"I got this reel for fishing stripers. I look around and found this Daiwa reel. Has a real good drag. Great price. Got the 5000 series. Also used it for crab snare fishing. Worked great. The only"... (read full reviews)
"I bought this reel to use to catch bull reds in Louisiana and also to throw heavy swimbaits. The reel works great and doesn't feel any bulkier than the 200e's when fishing with it.
I think the price"... (read full reviews)
"If you're looking for a great value, this is it! Real nice reel for the $$$ and it gets the job done. Bought it for trolling. I got the 20# unit for large stripers. Got'em for under $23.00 on line."... (read full reviews)
"I bought this Reel to use with a medium weight Rod that I had for the wife to use. I took it out of the package and attached it to the Rod. I popped the trigger and cranked it in a few times and"... (read full reviews)
"Bought this to learn fundamentals of fly fishing. This seems to work very well for that purpose. There is little/no information stating what size leader/tippet is manufacturer installed, but is"... (read full reviews)
"I have used this underspin XD as well as the other underspin models made by DAIWA. This smooth action and retrieve is ideal for Crappie. I personally prefer to combine it with a 5/6 Fly Rod. In this"... (read full reviews)
"My wife purchased this reel for me for Father's Day. I wanted to try this one out and then move up to the larger reels for bass and catfish. I reel right handed, so that might make a difference, but"... (read full reviews)
"This reel has been the best one i have owned, by far the smoothest to cast and reel. The thumb trigger has a positive feel and i can confidently cast with one hand and not worry about my thumb"... (read full reviews)
"The Goldcast is the only spincast reel that has every feature that this type reel should have for the best performance possible. The Goldcast has the oscillating spool to help reduce the possibility"... (read full reviews)
"Just learning to fly fish. Was given Orvis Rods and wanted a reel to practice with until I am ready to buy IF fly fishing continues to capture my interest. THis is a really good product for the price"... (read full reviews)
"Novice fisherman. I bought this because it seemed compact. The layout of the reel allows for the first guide hole to be small, instead of the huge one required for typical reels. It should have come"... (read full reviews)
"i bought this reel a few weeks ago and i think it is one of the best reels i have used. great backlash control.and i have caught plenty of bass with it. if you want a good reel for cheap i recommend"... (read full reviews)
"Terrible value for money. I bought this thinking it would be as good as the Zebco 33 reels from decades past. The action on this reel is so bad it won't cast at all if you have less than several"... (read full reviews)