Daiwa: How is it superior?

[Martin Lo]

Originally Posted by nereus

A fellow fisher i know has been pumping up those Patriarchs to me for awhile,he gets them online for not much.I never committed to buy but after feeling one at my local that was in for repairs "it was internally smashed very easily by all accounts" I'm glad i've stuck with my Shimano/Daiwa preference so far.
Yes i realise it could be a bit of a once off,as a bit of an equaliser another mate had to send his new Certate back to the factory after a couple of sessions and they replaced all bearings and main gear without complaint.
cheers nereus

Those patriarchs ain't too bad, very light, not the smoothest or most refined but I've had no problems with them.