shimano vs daiwa

[Steve B]

I have had all shimano reels from stradics and chronarchs for bass, calcutta 200, 400, for barra calcutta 700 for reef, TSS 4 for spinning pelagics.

I checked out that "tackle tour" website HardB8 suggested looking for a top line baitcaster for impoundment barra specifically. Thanks for that tip HardB8.

I checked out zillionaires, callais, chronachs etc and even the new curado 300dsv/.

I ended up buying the ABU REVO STX low profile (their top of the range baitcaster) 24 LB of drag!!!!!! thats 4 x all the others!! And very light (unlike the curaddo300)

Put it to the test at monduran and stopped a metre barra in heavy timber with ease!! I still had more drag available if required. casts 50lb braid like a dream, (I beleive it casts better than my chronarch with 20lb braid). At about $260 at most tackle shops I was even more impressed.

Guess I still am a big shimano fan. I ve used a few mates Diawas too and they are classy. BUT I cant rate the REVO STX highly enough IMO.

cheers Steve

[Noelm]

hhhmmm I had a good look at my gear and found that I had in small spin reels predominately Shimano, in heavier I have Penn Spinfishers, in baitcatser (both small and larger) I have only ABU, in over heads I have a couple of TLD25's and all the game reels are now Internationals, now to put this into perspective, I have owned and used extensively at some time or another Big Shimano Spin reels and Tiagra's, and even an ABU game reel, and a couple of Diawa Spin reels and baitcasters, and most of what I had is either "passed onto" my son or sold off because it was not being used as much as the other stuff, now before anyone says a Tiagra is 10 times better than any Penn International or whatever, this is what I have found on my own personal gear, and does not mean someone else is wrong or right for using what THEY like, and in no way is it meant to deride any brand or choice, so no this V that war please!

[NAGG]

alot of people are saying daiwa why is this do u have a reason that u think daiwa, or is it because thats all u use?

Personally I'm not a Holden or Ford man .... & the same goes for fishing reels ..! At this point of time .. I've found that Daiwa make the best spinning reels (by far) & that Daiwa are also catching up (& now exceeding) Shimano ... for baitcasters! .... Larger overheads Shimano still rule!... Nagg

[NAGG]

shimano shimano shimano. daiwa doesnt even get close for mine. isnt daiwa abit of a cheaper alternative? with shimano u get wat u pay for... only the best

rhys... Are you for (reel) real ... I dont know if you have ever used a mid to high end Daiwa reel before ... but let me clarify a couple of things for you .... having used & owned 2 Shimano stellas before (at great cost) ... My 2 (3000 & 1500 )Certates crap over them & they are normally 20-30% cheaper! .... Infact wouldn't rate a stella much better than a Luvias! (half the price)
Now .. I've always been a shimano BC owner .... but have just recently purchased a Daiwa Zillion .... This reel out of the box seems the goods! while my Shimano Chronarch 100SF needed work on a stuttering drag ..... Furthermore the Zillion is more comparable in performance to the Calcuttas (but with more benefits... of a low profile baitcaster!) ... Nagg

[cammo79]

I use daiwa, i have a CVX253 millionaire on my 665 loomis barra rod, a team daiwa hsd low profile on a daiwa bc, a caldia kix4000 on a loomis 783sp and a crossfire 2500i on a daiwa procaster and a 1500 regal on my dropshot bream rod.

Dont know much about shimano but have seen a few let go before and cannot fault my daiwas yet but i do take good care of my stuff as well.

[top ender]

i thinks thats it with any reel .alot of people complain about daiwa/shimano but if u dont maintain it any reel will turn shiit

[GPB]

Cammo79,
what and were the 'few' Shimano reels you've seen let go ?, so I can keep an eye on my 26 Shimano reels in case it happens to me, especially as 5 of them are 1980's models and I haven't experienced a reel letting go before .

[top ender]

well said cammo .then again if u buy shiit $100 shimanos or daiwas then ofcourse there guna "let go" .

u get what u pay for wether it shimano or daiwa

shimano myself but daiwa is starting to get near the quality of shimano bait casters

just some fuel to the fire

[Hardb8]

Let's fuel it right up.........Who vs Daiwa? .

[top ender]

u no shimano the ones who basicly brought baitcaters on the map the same ones which are world renownd for there superior performance.
ar all coming back now?
if not its the company that has dominated fishing since we all started using lures not just in australia but world.

ahh im just waiting for all the daiwa fans too reply to this one.

cherrs

[top ender]

this is fun

[Hardb8]

Here we go Top Ender,
Ahhh,Ya right,It is coming back.....Shimano.....Shimano.....That's right,They were the mob making push bike parts while Daiwa were refining their skills on the already established Millionaire series...Yes...Shimano...I remember now.

On a more seroius note.

It's good to see Shitmano include a reel for the casting challenged angler,With the addition of the Calais D.C. to their line up.

Ya know what D.C. stands for don't ya? Dumb C%&#,Anyone can use em.

All right,All jokes aside.

If ya need a (Computer to cast for ya),It's best you do go with the Shitmano....As Diawa like to cater for (Real anglers)...The fisherman with talent!

[DR]

i have always used both, & if you look completely across the range I really don't see much difference. i just comes down to brand preference. I have always had a preference for daiwa.

my personal opinion is that shimano has had a better promotional department, getting/paying high profile talking to heads use & promote their product. The interesting thing i have noticed in the last 12 months or more is on chat boards, where the daiwa reels a starting to get a strong following of fishers, yet i don't notice a change in high profile promotion...maybe people are stopping being sheep, trying & deciding for themselves that daiwa makes pretty good gear after all & not being affected by promotion..

[cammac]

Topender talks of $100 S..T Shimanos and Daiwas letting go. Well if the reel is used for its intended purpose and used correctly and maintained it shouldnt let go!! wear out maybe! These guys that use Cheaply made reels and go out and put heavy braid on them and then up the drags are just asking for trouble!!
Id like to know how far up the price chain b4 you seee Daiwas and Shimanos more so in eggbeaters start using decent gears i.e. stainless and bronze and not alloy??!

[roydsy]

Shimano for sure.

Daiwa is the poor mans shimano.... hehe