Daiwa BG 8000 Review/6 Reels Comparisons 

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Peeling Drag Catfishing happy I could help...and Thanks for Watching and Subscribing 😀😀!!

I have the bg 2500, bg 5000 and just purchased a bg 4000. I was thinking about getting the 8000 and pair it with the Ugly stick Tiger Elite.

I'm glad you see the same quality and versatility of these BGs as I have. They can be used in so many ways that there are no reels like the BGs. You put heavier line braid or mano or go much heavier and still have plenty of line capacity for your needs with out any damage what so ever to your reel because there built so Tuff! Happy for your purchase thanks for watching and subscribe😀😀😀

MyFishing Addictions Thank you for your feedback👍🏽 Yes this BGs are very solidly built I use the BG 6500 with a Daiwa saltiga GT86 rod 80lb max & the BG 5000 with a Daiwa Saltist surface game rod 60lb max, these two combo are perfectly with my way of fishing😃✌🏽🎣

@@ts_972 Great to Hear !New video coming soon in my over one year use on my BGs😃😃

Great to hear you wont be disappointment....built to last FOREVER.....service is simple simple spray down with water...and always keep your line roller well greased with Marine Grease and that's It!😃😃thanks for watching!

TexasGulfFishing great to hear of your choice I would've done the same.......but I know this reel will last you FOREVER so heavily built...great choice

What kind of rod are you using for that bg8000? Is it ok if I mount it on a surf rod rated for 12-30lbs line weight? Do I have to go Down to a 50lb braid

TexasGulfFishing I was using a 10 1/2 foot Ugly Stik Medium Action...and if you put 50lbs braid you'll need heavier braid than that only because you can put over 600 yards to fill the spool of an 8000.....so go with 60...or 80braid you might need to put mano line backing because you still might not have enough to fill your spool to the top.just FYI😊😊

TexasGulfFishing I forgot to say 12 to 30 weight on line capacity on your rod might be referring to Mano fishing line not braid....but just to be on the safe side 60lbs or 80lbs braid would be fine

Alright I was just confused and didn’t want to take the 80lb braid off the the spool and put on 50lb braid just because my rod was labels 12-30lbs or possibly have to buy another rod that’s 50-100lb line weight lol. But thanks man. I’m already looking into buying some more DaiwaBGs. The 8000 is the only spinning reel I have and I need a smaller reel possibly the 4000-5000BG for lake fishing. 😅😅

What I should done is put Emily on a skateboard tell her to ride off and I'll pull her back by reeling her in lol that would more comparison to water and drag on land ....Thanks For Watching!!

Florida Fishing Paddlers 😂😂....thats a first for me lol most of the time people say I sound or look porterican... even some Asian.....Pinoy is a first LOL😂 but I never noticed the way I sound I don't like it to much myself but I'm Hispanic 3rd generation but thanks for Watching😀😀

vsonic86 I have been using them all and each pair of reels like BG 5000 2of one has braid the other mano. Same with two BG 4000 one has 30 braid the other 20 braid all are used for different methods of fishing or different weather conditions. The only reel I don't use often is the BG 8000 Because there not fish big enough to hand this reel Lol😀😀😂But hay thank you for your comments and for watching!😀😀

Great to hear!! I still have my first and it's working like a champ!😃😃😃 Happy to help with my videos

Your very welcome glad I could help with your decision....I still have my Daiwas....Still running incredibly strong...will make next vid soon on my 14 months use...still running GREAT! THANKS FOR WATCHING!😀😀😃

Peeling Drag Catfishing the BGs....Any the Air Rotor is by far super easy to turn very very light...and with the Huge Main Gear...or Diggy Gear make work 10x Easyer...and extremely Fast!...4000 5000 6000 8000 BGs Are the it in power speed and toughness..😀😀

Peeling Drag Catfishing is recommend 5000 to 8000 for big all are extremely fast from 47inch to up 54inches of line Retrieve!

