I was very excited to use the certate lt5000d pier fishing for spanish, and bonito. Reel was super smooth and easy to turn under load, very light weight and fits around 350-400 yards of braided pe#2 line. I was able to lift 5-7 lb fish up the pier without having to pump the rod. But unfortunately, after 3 days of fishing, the felt drag washers got completely shredded and inside of reel spool was scraping to metal washers. I could not believe they shoved felt washers into $500 reel. Daiwa bg and even cheap $60 shimano reels in 5000 size come with carbon fiber drag washers. I hope daiwa will replace entire spool under warranty. The reel is nice but I recommend upgrading to carbontex drag washers right away, unless you plan on using 12 lb mono or lighter. Line lay is not very tight and is not that good for braid size pe#1.5 or smaller diameters. Stradic fl5000 has much better line lay for small diameter braids (pe#1 to pe#2).
Thanks for your video, it was very helpful. I thought that only Daiwa technicians could disassemble the reels, because only they have the magnetic fluid, but after seeing your video, Could I remove the reel without damaging the magnetic fluid? On the Daiwa website, it says that the magnetic fluid works better with time of use, so is it necessary to change the magnetic fluid periodically, or should the magnetic seals never be touched and disassembled?
@@TackleAdvisors Did you ever get inside the rest of the body? Would be nice to see your final analysis with full teardown before getting a final conclusion from you.
Hello Tackle Advisors, I have a question for you...can you rank me the reels from best to worst? (stradic FL, shimano twinpower FD, certate LT, vanquish(new), exist LT, stella FJ) - all in size 4000 or 5000 - also wanted to ask you...is the new stella SW-C worse built than the previous one SW-B? thanks a lot! :) Best Regards
Damn that's the prettiest reel I've ever seen. Thanks Nick for the early preview/teardown-excellent as always. Will there be differences between the usdm and jdm versions of this one? I guess no since they're both made in japan?? Also what's the point of the easily removable bottom? Is it so that you can quickly access the gears for applying grease and such yourself?
DAiwa has done something not right!! If you look at the australian website a good example the 2500 3000 and 4000 has high and low gear ratios . The high has a low braid capacity and the low has a high braid capacity. I would like a high with a high braid capacity so i can use a thicker braid. The new shimano vanquish according to the Japanese site has all three models!! Why can't Daiwa do the same. Give the fishermen what HE wants and not what you think he wants. i am sure the spools are interchangable on the same model sizes. Once again great vid keep up the good work.
Thank you what a relief but will they bring all the models or just a few. Time will tell. Thank you once again i could not find the Japanese website. Many thanx.@@searex2268
@@searex2268 Hold on compare the 2 sites the australian and the japanese. The australian 3000 d has more braid than the japanese 3000 models and so does the 4000 d.
Don't forget that here in Aus, and in fact almost any other country that is NOT Japan, it not unusual to find a few distinct differences between the reels released for sale here and the JDM model of the same name. From memory there has been examples from both Shimano (Spheros - forged alloy main gear vs JDM cheap cast zinc) and Daiwa (BG -screw-in handle vs JDM hex-shaft handle).....and in almost all cases that i recall, the JDM model is inferior to that exported to the rest of the world. All i'm saying is, don't place too much weight on what Daiwa sells local, because what gets delivered outside of Japan can be quite different.
Thank you sir. I have checked every site with the certate lt and none of them have for example the 4000 size with high gear ratio and deep spool. It's either low gear ratio with deep spool( more braid capacity) or high gear ratio and shallow spool( less braid). It is so simple because surely the spools are interchangable give the fishermen what they want a third option ie high gear ratio with deep spool(more braid capacity) . If you see the shimano vanquish 2019 models you have more choices in their sizes ( the third option i was talking about). Please can you tell me if the daiwa spools are interchangable in the same size reels. I am sure they are i just need verification. Thanx mate.@@damieno224
Is the rear bumper material plastic or is it metal? Looks very thin and flimsy. Anyway from saltiga BJ user I’ve heard that that rear gasket usually comes dry from the factory and water get through easily. They recommend to put thin layer of silicone grease over the gasket.
I have been using a Biomaster 4000 sw. I own a certate 3000 d. It arrived. Super smooth. I could not catch the CONSTANT super slow cadance , i could not get used to. It stops or rolls faster. Should i continue with this or i should return this and buy a Stella ?
Fairly new to your channel. Watched some breakdown vids. You said people were calling you a Shimano fan. But you sure have been doing a lot of Daiwa reels as of late. And your reviews have been on more of the thumbs up side. New favorite manufacturer? Plus thanks to your vids I am shying away from KastKing. Was not aware of how many reels are out there with shared manufacturer parts.
why is mine making a raspy noise from the line roller, especially when its being reeled with some weight. i can't tell if its a normal phenomenon with braid or if its a faulty line roller.
Good stuff, love your videos. When I saw you were reviewing a monocoque body daiwa I got excited thinking I'd see what you use to unscrew the sideplate. I want to be able to service my saltiga bj3500h, currently I just shove grease up its bum by removing the rear body cap. It's overdue for a proper strip down and clean
I held both in 5000. Im team Daiwa........ but at that price point you simply can't go wrong with either. Im biased towards daiwa so I got the certate but I can tell you its a toss up to the individual who gives 2 shots about brand.
They must have added it...I know I scoured the interwebs and spent a good bit of time on the JDM site and was surprised not to see it. Or I flat out just missed it lol..... :)
Just got my 5000 LT Ark I'd suggest you do a pre service on these reels as I discovered there was no grease on the main gear at all. Also greased the seals . Other than that a beautiful smooth reel.
