KeepinItBassy

Yeah if it’s just 3 months, take care of the problem quickly by contacting Daiwa and tell them it’s issues. They are good from what I’ve heard. I know if you contacted Lews, they’ll send you to a mom and pops store for repair or even parts. Hope this isn’t the case. Agree… I’ve learned that one

This is bizarre. I own 8 Elites bought from TW and Digitaka. It's been three years and none of them makes noise or had any problems, thus far. It really could be anything. What kind of noise is it making? If it's the pinion and main gear, you'll hear and feel a humming sound from it. I remember I had this issue with three reels. An old SV that was the 8.1:1 speed, another high gear cheap reel and another Daiwa reel which I've done a gear swap on. However, you should not have any sound from it. Another thing is the bearings. You really need to clean out the bearings and lubricate. Just one bad bearing can freak you out. Best thing to do is be very observant on the disassembly. Inspect everything carefully. Clean and reassemble. You can spot imperfections or anything that is faulty with magnification. As anything, You could've got a bad unit upon arrival

Thank you so much!!🙏

I work at a fishing store and I have the many questions about reels and history of them. Does anyone have a master list/PDF/Spreadsheet of the lineage of the Shimano Curado's line up since inception? The box's have numbers and letter's on them. I just relatively know the size of these baitcast reels but cannot explain the mysterious acronyms that's displayed on them boxes. I would like to clearly explain and distinguish older to newer models of any Shimano reel that we have on display.

Good to know. Can’t stand the month wait like AliExpress. Seems it gets stuck in California, then a 3 weeks later it gets here to Houston🤦‍♂️

Ok. When you’re ordering from any of them, what’s the transit time like?

So, the micro bearing setup makes much more sense. I suppose it has better tolerances. Is this the latest in the world of reel bearings? I’d want to try them on my Elites P/F and Zillion for crank bait. How can I obtain them?

That red you circled is the casing, the outer race of the bearing. Metal.

As of now, seems that Hedgehog in Japan are the only ones that has this SLPW Spool Remover

Before your response, I’ve ordered the TX6. If it covers both, exposed and recessed spools, then I should be good. I’ll order the newer model and see how that compares. Maybe try out the aluminum knock-off one’s from Alieexpress. Think it’s like around $5. I have a lot of Daiwa’s but have some BassPro stuff which really is a Lew’s platform. Next would be the bearings. Thinking I’d replace couple of the Daiwa’s only and see how it runs. Hope it doesn’t sound like a Curado DC.

Any experience with this style of pin remover? I've seen this on the site and I've noticed that it's round as the SLP version but has different adapters.

For all those who swapped out their bearings or just wanted to clean the up and re-install them, what is the best "bearing removal tool" money can buy? There are several in the market but wanted to know your thoughts. I have a lot of reels and I damaged a spool and the pin just by using channel locks today. Never again use channel locks😤

Do we have a group here that owns a Pond Prowler, Pelican Bass Raider or any other Bass Buster boat?