Super User Raul Posted August 4, 2015 Super User Posted August 4, 2015 Daiwas are really very nice reels, I have a few ones but really I don´t think they would last as long as a Shimano, my oldest Daiwa is a PT33SH, not a bad reel, it did need a drag pad upgrade ( the original stock drag was ----> junk ! ), I also have some TDZs and with the exception of one all have gone for a drag pad upgrade. I heaven´t tried their new offerings since I still have several reels that are NIB. The Procaster PR100H was an excellent reel for very little money ( like 70 bucks ). Quote
Super User deep Posted August 4, 2015 Super User Posted August 4, 2015 A wannabe vs the industry leader. At least all this competition is making Shimano and Daiwa work harder. Got no complaints there. Quote
KP Duty Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 A wannabe vs the industry leader. At least all this competition is making Shimano and Daiwa work harder. Got no complaints there. I don't fish lews, but they represent more of a second comming than a wanna-be. In the late 80's I knew guys that wouldn't have traded their old green lews for my shiny new abu xlt plus. Quote
bassbassontherange Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 A wannabe vs the industry leader. At least all this competition is making Shimano and Daiwa work harder. Got no complaints there. Haha. I'm a Shimano guy, but the stuff people say sometimes... I don't get it. Lew's makes some solid stuff. I hope you're a Ford, GE, Motorola, ect. guy, otherwise you're buying "wannabe" products by that logic. Quite frankly, that's an ironic thing to say considering the first low profile baitcasters were invented by Lew himself. Shimano started out in this arena as a wannabe. 1 Quote
boostr Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Haha. I'm a Shimano guy, but the stuff people say sometimes... I don't get it. Lew's makes some solid stuff. I hope you're a Ford, GE, Motorola, ect. guy, otherwise you're buying "wannabe" products by that logic. Quite frankly, that's an ironic thing to say considering the first low profile baitcasters were invented by Lew himself. Shimano started out in this arena as a wannabe. Sup, what's wrong with Ford? I do agree with your Lew's history comment that's why I have 4, but there no need to drag Ford into this... 1 Quote
bassbassontherange Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Sup, what's wrong with Ford? I do agree with your Lew's history comment that's why I have 4, but there no need to drag Ford into this... Haha I drive a Ford:) 1 Quote
Kyle46N Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 When were Lews ever green ? Kind of a blackish green.....especially if you looked into the sun....then looked back at your Lews.....it kind of looked green. Quote
bootytrain Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Haha. I'm a Shimano guy, but the stuff people say sometimes... I don't get it. Lew's makes some solid stuff. I hope you're a Ford, GE, Motorola, ect. guy, otherwise you're buying "wannabe" products by that logic. Quite frankly, that's an ironic thing to say considering the first low profile baitcasters were invented by Lew himself. Shimano started out in this arena as a wannabe. Designed by Lew, manufactured by shimano. These new lews are manufactured by doyo using their technology. 3 Quote
zachb34 Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Haha. I'm a Shimano guy, but the stuff people say sometimes... I don't get it. Lew's makes some solid stuff. I hope you're a Ford, GE, Motorola, ect. guy, otherwise you're buying "wannabe" products by that logic. Quite frankly, that's an ironic thing to say considering the first low profile baitcasters were invented by Lew himself. Shimano started out in this arena as a wannabe. Shimano actually manufactured the old lews reels. Even Browning, which is next to obsolete in the fishing market made some of them. 1 Quote
Weld's Largemouth Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I had a Lew's BB1 Pro that I sold to fund a Shimano Metanium DC. I didn't realize how good the BB1 Pro was until I owned a Shimano. So you prefer the lews over the metanium?! Quote
KP Duty Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Kind of a blackish green.....especially if you looked into the sun....then looked back at your Lews.....it kind of looked green. Something like that...it was a long time ago. They looked unpalmable and held a crap load of line. Quote
Super User deep Posted August 5, 2015 Super User Posted August 5, 2015 Easy guys. It was a joke. Well, sort of. I'll revise my opinion if the current models are still being fished after a decade or two. Quote