@@shorejiggerchris3364 yes you need a special tool t o open the side plate or make one. But they definitely need some grease as there dry as. Nice for the showroom but not so good in real world use. No grease on the orings either
@@Galvoflysoz I understand you.But believe me i have seen many new reels without grease in the gears so this does not surprise me.Thanks for the info though
Owner of a certate lt 4000. Fishing almost daily in sw for sea bass and bluefish. Already the roller starts to make noises and is impossible to maintain it by my self. Can you please make a video of how 2? Its unacceptable to make that crunche noises to so short time of use.
Update: I brought it to daiwa and they changed the bearings into roller. After a week of fishing same noise again. Seems like there is something into the roller. The sound is like grinder. The old bearings they had no issues, we change them just because they couldn't find nothing else. Any ideas of what else it can be?
Not true... You just need to pick the rubber seal off with your fingernail and move it to the handle side... I've seen some say what you just did... It is 100 percent incorrect
I bought a used Certate 4000LT but there is a little play in the spool is that normal for this reel? I can move the spool up and down just slightly along with side to side.
@@ReelNewwt I live in Australia. I went to my local fishing tackle shop but Motackle do online pre orders. I'll be waiting till around May for the size I want but the 2500s is in store now.
@@ReelNewwt JandH in the description is taking pre orders. The date is still not 100% confirmed. He'll be getting the first shipment of US market reels for sure though
@@TackleAdvisors Hope I didn't offend wasn't trying to promote another store. Aside from that I thought a watch case wrench could possibly work to open the side plates. Trying it on my Exist once the tool arrives.
Thank you. I did reach out to josh at j&h I guess the difference is 1 ball bearing and the body is carbon instead of metal. Suck we have to wait till it’s released in April ☹️
Have you looked @ the 19 Ballistic FW? The so called "Fresh Water Certate LT" (edit: they call it "New DAIWA Ballistic FW is the Little EXIST ’18 for Fresh Water"). I fish in Sweden = Fresh water, looks like a much better reel then the 17 Ballistic LT and it feels like over kill to buy an 19 Certate LT if mostly Mag seal is the diffrence, but are there any other diffrence that make certate a better reel also for fresh water use?
Cast zinc main gear according to a photo I saw... Big let down. Caldia lt albeit made in China is an upgrade due to everything being essentially the same but with a really rotor upgrade. Usdm ballistic has the machined alu main gear
I am thinking of getting Certate LT 5000D as my first Daiwa reel. I am concerned about maintenance and the magsealing. I fish saltwater and my reels are sprayed heavily on my boat. Will this be able to take the saltwater spray abuse / constantly getting wet? If not this, I will be getting a twinpower FD 5000 as most my reels are shimano.
I wouldn't buy a certate LT if it were to be exposed to constant salt spray. (The magseal is located at the top fo the clutch and the line roller bearing in the certate.) Is a Saragosa SW too heavy for you use? If not...Go gosa...That's the most refined and sealed reel available, with the bonus of being simple to maintain. Additionally...IF you service your own gear. The New stradic/ twinpower shimanos are pretty tricky. Something like a spinfisher is a breeze in comparision. albeit not as refined. Constant exposure means you need to maintain appropriately for it to last like new. Something to consider.
@@TackleAdvisors Thank you for the reply. The saragosa is a bit too heavy for inshore Florida needs, I do have a 2020 6k gosa but i rarely have to fish that heavy. I have a small boat so I'm prone to wet rides and thus far my sustain, stradic FL, and slammer 3 are working fantastically with my saltwater abuse and maintenance habit. I just want to experience that next tier of refinement. I've ordered a certate LT 5k already and we'll see if it can handle some Florida abuse!
@@TackleAdvisors Remember that rash guard is a part of the gear box body n if u bang ur reel just alittle hard enough c goodbey to all gimmik magseal thing , that circular gear box plates should cover all around the gear box.
Some sort of plastic. It's the same on the ballistic, theory, tatula and I think exist. Think of it as the plastic idler gear in a baitcaster that runs the level wind. Or in Shimano's that run the oscillation worm. I haven't had an issue with any in mine.
Hey Mark!! how ya doin man! BN is correct it's a wera......Wera everything for drivers....(((although the interchangeable torx are home depot branded......)))
Can you do a review or segment with the new Daiwa Regal LT? I picked it up at BP for $75 CAD and it feels high quality and looks similar to the reel in this video
@@TackleAdvisors have you checked inside the reel yet ? Mine was completely dry from factory no grease at all. And it looks like this reel was as well from the quick glimpse of the bottom we got. Ive seen a few having issues because of this. I love mine but I preserviced it. But dissapointing from Daiwa. all the rubber seals are dry as well so need a light grease.
Excellent review thank you. I wonder how it might compare to the Exist? I wonder what’s missing compared to the Exist. I note Alan Hawke suggests the Exist doesn’t rate as a salt water reel (though I use mine in salt water and to date with proper care, no issues). Again many thanks, love your site.
Coza King sorry, he loved the reel, but rated it a freshwater reel. In his blog on 2018 ICAST he mentions freshwater reel and then I wrote to him and he said he mainly only reviews saltwater reels.
