2019 WOW! This little $99 trout sized reel packs more heat than a big Penn 

Great video. Had a President reel that had horrible line lay. Replaced it with a Penn Pursuit III and love it. Perfect line lay and built Like a tank.

When I first started seriously saltwater fishing I bought a Penn Spinfisher V 4000 based on some other reviews I've seen. Then a Daiwa BG 4000. The BG holds quite a bite more line for its size and has held up well. Since then based on your reviews and my experience I bought a BG 5000. Now I'm researching a small 3000 size reel. The Fuego or a Penn Fierce III came up first on my radar. I'm always amazed by what you find inside of the reels you review. Thanks for the great reviews on the things that make a reel worth buying, durablilty.

I can really appreciate this review. I've been leaning towards the new Daiwa Ballistic 6k over the proven saragosa 6k. This really made me feel better about going with a new lighter reel that can still handle Snook, Jack's, and Tarpon.. Thanks!

I got a OG exceler spinning reel it’s holding up great so far for bass, pickerel and saltwater fishing as well as perch

This was interesting. Haven't had a lot of luck with the Daiwa BG 4000. Had to order a slew of parts today to get it back going again. Your tutorial on the reel was a huge help. This time I am going to go thru those bearings properly. It is my fishing partners reel and I encouraged him to buy it so I feel obligated to maintain it for him. The gears are holding up well though so there is definitely something to the oversize gears. The Penn spinfishers have been doing well. They are at a little higher price point than the daiwa's though. Only thing that has caused me grief with them is their bail trip mechanism.

Can't wait for the full reviews on all these reels

LOL at that matching threads on the two gears. Nice effect indeed!

Wow you mean some people don’t make it to the end of the videos! I have made it every time!! Great videos as always!

That exchange with the penn fanboy earned you a sub good sir. I giggled way too hard at that lol

Amazing I have a 2000 Fugio it's so good but I need a handle replacement, cause put a custom gomex knob but I bent it getting it off so hard to find a replacement...

Most of my reels are Daiwa on mid budget. Got a smooth cranking Shimano Sahara but it's not strong in winding ! Use an Okuma but the gears give a grinding noise after a few months. My old Ryobi Applause is still strong but need a bigger knob to fight bigger fish but his extra bearing Vertigo have a quality issue. The bag is good but a little heavy. Got a free Maguro Venom with good spec from a fishing show and it got grinding gear noise like Okuma. But others are fine. Wrongly bought an Abu magnesium MGX, but can't use on Saltie ! ☹️

Awesome channel with great content! I know you have mentioned that Daiwa has you on their “VIP” list and I hope and pray that they don’t add you to their payroll and your reviews always stay unbiased. Its great to have someone tearing down these reels and exposing the build quality of one to another. This will only encourage companies to up their game and put out quality stuff. Hopefully your channel grows and don’t let any of these big name reel companies buy your honesty out to glorify their products over another. Keep up the great work!

I have a diawia with 10 lb test. I caught a. 2ft something musky and never hurt it at all unlike my okuma. Cirtix !!!!!

Thanks for that important information

I'm trying to find out if the Daiwa BG 2000 handle/arm will screw into the BG 2500. I'm looking at the BG2500 to use for freshwater bass fishing. If the threads are the same on the inside then i'm going to go ahead and get the 2000 handle and use it with the 2500.

I picked up a 2nd Fuego LT in 3000 and it's the exact same as the 2500 except with a bigger spool. I took the spool from the 3000 and put it on the 2500 no problem, so if one could find spare spools you can have a 6.2:1 3000 😀👍 Handles are also the same except the 3000 has a t knob which isn't as bad as I thought because it is not super fat like the ones on the BG.

Your videos are top notch, I have been considering getting a spinner for throwing some lures and the BG and Battle 2 have been on my list.

Have you covered the daiwa legalis lt ?? I can’t find it among your vids ?? Also you are the best in the business of checking the quality of reels ..... I really want the slammer3 it’s beautiful however I need to cast hardbody divers. This line lay issue is it that bad? Are wind knots completely reduced if you ended fill the spool ? What is an equivalent reel that has perfect line lay?

those machine marks are spot drill marks which are use to remove min material to balance the gear shaft. A++++ job daiwa

I've been buying daiwa exceler lt 3000. And i have a problem of reel foot flexing under light load?

