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Daiwa Dogfight v Stella v Accurate Twinspin

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Chris Young:

--- Quote from: Brandon Khoo on June 22, 2010, 08:19:35 AM ---floating oil seal thing?!   ;D

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Ok ....it's called Mag - Seal technology, magnetic grease used to seal the internals.

That's as tech as I get guys, I'm sure Duncan or someone can expand on my basic explanation

Luke Wyrsta:
What are your requirements Clayton...perhaps that may assist you in choosing a reel?

Andrew Cox:
I have had a good run with stella's, have owned saltiga's but just hate them as they are no where near as smooth as a stella, just my two cents worth.

Doug Lindsay:
Hi all,
Again, my 2 cents worth...
I have had dramas with 2 Diawas recently. A Saltiga 4500 and a Certate 3500hd. Both reels were sent back to Daiwa for service (both running a bit rough)and the Saltiga came back requiring  gears and 4 Bearings ( this reel is 12 months old, probably fished a dozen days, well cared for). the Certate required 5 bearings replaced ( 2 years old, fished about 30 days with only 20lb braid- mainly snapper on plastics). Daiwa did not cover this under their warranty.
My local tackle shop handled this for me, and in fact, sent the Saltiga back after the first attempt to service it.
As a result, I have bought a Stella 10 000 and love it so far. Shimanos warranty seems pretty strong and Im told they have a no fuss policy.
Its a crying shame about the Diawas, because I was a real believer ( 6000gt, Expo, 4500,3500hd)
Im told the new Certates have a design flaw relating to the bail rotor touching the spool under heavy drag settings.
As Brandon has said, Im sure there are just as many people that have had trouble with their XYZ brand of reel.

Brandon Khoo:
Doug, I can only suggest you do your research and place zero reliance on the "I heard....." type of rumors. Tackle Shop rumor-mongering are not a reliable source of information. It's interesting you mention the 10000 and how happy you are with it because there have also been rumors about that and how they're being returned for warranty claims by the dozen and then of course, rumors that the reel stems on Saltigas are weak, not to mention God knows what else.

All of the reels in question have been proven in the heat of battle. A failure of some part of the reel does not necessarily mean there is an endemic problem with a reel. Over time, I have seen failures in most of the components of all the mainline reels but with the extreme pressure that GTs impose on equipment, it really isn't that much of a surprise.

The reality is that if someone wants a piece of equipment that simply is absolutely foolproof, I can only recommend the trusty handline.

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