Two different classes of reels. Certate is perfection... Exist and Stella level refinement. Feels better than the exist due to some dampening resulting from a bit more weight. Vr 50 is designed to be kicked around and likes to play in the sand. The certate can take abuse but it's not a reel that wants to be beaten on. And it's not a reel most people want to maintain regularly if abused regularly
What is the difference between the Daiwa Exist FCLT2500S-CXH and the reg LT2500-XH is one fresh water and the other one salt water do they make a double handle in this reel 🍺🥃🇺🇸❤️✝️
Totally different type of real. One is meant to be as free spinning as possible and have zero resistance while being strong and smooth...The vr / vsx reels are designed to keep water and sand out first and foremost.
Little Adventures 3 of my friends reels drags disintegrated during albie season, and one friends drag gives out with a fish over 10lbs. also some people are having line lay issues.
@@stevenguyen2546 I agree. price of the Certate is less than the Vanquish and Exist. But the Certate is heavier yet but still less than the older Certate.
Yup...no harm or foul in my opinion. All it does is lift and lower under very little strain....it's soft and self lubricating....I'm fine with it and have a few reel swith it that perform like new for a very long time
lol, that is the first thing I said to myself... nice reel, just throw it all away on one plastic gear like it's a kids toy from Walm@rt........ that blew it for me....
Stilll Rocking my 2 Daiwa Morethan Branzinos from 2009.... and one from 2014...... the 09's are better still, but have not found anything better yet....
Hey I love your videos. I pretty much buy my gear from your reviews. I was wondering if the Stradic FL was close to the Certate for inshore saltwater fishing? Cheers
Certate 2019 2500- 7.23 oz., 3000-7.94 oz., 4000-8.3 oz. BUT! the Exist 4000 weighs less than the Certate 2500!! The lite reels will be the new Shimano Vanquish models.
My friend...I walked by so many fisherman in the classic and didn't recognize one unless someone said their name. I don't follow the bass tourney trail at all.....I gotta say though....seeing bill dance was pretty cool...and roland martin.....they're like gods here with lines for pics lol....that was pretty cool....MR yamamoto was at the end of an autograph line as well
@@bigbuba16 I like lights too...lol Lots of stuff isn't gonna be out for a bit. Berkleys new HD baits are lookin sweet and Freedoms new marabou jig is on my list as is the chatterbait. Live target new 3 pack of shad baits looked reallllllly good for scooby doo rigging wacky style as do the hd's from berkley.....the HD craw is my pick for best of show plastic. Next to the live targets. Evergreen gave me a shower blows pencil which was cool....They brought a trio of colors....Not a ton of new stuff but some good stuff that I'll be using when available.
I really can't say...I've submerged my 08 stella for hours in total, and my saltiga has been underwater for a ton of time as well.....both held up fine......But I don't know how it would handle that x 100000 fishermen doing the same thing. The SW (not the stradic sw or socoro sw) sealing has proven reliable......the Magsealed reels have a proven track record.....but I don't know enough guys first hand that use em to have confidence saying they'd last the same.....know what i mean.....I don't want to say dunk and crank it.....and then see your reel get bricked from sand jambs and such...it's not just about water in the surf....
man im in the exact same boat and made a decision today but would like to change it if possible. I wish anyone could just tell me which one of the two they recommend.
@@s12drifter do you think I should snag excense or certrate? I could get a stella FJ for 100 off or one of the two above for 15 percent off. Im so lost lol
It's just not really his thing. Not something he would really use to fish a lot, aside from maybe the Super Duty wides. Mainly he has done some Abu stuff before usually when someone had sent them or part of his collection. I had thought about sending my Pro Ti, but season creeped up and it's all reels on deck lol.
@@bassnazi4713 I mentioned you by name when I was in the Lews booth handling their products......I was surprised to say the least about their reels and how for an oem they felt better. Cheesey drag stars for 300$ reels but only because they resemble those found on cheapos. But very cool overall....Ihad some fun with the dude inthe booth too...Nice guy for sure....
Hey Ted! Thanks brotha!! Honestly....it simply comes down to Popularity...new releases...and $$. Daiwa launched so many friggin new reels and being that they are tit for tat with shimano for the most popular...I had to cover them. I'm about done with Daiwa now with a few rods being the exception and following up on the 6k ballistic and their surf rod ......And have full plans and have already started working with and fishing reels from others. Lews is definitely on my radar and to do list.....I had 3 of their reelsin their cart just a week ago...but there was a pair of 3000$ speakers on ebay for 400$ that I opted to try to snag..sadly lost out on (origin d 107) But I'll be starting on them soon after talking about their new release schedule....I just want to make sure what I snag isn't going out so i need to talk to the rep a bit more in detail tomorrow.
@@TackleAdvisors lol yea, I like them alright by comparison to some of the other stuff. I will say they back up their stuff pretty good. I want to say the one rep in that whole area is the Strike King guy as well...think Crispin Powley or something close, he does the segment of Fox Sports Outdoors for the freshwater South, if it was him you can watch him catching the stripe below Wilson Dam down here in Bama on here lol.
Lol plus at least Diawa did take notice to Lew's use of Winn on the Lexa's anyway, some don't like the oversized knobs, which you can get a model with decent paddles. I'm tempted to order some of the Winn paddles to have to change over to try.
@Coza King i said nothing about USD and as I am in Australia it has no relevance to me, with availability over here there are not very many reels in that bracket hence my interest to see how it stacked up.
