I’m was so happy to see this upload today. I purchased this reel about a month ago and love it. So happy you only have good things to say. Luckily the person who assembled mine did a great job any I didn’t have any of those issues. I’ve emailed you the requested info about the tool. Tight lines 🤙🏻
you know what is IRONIC? Even you, the one person who likes round knobs, replaced it anyway! Because cork is not something u want to hold for sensitivity. I thing very few people will be happy with the stock cork knob. Everyone will replace it, for one reason or another
Superb attention to detail. I actually replace all flat knobs with round ones nowadays, they are superior in that it takes no time for your fingers to find their way into position to reel, whereas the flat knobs sometimes delay you when you get that bite.
i know some people prefer them... i see hundreds of fancy ones on Hedgehog studio.. That's why i said in the video some people wont need to replace this at all!
The Cardiff is shimano’s trout brand I believe as such most trout rods come with premium cork butts. This is reason they went with cork knobs on this real. Similar reasoning behind the Daiwa silver creek air knobs. I purchased one the Cardiff XR when first release and think it’s beautiful too, should pair nicely with a nice trout rod. I haven’t fished it yet .
@@kylothecollector3483 Yup, the new one is darker, kind of a graphite color, but its really beautiful, especially with the new spool design, i love it, btw 3 months of constant use and it performs like it's brand new, so its very durable too!
Vanford fan here. Use a 500 for pike upto 20lbs and 2000 for carp upto the same. Great reels. Just wish they made small (2000ish), lightweight reels to this standard, with a reverse and bait runner.
I have a 5000 vanford and Scorpion MD that comes with huge round power knobs. Both came with a plastic tool thats designed to open the knob end cap. I believe a 4000 size T handle grip would might fit/replace the cork knob. I tried to use the flat knobs from a 2500 size to replace the giant power knob on my 5000 size and it was too short. It also had a gap like yours. I use a 4000 size T handle to repalce my round knob on the 5000 and it works.
This dedicated handle shaft business is worrying. Perhaps Shimano are getting sick of all the cheap tuning parts available want to reclaim that business? Anyone know what shaft the new stradic has? Anyway, nice review!
As always another great initial review. Sorry about it coming with a round handle knob aside from that looks like a reel should! Once you get it out let us see how it sounds! Have a great week.
hi, I used the original Shimano Stella bearing as a bearing for the rotor in the nut. This has a brass sleeve pressed in for the shaft. Brass has a sliding property so the shaft is not damaged. and if wear occurs, this occurs in the brass sleeve and the shaft remains intact.
That is the way to go, if u have those! But how much did u pay for those? If u just buy them from hedgehog, by the time you are done with the reel, the reel will cost as much as a vanquish
@@ifishcatfish The ball bearing costs €11 in Germany as a spare part for the Stella. plus the other two bearings I'm on 20€. That's far from a vanquish. I even stored the Soare BB22 completely. I now have a Soare Ci4+, Soare XR, Soare BB22 c2000sspg and the Cardiff XR C2000S. I made the knob of the Soare XR onto the Soare CI4+. However, I had to order this from Japan because the parts dealers cannot provide it. The Vanquish costs €500 in Germany, the XR series costs between €200-280
@@ifishcatfish Unfortunately, the Soare XR no longer has a 4.3:1 ratio. but the XR series is my new Shimano roller series in terms of technology and price.
I've been using a Vanford 1000 for quite some time now, Been amazing. I've just purchased the 2023 Vanquish 1000ssspg, Looks ideal for me due to the Shallow Spool, The Vanford 1000 does need quite alot of backing unfortunately if you want to use light lines. :(
backing is helpful. You can tuck in the connecting knot. On the shallow spool they have no hole and your knot sticks out until you put like half the line anyway. It serves as backing since u will not be able to cast if the knot is sticking
@@ifishcatfish just put a small sticker on the connecting knot and its done :) you can put any sticker or the one varivas gives you in the ester line box :P
My Vanford 1000k size has been a little work horse. I have cought some really big fish on it & the drag is quite impressive for a small lightweight reel. My vanford has some catch in it some where in the gears or it just needs cleaning & grease.
i still dont get why they put a tool to remove the cap handle knob but not put in a regular handle to replace it..i would gladly pay extra for a rubber smooth factory handle instead of ordering the parts... love the reels but shimano should of included another handle because not everyone will like the cork handle.... i hate it lol
exactly. Keep your stupid tool, and make a cut on the cap so it is removable with a flat screwdriver. Then instead of a tool u can give me a spare knob.
