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Originally Posted by Siebler
Daiwa sealines are popular for good reason but I love my Newells and would give them up for anything. I like that I can just dunk my whole reel in the water to get the line wet. Easy to rebuild, parts are cheao and super available. You get used to the grinding noise they make.
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what CJ said. However, they are not without fault. The newer ones may have changed, but my old 440 had very loose tolerance between the spool and the sideplate. 40# mono was always getting stuck in the gap. I sent it to the factory, but it only helped marginally. Also, compared to the Diawas, the drags are undersized.