I actually just received all the mq disc wrenches to tear down the Tatula MQ, Procyon MQ, Exist, Saltist MQ, Certate SW, Saltiga :) gearin up for a big comeback. If you haven't frequented my channel's community tab or Instagram... I was hired to design and develop rods and reels which took up 90% of my time over the past 3 years...I quit that job a month ago and moved from NJ to cape cod to run new englands most iconic tackle shop and start the channel back up..... so that's the last 3 years in a nutshell...lol
Goddammit... Just when I was gonna order the Shimano Exsence. I had to check your channel out, now I can't decide which one I should order. I should go with Certate because it's Daiwa and it matches my Daiwa Labrax rod. Thank you.
i bought both exsense ci4 and this one certate LT reeling experience is unreal, going to try to fish for tautog tomorrow with it to see how it feel but it's literally has 0 resistance on the certate LT
Get Certate if you want robust and durability. I own Certate from 2006 models all the way to 2016 models and they never let me down. 2006 model still work great and no problem.
I was very excited to use the certate lt5000d pier fishing for spanish, and bonito. Reel was super smooth and easy to turn under load, very light weight and fits around 350-400 yards of braided pe#2 line. I was able to lift 5-7 lb fish up the pier without having to pump the rod. But unfortunately, after 3 days of fishing, the felt drag washers got completely shredded and inside of reel spool was scraping to metal washers. I could not believe they shoved felt washers into $500 reel. Daiwa bg and even cheap $60 shimano reels in 5000 size come with carbon fiber drag washers. I hope daiwa will replace entire spool under warranty.
The reel is nice but I recommend upgrading to carbontex drag washers right away, unless you plan on using 12 lb mono or lighter. Line lay is not very tight and is not that good for braid size pe#1.5 or smaller diameters. Stradic fl5000 has much better line lay for small diameter braids (pe#1 to pe#2).
I'd love to see you take apart a Saltiga expedition.
Thanks for your video, it was very helpful.
I thought that only Daiwa technicians could disassemble the reels, because only they have the magnetic fluid, but after seeing your video,
Could I remove the reel without damaging the magnetic fluid?
On the Daiwa website, it says that the magnetic fluid works better with time of use, so is it necessary to change the magnetic fluid periodically, or should the magnetic seals never be touched and disassembled?
Daiwa is killing it...and an actual teardown review at the Classic...did you bring your whole studio on the road??
LOL...some....I'd need a trailer to transport my studio lmao
Daiwa has always been killing it when it come to innovation and quality. Not on the marketing side until now.
@@TackleAdvisors Did you ever get inside the rest of the body? Would be nice to see your final analysis with full teardown before getting a final conclusion from you.
@@sunshinecycling I agree, but you need to have a special tool to get inside the side plate.
Hello Tackle Advisors, I have a question for you...can you rank me the reels from best to worst? (stradic FL, shimano twinpower FD, certate LT, vanquish(new), exist LT, stella FJ) - all in size 4000 or 5000
- also wanted to ask you...is the new stella SW-C worse built than the previous one SW-B? thanks a lot! :)
Best Regards
Damn that's the prettiest reel I've ever seen. Thanks Nick for the early preview/teardown-excellent as always. Will there be differences between the usdm and jdm versions of this one? I guess no since they're both made in japan?? Also what's the point of the easily removable bottom? Is it so that you can quickly access the gears for applying grease and such yourself?
nah brahh =)
Will you be doing a full tear down? I’m dying to see the best way to access the main gear etc..
DAiwa has done something not right!! If you look at the australian website a good example the 2500 3000 and 4000 has high and low gear ratios . The high has a low braid capacity and the low has a high braid capacity. I would like a high with a high braid capacity so i can use a thicker braid. The new shimano vanquish according to the Japanese site has all three models!! Why can't Daiwa do the same. Give the fishermen what HE wants and not what you think he wants. i am sure the spools are interchangable on the same model sizes. Once again great vid keep up the good work.
Not according to their Japanese site www.daiwa.com/global/ja/fishingshow/2019ss/certate/lineup.html
Thank you what a relief but will they bring all the models or just a few. Time will tell. Thank you once again i could not find the Japanese website. Many thanx.@@searex2268
@@searex2268 Hold on compare the 2 sites the australian and the japanese. The australian 3000 d has more braid than the japanese 3000 models and so does the 4000 d.
Don't forget that here in Aus, and in fact almost any other country that is NOT Japan, it not unusual to find a few distinct differences between the reels released for sale here and the JDM model of the same name. From memory there has been examples from both Shimano (Spheros - forged alloy main gear vs JDM cheap cast zinc) and Daiwa (BG -screw-in handle vs JDM hex-shaft handle).....and in almost all cases that i recall, the JDM model is inferior to that exported to the rest of the world. All i'm saying is, don't place too much weight on what Daiwa sells local, because what gets delivered outside of Japan can be quite different.
Thank you sir. I have checked every site with the certate lt and none of them have for example the 4000 size with high gear ratio and deep spool. It's either low gear ratio with deep spool( more braid capacity) or high gear ratio and shallow spool( less braid). It is so simple because surely the spools are interchangable give the fishermen what they want a third option ie high gear ratio with deep spool(more braid capacity) . If you see the shimano vanquish 2019 models you have more choices in their sizes ( the third option i was talking about). Please can you tell me if the daiwa spools are interchangable in the same size reels. I am sure they are i just need verification. Thanx mate.@@damieno224
3:12 what screwdriver head is this? I need to take my rotor off my Daiwa TD Black MQ 2000s and it has some sort of grub screw
What size hex driver is that for the tiny little screw?
Hi; how is it compared to the 19 Vanquish...
