19 Emcast BR LT, Freespool Fishing Reel, Front Drag

Excellent

I’ve had this for about a year, multiple trips inshore saltwater fishing without much maintenance and it’s been doing great and still super smooth unlike my Daiwa fuego. The only bad thing about it is : the spool is small and doesn’t hold a lot of line , I currently have the 3000 series with 30 lb braid and it helped me land a large black drum. Good workhorse reel

I used to fish for Daiwa, I Charter, it's good reel for live bait! I have 5.

Reel is smooth bait runner works great. Use this reel fishing a lake don’t worry about fish pulling outfit into the lake.

I love mine smooth strong great drag,

If you want to get a baitrunner reel but can't afford a Shimano then this is the best value. The reel spools line properly and the drag is very strong. It's biggest flaw (deal breaker for me) is that the drag sound (sound when fish peels line) is non-existent. The reel has a super quiet drag clicker (main drag and the baitrunner secondary drag.) When you have the baitrunner drag engaged you cannot hear the drag (deal breaker.) In my opinion, spend the extra 30 dollars and buy the Shimano baitrunner.

Absolutely love this reel! Have caught 2 keeper snook on it in the last week (and lots of other fish). Put 50lb braid on it and smooth as butter. The almost endless drag adjustment to both the main reel and the bait runner is ideal to handle everything I’ve put on it from small shrimp to 1 lb croakers. I’ve been a Shimano Baitrunner guy for 20 years, and they’re great no doubt, but for a third less? This Daiwa Emcast is giving them a run for their money. I’m buying these from now on.

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