shimano vs daiwa

[breamnut]

daiwa are twice the reel that shimano are!
roydsy have you ever used a daiwa reel?
shimano dont last half as long as what daiwa do.
also if daiwa is the poor mans shimano what would you say about a saltist or steez.
stella are nothing compared to these reels. even a certate is better then these and its $200 less! hahahaha

[wheezer]

go get 'em hardb8!! nearly all the fisho's i know who work in tackle shops choose daiwa over shimano....me well i started at abu...then went shimano...but finally got what i wanted from daiwa...i may consider a shimano if daiwa doesn't offer anything eg big baitrunner but otherwise no contest.....

[~Johno~]

And what about the Daiwa Saltiga series, some of them spinning reels are over $1000 a pop. So yeah, i wouldnt call them a poor mans keeper.

I love both brands, im soon to get a Daiwa 3000 Sol and a Shimano 4500B BR.

[top ender]

ok ok il be the bigger man...

daiwa are good but shimano are better and deep down we all no it.

its like saying volvos are god but ferraris are better.

hahahahahahahahahahaha..........evil

[turley]

Hardb8, I can say from experience most of shimanos' bicycle parts ain't much chop either.... best parts are from technology they bought from another company!

Back on topic, I use both shimano and daiwa! Got a symetre cause it has ARB bearing and high speed retreive for casting small slugs around for pelagics and a laguna for all my smaller lures work. Saying all that, I reckon I would have bought daiwa if they offered a higher retrieve speed reel! Baitcasters I started with daiwa, jumped then settled with two daiwas, though that might change in the future though!... if only daiwa made a 50 sized reel.....

[GPB]

What turley means is "thank god for Shimano".

What Johno means is "Saltegas [$1230] are dearer than Stellas [$980] even before you upgrade the drag".

[lumox]

daiwa all the way have shimano also but recent gear last 2-3 years daiwa seems to be leading the way with new powerful gear. havent had a dramma with any of my diawa gear yet or the shimano but the feel of daiwas stuff is great. my oldest is a penn 330 gti handed down to me by my dad its caught some great fish in its time from jew in the nt to cobia off the pinn.

[top ender]

good to here about your penn mate.

[Tangles]

interesting read, having both Daiwa and Shimano, i prefer Alveys
Mike