- 4 reviews
Mid-range jewel
Nice smooth action reel for general estuary use packed with plenty of daiwa real 4 features which includes oil seal for moisture ingress protection. Most reels in this price range don't have a waterproof drag system but this one does. This is vital because no matter what the reel, once salt water penetrates the drag mechanism, you get big problems in the form a sticky drag which will cost you a decent fish! On the down side, all the fastening screws have hex key heads requiring an allen key rather than a normal phillips or slot head screw dri...
Read morever to disassemble for maintenance. Not sure why Diawa chose this when many of their other models have conventional screws? Drag works great straight out of the box, no need to strip down and grease at all. Gear ratio is 4.8:1 with 7kg maximum drag capacity an only weighs 240 gm without line so its light, strong and does have some extra grunt if required? Many 2500 model reels only have 4kg drag so the Freams has this advantage. Bought mine new for $179 which is around 20% below RRP, you can usually pick them up for under $200 if you shop around. Good comprimise between quality and value for money.
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- GTIN13: 4960652625630, 4960652822428 and 4960652933254
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