what sort of drag or tension mechanism does the reel have. (does it click when you pull it out and wind it in.)
2053726
no clicking. drag adjustment is silent. This whole rod and reel is junk. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR $$. I used it for a display over my fireplace. All it is good for.
796866
It has a round grip below reel and triangular grip above the reel. I hope this helps.
1530076
The entire 50' of hose comes unwound off the reel. It goes through a roller guide, and the reel has ratcheting locks, so it doesn't free-wheel during retraction at all. It's a very safe and sturdy set-up, and the hoses pays out, and retracts under full control.
313149
You hold onto the black part (on the inside - its sort of flat). So you are holding the reel with one hand, only touching the black. Then you use your other hand to turn the handle thing. Essentially the orange wheel goes around, but the black part stays still. I think I would up 2 of them before I figured it out. It helps to stick one end of the cord through one of the openings so it stays.
108426
If it pulls out and doesn't retract, you manually wind it by spinning the bottom of the cover. The cord should retract by putlling and releasing like a yoyo.
214803
Yes there is a button on the front of the plug. Best reel out there. Retracts smoothly. Unit is kind of large but you get used to it.
1565035
I own a 300 from my early days. It has a plastic spool and is still working today. I bought the 300C for my son in law and used it when I visited last month. I has a metal spool and can be loaded with line by machine at the store. It has the same great feel of my original 40 year old reel, smooth casts and retrives well.
859623
Yes it does, but I think it's done that way to make it not so tight to turn. Mine works great and will reel in over 400' of line quickly
528411
I put it away, but I think there's a little clip Daiwa puts on its reels to hold the line. If the line is jumping off the reel, perhaps you wound it backwards. There are instructive youtubes, in case this may be a possibility. It's easier to understand if you see it than if you listen or read it. Also, I put spiderwire on mine, which tends to be limp, narrow, and tough.
725018
It will knock the crap out of things if you don't hang on to the end until it fully retracts!!! This is all controlled by a pretty good size spring on the reel and ratchet mechanism and all of them are designed this way. So you DEFINENTLY hang on to the end of the hose until it is fully retracted back in the reel, it can go pretty fast, AGAIN HANG ON TO THE HOSE UNTIL IT HAS FULLY RETRACTED BACK ON THE REEL!! Hope this helped and I may have beat this up a little bit but I did want to stress how important this is, if in fact you've never used on of these before, they could be a little dangerous!!! It will knock the crap out of things if you don't hang on to the end until it fully retracts!!! This is all controlled by a pretty good size spring on the reel and ratchet mechanism and all of them are designed this way. So you DEFINENTLY hang on to the end of the hose until it is fully retracted back in the reel, it can go pretty fast, AGAIN HANG ON TO THE HOSE UNTIL IT HAS FULLY RETRACTED BACK ON THE REEL!! Hope this helped and I may have beat this up a little bit but I did want to stress how important this is, if in fact you've never used on of these before, they could be a little... » Read More It will knock the crap out of things if you don't hang on to the end until it fully retracts!!! This is all controlled by a pretty good size spring on the reel and ratchet mechanism and all of them are designed this way. So you DEFINENTLY hang on to the end of the hose until it is fully retracted back in the reel, it can go pretty fast, AGAIN HANG ON TO THE HOSE UNTIL IT HAS FULLY RETRACTED BACK ON THE REEL!! Hope this helped and I may have beat this up a little bit but I did want to stress how important this is, if in fact you've never used on of these before, they could be a little dangerous!!! « Show Less
1958864
I have had it for 3 months now and so far it's held up to everything i have put it through. I did write a crappy review on this because i had to finish assembling it on arrival. but i got over it, and the reel is fine. just secure the inlet line swivel piece with a ziptie or something because if you have excess hose leading up to the reel its gonna try and wrap up your excess due to the tolerances being so tight. good news is it doesn't leak. Hope this helps, have a good day
1738405
It's really easy to attach the reel. There is a reel seat in the handle with a threaded collar that screws down to hold the reel securely in place. Once you have it in hand, you'll instantly see how it's done.
756031
No - you just wind the hose around it manually. There is no reel to "wind it up".
2240515
No, it doesn't. The rod is decent, but the reel is only so-so. The anti-reverse stops working on my reel every once in a while. I took it a part and tinkered with it, and it seems to be better. When I wrote Daiwa about it they told me I had to ship it back to them, which I wasn't going to do.
2270972
yes it is. I received mine back but it tookabout 4 months for them to fix it & send it back.you also pay for shipping & include a check for $7 or $8 S&H.; If you can live with that, then the reel is worth it.thanks
222931
I am assuming that it spins with the spool removed? Also assume that you are referring to the snap-in line spool. I don't see how the spool could make a difference, is there something wrapped around the shaft under the head that is being caught when the spool is snapped in, or is binding the spinning head. if it's a brush type motor then dirt in the brushes, worn-out brushes, or broken brush spring, can cause intermittent operation which may seem like another unrelated action.
1650713
The knob on front is the drag tension. Tighten it and the spool wont spin unless too much pressure is applied when a monster size fish gets on the hook.