Daiwa Whisker SS Tournament 1300 how to take apart and service 

My wife bought me a light spinning rig for my birthday in 1983 which has this reel 31 years old now. I just found your service video thank you so much. This reel has never been cleaned and has been in the garage 20 years I need to take it apart and give it some love. One of the best reels I own.

Greased and oiled both of my 1300s today and this video was extremely useful..thanks a ton!!

Hi Dennis, Wow ! The disassembly organization, hidden features and sheer number of steps to service this reel is amazing !! One can see from the quality of parts why this Daiwa is such a huge keeper !!! Would have to say this is by far, your "Best Effort Ever" so far !!! Congratulations... Continued Best Wishes and Many, Many Thanks, Cons

I recently returned from a trip to the Salmon River ,NY with my buddies. One of them has 2 of these reels which he’s still fishing. I asked if he serviced them after the trip, he said to my astonishment he’s never serviced them in the almost thirty years he’s owned them never even oiled them ! He’s caught over 100 Steelheads with them . That is a testament to the quality of them . I took them back to Cape Cod with me and offered a free tune-up . WOW no wonder they are still bringing $90-$100 on eBay! Keep up doing what you’re doing , I don’t need to take pictures when I’m working on reels we have your excellent videos and tutorial! Thank You Rocky.

Thank You!!! Great tutorial!! I’ve had one of these reels for over 30 years and was ready to scrap it because it was sluggish and rough. All it needed was cleaning and a good lube job. With your video I was able to do just that! It’s like brand new now!!

Awesome video!

Dennis, Congratulations - 20,000 subscribers! Very informative and useful tutorial video. Tad

You can't beat some of the old stuff for build . I have a Garcia Mitchell Match and it's as good as the day it came out the factory . Thank you for sharing 👍

I can remember when it came out. The frame was the first composite construction offering light weight and with the Whiskers® in the mix giving it great strength. As the other commenter said products that are too good are discontinued. Like the Bic Metal single blade disposable razor. It had almost a bale wire leading the blade stretching the Whiskers and never clogged up while lasting at least a month. Anyways what a great reel.

some times products have been discontinued because the product was so good, it never needed to be replaced. there is a light bulb made by a defunct business that has been burning 24/7 since 1901. Many reels are no longer made due to the price of materials being to high to compete with products from China. the old ones still work after many years, the new ones , for the most part, will never have those bragging rights

I have two 1300s manufactured in Japan that I have fished with for many years with basically no maintenance and have very smooth operation. However, I recently purchased a 1300 from EB that was manufactured in Thailand and the operation is noticeably stiffer than older Japan reels. I will have to do a deep dive service of the reel and see if I notice any improvement. Your video will be a great reference for such a task. Thanks.

Many experts agree that the Abu Garcia Suveran is the finest spinning reel ever made. That said this Daiwa may be one of the best Daiwa reels made in the 1980s. I personally think the Daiwa 8600 and 8700 reels are certainly among the finest reels made by Daiwa in an earlier decade. They were the first reels made with worm gear drives and 3 ball bearings. I truly wish I had one of the saltwater size models of this SS reel but they are a little hard to find and do not come cheap. I have a Daiwa Emblem X 5500T Pit reel that I use for surf fishing that has almost the identical mechanism to this reel. It is a long cast reel with spring loaded line retainers on both rotor arms. I like that Daiwa a lot. Great video as always Dennis

Very nice Dennis. I like it a lot. Another one to keep an eye out for. 🎣

My wife tells me that when I ask her why she did something, she say’s because she can. Great job Dennis.

These reels are truly some of the best Daiwa has ever made. I have the 1300 and the 1600. Both reels are tough to kill. Unfortunately, Daiwa doesn’t see the numbers anymore with these models. It’s just like the BG, the older models will last longer than the current models, but most fisherman today want the more modern, more balanced feel of the new models with the IAR bearing. Nice video!

Dennis, I saw that spacer appear on your board right after you pulled the handle out and it disappeared after you wiped out the rotor. I thought it had fallen off the handle’s crankshaft. I was so happy to see it accounted for before the video ended. As usually, nicely done. Congratulations on your 20k subscribers.

at @ 6:44 you put the bushing in your parts tray

okay it is a worm gear bushing @ 27:33

oh no at @ 9:10 your cleaning towel took the bushing to the floor?

29:13 I think they use those wide slot screws so if you're out in the field and suddenly want to switch the handle around on the reel, chances are you have a dime in your pocket that will fit that screw... well back then when people carried a bunch of change in their pocket...

Great video I have a 1300 and when I turn the handle the spool does not go up and down, any idea what part is required to fix the issue? Thanks

whoops, bushing is back at @ 6:55

Hello, Is the spool line holder suppose to have some play back and forth. I’d noticed mine feels loose and makes a bit of noise when I wiggle it with my hand. Thanks.

where did the bushing come from on your work table at @4:20 in the video? other side of the handle? maybe i missed it in the video?

very sad to find out that Daiwa will be discontinuing these reels

Hi Dennis, I dont understand how worm gear works. Is there a removable pawl like on abu reels?

Can the reel handle knob be replaced on these reels??

Dennis, Like the others watched this video very closely. I have two of these Diawa Whisker SS Tournment 1300. Bought new in the 1980’s. OK on one of the reels I have lost my drag…literally. Out of the clear blue went fishing last week and as tight as i turn the drag it does not exist. I took the reel apart and followed your video through out. Reel looks great on inside. But something obviously is not working and I cant figure out what to look for that is wrong. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. PS did take apart the drape on the spool.

Pretty sure these used an Aluminum main gear