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In reply to Post #36
Cheers for the reply đź‘Ť
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In reply to Post #33
Nope, they’ve been flawless. I did however upgrade them with folding handles, purely for easier pack ups, not for stupidly narrow buzzer bar fishing lol. Reckon they’re the best reels I’ve ever had and the nicest to use. That said, I’ve never owned Basias or Techniums.
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I've come from a 5500 XTD and a 14000 XTE.
I now have three 23 Emblem Big Pit 35 SCW QD reels and find them 100% better than the Shimano reels. The line guard on the Shimano reel is just crap, and I've had the line get caught behind the spool several times.
Personally I find big pits like the 14000/45 too big, the 35 is ideal for me in terms of size and on the spare spool you can put 0.35 mm/530 meters
I also tried the Okuma Obsedian but I can't get used to the spool sound and found the control during the drill much too aggressive compared to the 23 35 SCW QD
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In reply to Post #32
The Crosscasts are cracking reels for the money. I have an older set of 35's, some newer 45's and the spod reel. No issues with any of them and just as robust as the 19 Emblems.
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In reply to Post #32
Have you had any issues with the bail arms on them,ive heard they are quite flimsy and bend easily
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In reply to Post #31
I’ve been using the Emblem 23 45SCW for a year now and never had line go behind the spool once. Assume it must only be a problem on the 35 model?
Was considering getting a set of Crosscast 35’s myself for a set of lighter rods.
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Imo you would be better off with the crosscast 35... I considered the emblem before the crosscast and for the extra money it wasn't worth it... I've had zero trouble with line going behind the spool on the crosscasts
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In reply to Post #20
Hi,
How did you get on with the FAF rubber line guard upgrade to your Emblem 35's
Thanks
Dan
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In reply to Post #27
Daiwa emblem.. gold, black, blue, spod, whatever
The line guard makes them perfect for what you want.
The spod is a bit fast (gearing) but still capable and available new.
I'd get some used emblem s or x
Or infinity br
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In reply to Post #27
the basia doesn't have any line guard system, cant imagine using them is a good idea. okumas could be an option for you
only reason I got put off okuma is the servicing guys who basically said the internals are crap. guess it depends what your looking for quality wise.
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In reply to Post #14
Just to say I decided to pass on the 35 SCW - I'm seeing a lot of negative feedback and also for other Daiwa reels that are in their current line up - and that's across several forums, not just on here. I'll be fishing open bail, so if there's issues with line getting behind the spool, it'll be a big problem for me when pike fishing. I'd add that you shouldn't have to modify reels to make them do what they should do out of the box. All I want is three big pits for pike fishing that I can leave on the rods - meaning I don't have to keep swapping out my Basias from my distance carp rods.
A mate is lending me his Shimano Ultegra 14000 XTD's at the weekend, I'll see if they're any good. At this rate, I might just use my Basias for pike fishing and be done with it.
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In reply to Post #22
Glenn, reels received, to be put in use saturday...what i would say is the rubber resting on spool lip does create some extras noises.. like having tournies again 
but i can live with that , if you want any pics in case your interested DM me 
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Line guards are great with emblem and tournies the only mechanism that actually works however you will still have to manage line the skirt based guides such as the Shimarno (all of them) and the likes of the ISO and Linear X are poor. It is user error imo these 35s look extremely poor due to the tapered fall back which I can only think would make matters worse.
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In reply to Post #23
For a moment yes but realised too much would have to be taken off for them to fit .
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In reply to Post #16
Did you consider grinding a bit off the foot?
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