Daiwa Exceler LT 1000d

I received my Daiwa Exceler LT 1000d this evening.
What a beautiful reel . All silver, chrome with a tad of black accents.
Personally I’m glad Daiwa made a reasonably priced reel that isn’t black and gold , or Presso copper . A nice competitor to the Shimano Nasci , but lighter weight .
I spooled it up with 2# Floroclear over 2# Trout Magnet line for backing .
And then mounted it on my 6’ St Croix Avid Panfish .
The reel was smooth out of the box, but did have a little resistance that I cured with a few drops of Lucas reel oil on the main shaft and on the handle bearings .
It took 8-9 drops , three at a time , then spinning the reel to loosen up the grease they put on it at assembly.

I’ll be taking it out next trip for a sliming and report on how it does .
Pics coming , next to a fish , I hope . :)

Looking forward to seeing your setup. Congrats on new reel.

I’ve had my eye on this reel, also. Love the look of it and have had good experiences with the Daiwa LT reels I own so far. I don’t own any high end reels, but for me, the Regal, Legalis, and Revros are good little budget-friendly reels for the money. Thankful to have them.

The Exceler looks to be super lightweight, too… which is awesome. I’ve currently got a 6’ St. Croix Panfish Series rod with a little Shimano Nasci 500 on it. Having a lot of fun with it and may buy another one of these rods. If I do, the Exceler 1000 is what I’d love to pair it with.