2011 Caldia

[redrocket]

Hey guys, I just picked up a second hand 2011 Caldia and I have a question about the handle set up.
When the handle is on the right side of the reel it sits fine but when its on the left it does not sit flush with the reel body.
As u can see by the pic below there is a small gap between the handle and the body, is it supposed to be like that ??


Also the screw assembely that the handle screws into id different on both sides of the reel.
This is the right hand side which is fine


This is the left hand side that im having trouble with


is it possible to swap em over?? although I wouldnt have thought it would be such a drama to swat the handle from side to side.

Any help/ thoughts would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Mick

[tuan]

have you got the schematics ? if it's anything like a certate, there may be a rubber o ring that sits between handle and body .. i noticed the same gap when I swapped from RHS to LHS.

if it's not in the schematic, hopefully someone else can help you.

[redrocket]

Hey tuan, there is a rubber o ring its just not in the pic. It seems to seal up fine it just seems strange that there is a gap ??
Im trying to make sense of the schematics now lol

[funfisher]

I just checked my certates and they are the same as that.. there will be a diawa left hand winder on here with an answer no doubt.

[TheChief]

Just checked mine mate. Swaps over no probs and has the same gap either side like your picture.

That's how they are supposed to be.

[Nugget]

Just checked my caldias has a gap both sides.

[Luvias_R]

None of my screw in handle Daiwa's have that gap either side....?

[redrocket]

Thanks for the reply's guys, seems thats the way they are and im going to have to live with it

[TheChief]

The small gap isn't a problem. Just make sure you put the rubber seal on the same side as the handle.

[madkeenbreambo]

yep as averyone has already said its meant to have the gap. I thought the same when i first bought mine but It certinly doesnt affect anything as my 2000 has alredy caught almost everything from bream to kingies and hasnt showed any sign of weakening. Its an awesome reel and youll grow to love it

[troutmouth]

i dont like the "zion" (plastic) body of the new caldia.
very over rated and over priced.
i'l be going back to the shimanos

[redrocket]

Whats wrong with the zion body???
I have a fuego that I have hammered and the body is fine. Its light as and has stood up to some serious abuse.
I may be wrong but I think Shimanos Ci4 and Daiwas Zion are essentially the same thing.

[Breamingwithjoy]

Originally Posted by redrocket

Whats wrong with the zion body???
I have a fuego that I have hammered and the body is fine. Its light as and has stood up to some serious abuse.
I may be wrong but I think Shimanos Ci4 and Daiwas Zion are essentially the same thing.

Mate some people just like to jump on bandwagons and take a potshot at certain things.

I have a bunch of Zaion body reels in addition to the metal bodies of the old exist and branzino and while i prefer the feel of the metal bodies in my hand there are no performance concerns with either having actually put the two through their paces.

As I said some people just take the easy potshots without testing the actual performance of gear.

And yeah you are right the Ci4 concept and Zaion concepts are very similar.