Daiwa 7HT Millionaire Mag

[chrisfeeney30]

Anyone have any experience with this reel?! any views/ opinions? thanks

[dbrock]

amazing reel very tough ive had some since they first come out and they still work perfect and ive cast over 230 yards straight from the box and know some others got alot further to,
couldn recomend a reel more than these

[croppyboy]

have to agree with denis best reel i have ever had

[chrisfeeney30]

Thanks lads, christmas is coming so i could be asking santa for that! It sounds really nice, cant say it doesnt look good either! haha

[saltydog]

Howdy Chris i have one and like the lads said they're a class reel. If your out for a session during the week let me know and you can test drive it yourself

[carpets]

lovely reel i love it when the handle keeps coming off when your out on the beach had the spanners out ( not the first time) last night after landing a five pound bass, lucky to get him in at all, grand for a clean ground beach fishing not much cranking power through rocks or with a line full of weed casts very well though i must say, i think the turbo will do the same job for you as the mag though...

[JAMMYJOEY]

Great casting reel and for the price nowadays hard to beat. But i now use ABU 6500 C3 CT reels as they are much better quality and so smooth you would hardly believe it. And they arn't much more expensive than the Daiwa.

BTW have had to replace the pinion gears on both my 7HT's as the weak brass couldn't put up with much abuse!

[dbrock]

7ht mag has stainless steel pinion gears

[chrisfeeney30]

Howdy Chris i have one and like the lads said they're a class reel. If your out for a session during the week let me know and you can test drive it yourself

cheers thanks a million! im sure il be out , il give you a shout when i am! thanks again!

[bigsod]

They are a class reel but ive had problems with the spool release button not clicking back when i turn the handle to reingage the gears, it happens when sand gets into it and is a nightmare to clean but i still love them Realy like the 525 mag extra too though and its as tough as old boots

[carpets]

[quote="bigsod"]They are a class reel but ive had problems with the spool release button not clicking back when i turn the handle to reingage the gears, it happens when sand gets into it and is a nightmare to clean ]


forgot to mention that as well happened a few times

[Danny M.]

lovely reel i love it when the handle keeps coming off when your out on the beach had the spanners out ( not the first time) last night after landing a five pound Bass,

When I seen ya with the tool box I thought you were going to recondition the gearbox in the LD

[carpets]

lovely reel i love it when the handle keeps coming off when your out on the beach had the spanners out ( not the first time) last night after landing a five pound Bass,

When I seen ya with the tool box I thought you were going to recondition the gearbox in the LD

gotta love the gear box what sort of stuff are the boys at century on gearbox in a fishing rod :lol

[roger de dodger]

lets face it if you get sand in most reels they malfunction had a cast with this reel and if i had the cash i,d buy one when my 525 or sports mags stop working they might be cheaper by then

[cormology]

Big fan of the 7hts but had problems with the clutch aswell on the turbo after sand getting in which was very disapointing. These reels are built to be used on the beach and i was surprised how softly it gave up, send it back to daiwa and they fixed it free of charge, but was never right again. As a result i changed to abu's maybe the 7htmag could convince me to go back to daiwa.

[Danny M.]

Just get an original black one, you wont have any hassle. Ive 3 of them 1 is 8 year old and still flying baits out without issue. I also have 2 Turbos over a year old no issues with those either.

[eric]

Just get an original black one, you wont have any hassle. Ive 3 of them 1 is 8 year old and still flying baits out without issue. I also have 2 Turbos over a year old no issues with those either.

i have a turbo and a mag, i know a lot of lads who use the mags, with no problems. ive had mine for nearly a year now, its been completely abused and would probaly ring bernardos if it had fingers. its sleeps in a small dark cave aka my tackle box similar to fritzle's establishent but yet she serves me well and has never stopped running.

[TubeNFish]

I've used ABUs all my life and got a pair of Daiwa 7HT Mags recently.
They a the cats pyjamas, and a step forwards.
In a short time other makes will be making reels with during-the-cast brake adjustment. ABU have fallen behind Daiwa on this one.
The gears are the best IMO.
The drag is very smooth, but not strong enough for rock fishing/hauling in piles of weed, so the 7HT Mag is a clean to mixed ground reel that's at it's best on clean ground.

The Daiwa vs ABU argument stands up in theory, but when you have numb fingers in January and let the spool of whatever reel run on a tad fast for a half second too long, the the 7HT which has the drag on a bit harder for a shorter time, but during the most important part of the cast will win out IMO.

Againsts? The drag could be stronger, no ratchet.

[chrisfeeney30]

I've used ABUs all my life and got a pair of Daiwa 7HT Mags recently.
They a the cats pyjamas, and a step forwards.
In a short time other makes will be making reels with during-the-cast brake adjustment. ABU have fallen behind Daiwa on this one.
The gears are the best IMO.
The drag is very smooth, but not strong enough for rock fishing/hauling in piles of weed, so the 7HT Mag is a clean to mixed ground reel that's at it's best on clean ground.

The Daiwa vs ABU argument stands up in theory, but when you have numb fingers in January and let the spool of whatever reel run on a tad fast for a half second too long, the the 7HT which has the drag on a bit harder for a shorter time, but during the most important part of the cast will win out IMO.

Againsts? The drag could be stronger, no ratchet.

thats exactly what i want it for! thanks!

[chrisfeeney30]

thanks again for all your input lads