As handy as you are(seriously) you can make a small "spanner" out of sheet metal. Use a dremel or small grinder. Nice reel and good job on the review. Thanks.
it feels like being the first car in a long car accident, and 20 cars behind you are piled up already, and every time a car hits the pile all the way back there you still feel it up front. People keep piling on this... they can't see the big pile of cars ahead of them..
@@vladd5291 did i say that? My bad then. But yeah, 20 people said that already, i kept a few and removed the rest. I don't want 20 comments on this video all saying the same thing.
@@ifishcatfishall good! By the way, wanted to ask which grease you’re using to re-grease it? I’ve been using my feel a lot and now I’m getting a bit of noise when I reel it in, so I was thinking of opening it up, cleaning, and re-greasing it. Thanks!
@@vladd5291 I use some exotic greases from Hedgehog studio but , honestly, i never noticed that they made a big difference. I would buy whatever u can easily find, but just make sure you buy a Daiwa or Shimano grease, or some other fishing tackle brand, and don't use other grease on the gears. U can even use other grease, but it will fall of too fast. Oil your line roller first, that is usually the first source of noise. Greasing the gears never ever fixes any noise..
Good review. The reel should have come with a black plastic knob cap removal tool. It will keep the knob cap from getting scratched up. Also, will the regular shimano knobs not fit it? I've have other shimano round cork knobs that i just replaced with their regular septon knobs. Doesn't the ceramic bearings make the reel much louder? I had a reel with ceramic bearings and it sounded horrible when retrieving. I had to switch them out with stainless bearings.
My gosh, all these years i never saw that tool! Thank you for pointing that out - it was tucked in on the side and i never saw it! Well, i wasn't looking for it because i haven't seen these knobs before. As for regular shimano knobs, as i mentioned in the video, Hedgehog studios has knobs that will fit, but like I said, with the shipping its minimum 30-40 dollars. Now, if you have a cheap alternative from China - i would love a link, as thats what most people would be interested in. The cheap carbon knobs i buy from China don't fit this.
As for loud bearings, you are correct in general.. Thats why i don't use ceramics for main gear. I've tried them in the line roller and its too loud because it spins too fast. But on the oscillation worm they are great! Oscillation worm spins too slow for the bearings to make noise. The main shaft is right in the middle, which is why i use hybrid ceramic there, which has ceramic balls but steel races and is quiet enough.
@@ifishcatfish The cheap carbon knobs from china are copies of the Daiwa carbon knobs so it might not fit on the shimano shaft. I figured just put the flat shimano paddle knob on it and call it a day.
omg what a beautiful reel.. got a twinpower brand new 2 days ago ... and again a bad reel that is brand new.. the handle arm hase movement in the pin that goes in toi the body and clicks and camn tip it back and forwardv ,, but the reel is smooth
Just FYI Shimano knob would fit Daiwa handle with xtra bearing but Daiwa will not fit Shimano handle. Abu knob will not fit any handle but their own. No universal here.
All my other reels accept these cheap carbon knobs i get from China. But i don't have a single Abu reel. I guess my 'universe' is very small : ). But point taken!
I got the reel, its beautiful, but! I think the same guy assembled my Cardiff XR.. I dont have the experiance with picking reels apart as you. What would you reccomend me to do? Or could you make a full video of how to dissasemble the cardiff, and because you have the tools for it, measure the bearings? Thank you for an awesome review!
i would leave the worm gear of the vanquish alone. I can sell u those, but i recommend not open it. As for the knob, i do have ceramic bearings at my shop. Go to bearings folder: www.ifishtackle.com
yes, all Shimano handles are perfectly interchangeable, and i have a couple of spare handles.. BUT, you lose the matching color accents that are on the handle. I know its silly, but i want to keep the handle.
Actually I had to drill out a previous shimano reel before. Forget. I think it was a shimano or maybe a daiwa by. The gomexus comes with the right new tube. Drill out the rivet. Put a new stem, then fasten with a screw on the rivet side.
