This reel
Daiwa 23 Fuego LT LT3000D-C
$124.99
- Spool size
- LT3000D-C (compact body, deep spool)
- Weight
- 7.2 oz / 205 g
- Gear ratio / retrieve
- 5.3 · 31.5 in / 80 cm per turn
- Manufacturer-listed line capacity
- Braid 0.20 mm / 230 m; nylon 0.33 mm / 150 m (Daiwa Scandinavia)
- Maximum drag
- 22 lb / 10 kg
- Best for
- A value-priced spinning setup that needs a deeper spool and deliberate retrieve more than fast slack pickup.
- How it feels
- A 205 g compact 3000 with 80 cm pickup; likely to feel calmer on the retrieve than a high-gear C3000, without becoming an ultralight finesse reel.
- Pick this when
- Choose it over the $154.99 Miravel C3000HG if the deeper 3000D capacity and $30 saving matter more than Miravel's 91 cm retrieve.
- Tradeoff
- Slower 80 cm pickup and a different, deeper capacity profile than the Shimano C3000HG. It is only 5 g heavier than that Miravel; weight alone is not a compelling reason to pay $30 more.
- Why pay more
- Pay $30 for the Miravel when quicker slack recovery and its lighter-line C3000 capacity fit the rod better; pay substantially more for Stradic only if its more rigid body/gear platform and faster pickup answer a real use need.
- Why save the money
- At $124.99 this Fuego carries Daiwa's ZAION V/AIRDRIVE/Magsealed package without asking for the Miravel premium. Do not pay more solely because the Shimano label is familiar.
