Shimano, by far. I especially like the now defunct Curado 200 E7.
I may try the Diawa Tatula? All depends on how often my reel guy tells me he see's them for repair.
I may try the Diawa Tatula? All depends on how often my reel guy tells me he see's them for repair.
Please don't! Stick with the lews or shimano. PLEASE!
My only gripe with them is that I tend to have trouble with them if I am fishing in very heavy rain. I will undoubtedly have trouble with at least one of them backlashing on me when they get really wet
They end up looking something like this:
That pic was taken after a major professional overrun during a club tourney. This reel got wet as I was driving to the lake and we had a deluge.
Needless to say, this reel was out of commission for the day
Pop a couple of spool brakes and tighten up your spool tension when it rains. Your line must be absorbing water way down in the spool in the rain for extended periods? I doubt it has anything to do with the reel itself if it corrects when it dries out.
I'll actually give my reels a good pop to get some of the excess water out of them when fishing in rain like that by popping the butt of the rod on the deck from time too time.
If you don't already cast with the handles up, make sure you do that in those conditions. I keep my spool tension backed off so far it's been known to cause excess wear. When it gets like that you have to crank them down.
n2ratfishing said it very well.
The only thing I would add to this.....Is to have the bearings /reel cleaned. The water in the reel makes the grease in the bearings looser and the water acts like a temporary lube on the brakes that cause's the problem your having now.
Side note:
I also believe the extra weight of the water in the line/spool will cause a spool imbalance that will cause backlashes.