MyFishing Addictions I appreciate that info 👍

I'm so sorry I forgot to let you know the larger you go on reels so does the braid accompanying it there will deffinalty be more drag, reason for this is braid behave very much like cloth meaning it will catch or grip the rod Eye rings much much more especially if it's 80 to 100lbs. And by the time the line reaches the line roller being wet at all will have a lot of drag depending how many eye rings the line is going thru. I had the same problem with just 50 lbs braid on my BG 5000 produced alot of drag....even on my cast...so I switched to 25lbs Mano floro carboncoated much much more speed on cast distance and 3x less drag....with 8000 BG on a wet line 100lbs braid....was lots of drag....so if your using a Reel that large on the surf will be hard to cast for sure and reel in....just FYI😀😀😀

@Flatheadfletch great to hear!😀😀😀

Kennedy Catfishing yes will handle it for sure with no problem😀😀

6500 BG sounds sound perfect.....from 5000 to 8000 you'll habe no worries to beating up your reel....they are Very Very Strong well made best I think for price, disability and power!👍👍👍👍

The problem I see here is the price only because most if not all rods are blank fi er glass rods or in that realm if there at any 100 dollars and over your doing great but if your over 200 then you must have a rod that can handle yellow fin tuna and fish over 300 lbs on a regular basis.....so if you dont mind price choose what you would like to use as your rod but if you have a depth understanding of how rod flex and durability play for very serious rod and reel fish handers 100lbs and up then buy St 110M...the quality of that rod can handle time and battle for the fish you catch. But rods in the price range of 100$ and up can and will do he same work. Because my rods have last 5years before they broke down ...eye rings....tips and break because of dryness and heat. So theres alot to think about it up to you how aggressive and passionate you are with your rod and reels and the Size type of fish. Hope this info helps.😃😃

Rexe I put 100lbs J-braid of 300 yards filled the spool perfectly. If you spool with 50lbs braid you might need 1000 yards to fill up a 8000. Fyi

Can i change the handle to the pther sode i have confied to buy one

@@noufalnafzz7964 I'm not sure that a question for myself aswell

Hookin Tail it's a Ugly Stick MD 10 1/2 foot rod. It very very strong and sensitive well price 60$..😀😀

Joe Black the 5000 would be perfect has all the line you need I put 25lb P-line CX Moss Green with this line you can add ALL 300 yards due to it small diameter. And it very strong yet soft low memory. Fast line retrieve if your on a high bridges or peers so you have no problem reeling in a heavy fish to bring on to shore quick.

MyFishing Addictions just ordered one. Can’t wait to use it. Thanks

Joe Black no problem...jist so you know the 5000 might just be my favorite reel I ever had......the simple fact THAT IS FAST...gives me so much more time to fish. The reason the faster the line retrieve sooner I can get to a better spot to keep fishing saving me tons of time. Glad to help anyway I can Enjoy your new Diawa BG 5000! And thanks for watching and your comments

Michael Brymer I've seen videos on RU-vid to see what's the best way to spool braid.....if you don't have the option for a tackle shop to spool it for you....then do what I did just have a friend hold the new spool of line with a pen passing thru it hold it with 2 rags on both side for him/her ( like if your holding the handle bar of a bike)to add pressure....Lots of pressure as you start winding your line to your reel. Remember I used my 10 foot Ugly Stik fully assembled so that my rod bends. This how I did it and it worked out well. Try it😀

Backlashed thanks for the warning its been said that before on other RU-vid channels on fishing...i haven't noticed on the reels I bought 5 of them to be exact...but thanks for keeping a look out👀👀

Jdm version?

30lbs J-braid 6 weave....or you can also do 20lbs....I use both one for casting 20lbs the other for baiting 30lbs

MyFishing Addictions okay thank you for the answer 👍🏻

MyFishing Addictions but we can put power pro in 28/100 (44 lb) or 32/100 (53 lb) and fluorocarbon from Varivas in 74/100 (70 lb) ?

Marius Marcus what fishing rod do you have ?

Elena K I have Daiwa black gold bg seabass 802 hfs 2.44m 14-42g

If you plan on fishing for fish over 100lbs to 200lbs I'd say BG 8000 but if your looking in the range of 12 to 80lbs fish the BG 5000 I WOULD recommend. But I think the BG 5000 could handle up to and over 100 pound fish strong strong reel. To me the 5000 is an over all real perfect for any applications. Hope this helped.