Love when he lifts the cap and , whoa , he falls in love with it☺
I was like oooooooo...finally something different lolol and NICE
Tackle Advisors which is better daiwa certate lt or van staal vr50
Love to see this video where ur work is actually in the frame 🤷♂️
exactly..terrible filming
What’s up with the open back of the reel? Isn’t that the same design that the Tsunami Evict has that you didn’t like?
Is the rear bumper material plastic or is it metal? Looks very thin and flimsy.
Anyway from saltiga BJ user I’ve heard that that rear gasket usually comes dry from the factory and water get through easily. They recommend to put thin layer of silicone grease over the gasket.
I have been using a Biomaster 4000 sw. I own a certate 3000 d. It arrived. Super smooth. I could not catch the CONSTANT super slow cadance , i could not get used to. It stops or rolls faster. Should i continue with this or i should return this and buy a Stella ?
I love this channel. Keep up coming with new videos!!!
Fairly new to your channel. Watched some breakdown vids. You said people were calling you a Shimano fan. But you sure have been doing a lot of Daiwa reels as of late. And your reviews have been on more of the thumbs up side. New favorite manufacturer? Plus thanks to your vids I am shying away from KastKing. Was not aware of how many reels are out there with shared manufacturer parts.
Hallo great video ! Is possible to know wich type of screwdriver you use in 10:18 ? Is a Wera 0.9 mm hexagon....Many thanks .
Is it true that water still gets through the handle side?
why is mine making a raspy noise from the line roller, especially when its being reeled with some weight. i can't tell if its a normal phenomenon with braid or if its a faulty line roller.
Gotta do a Twin Power XD vs Certate LT review 🙏
Good stuff, love your videos. When I saw you were reviewing a monocoque body daiwa I got excited thinking I'd see what you use to unscrew the sideplate. I want to be able to service my saltiga bj3500h, currently I just shove grease up its bum by removing the rear body cap. It's overdue for a proper strip down and clean
Just picked up an exceler 2500 xh lt and that thing made me a lifelong daiwa supporter...this might be the next wxpensive 4000 reel i get
Crazy hyped right now. Butterflies in my tummy!
any chance you'll do a cross review of the new certate lt vs the certate 16 hd? how different are they one from the other?
do you think the Exist will have similar water seal protection and internals ? thanks
Yeah but will it catch a fish ?😛
Always a pleasure to watch
Thanks for sharing your expertise
Certate LT vs. Twin Power FD. Which is the better reel (2500)?
I have them both, tp casts better n easy individual serviceble friendly, certate lt is a good reel but if u can afford only one tp fd is the one .
Would you compare this reel to the Shimano Twinpower XD 5000 XG. Price points are similar, so if you had to choose one which one would it be and why??
I held both in 5000. Im team Daiwa........ but at that price point you simply can't go wrong with either. Im biased towards daiwa so I got the certate but I can tell you its a toss up to the individual who gives 2 shots about brand.
Is it better than shimano stradic FL??
Hi,
Will you make any review on the Daiwa Airity LT 21?
Thanks in advance :)
Do you think it comes close to the exist LT?
Great quick breakdown of a beautiful reel. Daiwa Japan does hype the Zaion air rotor on their Certate webpage btw, on the technology tab.
They must have added it...I know I scoured the interwebs and spent a good bit of time on the JDM site and was surprised not to see it. Or I flat out just missed it lol..... :)
Tackle Advisors which one is better daiwa certate lt or van staal vr50
Just got my 5000 LT Ark I'd suggest you do a pre service on these reels as I discovered there was no grease on the main gear at all. Also greased the seals . Other than that a beautiful smooth reel.
How did you open the side plate to have access to the main gear?
@@shorejiggerchris3364 just removed the bottom cover greased the seal and you have access there to the main gear
@@Galvoflysoz But i think not full access.This is Daiwas policy not to service the reel your own
@@shorejiggerchris3364 yes you need a special tool t o open the side plate or make one. But they definitely need some grease as there dry as. Nice for the showroom but not so good in real world use. No grease on the orings either
@@Galvoflysoz I understand you.But believe me i have seen many new reels without grease in the gears so this does not surprise me.Thanks for the info though
Great videos and content! Is the Certate still the best spinning reel to buy in the $400 range? Thanks liked and subscribed, of course.
"Daiwa" is the best money can buy 👍
Do you still feel this way about the reel? What about the SW model
Thoughts on this compared to Saltiga BJ? Is it just as strong
I was wandering the same
Owner of a certate lt 4000. Fishing almost daily in sw for sea bass and bluefish. Already the roller starts to make noises and is impossible to maintain it by my self. Can you please make a video of how 2? Its unacceptable to make that crunche noises to so short time of use.
Update: I brought it to daiwa and they changed the bearings into roller. After a week of fishing same noise again. Seems like there is something into the roller. The sound is like grinder. The old bearings they had no issues, we change them just because they couldn't find nothing else. Any ideas of what else it can be?
How does this compare to stella fj? In europe the price difference is 100Eur between them
I have heard that you cannot switch the handle sides from left to right. Is it true?
Not true... You just need to pick the rubber seal off with your fingernail and move it to the handle side... I've seen some say what you just did... It is 100 percent incorrect
@@TackleAdvisors Thanks, that solves all my concerns!
Nice reel but will it stack up to my Zebco 33
I bought a used Certate 4000LT but there is a little play in the spool is that normal for this reel? I can move the spool up and down just slightly along with side to side.
Sounds normal to me
Ty for nice video:) Can u take apart older certate 2016 and compare to this one? :)
Purchasing mine tomorow. Thank you!
