Can any one rate the Daiwa Bayard???

Just brought a Penn generation V bait caster and thinking about throwing it in the bin and buying a Daiwa Bayard instead! does anyone have any good feedback on the reel??? and what it the quality etc... like?
THe thing i hated about the penn was when you pull line off the spool the level line stayed still and the line gets caught under the layers. does the bayard do this?


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nah the bayards level wind

Wed, 2008-01-16 19:19

nah the bayards level wind moves..pretty good reel i like the cast control button on it. id buy one

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most new round baitcasters

Wed, 2008-01-16 20:51

most new round baitcasters have moving levelwind when in freespool.

The Bayard is not a bad reel but for the money there's better reels out there. Calcutta 200B and TD Luna 203 which is twice as good.


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