Could you recommend a 4000 size spinning reel for kayak fishing? I have two Penn Battle 2 4000s and they have served me well although they are still fairly new and get serviced regularly. I bought them because of the seals. My reels get dunked quite often in salt water and I was tired of burning through cheaper reels. I didn't know there were other options out there that may be much better and priced the same. Great channel by the way.

I have been such a big Shimano guy and the last 4 yrs or so i found myself buying 6 Daiwa reels. Nothing wrong with Shimmy, and eventually i will buy more of them, i just cant say no to Daiwa when looking at the specs (and price)!

What are your thought on the new Sustain?

Bwahahaha I'm summerdying! He's got 7 Shimano FX's which make his 10 Penn Pursuits seem awesome i bet, classic!

I’m getting one of these fuego Lt’s after seeing it reel in a tarpon for 99$ how are these compared to the stradic I mean both reels have similar drag An sim weights I’d love to see them compared

Which one would you prefer Nasci fc 2500 or Fuego Lt 2500

Hi Tackle Advisors. I am new to fishing and i would like to buy a Daiwa Fuego Lt spinning reel but i could not decide between the 3000 series and the 5000 series. The fuego lt 5000 series is about 1.23Oz(35gm) heavier than the 3000 series but has more drag(12kg instead of 10kg). I would prefer to go with the 5000 series but i would want to have an expert view. Please advise if the 1.23Oz (difference in weight) would matter if i go with the 5000 and if 8.82Oz(250gm- Weight of the fuego 5000 lt weight) is considered a heavy reel compared to the 3000 fuego lt(7.58Oz,215gm).I will use it for inshore casting. Thank you very much :) @Tackle Advisors

Penn has the better the better handle and bail, other than that the BG wins in every category. With that being said I still picked up a battle 2. I just preferred the feel of it. Told my dad to go with a BG though because It's definitely the smoother reel.

Hello again :) when I look at the fuego main gear there is no grease but Penn. Daiwa comes from the factory without grease or did you just cleaned it ? Thank you, Mr. Advisors.

Make a video on how to clean and re oil your bait caster bearings please

There are spacers that go under the spool to adjust how the line lays coming in.

honestly can't feel the effect of larger gear but i certainly welcome the concept of overbuild reels, they're more confident inspiring

I'm looking for light but tought reel for hucho huco, pikes and big trouts. Do you thing Daiwa Fuego LT would be good ? What reel would you choose under 150$ ? Thanks for good review.

wath about Daiwa procaster 4000a?

Been beating the crap out of a small 3000 fuego been catching a ton of short striped bass an a blue or two it’s started to feel geary but it probably just needs a service cause diawa puts no grease in there reels I’m fishing on a bridge to an that tends to beat your gear up a bit more loving the reel

Quick question ik it might seem stupid but what would you say the average casting distance a typical baitcaster should cast and ik it varies depending on reel line rods ect this is something I've never seen anyone cover ik people talk about distance casting light baits but what's a general average for something like t-rigs or something like 1/4 and 3/8oz baits

Bg or Fuego lt ??

Are the screws on the Fuego Tapped into Plastic?? or are there metal moulded inserts

Great video thank you. I am using 0.18mm daiwa jbraid. Will the fuego hold 250meters of this braid nicely? Thanks again.

Is there any decent alternative to the Shimano Stradic ci4+ 2500 size for both smoothness, wieght saving, and preferably cheaper? Any of the Kastkings?

Can you do review on exceler LT,or it's just a magseal diffrent with feugo LT,..can I go saltwater with those reel or should get BG? ,for 1-3kg fish.thanks

If you do your own maintenance go with an exceler over a Fuego. Magseal is a pita.

Do you feel the bail on the Fuego is prone to incidental closing?

This dude knows his shit I don’t care what any of you haters got to say if I ever had a question about a reel I know who to go to 👍🤜

I never tried daiwa, so im asking you: For a bass spinning reel, 2500 size, which one do you think will flex less ? Zaion or Ci4+ ?

i have question, im looking for a 3000 size reel to match on a ugly stik 5,10 medium , i would use it from the kayak in saltwater it should be about 100-120 dollars, i see so many reviews on everything, basicaly im lost, so many stuff out there, i would apreciate any sugestion, im looking to catch seabass (not striped bass) and bluefish

I do saltwater fishing on the Texas coast (not professionally by far) and wanted something that will hold up to the saltwater environment but around the $100 price point. Would you recommend the Fuego LT or the Penn Battle II? Thanks.

