i never bought any of those Daiwa spincast reels back in the 1980s, but came into possession a couple of them this year. I was impressed with their build quality. One was a parts reel, but the other was full functioning. I listed the fully functioning one on eBay, and it sold immediately. Still have the parts reel, but haven't found anotbher donor reel to build a complete reel.

Rick - Nice reel, great Tutorial. Merry Christmas! Tad

Enjoyed. Ty

Great job Rick I went back and checked mine My oscillation plate is full of spidercracks but no splits I don't think it's anything to worry about Thanks again Merry Christmas to you and your family

@youngmartinsreels5314

7 ай бұрын

If the reel were mine it wouldn’t bother me at all but since Ken planned to sell this reel it becomes a bigger deal. He’s in to full disclosure on all of his sales.

@ddselvig

7 ай бұрын

Some plastics don't age well, especially if left inside a hot vehicle in the summertime. They will develop spidercracks from the heat.

@youngmartinsreels5314

7 ай бұрын

Dan, does your parts reel have these cracks? The GC80 that was used in the other video had these spider cracks as well. Is this something they all do?

@lionsfan80

7 ай бұрын

i think thats a good explanation@@ddselvig

I don’t like those cracks! Rick, I’ve even put a rolled up piece of sandpaper in my drill chuck and did a slow spin. You know Rick, I use a much smaller brush for applying grease than you do. I find I have more control over where it goes. I find that I’d like this reel if it was in better shape. The reel is more like a spinning reel than others I’ve seen so you know I like that. If it just wasn’t full of cracks this would be a nice reel. Does this indicate that the internal mechanism is intrinsically weak? I have no idea about that. I’m just not sure about the durability of this reel. Thanks for a great video Rick! - Chris

I have the same reel that hasn't been used in years 15 years, sitting in an attic where it can get cold and extremely hot in the summer. I took it apart and the spool plate is cracked like this one.. It functions, but it's wobbly and probable won't cast well.

@youngmartinsreels5314

3 ай бұрын

I’ve seen three of these reels now and so far all of them have had that part cracked. Unfortunately, I don’t know of a source for those parts.

Is the goldcast able to do right or left hand retrieve? I want to buy the newest one but I dont know if i can change it to left hand retrieve.

@youngmartinsreels5314

Ай бұрын

This one is reversible but I can’t say if the one you want to buy is. The answer is, probably.