Really looking forward to the video. I have one on pre order.👍
Oskar b where’d you preorder I’ve only seen it listed on digitaka?
@@ReelNewwt I live in Australia. I went to my local fishing tackle shop but Motackle do online pre orders. I'll be waiting till around May for the size I want but the 2500s is in store now.
@@ReelNewwt JandH in the description is taking pre orders. The date is still not 100% confirmed. He'll be getting the first shipment of US market reels for sure though
@@TackleAdvisors Hope I didn't offend wasn't trying to promote another store.
Aside from that I thought a watch case wrench could possibly work to open the side plates. Trying it on my Exist once the tool arrives.
So is this reel a keeper?
i’m in the market for a 400$ egg beater , but how does this certate compare to the new 2020 luvias LT? which one is the better buy?
Gotta fish the luvias... I like how it looks.. But it is different... Then one side is certate ish the other appears different
Thank you. I did reach out to josh at j&h I guess the difference is 1 ball bearing and the body is carbon instead of metal. Suck we have to wait till it’s released in April ☹️
What’s the difference between this model your showing and the cxh?
c stands for compact body and xh for extra high gear!:)
Have you looked @ the 19 Ballistic FW?
The so called "Fresh Water Certate LT" (edit: they call it "New DAIWA Ballistic FW is the Little EXIST ’18 for Fresh Water").
I fish in Sweden = Fresh water, looks like a much better reel then the 17 Ballistic LT and it feels like over kill to buy an 19 Certate LT if mostly Mag seal is the diffrence, but are there any other diffrence that make certate a better reel also for fresh water use?
Cast zinc main gear according to a photo I saw... Big let down. Caldia lt albeit made in China is an upgrade due to everything being essentially the same but with a really rotor upgrade. Usdm ballistic has the machined alu main gear
What size is the hex key for the set screw to change the spool support bushing?
I believe .9 mm
I am thinking of getting Certate LT 5000D as my first Daiwa reel. I am concerned about maintenance and the magsealing. I fish saltwater and my reels are sprayed heavily on my boat. Will this be able to take the saltwater spray abuse / constantly getting wet? If not this, I will be getting a twinpower FD 5000 as most my reels are shimano.
I wouldn't buy a certate LT if it were to be exposed to constant salt spray. (The magseal is located at the top fo the clutch and the line roller bearing in the certate.) Is a Saragosa SW too heavy for you use? If not...Go gosa...That's the most refined and sealed reel available, with the bonus of being simple to maintain. Additionally...IF you service your own gear. The New stradic/ twinpower shimanos are pretty tricky. Something like a spinfisher is a breeze in comparision. albeit not as refined. Constant exposure means you need to maintain appropriately for it to last like new. Something to consider.
@@TackleAdvisors Thank you for the reply. The saragosa is a bit too heavy for inshore Florida needs, I do have a 2020 6k gosa but i rarely have to fish that heavy.
I have a small boat so I'm prone to wet rides and thus far my sustain, stradic FL, and slammer 3 are working fantastically with my saltwater abuse and maintenance habit. I just want to experience that next tier of refinement.
I've ordered a certate LT 5k already and we'll see if it can handle some Florida abuse!
@@TackleAdvisors
Remember that rash guard is a part of the gear box body n if u bang ur reel just alittle hard enough c goodbey to all gimmik magseal thing , that circular gear box plates should cover all around the gear box.
is the white colour gear made of plastic?
Some sort of plastic. It's the same on the ballistic, theory, tatula and I think exist. Think of it as the plastic idler gear in a baitcaster that runs the level wind. Or in Shimano's that run the oscillation worm.
I haven't had an issue with any in mine.
I saw the DaiwA Certe 5000 lt coming out. Would you recommend using that in cape cod canal?
Cool video Nick , what brand of small torx driver do you use? I know what screwdriver you use.
At one point he had lots of Wera on his Amazon page.
Hey Mark!! how ya doin man! BN is correct it's a wera......Wera everything for drivers....(((although the interchangeable torx are home depot branded......)))
@@TackleAdvisors Thanks Nick, yeah i was interested in the interchangeable torx. Have a good time at the show.
Like their bigger size saltiga but their paint chip like crazy, most people try to keep their reel scratches, but daiwa paint are just horrible
Are the line roller bearings mag sealed?
Do you have a video break down of the 2013 certate?
Can these get submerged?
Can you do a review or segment with the new Daiwa Regal LT? I picked it up at BP for $75 CAD and it feels high quality and looks similar to the reel in this video
Be interested to see how it matches against the exsence. Can't wait to get one.
Does it compare to excense
Are you planning on a full in-depth review/on the water impressions later? Considering one for west coast surf/inshore applications. Thanks!
Absolutely... Not sure when... But a subscriber from Australia just shipped me his exist lt which is the same reel so I'll put some time on that
@@TackleAdvisors Awesome! Looking forward to it.
th-cam.com/video/mDnfWwx3uJw/w-d-xo.html almost the same.
daiwa certate ark 4000 its ok gor 30 gr jigs ;;;; I need your opinion
Just got my this week. Great stuff. Waiting for my new saltiga 12 braid line to complement the setting :)
What are the line capacity ratings for the Certate?
is it possible to change the knob on the reel or do you need to drill it?
Yes you can swap knobs. They aren't riveted. I put a gomexus carbon double handle on mine... Love it... Bought another for my Shimano's
@@TackleAdvisors have you checked inside the reel yet ? Mine was completely dry from factory no grease at all. And it looks like this reel was as well from the quick glimpse of the bottom we got. Ive seen a few having issues because of this. I love mine but I preserviced it. But dissapointing from Daiwa. all the rubber seals are dry as well so need a light grease.