Bit off topic but could you do a chronarch g or mgl review please

Hi, you and Alan hawk are masters of what you are doing, and I have same hoppy, I came with some conclusions about gear size and teeth design. The small diameter gearing is mutch better, handle length, always with reel size, handle knobe always ends in the line roller, that means larger gear low torque, larger fish wil stop you turning the handle, also shimano micro modules 2, which dividing turning power on many teeth rather than single teeth in the same space size, Daiwa bigger gearing came with low power torque, this is my idea and will be glad to discuss with you further more, Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🔔❄and happy new year, waiting your kind reply, regards Sam

Sorry To post this question but I didn’t know how else to ask. So, I’m trying to find my wife a reel and was wondering if you know if the Penn Passion is of higher quality then the Battle 2

Hi off topic but my Curado K drag feels rough and a bit noisy. Do I need to add more grease?

Finally you got a penn battle. can you please do a full overhaul/review on it. I would really like to hear your opinion on it and all of its parts. If you could do it the same way you did the Daiwa bg that would be awesome.

What about all of the other reels you mentioned being reviewed in the beginning? Will they get their own video?

Great video. I hate to sound like a dick to everyone , but I'd rather buy a high end Shimano or a Van Staal and not have to worry about any of these issues. Shimano has great service and warranties, and Van Staal builds physically superior spinning reels that last. I'd rather buy a reel once than deal with failure after failure in an inferior product , especially in salt water.

Well, you couldn't ask for a better field tester than that guy on the kayak...

How long does it take u to put it all back to gather

Your reviews convinced me to buy a Fuego LT 3000. Went to spool it and the line lay is to the bottom. It seems like the spool bearing needs to come off in order to add/remove the spool washers but that whole stack on the spindle seems to be locked in place. How did you remove those parts?

thought about one of these but i'm looking for a reel with 12-14 ball bearings in the knobs so neither of these suit my needs

Which is a better 100 bucks reel, the Fuego LT or the BG

The only thing i don't get is why daiwa doesn't use a worm gear oscillation system,like a super slow 5/10 that you find in a ultegra xtd/aero technium longcast reel.

Excited when I thought the exceler was going to be compared :(

I was looking at the pen battle 2 6or8k size , but the daiwa bg 6500 or 8000 looks just as nice . Great price also. According to the specs on amazon the 6500 weighs more than the 8000 Is that a type 0? On the fence on which reel to get 🤔 durability matters most I don't care if the reel weighs 2.5 lbs😨lol . I like fishing for big channel cats averaging 20lbs or slightly more. I wouldn't mind something that could handle sturgeon fishing one day also. Personally 150$ is a good price range for spinning gear

Daiwa fuego lt 6000 - 36mm 340gr

Amazingly informative and entertaining, as usual. Dumb question.... The Daiwa website has different colors and model numbers than the products being sold on the Amazon page you linked to. Are the ones on Amazon older models, and if so, do they have different main gears than what you discussed? Thanks again!

what rod is that in the beginning?

Cant't constructively comment on the matter of size, MAYBE, Penn's main gear are made of something much more durable or maybe not. One thing I agree on is Daiwa's making progress. I still wont buy them because of Magsealed and problem with maintenance, but the fact is, it does look like they've made a nice products this year. Anyway, nice video

Daiwa or shimano.... which is the better investment. Going to use it for an all around reel smallmouth bass and walleye.

Can you please do a review on the concepts A, I know you don't like 13 fishing but I'd like to get an idea of what I would be getting into if I ever got one.

Japan car or US car ? The same this is with reels ...

I thought Daiwa was full of it with their line capacity ratings, then I put 200 yards of 8 pound fluorocarbon (seaguar red label) on a Fuego 3000 and it didn’t even fill the spool 2/3’s full... maybe it’s because the line lay is so perfect?

Daiwa fuego buck for buck...

what are you do for a living?

No wonder I always got wind net on my penn battle 4000. Junk

How about legalis? I didnt like the feel of fuego. Soft and feels plastic. Legalis feels better in my hand. Wondering if legalis and fuego will have same gears inside

Thats time I'll never get back but your entitled to your opinion.

great intro!!! its pretty sad you have watch what you say or whatever the reason why your content gets demonetized because everything you point out is what most consumers are not aware of. thx for your time and info

Why Don't Shimano and Diawa actually grease the reels from the factory? I dont see much at all

Cool comparison, but in reality unless it had H2O intrusion, penn gearing don't fail. I has three Daiwa BGs and still prefer Penn ssm. Gear spec is a marketing point. Drag and line capacity is more important in the field.