Reeling N' Revving your correct I also was looking just to see...and nothing seemed to pop up, like only factory direct sells anything and everything for fishing....but at ridiculous prices. But from what I've seen and heard have the reel mailed and serviced to the company....but is rather just buy ANOTHER REEL LOL🤣😂😂 save me time and money shipping, handling, and then the repair...but if you main rain them yourself avoid dunking in salt water avoid sand at all coast, and spray then down after each fishing trip with clean water should last a long time.

Reeling N' Revving (562)375-6800 CA is the number for ordering parts and please have your manual that came with your BG ready to show what parts number you need it's all Charted and numbered so you can give them the item number. If you don't have the manual they will Email you one. Hope this helped.😀

Yes that is correct it's a manual bail to prevent any accidental flip back if your plugging .....and it's considered a safety feature. It also has an automatic rotor break witch is all normal. If you try to turn the knob and rotor while the nail is set open it will turn a few times then stop....its normal nothing to worry 😀😀

BG 5000 To 8000 are all manual bails 4000...and under are automatic

There are rods that are short very short and extremely tough especially if your deep sea fishing on a boat You'll be needing a real that go the depths and a small rod that can hold and 40 pound bend. Most if not always the rods that you do like the reels won't fit or vice versa. Key reasons why I appreciate and love BGs over all versatility 😃😃😃😃thanks you for watching!👀

rumel siddiqu carbon.......it makes the rotor very light as you turn....with the size 8000.....Id be comfortable to say zero flex because it's SO HUGE!

Mhamza98 I was going to try night fishing and try for shark haven't had the chance....also I wanted to try for sting ray or bat ray.....but I need to catch at least 80 pounder or so to really test the BG 8000....Sting Ray a better test cuz there power on drag is twice as strong compared to a shark of the same weight.....ill try and show more vids thanks for your comments and Thanks for Watching 😀

Cool ill be waiting for the video thanks man

Please return it it's refurbished or swapped....should never do anything like that. It should be battery smooth.

@@israelvibrations100 Will be sending back today thank you for the reply

Kevin Alexander actually I'd recommend the BG 5000......Its the perfect balance in size speed retrieve...toughness.....weight and can put 300 yards of 25lbs Mano P-lime CX Moss Green......or Braid 60lbs 300....So depending how big of fish your catching....the 5000 BG....CAN handle fish up 35 to 50 pounds 😀

I'm a pier fisherman but recently I've been drone surf fishing and my tiny reels just don't really hold that much line in comparison to some of the guys I fish with. They have these 10000 size reels and I feel like a smart car at a dually convention. I'll look into the 5k. If it's not available I'm guessing the 6k is my next logical choice? Also, what would one even use a 8k for? I'm putting it on a Okuma Longitude 11' rod. (Didn't wanna go with anything bigger because I still want it on the pier and they have a size limit.)

Kevin Alexander ok I see what you mean now in was looking on line capacity for an 8000 and it can hold 740 yards of 50lbs braid and possibly 850 to 900 yards on 40lbs braid. As you might already know the spools are so much bigger than competing brands....so the spools of other brands like Okuma reels...hold far less line the a Daiwa BG of the same size meaning 5000 to a 5000...so about 100 yards more line capacity with bg...give or take. But there is also another option there a braid line that is the diameter of 20lbs braid but at 50lbs strength it's sold in EBay forget the name but is very exspensive 260 for 1000 yards.......so any how 6500 BG....seems more reasonable than an 8000.....so hope this info helps in any way 😀

I'll jump on the 6.5k! thanks man!

I used to use braid on my BG 5000 and it was 40 to 60lbs....but what I notice it was harder to cast and harder to retrieve.Reason being is the thicker the braid the more water it holds this adds weight and drag on both casting and retrieving and grips the rods eye rings and line roller to well so I change to mano 25lbs P-line CX floro carbon coated and cast amazing.But with my BG 4000 I kept the braid on BECAUSE it was only 20lbs J-Braid 6 weave and able to cast EXTREMELY FAR and also last forever. Hope this help you decision 😃😃😃

What you recommend best for 5000 BG. 25lb Mono or 20lbs Braid?

