Daiwa Exist 2500
Submitted by otoshi on Sun, 2009-09-20 01:54
hi all,
have been saving abit these couple of months and is planning to spend it on another reel.
was looking at the Daiwa Exist 2500 or 3000. just wanna find out if anyone here who have used them have had any issues with them or find a nagetive side for them reels.
thanks in advance for your pointers.
cheers
Otoshi
HuggyB
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well for me
it would depend on what you are using it for?
To my way of thinking, its a damn expensive bream/finesse reel. Unless you are a tournament angler or tackle whore who just wants the "best", IMO there are better and cheaper options.
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schecky
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like a luvias :)
like a luvias :)
HuggyB
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yes schecky
amongst others.
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otoshi
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pls do feel free to name a
pls do feel free to name a few. thanks
HuggyB
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throw me a bone then
what are you planning on doing with it?
what gear do you already have?
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otoshi
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love to use it to yank some
love to use it to yank some nice kilo breams out of the river (if i can find any) or maybe a couple of salmon trout would be fun too. nice and lite.. something within the 6lb - 10lb range of line would be nice.
as for gears, i've only got a couple in the 2500 area.. so.. yah. think i might be in need of one soon too.
HuggyB
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well if you have your heart set on it
and it sounds like you do, go get one.
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otoshi
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yah.. kind of.. just wanna
yah.. kind of..
just wanna find out if anyone here who have used them have had any issues with them, like u said, they aint cheap.
honsu chin
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Ive got a 2004 Exist. Only
Ive got a 2004 Exist. Only use it for ultra light stuff as its loaded with PE 0.4 Awesome reel and very very light. Yes...not cheap but neither are your other reels you've been buying lately!!!! lol
otoshi
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shhhhhh......................
shhhhhh...........................
guessing this might been the last one i'll get (i hope not)for this yr.
anyway, thanks honsu for your feb back.
come on pple... keep them feb back (gd or bad) coming... pls...
otoshi
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come on guys! i am sure
come on guys! i am sure there is more of you guys using the exist here... honsu CANNOT be the only one using it yah? pls.. let me know any complains or positive side.. both very welcome.
otoshi
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just put in the order for
just put in the order for one unit of the Daiwa Exist 2508R... cant wait to get my paws on it..
hlokk
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Let us know how you find it
Let us know how you find it otoshi.
otoshi
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sure.. that will be in about
sure.. that will be in about 2-3 weeks. =)
Dasho
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I have the 2004 and 2508
I have the 2004 and 2508 Exist's. Have fitted a nice little Valley Hill knob to the 2508.
Couldn't find a negative thing to say about them.
The drag is silky smooth, and the tiniest adjustment to the setting makes an instant difference.
They really are tournament drag system reels.
otoshi
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thanks dasho. guess i have
thanks dasho. guess i have made the rite move. thanks again. =)
honsu chin
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wait til you see the new
wait til you see the new Shimano Excence, Cardiff and Twinpower!!...lol Oh...Ive got my eye on either a new Stradic CI4 or new 09 Sephia!! That will screw with your head!! LOL
otoshi
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haha... i think i have seen
haha... i think i have seen the Sephia. nah.. the only one that caught me is the stella 2500 (the one with 3 holes in a row on the spool).. damn! the drag sound soooo sweet.... but yah.. daiwa for the moment.. cant "affort" shimano yet. =P
hlokk
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Arent exists about the same
Arent exists about the same price as a stella? (well, not a lot cheaper)
HuggyB
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um....
a 2500 stella is cheaper than an Exist 2508? Like a spool of varivas cheaper......
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hlokk
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Stella 2500- $879 or
Stella 2500- $879 or 3000-$899. Exist - $899. Pretty close I would say :p (though some places have the exist at $1050)
otoshi
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the stella 2500 is $964 and
the stella 2500 is $964 and the exist 2508R is only $918... not enough to load it with yamatoyo but enough for me to put in a RCS knob...
schecky
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the shimano complex is also
the shimano complex is also nice
honsu chin
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geez......another $50?!?
geez......another $50?!? work harder!! Cant afford it...work more...lol Time for you to get back to work slacker Tosh!!
Otherwise sell something...lol
otoshi
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hell no!!! only buying no
hell no!!! only buying no selling.. not then fenwick, golden mean, daiwa heartland or even the tailwalk rod.. and ofcoz not any of them daiwa reels.. most of them i got r still NIB.. wahahaha... plus i gotta do some saving as i would be back to my POOR student life in come Feb... =)
yah.. u'r rite honsu.. i better get back to work.. in dreamland... whahaha....
honsu chin
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so Feb...you can come back
so Feb...you can come back here and catch more of nothing?? lol....oh hang on....EGI time!! LOL
otoshi
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waiting for the next salmon
waiting for the next salmon season man..... crap! i forgot... i aint going back to perth.. its tassie i'm going to!!!!!
flangies
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The salmon in taz are
The salmon in taz are awesome, 1 packet of gulp pearl watermelon got me 20 or so salmon, 1-2kg size (they are smaller there )
otoshi
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and the squid there james?
and the squid there james? what about squidding there?
Leemo
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the squidding is INCREDIBLE.
the squidding is INCREDIBLE. well according to james anyway hahahah. the squid are a lot bigger aswell. you WILL have fun!
bludgin' since 94'
otoshi
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hey there liem! been
hey there liem! been sometime.. what happened to you? been fishing much? thanks.. need to talk to james about the spots he knows.. i hope its in hobart. =)
otoshi
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now... where's OT... 3 or of
now... where's OT... 3 out of 4 of my masters who had teach me how to fish for mulloway had already showed up.. OT!!!! show yourself!!!!!
Leemo
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i been good mate. fishin
i been good mate. fishin heaps. hooked a coupla stonka LB pinkies since last year but havnt landed one yet.
heard that hardly anyone in tassie fishes the ocean. so you got a lot to choose.
bludgin' since 94'
otoshi
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cheers for the info dude..
cheers for the info dude.. yah.. will have to get my butt there to do some research b4 school starts. still have got a box of fishing item in perth with a mate. will be getting him to ship it over too..