rangerjockey Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I grew up fishing the older baitcasters that were made by Shimano and Ryobi. Even still have one of the Lews branded spinning reels that were made by Abu but I've never seen one with a green hue..Interesting, I believe there was a short time where Zebco owned the name so maybe during that time.. Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted August 5, 2015 Super User Posted August 5, 2015 Get a citica! You can get older models for 50 on ebay, or newer models for 80 to 90 dollars. Great deal. Quote
Josh Smith Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Shimano used to make Lew's for Lew Childre. Then it was Ryobi after Shimano got into the fishing game. So, the question I have is this: Why did Lew's break with Japan? Betcha' they wanted the reels made cheaper. Josh Edited for clarification. Quote
boostr Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Now they are made in Korea, well at least the BB1s are. Quote
Super User kickerfish1 Posted August 5, 2015 Super User Posted August 5, 2015 If I was putting together 10 outfits on a budget of $200 or less for NEW reels I would give Lews most of my business. If I was looking at reels for $150-400 it would be almost all exclusively Shimano. If Daiwa was an option for this thread they would be a heavy player for me as well. 1 Quote
KP Duty Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/hypercloud9/lews2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4485105/Re_Lew_s_Reels&h=682&w=1023&tbnid=jem9HQJLyv75QM:&docid=vumDKz3VbLttrM&ei=8ErCVfHQOciaNtnHu6AD&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMABqFQoTCPGIjOC-kscCFUiNDQod2eMONA I guess it was black. That's the reel I'm thinking of. Quote
Jon G Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 If was putting together 10 outfits on a budget of $200 or less for NEW reels I would give Lews most of my business. If I was looking at reels for $150-400 it would be almost my exclusively Shimano. If Daiwa was an option for this thread they would be a heavy player for me as well. I will agree with this. I will give credit to Lew's on that they produce a lot of good reels for people on a budget. A lot of their reels in the $200+ range can be found for a lot less than retail price on places like ebay. Quote
Super User Raul Posted August 5, 2015 Super User Posted August 5, 2015 If was putting together 10 outfits on a budget of $200 or less for NEW reels I would give Lews most of my business. If I was looking at reels for $150-400 it would be almost my exclusively Shimano. If Daiwa was an option for this thread they would be a heavy player for me as well. Daiwa has some excellent reels in the sub $100 class. Quote
Super User kickerfish1 Posted August 5, 2015 Super User Posted August 5, 2015 Daiwa has some excellent reels in the sub $100 class. Well yes, but this is apparently a Lews vs Shimano thread... Quote
Super User Raul Posted August 5, 2015 Super User Posted August 5, 2015 Well yes, but this is apparently a Lews vs Shimano thread... Simple, Shimano no questions asked. Quote
chelboed Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 The new Lew's Team LITE can be found for ~ $175 all day long lately. (Almost $100 less than the Magnesium) That's an excellent price for that much performance. It's also really light for a metal frame reel at 5.6 oz. The Pro G is running in the $165 range because it's fresh on the market. It will be considerably cheaper soon because it's a lesser model than the LITE. All 3 the same reel essentially...just a blue collar model, white collar model, and a "Mommy & Daddy paid my tuition" model. Given the history...the TP hits around $140...the $249 lite is 30% down, this I think you could expect the TPG to be in the $140 range next year. You don't have to put any gas on it at all, just flick your wrist and the bait is figuratively in the next county. Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted August 7, 2015 Super User Posted August 7, 2015 This is why i prefer abu round reels.20 yrs ago they cost $30 to $50 brand new.now the same reels with a few cosmetic and mech diff are up past 110$$.still the same reels.curados fluctuate between 100$ when they first came out to 190$ now and so many variations.its like a jackass stepping in the same hole over and over for eternity no offense to anyone just some fun .matter of fact im trying to grab a greenie now as we speak Quote
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