Help with Daiwa

[wakina]

The following statement is not in any way ment to bash the Daiwa line of reels.But is is the true experience that I have had with their products. I did not get the reels repaired or replaced with another one as they were brand new and I don't have time for inferior products that should work when they are still new. I have 2 Accudepth plus reels in the 17 size and I had 2 Sealine reels sg17lca. I bought all 4 at Bass Pro shops. On the very first trip and the first fish, one of the sealines would not lock up, you could wind the fish in but as soon as you would let go of the handle it would allow line to run back off the reel. I took it back to BPS and had the power pro line that was on it wound onto 1 of the 2 Shimano Tekota 300LC reels that I purchased that day. The second one lasted 2 years, one year of which it was in storage in the rod rack in my shed at my camper, and it gave out last year with the same problem, the line from that reel is now on another Tekota 300lc reel. I still have the accudepth reels but one of them you have to release the lever to let line off then roll the spool back with your thumb or finger to get the spool to disengage the other one is still working properly. So now I have 4 Tekota 300 lc reels and love them and have had no problems with them. I only use the Diawa reels when I need extra rods in the water. I wish now I had kept the Okuma Convector reels that I sold when I purchased the Diawa reels. They are still going strong. They would have been great reels for extra lines and as backup.