DaiwaFuego Baitcasting Fishing Reel

This is the first baitcasting reel ive purchased. Im pretty nitpicky about rods and reels and i can promise anyone who purchases this reel that this is the absolute best bang for your buck reel that you can get at this price point. Casts super far and you can tell it can take a serious beating. Dont think any further, if this is in your budget and youre thinking about it, just do it. You wont regret it.

You get what you pay for

Up until this spring I have been using a 5500 Abu since 1988... then I get this real, in left hand, which is the way to go for a right handed caster. my first trip out with this reel I caught my biggest bass to date, and the reel performed flawlessly. Casting is pretty easy to get adjust to not have any(many) backlashes, and distance is pretty impressive. To be completely transparent though, I bought a Abu Garcia Black Max and its only fractionally a lesser reel. If you want to save some money its not a bad way to go. Also, If you're considering the comparable Shimano, don't....its a good reel but not as adjustable for casting, and is inferior to the Daiwa. not a bad reel but just not as good for the money, IMO.

7.3:1 LHI have been blown away by the quality of this reel. I was expecting a reel in the same class as the Abu Garcia Revo X, Shimano SLX or Lew's Speed Spool LFS, but instead, I would put this closer to my Daiwa Tatula 100, Shimano Curado K and 13 Fishing Inception reels. Very smooth, casts very well with 30-50lb braid and 12-17lb Fluro.Only minor issue is that I tend to keep the magnetic brakes at around 10 even with a 1/2oz swimjig. (minimal thumb braking) Although this does not hamper the distance at all, I still would prefer a bit wider range to work with. Consistently, I am able to cast 10+ yards further than my other $100 class reels and within 5 yards of my $150+ class reels.Currently running these reels on Dobyns Fury, Fenwick HMG, Shimano SLX and 13 Fishing Fate rods and will be adding more to my arsenal soon.

Compared to my old laguna its AMAZING granted my laguna ct is years old but its a tank and i suspect the durability of the Fuego to be similar if not better. The magforce brakes are way smaller than my laguna and will take some getting used to. Its bigger than the slx but nothing extreme and is still palmable. I paired it with the daiwa trigger rod and some 12lb flouro and its extremely versital

I wasn't sure how I'd like the profile or the modest gear ratio on this reel since it's not billed as a low-profile model but I love it! As a mainly spin fisherman I always struggle a little with backlashing on casting reels but this one was super-easy to dial in and I haven't had an unrecoverable backlash yet. It's comfortable in hand, performs great and retrieves fast enough for my needs. I just wish I'd been able to find a left-hand retrieve Fuego with a ratio in line with the CR80 high speed model, which I own but don't like nearly as well as the Fuego.

I have several Daiwa Fuego CT reels and I really like them all. My first Daiwa was the Fuego 100H 6.3.1 and I use it for crankbaits. I initially wanted a 7.3.1. When this reel went on sale, I purchased it It's the same quality as my Fuego 100H, just in a slightly smaller frame with fewer barings, which has made no difference in castability nor smoothness, at least from what I can feel and see. . These reels are well built, a pleasure to fish with and I believe if taken care will last for many years.

Excellent for a beginner. I tried out a ton of kastking and other cheaper reels but eventually stuck with this one. The build quality and consistency when casting was the selling factor. Kastking has amazing features but was not consistent. Daiwa has made a reel that is absolutely worth the price difference over kastking

😮Me sorprendió la calidad por el precio es muy buena se siente todo de metal que va a durar mucho . Muy firme nada de juego en su manivela como otros que se les mueve todo. Está si es una máquina de arrastre de metal no de plástico.😉