Thread: Daiwa Exceler Lt 1000d review

We had rain up until around nine this morning, little over half an inch , changing over to a cloudy day with warming temperatures.
I waited until after one when the temps had climbed into the mid 50’s . But still cloudy , with a light wind .

I took the new Daiwa Exceler LT 1000d , paired with a 6’ St Croix Avid Panfish to the Town pond for a little sliming.
My first fish was caught at 1:39 , a nice bluegill .
I went on to catch seven LM bass before catching my last fish , another bluegill at 2:52 , a little over a hour .

The new Exceler performed great . A Smooth winding , good looking reel , with an awesome drag . The Lucas reel oil did the trick and loosened up the grease on the main shaft reducing the amount of energy needed to turn the rotor .
I actually ordered a second one while sitting at the pond fishing .
The new reel looks nice with the Avid Panfish .

Originally Posted by Just_Bass

Just want to confirm bearing count, are you compare with old legalis or 23 JDM Legalis? From spec I see 5+1 on both. I had 23 Legalis 2000S-SP for awhile. I like it enough but I like color scheme of Exceler better. Another note 23 Legalis the knob is swapable while exceler is riveted, is this true?

I stand corrected. The bearing counts are the same at 5/1 .
I checked the handle on the Exceler and the knob is riveted on . Not a deal breaker for me .
It’s a sub $100 reel .
The only Legalis that’s been confirmed to have a screwed on knob is the 2000-s-p .
I wanted the silver color and the 1000 size .
If I was buying another gold and black reel and wanted a handle knob that I could shim , I’d look at the KastKing Zephyr SFS 1000 .
The newest model has 7/1 SS bearings, a screwed on handle knob , a shallow spool and weighs 5.3oz .
It’s actually more of a Presso color black and gold . I own a couple of them and haven’t had any issues with them .
Sometimes they have coupons with them and they can be found for less than $60 .
Right now they are $69.99 with a 15% off coupon.