Just spun one at local fishing supply store... that reel spins as smooth as glass !!
Excellent review thank you. I wonder how it might compare to the Exist? I wonder what’s missing compared to the Exist. I note Alan Hawke suggests the Exist doesn’t rate as a salt water reel (though I use mine in salt water and to date with proper care, no issues). Again many thanks, love your site.
Coza King sorry, he loved the reel, but rated it a freshwater reel. In his blog on 2018 ICAST he mentions freshwater reel and then I wrote to him and he said he mainly only reviews saltwater reels.
Ah thanks. I do love my Exist 4000 it certainly punches above its weight.
Can you please teardown the SW version : )
Which one is better DAIWA CERTATE LT or VAN STAAL VR50 sir
Two different classes of reels. Certate is perfection... Exist and Stella level refinement. Feels better than the exist due to some dampening resulting from a bit more weight. Vr 50 is designed to be kicked around and likes to play in the sand. The certate can take abuse but it's not a reel that wants to be beaten on. And it's not a reel most people want to maintain regularly if abused regularly
Tackle Advisors because i want to purchase one but im gonna use it to cash perch stripbass halibot in the beach with one u recommend
What is the difference between the Daiwa Exist FCLT2500S-CXH and the reg LT2500-XH is one fresh water and the other one salt water do they make a double handle in this reel 🍺🥃🇺🇸❤️✝️
Which one is the best reel exist LT 1000 are the shimano Stella fj 1000
Which one you would buy
Certate lt 2019 Are they made in Japan or some where Elsewhere
Japan
How can you compare this daiwa from the shimano Stella the new one plus when the new Stella coming out
What would you rate higher, this or a twin power xg?
twin what? lol
This is in the same price range as the Van Staal VR50. Would like to see a comparison video if you can get your hands on one.
vr50’s are junk
Totally different type of real. One is meant to be as free spinning as possible and have zero resistance while being strong and smooth...The vr / vsx reels are designed to keep water and sand out first and foremost.
@@Distantttt I have no experience with one whatsoever. If you do, care to share what is so bad about it?
Little Adventures 3 of my friends reels drags disintegrated during albie season, and one friends drag gives out with a fish over 10lbs. also some people are having line lay issues.
AsianInvasion thanks! This is the first I’ve heard but that’s one expensive reel I won’t feel bad not having. LOL!
Please review the new Shimano Vanquish. Interested to see how will it compares to the Certate.
Vanquish is for light,,,Certate is for STrong,,, Vanquish is more compare to Exist LT
@@stevenguyen2546 I agree. price of the Certate is less than the Vanquish and Exist. But the Certate is heavier yet but still less than the older Certate.
The Exist and I suppose the new Certate has to be serviced by just a few service centers to get that side cover removed? That's what Daiwa says.
Yesssss I’ve been waiting for t his video!!!
Did i see a plastic locomotive gear?
Yup...no harm or foul in my opinion. All it does is lift and lower under very little strain....it's soft and self lubricating....I'm fine with it and have a few reel swith it that perform like new for a very long time
lol, that is the first thing I said to myself... nice reel, just throw it all away on one plastic gear like it's a kids toy from Walm@rt........ that blew it for me....
Stilll Rocking my 2 Daiwa Morethan Branzinos from 2009.... and one from 2014...... the 09's are better still, but have not found anything better yet....
You should definitely do a break down on a saltiga expedition
Who is this Sir Tate of whom you speak?
Andrew Tate
Hey I love your videos. I pretty much buy my gear from your reviews. I was wondering if the Stradic FL was close to the Certate for inshore saltwater fishing? Cheers
Hey Andy... Thanks! Both reels may be used interchangeably.. Certate Will be more refined though if that matters
Nice! Weight? Line capacity? Drag #s?
Certate 2019 2500- 7.23 oz., 3000-7.94 oz., 4000-8.3 oz. BUT! the Exist 4000 weighs less than the Certate 2500!! The lite reels will be the new Shimano Vanquish models.
Was that white gear inside plastic??
Yup
If you accidentally break/crack that rear cover, youre done.
Nope 20$ part, my brother is a captain, only uses Daiwa. He's got a supply of these for his certates
Can you tell Scott if he’s there, that I’m disappointed in his move to favorite. Thank you ❤️
My friend...I walked by so many fisherman in the classic and didn't recognize one unless someone said their name. I don't follow the bass tourney trail at all.....I gotta say though....seeing bill dance was pretty cool...and roland martin.....they're like gods here with lines for pics lol....that was pretty cool....MR yamamoto was at the end of an autograph line as well
@@TackleAdvisors ouu I'm so jealous!! Did you pick up a few cool things for reviews? Also we need a new light review!! I like lights lol
@@bigbuba16 I like lights too...lol Lots of stuff isn't gonna be out for a bit. Berkleys new HD baits are lookin sweet and Freedoms new marabou jig is on my list as is the chatterbait. Live target new 3 pack of shad baits looked reallllllly good for scooby doo rigging wacky style as do the hd's from berkley.....the HD craw is my pick for best of show plastic. Next to the live targets. Evergreen gave me a shower blows pencil which was cool....They brought a trio of colors....Not a ton of new stuff but some good stuff that I'll be using when available.
Many thanks for the review as only u can do it!
