to lock them up with a fish under the tip in my opinion of course.
I have them but not used them yet on a session ! Having had a play with them I think the fears about the clutch being too quick are unfounded. You would have to be particularly ham fisted to lock them up with a fish under the tip in my opinion of course.
In reply to Post #1
I really like them. Feel solid and well built, good line lay. I haven't played a fish on them yet, but as said above I don't see any issues with the clutch adjustment being too quick.
I really like them. Feel solid and well built, good line lay. I haven't played a fish on them yet, but as said above I don't see any issues with the clutch adjustment being too quick.
I was worried about the clutch but I don't mind it now, and it's quite a simple fix to slow it down but I haven't bothered.
The thing I don't like is the higher gearing compared to most other diawas, I'll see how they cope with some weed when it starts getting up but I suspect I'll be swapping reels in the summer. Looking at the other thread on big pits though I know some want the higher retrieve
The thing I don't like is the higher gearing compared to most other diawas, I'll see how they cope with some weed when it starts getting up but I suspect I'll be swapping reels in the summer. Looking at the other thread on big pits though I know some want the higher retrieve
In reply to Post #4
How do you slow down, thicker washers?
How do you slow down, thicker washers?
In reply to Post #5
I never went that far but the entoh caps fit, I'll have a play with them later to see if a washer swap is necessary.
When I first tried it there seemed to be a difference
I never went that far but the entoh caps fit, I'll have a play with them later to see if a washer swap is necessary.
When I first tried it there seemed to be a difference
In reply to Post #6
Going to carbon which is thinner speeds everything up so with my logic increasing thickness should slow it down
Going to carbon which is thinner speeds everything up so with my logic increasing thickness should slow it down
In reply to Post #7
With carbon and nylon washers it's more a case of lack of compression, slower smoother clutches use greased felt
With carbon and nylon washers it's more a case of lack of compression, slower smoother clutches use greased felt
In reply to Post #8
Exactly
Exactly
I've had a set for a few months, fished half a dozen times with them.
I don't find the QD too quick at all. Look and feel good, happy with mine.
I don't find the QD too quick at all. Look and feel good, happy with mine.
In reply to Post #7
As duggs says its compression not thickness that slows them down, felt washers compress far more than carbon so slower to lock up. if thicker washers were fitted then the spring retainer in spool cap wouldnt fit in place.
The other thing that slows them down is also compression related and its different ratings of springs in the spool cap
As duggs says its compression not thickness that slows them down, felt washers compress far more than carbon so slower to lock up. if thicker washers were fitted then the spring retainer in spool cap wouldnt fit in place.
The other thing that slows them down is also compression related and its different ratings of springs in the spool cap
In reply to Post #11
The cap itself feels harder than the entoh ones, I'll have a play later but I thought that was enough to slow them down, basically the opposite of filling the emblem spod caps with epoxy to speed them up
The cap itself feels harder than the entoh ones, I'll have a play later but I thought that was enough to slow them down, basically the opposite of filling the emblem spod caps with epoxy to speed them up
In reply to Post #12
I haven't seen a cap on the 45 but i would imagine it doesn't have a spring and just a bush
I haven't seen a cap on the 45 but i would imagine it doesn't have a spring and just a bush
In reply to Post #11
I'm all ears waiting for an answer. For me the 35's are too quick for my liking.
I'm all ears waiting for an answer. For me the 35's are too quick for my liking.
In reply to Post #14
Have you got any other daiwa reels like an emblem or spod reel? the spool caps on those have a spring inside when
removed from the reel and turned over and look into the threaded part a spring can be seen this is there to slow the drag down as it buffers the loading on the drag.
I dont know if an emblem spool cap will fit your reel but if it did it would slow the drag down, it may also be possible to fit a spring in your spool cap.
The other way is to swap washers in the spool yours will be non compression washers could be carbon or a cheaper substitute, if these were swapped for felt washers like what are in emblems tournys etc then the drag would slow down.
The felt washers compress when spool cap is tightened which reduces the pressure applied per spool cap movement if that makes sense?
Doing both methods at the same time gives a very slow clutch
Have you got any other daiwa reels like an emblem or spod reel? the spool caps on those have a spring inside when
removed from the reel and turned over and look into the threaded part a spring can be seen this is there to slow the drag down as it buffers the loading on the drag.
I dont know if an emblem spool cap will fit your reel but if it did it would slow the drag down, it may also be possible to fit a spring in your spool cap.
The other way is to swap washers in the spool yours will be non compression washers could be carbon or a cheaper substitute, if these were swapped for felt washers like what are in emblems tournys etc then the drag would slow down.
The felt washers compress when spool cap is tightened which reduces the pressure applied per spool cap movement if that makes sense?
Doing both methods at the same time gives a very slow clutch