In these lighter duty reels, does the heft of the gear really play any role in life? Or put another way, are you ever going to wear out either of these in a life of fishing?

Made me laugh brother!

Great video and informative as always! But I don't even think that's a fair comparison. Penn Battle 2 was release 3-4 years ago. Comparing it to a newer 2017/2018 reel is not apples to apples. That's like comparing the new Iphone X to a 3-4 year model Phone. I would assume Daiwa had 3 years head start to improve on making it better. Would love to see if Penn release a Battle 3 version this year and then, the comparison can be on equal field

The bigger gear is probably how they make up the ratio with the smaller spool. has nothing to do with one being better than the other. just the physics of how they achieve the same ratio at different size spools.

How can I order daiwa reels online , I'm from India , please suggest me a trusted and reliable online website ..! Hope you will respond..!

Just so you know, larger main gears aren't necessarily better. The larger the gear is, the farther away the gear teeth are from the center axis, which actually means you'll have to crank harder to do the same amount of work. Just laws of physics and the way leverage works. However, the thickness and material of the gear and the teeth do matter alot. Also if someone manages to strip any of those reels gears they probably dont knoe how to fish. The majority of the pressure should be on the drag during a fight not the gears unless you're horsing in the fish.

Actually I still prefer China made reel. Cheap but they can hold much better then more expensive branded models. Wether it's salt or fresh water .

Not going to get in a Penn debate they have some fine stuff and not so fine stuff just like anyone else. You will not convince me the conventional reels like the Senator or General purpose are bad reels. They have been around since you were born and will continue to be around when you are in the rest home and I will be long gone. As for size matters. Look at reels like you would a deferential in a car or truck. A Dayna 80 is better and stronger than a Dayna 60. But if a Dayna 80 isn't set up right and the 60 is the 60 is stronger. Another thing to consider is gear ratio. The higher the gear ratio in a reel the weaker the gear set up will be and more stress put on it. In a car the pinion drives the ring gear in a fishing reel the ring gear drives the pinion. So the stresses are backwards from each other. In other words if you want a fast retrieve with a reel you are sacrificing strength for speed so you need bigger gears but of equal tooth count on both gears ring and pinion. Now look at where braided line comes into play. You have rod that is rated at 20 pound test line and a reel that was once designed and sized for 165 yards 12 pound test mono and a 15 pound drag to go with it. You then put 260 yards of 20 or 185 yards of 30 pound braided on that same reel and mistreat by not knowing how to bring in a fish something has to give. It isn't the reels fault, it is people tearing them up out of ignorance and stupidity. Something more money wont cure.

If only you knew wtf you were talking about. Frame rigidity is the difference. The Battle is all metal and it makes all the difference.

Does EliasV know you took part of his video for your own use without giving him credit?

Why everyone says Shimani Ci4+ ? It is C14+ :D

What????a 3000 size spinner reel a trout reel? Dude I want to fish for trout where you go those trout's are monstrous,a 2000 and under is a trout reel,and yes the pen battle 1 and 2 sucks for the money and the only reason I don't buy a daiwa reel is the antyrevese button i don't use it and don't want it because is another point of water entry to the internals i fish everywhere saltwater, brackish water, fresh water i fish everywhere

Dude has 4 subscribers! Lol

I have all Penn's and a mechanical engineer, one thing bigger diameter ring gear isn't always stronger.The penn has a deeper mesh,and look at the angle of attack on the pinion.Bigger is not better, your not seeing the mechanical specs. The penn is deeper,at a better angle to allow perfect backlash,and depth of main to pinoion. You evaluating is just big and bigger. Has nothing to do with strength.

I know how you can reach your 10k subscribers goal...include cats in your videos

i grabbed a penn at the store the other day... i dont know why people are buying these reels, they are so heavy its ridiculous my shoulder almost got out of its socket from the weight.. i bet you get a soar arm after a day of use with these penns...i can fish with my 5000 ci4 stradic all day long and i wont feel it...

Follow me on that Instagram thing....instagram.com/tackleadvisors I occasionally post some cool shit all the time And you can sense my frustration as I am forced to hit the pound sign in front of words....and every time I do I think to myself..when the hell did this become a hash tag.

You're right...not everybody makes it to the end...you talk too much. Waayyy to MUCH! And becomes boring and annoying, dude.