Thanks for the video i would like to optain new cardiff but i realise now if anybody have soare xr and downgrade the drag shims than no other reels are necessary thanks İ would like to upgrade bearings of my soare xr would you share the bearing informations that you mentioned in video Thanks
Off topic question but you obviously have a lot of experience with finesse fishing. I’m currently building a high end kid strolling rod for bass. Do you think the 2000 size would have more benefits for lures weighing 1.8-3.7 grams or 2500/3000 size with a bigger spool for castability. My main line will be 0.8 pe line.
i dont know what a kid strolling rod is, but up to 3.7 grams i would use a 2000 size reel. Assuming the rod is light enough to match the reel. If your rod is heavy, sometimes a larger reel will balance better
Hey man! I have been waiting for this review, so thanks a lot. But The one I am waiting even more is review of new Legalis 2023. Did you already order one?
Yes it is. In Japan. I already ordered 2 of them in size 2000. Which is funny, legalis will differ in different parts of world. Screw in handle, low gear ratio, Shallow spool and 5g less of weight - those things are desired for Japan version. The Australia/Europe/other will go only with D spools, bigger weight, normal/high gear ratio, and what is the worst awful double color handle which in not screw in. Cmon Victor, order it, we need your review. I truly bielieve it can be game changer for under 100$ reels. There are also some other cool things about new Legalis, but I let you check it yourself 😄
order it WHERE? I don't see it for sale in the usual shops that ship here, and if i ask a subscriber to buy it for me, shipping will cost as much as the reel. Businesses have much cheaper shipping. If i ask my subscriber, he has to pay for the reel to be shipped to him and then he has to pay for shipping to me and i have to pay for everything at the end. It is very expensive and i do it only for exotic items. Legalis will become available eventually and thats when i will get it and review it
@@needmoreboost6369 i used to struggle with my subaru on the ramps. My clutch started slipping because the gear ratio is too high speed and not suitable for pulling a boat. U have to give gas to get torque, but then the clutch starts slipping.. Now i enjoy the clutch locking right away and the wheels just creeping up..
I can't tell too much from pictures and from the video, but in terms of color, would this reel be a good match for the St. Croix Elite Panfish? Picking up the rod this weekend, and need a reel that not only performs well but looks good on that rod (since it is greenish in color so finding something to match it is a little hard) :)
Hi Mr fish. Love your videos. Just a quick question. My 2010 certate 2500r does not click on drag anymore. Can I fix myself or does it need to go to Daiwa for service. ? Thank you in advance.
I really don't know.. i have never seen a 2010 model of that reel. If it is the same like today, u can fix it yourself. You can buy the spring from any other daiwa reel and put it there. All daiwa reels use the same spring. Even when the wire was replaced with a flat metal one, they are still swappable. You can find some broken reel on ebay and buy it for the spring or maybe buy just the spring from that guy..
There is a special shimano tool to remove the knob cap. Its a plastic tool with two pins and although a metal tool to grab the shaft of the knob and the handle. When i bought the cardiff 2 10 years back, the knob removing tool was inclusive in the package. But when take a look on the kork knob of this cardiff you reviewed, it looks not good produced and super bad quality. Another thing is by using flater bearings you can put for example a nice daiwa rcs knob on that handle. I personally dont like this knob you showed. First placed on the daiwa presso 14 and similar steez reel becaus you fell the axel of the knob shaft
i use these exotic greases i bought from hedgehog studio that are very expensive and i haven't noticed them to do much good.. they feel nice for 5 minutes and fall off like any other grease. They are called SMITH or somehting, but i don't really recommend them
i have 1000 too... not all of them come in 1000... I also want low gear ratio and shallow spool, so i will get whichever is available in slow gear ratio and shallow spool..
The reel looks black on the video but dark green on Shimano's website. What's it like in person when you're outside fishing with it? Aesthetically a good match with the Soare XR rods? Cheers.
i have a LOT of lights on my table, and never have i once seen it green. That said, it could still be dark green.. To me it looks black with normal daylight, and if i really shine a lot of light it looks dark gray, but never green. It looks pretty good with the Soare XR rods. The bail is silver, instead of yellow, but the guides on the Soare XR rods are silver, so it kind of matches. Its not perfect match, if that's what you ask, but good enough for me, i will probably fish them together
13:36 what size bearing is that ? is that the same on both ends you put on the worm shaft ? thanks.... got my cardiff and want to play around and upgrade the bearings just for the hell of it
i honestly don't remember and its a bad practice to ask people for that as they will fail you. I think 2x5x2 the small and the other 3 x 6 x2x5 but i could very well be wrong. Who can remember this kind of stuff
in from japan only. First you go to shimanojapan website and decide which exact model you want. Then google japan, and buy from store that ships to your country
Hello, i have a quest..where can I buy the screwdriver for the RD17667 screw? (it is the screw found on vanford sustain etc..) Can you tell me what's the screwdriver name and the right size? I live in Italy and I should find someone who sells it here. thanks, bye🎣
don't know what that screw is but even if i did, i still wouldn't be able to help you. I don't remember stuff like that. I have a bunch of screwdrivers here and i try them all until one of them fits...