@@Djstevenofficial mano for the BG 5000....Casting, Surf fishing Peer fishing deffinaly all MANO

25lbs Mano, I strongly suggest you get P-Lime CX 25lbs it is so soft so strong and last forever

I didn't know that it has been so long since I reviewed this BG 8000

Built 06 STI what in was using was an Ugly Stik 10 1/2 food medium action.....another powerful rod is BIG WATER SURF they come in one piece very very strong cheep to 30 to 45 to 60 dollars any size

thanks.

Built 06 STI I forgot I confused these two rods Big Water Surf Rod is made from Shakespeare and the other rod is called Tsunami Tuff Tip this is the one that very cheep but extremely strong, it's heavy by the way but not by much in comparison to Ugly Stik😀😀😀

Magic O yes I believe that is correct 33lbs of Max Drag

bg 6500 or 8000? or spinfisher 7500?

@@odelaguila5003 if you want water proof 7500 spinfisher.....if you want speed and toughness BG 6500😀😀

Thank you very much, I love knowing that, I already buy the bg 6500, it is a mastodon and I also have a 4500 spinfisher.

Kennedy Catfishing there is also another good powerful rod that is not expensive 20 to 30 dollars less than Ugly stik it's called Tsunami Ruff Tip can't find it on eBay or Amazon...but you can possibly get at any tackle shop....here in Cali Dicks..Sporting good has a 11 footer for 50$ 6 and 8 footer 35$ super strong😀😀

BG means Black Gold.....or Daiwa Balck Gold spinning reel

Wow!?!! Seriously?! I never new

@@israelvibrations100 It's ridiculous how everything is jacked up

​@@israelvibrations100Never mind the one that is waterproof is 259.00 Daiwa bq

Felix Vargas wow good question that's a tough one.......if your going up 30lb to 60lb pounds cuz I know they are fighters...and runners 6000.....but I also heard that Daiwa Slatiga 5500...thoe coast 900$ to 1000$ can handle SERIOUSLY powerful fish like Shark, Sting RAY...yellow tail Tuna....I would go for a 6000 BG.....nut if your going deep water like 400 590yrds down a charter boat 8000 would be better fit......

Thanks for the info. After watching your video I got completely sold on the daiwa over the penn battle. I usually fish off the rocks in Mexico or off the boats in San Diego. I'm just wondering if it would be easier to cast a jig with the 6500. I'm ordering it tonight, best price I found was on ebay. My heart is wanting the 8000 because that thing is a beast. But my mind says get the 6500....???

Felix Vargas ill get back to in a bit.....let me ask some questions...ill get to you soon as I can

Felix Vargas ok I'm back the questions I have for you is your saying you want to cast...or jig...im assuming heavy lures at least 2 to 4 oz the 5000 can handle that with noooooo problem it is a perfect power reel that has line retrieve of 47 inches....witch is ridiculously FAST.....i personally love this reel only because I beat the life out of it but learning to by doing so, on my other videos, I learned the the line roller needs special grease to handle constant serious pressure because I used 5oz...and up to 10 oz weights for bait fishing the grease I use is Supertech Marine Grease Works Awsome if your going to Man handle your BGs Lol😂😂 with 22lbs of drag.....the 8000 is at 33lbs of drag witch is ALOT...... My question to you is how big of fish do you plan on catching the BG 5000 can handle up 60lbs...or more....but not sure how often you'll be catching fish that size...if it's more often......6000 would be a better demand...but for lures and jigging...5000.....would be better if your below 60lbs on constant basis with Fish Size....with other issue you had on the 8000.....being hard to turn, ill will back to you on that...i had similar issues....but will find out why......so let me know how you fish what you use and how often your out fishing that will help me determine what choice is best for your fishing need...let me know every detail......this will be fun to understand and helps us all make a great choice 😀😀😀

I better get the 5000 then. Because I usually catch 25lb max fish... Sounds like that 5000 will be perfect. Thanks for all your help man. Placing my order now.. as we speak!