Daiwa Fuego CT Braking system

[Buffdaddy54]

I'm looking to upgrade one of my baitcasters and looking at the Daiwa Fuego CT. My aptitude is still fairly low with baitcasters so I want to make sure whatever I get it has a foregiving breaking system. Can anyone tell me their experience with this reel. Really liking the price on EBay.

[Tywithay]

MagZ is one of the easiest braking systems to use, in my opinion. I think you'd be pleased.

[BankBasser]

I bought a Tatula CT (basically the same reel with the t-wing) to see if it was as nice as I'd heard in numerous posts. It is. It was very easy to setup. So much so that I sold the reels I had been using and replaced them all with the Diawa. I'd recommend it any day of the week.

[optimator]

Great brake system, pretty foolproof.

[Beetlebz]

The magforce Z brakes are hands down the simplest, easiest, and most forgiving brakes out right now. Period!

 

I've literally bet people at the launch that they can't backlash it mid cast. ain't lost yet. 

[CroakHunter]

Brent ehler has a video on YouTube of how to set up mag z brakes. They are some of the best brake systems I've used. They are nearly fool proof and set and forget

[LCG]

Fantastic brake system. Set the spool tension so that there is no wobble and magnetic brakes to 10 and you will be fine. Adjust from there as you see fit. Any backlash I have had has been completely my fault

[Hook2Jaw]

I'm looking into a whole lineup of Fuegos.  Thanks for making this thread and all the positive feedback!

[fishnkamp]

If you see any of my previous postings you will see I am a BIG fan of the Daiwa reels. I fish a bunch Tatula, Tatula Type R reels and Tatula CTs along with the Fuego predecessor the Exceler reels. The Fuego is built on the Tatula CT size frame and shares the Mag Force Z brakes. This is a great brake system but you will need to learn how it adjusts correctly, which is really easy if you forget how every other reel adjusts. First watch these two videos. After that go for it. You will not be disappointed.  BY the way check Cabelas they may have that reel on sale.

 

 

Ignore the fact he is talking about a different model, the brakes adjust the same.

 

[Happybeerbuzz]

55 minutes ago, fishnkamp said:

If you see any of my previous postings you will see I am a BIG fan of the Daiwa reels. I fish a bunch Tatula, Tatula Type R reels and Tatula CTs along with the Fuego predecessor the Exceler reels. The Fuego is built on the Tatula CT size frame and shares the Mag Force Z brakes. This is a great brake system but you will need to learn how it adjusts correctly, which is really easy if you forget how every other reel adjusts. First watch these two videos. After that go for it. You will not be disappointed.  BY the way check Cabelas they may have that reel on sale.

 

 

Ignore the fact he is talking about a different model, the brakes adjust the same.

 

I just watched the second video.  I normally tighten the spool tension to eliminate the side to side play.  Instead, I adjust my Tatula CT to how Ehrler said and slung a casting plug down the street.  It must have went 5-10 yards farther.  I could tell because the braid left on the spool was dark green and new looking.  All of a sudden, I'm having a good day.  Thanks.

[fishnkamp]

That is the hardest thing to accept, everything you have ever learned says the spool is too loose and it is going to make a mess.  The internal portion of the brakes ( the centrifugal weights and pawls) work basically like a lawn mower's governor.  What I really like is that when I change too either lighter or heavier lures I never adjust anything.  I do not need to. I fish in thew Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers. I always have moving current and usually some amount of waves. This means I do not want to open a reel up to make adjustments for fear of loosing parts or other issues. I use my equipment not only for bass but for big blue cats and stripers.  These all feed together on the same bait in the fall.

[drscholl14]

Those are two great videos.  I have a Tatula CT and a Fuego.  Two of the best Daiwa reels I own.  I have 4 currently and don't have any plans to buy anything other than Daiwa until they give me a reason not to.  

[ww2farmer]

Funny, up until 2 minutes ago I had never seen the Ehrler video, but I have adjusted my reels the same way out of the box. I find they need very little fine tuning after that.

[new2BC4bass]

1 hour ago, ww2farmer said:

Funny, up until 2 minutes ago I had never seen the Ehrler video, but I have adjusted my reels the same way out of the box. I find they need very little fine tuning after that.

Bought my first baitcast reel in 2009.  That winter I sent it and a couple more out to a young man on the forums for cleaning and a little upgrading on two of them.  His comment was that I had the spool tension so tight he couldn't cast 1/4 oz. on my Fuego.  Told me to run the spools with just enough tension to remove side-to-side play and to fill the spools for best distance.  I did as he suggested.

 

Basically those changes required me to learn how to cast all over again.  Was worth it.  Today I try to run reels from all manufacturers that way.  Sometimes I need a little more spool tension due to too much trouble with backlashes.  If I had your thumb, I wouldn't need to tighten spool tension. 

[Log Catcher]

If I tried to set up my Lews or shimano bait casters the way Brent Ehrler does I would have some of the worst backlashes the world has ever seen.

[Beetlebz]

12 hours ago, Log Catcher said:

If I tried to set up my Lews or shimano bait casters the way Brent Ehrler does I would have some of the worst backlashes the world has ever seen.

Legit. I do ok with my VBS shimano reel (singular now lol) but if I'm wrong on my settings when I cast after changing lures I find out *really* fast lol 

[Tywithay]

I've always set up my MagZ reels to where the spool has a bit of wiggle. I like them to be as free as possible. I can't do that with a Shimano Svs infinity reel without issues. I think that's why I get an extra 10 yards or so with a Tatula over a Curado.