DAIWA Luvias LT one year later 

Great video man! I totally feel you man, the Daiwa spools we get in North America are mostly deep (3000 size with 250-300m of line.... sheeeesh). That second half of the spool never seen daylight lol. I started buying Daiwa reels from Asian where they have the normal non-shallow spools. Those are perfect! Keep it up man!

I just bought a second-hand Luvias but actually brand new for about 200 dollars. I have no time to fish with it yet. However, I feel confident about it after watching your video. Thank you so much.

Hello from Australia! Luckily for me today i purchased a 2500s and its made in japan.. last one left at my local store. I look forward to blessing it very soon :)

Good job 👍 , thanks 💪

Hi. I reviewed the video again). I wanted to ask two more things. Where did you buy the spool strap, since I just use a rubber band that I wrap several times around the braid, but your version is simpler and it looks definitely better). And the second question is regarding the backlash of the rotor arms, after so many fishing, is there any backlash or the closed state of the bow?

Nice video! agreed, the D-spools are (unfortunately) to deep for most European fishing at least inland fishing with braid. Prefer the regular 2500 spool or even 2500S for finesse and braid. Not that many S models in EU. What rod do you use, the one in the beginning of the vid? Lunamis? Lengh, action and WG/casting weight? Is it classed correct in that regard?

I have used reels from the same brands with their foundries across the globe. And I must say for Daiwa, while made in Japan is absolutely tier-1, their Chinese plant follows a close second. Daiwa's worst foundry is their Vietnamese plant, Vietnam made reels from Daiwa are distictly lacking in packaging and finishing. Which is strange, because Daiwa is one of the more established Japanese manufacturers in Vietnam, but their quality is consistenly beaten by Shimano's Chinese 3rd party OEM houses. For Shimano, from what I had experience with, their T1 foundry is Japan, T2 being Malaysia and T3 being China. It is very much just as big a challange to get a manufacturing plant running up to speed as the product design itself, and the shifting supply issues only worsens this. Daiwa's product quality regardless of where they're made is sliding more so than that of Shimano's. Shimano seems more capable of holding the assemblies up to a "Japanese Domestic" standard than Daiwa. It is not rare to find oil/finger print on the Daiwa reels straight out of the box (I understand this could've been the vendor's fualt). I even hae a Gekkabijin MX (2018) that came perfectly wrapped but with a huge ding on the spool lip. Daiwa's non-MQ LT reels tend to come very loose after a season or two, and it is very difficult to get them serviced compared to Shimano (both brands don't offer warranty in Japan anyway, so that's another big plus for Shimano users outside Japan). So as a lifetime Daiwa fan I am really gravitating towards Shimano as my game becomes more demanding recently. Really hope daiwa can regain some grounds like they did back in 2018 and 2019 and actually have a competitive lineup again outside of Japan.

I don't speak English, I'm looking for a reel for a shimano soare 0.6-6g fishing rod, the rod is very light, it weighs 57gr, so I'm looking for a light reel, max 170gr, maybe you can give me some advice from shimano or Daiwa. I was thinking about the Daiwa Luvias 2000s, is it a good reel?

hey Edvinas, how is it going after one more year?

the only cons of luvias LT is that the handle would roll itself at some angle which is a problem when fishing with super light floats

labas, neturėjai bėdų su daiwa ritėmis prie žemų temperatūrų? (atbulinės eigos atsiradimas)

whats the problem, in your case, with deep spools?

I think the bearings in the handle can be a disadvantage as a plastic bush will never seize or rust and it’s the handle that is most vulnerable and likely to develop a rough feeling! bb’s definitely have the ability to be shimmed tight leaving a Better initial feel but for salt and heavy fishing I find after the bb’s die I replace them with bushes! Btw the shimano bushes fit daiwa handles and last longer!

Hello, I just came across your video, and I saw that you were fishing with a Tailwalk Hi-Tide TZ S96ML. I hesitated for a long time about choosing that model, but I just ordered a SHIMANO Lunamis S 96 M...

the line roller don't have magsealed ?

Labas, puikus video. Minejai, kad 2500 naudoji iki 24 g vartikems, matau ir dar zvejoji upeje. Kaip manai ar 2500 luvias susitvarkys su jigu iki 20-25 g (retai iki 30 g) ir esmes bus naudojama ezeruose? Turiu 2500d ant ul (taip gavosi), bet noreciau ten susimazinti gal iki 1000. Dekoju uz Tavo nuomone.

I was able to find one brand new made in Japan just a few days ago, guess what - it's 3000D (non-C)😂😂😂 So JDM models also have deeper spool. I agree that the spool capacity for D models is a non-sense.

Some here in Australia that reel is made in Japan 🗾 at the shop

Labas, ar ant šios 3000 C ritės, gali užsidėti 2500 bugnelis? Beje, kur pirkai savo antrą bugnelį? :) Svarstau šią ritę dėti ant light koto ešeriams, gaudant sunkesniu džigu (12-18g) ir vobleriukiu tvičui (10-15g). Ką manai apie tai? :)

Hi, nice video! I saw a gamakatsu hana in your film, and it so happened that I am now looking for reel for my gamakatsu hana 82 up to 24 grams. I wanted to ask what spinning model you have, because. for its 74 models with a choice, everything was simple and remains so. And with the choice of reel for 82 gamakatsu, I have difficulties, because. I would like to unleash its full potential and work with light weights at a long distance and catch zander on the lake with a total weight of load plus bait up to 24 grams, that is, 16 grams plus 4-4.5 inches. Here I have a choice between daiwa luvias 3000lt and shimano exsence 17 or 21 3000mhg, or vanquish 19 3000mhg. In shimano, I like the look of a completely black reel on a black minimalist spinning rod like a gamakatsu, but story vs this size of reel look like shallow spool on daiwa, you can find it only in Japan, and it overpriced because that. Thats why I start thinking about luvias. And the second question is about slp spools, where did you buy them, because on ebay the cost of such a spool is about 85 usd.

Edvinai,tai 3000c pilnai užtenka lašišom gaudyti ar geriau 4000c?Gaudant vobleriais ir kartais blizgėm iki 23g. Tai,kad čia būgnas seklus,tai gerai ar geriau gilesnis?

Made in China, as my imported Lexa 19, 3000 XH, what a pain.

50 € Daiwa Luvias ????? 150€ Daiwa Exist ?????