Man...I just scored a Certate HD 4000H locally for $250. Now Imitching for another premium eggbeater 🥚
How daiwa never use worm gears is line lay good?
Excellent.. Last worm driven Daiwa I owned was the tds
You right they do, do other way better without ticking motion i watch on yiur diff vid
Great video!!!
How would a saltiga bj compare?
so how does it compare to the seals of the stella, twin power, spheros...
I really can't say...I've submerged my 08 stella for hours in total, and my saltiga has been underwater for a ton of time as well.....both held up fine......But I don't know how it would handle that x 100000 fishermen doing the same thing. The SW (not the stradic sw or socoro sw) sealing has proven reliable......the Magsealed reels have a proven track record.....but I don't know enough guys first hand that use em to have confidence saying they'd last the same.....know what i mean.....I don't want to say dunk and crank it.....and then see your reel get bricked from sand jambs and such...it's not just about water in the surf....
does any of the daiwas come close to the stellas or twin power or sw spheros
How would you compare this reel to the shimano exsence 3000 mhg? Debating which reel to get.
man im in the exact same boat and made a decision today but would like to change it if possible. I wish anyone could just tell me which one of the two they recommend.
@@Huflung I bought the stella fj and exist lt. I like the exit lt alittle more.
@@s12drifter do you think I should snag excense or certrate? I could get a stella FJ for 100 off or one of the two above for 15 percent off. Im so lost lol
@@Huflung I had the excense, it was really nice. It has low inertia startup and pretty smooth. Never had the certate lt.
@@s12drifter what do you think? Stick with the excense or snag a stella FJ? price difference will be about 130ish
Hello..anyone knows the tool to remove the sideplate?
MAke a video change the plastic bushing drag into ball bearing pls. Hedgehog studio sell it.
Can someone please tell me why he doesn't review any Lews reels? Awesome channel btw.
It's just not really his thing. Not something he would really use to fish a lot, aside from maybe the Super Duty wides. Mainly he has done some Abu stuff before usually when someone had sent them or part of his collection. I had thought about sending my Pro Ti, but season creeped up and it's all reels on deck lol.
@@bassnazi4713 I mentioned you by name when I was in the Lews booth handling their products......I was surprised to say the least about their reels and how for an oem they felt better. Cheesey drag stars for 300$ reels but only because they resemble those found on cheapos. But very cool overall....Ihad some fun with the dude inthe booth too...Nice guy for sure....
Hey Ted! Thanks brotha!! Honestly....it simply comes down to Popularity...new releases...and $$. Daiwa launched so many friggin new reels and being that they are tit for tat with shimano for the most popular...I had to cover them. I'm about done with Daiwa now with a few rods being the exception and following up on the 6k ballistic and their surf rod ......And have full plans and have already started working with and fishing reels from others. Lews is definitely on my radar and to do list.....I had 3 of their reelsin their cart just a week ago...but there was a pair of 3000$ speakers on ebay for 400$ that I opted to try to snag..sadly lost out on (origin d 107) But I'll be starting on them soon after talking about their new release schedule....I just want to make sure what I snag isn't going out so i need to talk to the rep a bit more in detail tomorrow.
@@TackleAdvisors lol yea, I like them alright by comparison to some of the other stuff. I will say they back up their stuff pretty good. I want to say the one rep in that whole area is the Strike King guy as well...think Crispin Powley or something close, he does the segment of Fox Sports Outdoors for the freshwater South, if it was him you can watch him catching the stripe below Wilson Dam down here in Bama on here lol.
Lol plus at least Diawa did take notice to Lew's use of Winn on the Lexa's anyway, some don't like the oversized knobs, which you can get a model with decent paddles. I'm tempted to order some of the Winn paddles to have to change over to try.
be interesting to see how it stacks up, It Is in a weird price bracket at roughly $600-$650 in Australia.
@Coza King i said nothing about USD and as I am in Australia it has no relevance to me, with availability over here there are not very many reels in that bracket hence my interest to see how it stacked up.
Is it fresh water or salt water reel ?Or both?
I can't see how this woulnd't suffice in salt..Better sealing than the saltist.....
Tackle Advisors thanks for info l will give a shot let you know results.
Please a new review to daiwa certate 21 thanks
No more videos? Stella 22 FK? Exist 22? I miss the reviews!!
I actually just received all the mq disc wrenches to tear down the Tatula MQ, Procyon MQ, Exist, Saltist MQ, Certate SW, Saltiga :) gearin up for a big comeback. If you haven't frequented my channel's community tab or Instagram... I was hired to design and develop rods and reels which took up 90% of my time over the past 3 years...I quit that job a month ago and moved from NJ to cape cod to run new englands most iconic tackle shop and start the channel back up..... so that's the last 3 years in a nutshell...lol
@@TackleAdvisors Wow! Pretty big nutshell right there 😉. I am excited what’s gonna be next!
@@TackleAdvisorsWhat’s up? Where is the goat 🐐?
Goddammit... Just when I was gonna order the Shimano Exsence. I had to check your channel out, now I can't decide which one I should order. I should go with Certate because it's Daiwa and it matches my Daiwa Labrax rod. Thank you.
i bought both exsense ci4 and this one certate LT reeling experience is unreal, going to try to fish for tautog tomorrow with it to see how it feel but it's literally has 0 resistance on the certate LT
Get Certate if you want robust and durability. I own Certate from 2006 models all the way to 2016 models and they never let me down. 2006 model still work great and no problem.
@@samnguyen276 I bought the certate HD 4000H, so did u had to service them yearly or replace any parts