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Try magic eraser very lightly.

So your Daiwa 2500 is a Shimano 3000... Daiwa 2000 = Shimano 2500 line capacity (Daiwa 2000 drag at this size tends to be less than Shimano 2500 with the same capacity) Daiwa 2500 = Shimano 3000 line capacity (drag pressures tend to be almost equal here) Daiwa 3000 is starting to approach Shimano 4000 capacity.

Get a new Sierra series. I had a chance to handle one yesterday and they are almost as nice as the Champions.

Yesterday at a local Cabela's I was able to pick up on closeout the one and only St. Croix Legend Xtreme spinning rod that I saw on the shelf. It is the 7' Medium Fast. I got it for close to 40% off and it seems like a really nice rod...plus I couldn't pass up the deal on the price (had the nice rod sock to go with it and it even still had blue plastic cover over the back handle). Then I used the $20 off of $150 and gift cards to sweeten the deal. What applications will this rod best work for? On spinning I throw almost exclusively small soft plastics although I did pick up some tiny LC Bevy Shads (60 and 65) a few months ago that I may try on the rod. Thanks for any/all responses and best wishes on the water!

That's my dilemma...both seem nice and I am wondering what features are better on each reel. The color of the RG is pretty cool...looks like a JDM older Emeraldas and with a cork RCS knob, that RG might be awesome looking.

Does anyone have any information on either of these two budget Daiwa spinning reels? Revros 2000 or 2500 RG 2000 or 2500 What features do they have closer to the mid/higher end models? They seem like a nice reel for the price and worth considering. Thanks for any/all help and best wishes on the water.

So I have the opportunity to buy a few NIB Shimano Curado 100D and Citica 100D reels that are old stock from a store not too far from me that have been in the back room for some time. I noticed today on the Curado 100D that it says it features a Magnumlite spool...isn't that the same as the MGL concept? I forgot how absolutely solid these reels feel and truly are all metal yet still under 7.5oz. What is the going rate for a NIB Curado 100D and a NIB Citica 100D so I know what I could offer? Thanks and please let me know. Best wishes on the water!

Can you show a picture of what you mean?

Welcome aboard! Many of the companies like Abu, Lew's, BPS, and Pflueger outsource their reel building in both Korea and China. Doyo and Dawon companies come to mind. If you look at their websites, I bet you can pick out which reel was used for the base for any number of brand named reels. http://www.doyofishing.co.kr/main/index

That picture was taken with both shims on, stock, and that's why I asked the question...since the line lays a little more toward the back in the picture. So, should I put that other shim back on since it was already initially spooled with two shims (as seen in the picture) as this is how it came right out of the box? Thank you!

Since the line is laying slightly better than I originally spooled it, should I take the spool off and add the shim back? Could that have just been my error in spooling the line and not really the shims? Are these shims meant to be removed as I can not find any info regarding it from Daiwa and wondered why Daiwa would add them if they weren't a necessity to the reel from the stock/standard point-of-view. Please let me know. I matched this reel with a Fenwick HMG 76ML and wow does it cast well!

I will say that there were some people that loved the EON series. Check out the bass fishing homepage that used to be at another site.org. There used to be a lot of info on there when people did post often. If that doesn't work just google bass fishing home page rods/reels. I never used one but why not try it out and see if you have good luck with it.

Slightly under retail...$92 shipped via Amazon (sold through Reed's Sporting Goods). Ordered an HMG for it today. I was test casting it on my ET Smallmouth rod.

Fenwick ET Bass 610ML.

I did take out one shim (one of the two white ones) and walked the line out of the spool then reeled it back in. It did change it a little bit to a more balanced spool lay but I wonder if now that is it done, should I just put that shim back in? Didn't realize it was that easy.

For the price and for the features, it looks like a really nice reel. Daiwa has stepped up their game with this one from all that I have read online and based on features per dollar spent. While many of the Abu reels are nice, they are mostly manufactured in the same factories as BPS, Pflueger, Lew's, etc. There are only a handful on companies that those manufacturers choose from to build their reel platforms. (And I am not criticizing as I do own Abu and Pflueger reels) Daiwa and Shimano use their own factories with their own specs. If you get one, be sure to report back on how it performs. Best wishes on the water and good luck with the reel!

Looking at the manual is does say that the spool as a 5 degree taper from the back to the front. Not sure if that is the reason for the slight change in line lay. If this is normal then that's all good. I did cast it in the yard and boy oh boy does this reel cast well!

Plastic shims? Are they put in there as standard? I have never had to remove anything from any of my other spinning reels to get the line to lay correct. Was this something Daiwa did specifically for these reels?

I just got a Daiwa SS Tournament 1300 that I want to pair with a Fenwick HMG 76ML for tubes and stuff for smallies and I just spooled the reel up with line. However, the line lay seems to slightly congregate conically towards the back of the spool. Is this normal for a reel of this age? (even though its new it debuted in 1987) Did I do something incorrect. In fact, I walked up the street unspooling the reel and then reeling it back to see if that would change and it seems to be the same way. Any advice is helpful. I will try and post a picture. Thank you!

Antares, Conquest, Metanium MGL, Steez TWS. They are the best reels money can buy.

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What ratio MGL are you guys referring to?

I ordered one on backorder on 12/22 and it shipped the other day. If it's a nice reel, then I am in luck. If not, I can always return it. I would rather report back after actually using it instead of brand commenting without actually holding the said model of discussion.

Here are specs: http://fish.shimano.com/content/sac-fish/en/home/products/fishing-reels/spinning/ultegra-17.html