@@ifishcatfish is the screw on the main shaft, where there are the spool washers for the reel spooling.. u got it? Is not a normal screew, that's why im asking 👍
@@masterlugia4729 there are no pins in spinning reels. Its all screws. Baitcasting reels have some pints around the spool but spinning reels don't have pins, at least i have never seen. Vanford DEFINITELY doesn't have pins anywhere, that i can tell you.
Cool review, thanks for the effort! Keep these coming. Funny you hate the knob, as I think the Cardiff knob is the most sophisticated (not a fan of standard shimano knobs)
@@ifishcatfish so, got mine. Thankfully, it’s smooth. The only thing I wasn’t sure about is that the line lay was closed to the Daiwa one - not perfectly even. With mine, there was a small plastic tool for removing the knob so you don’t scratch it. Can’t wait to use it. Thanks again for the review!
its perfectly even on every reel in the vanford family. You may have to shim it, if the spool is not centered, but i have 6 vanfords and have never had to shim even one of them..
@@vladd5291 what diameter line did u put on it? Putting thicker line than what the reel was designed can mess the line lay too, as the coils are too thick and there isn't enough space for that many coils that the reel is trying to lay on one row
i can respect if you say your preference is so on and so on, but referring those features as stupid make you look really stupid yourself round knob - this is absolutely preference thing, there's nothing stupid about it carbon drag - this is actually superior drag washer to felt and is as smooth if you grease it properly, factory drag grease sucks, i have several and they perform way smoother on daiwa drag grease, on both carbon and felt, the most stupid thing is you look at the surface and thinking rough surface equal bad
I will grant your points that the knob and the drag is my preference, vs objective flaw. But this is why i call them 'stupid' instead of bad or inferior. I make it obvious that this is simply my preference and not an actual defect. And i have several videos where i go in detail about the purpose of this drag, and if you want your drag to be able to release line very quickly in case of emergency, these drags are great for that. Rough surface is detrimental to consistent line release. Especially rough and hard, like on this carbon, additionally reduces the contact surface, so to allow even faster emergency line release. My grease is extremely sticky and thick and fills the holes and evens out the surface, increases the contact between the carbon and the metal washer, and reduces the surging. Of course its a personal preference. I am told there are some reels with carbon disks that are very smooth. That is of course possible as they may have multiple drag disks which increases the contact surface many times! I always point out which reels i am talking about. I make no apology for my disgust with this surging drag behavior and round cork knobs but i feel i have always made it clear this is just my preference.
@@ifishcatfish bro next time you try calling stupid on something you don't like in Texas, you'll might not able to see what coming next to you bro. carbon drag isn't the reason for "surging" drag(we call it sticky drag), nor it being single or multi disk, i change my stradic 1000 from felt to carbon and grease it properly, its now way smoother and stronger than the stock felt drag, carbon drag is regarded as the best drag material empirically
@@lansiman you should have kept arguing without resorting to ghetto language and ur points would have stayed even though i don't agree. Now you are blocked and nobody will see any of this.
@@Justin-wf7op Sir, let me tell you this with full seriousness: IF you use such major force with the screwdriver, that you manage to scratch the gears, you are SO IRREPARABLY STUPID, that you have bigger problems in your life than a fishing reel.
I have to believe the Shimano and Diawa engineers watch your channel. Why wouldn't they? I just wish one of them would reach out to you and put together an i_fish series of ultra lights.
I believe a 2024 Presso Limited is coming. Everything is lined up that way. The exist has too much resistance. The SF still has resistance. The Presso really is a Luvias. If they make a nice Limited Presso like in 2017 i will buy 5 of them. So i really hope they don't screw up the drag and the sound and the colors like on the last Presso. I really with they would contact me before they release it. I just want to make sure that it feels free and sounds nice and is pretty like the last Limited
I'm seriously shocked that they haven't picked your brain over coffee yet. I don't follow all the in and outs of what is on the way but I always check what you have posted before I buy a new reel. Last night I was scouting all the fishing supply stores in Tokyo Japan to try and figure out which stores would be the best to visit. There is a good chance I will be there again on business in the Spring and I am going to take advantage of that this time.
