Review of Daiwa Sealine SL30SH multiplier

Deciding on fishing equipment is important and often tricky because there are so many options to choose from. This review, by Simon Day, is of the Daiwa Sealine sl30sh multiplier reel

A long range casting reel.

I had a very long gap from using multipliers and I bought this one a while ago. It kept birds nesting so I forgot about it and was using the Abu Ambassadeur series multipliers.

Then a couple of weeks ago I saw this sitting on my shelf and thought it might be worth giving it another go after a summer of using level wind multipliers. I wasn't disappointed.

First off though this reel is very unforgiving if you cast even slightly incorrectly. The rewards when you get it right are distances which will have you smiling. It is certainly quite easy to get distances approaching and even passing the 200 yard range when cast correctly.

It has no level wind but this is a good thing because it means your casting distances are that much further. I stuck an 18lb line on the reel with a 50lb shock leader. If you're like I was and thinking no level wind is a pain I can tell you it honestly isn't much more effort than having a level wind. By the end of one day using it you'll be happily reeling in an even line. By putting up with a manual wind in you'll be adding another 50 to maybe 100 yards better distance. Isn't that worth the effort? You'll hear people say they can cast as far with a level wind, don't believe them!

It also has a good casting brake on it which once confident can be taken right down but I would advise starting with full break and slowly working down until you find the best brake-to-cast ratio without the birds nests.

With an 18lb line on you'll be able to put a little over 300 yards of line on the reel and the retrieve ratio is 6.1:1. This reel has 4 ball bearings and an anodised aluminum spool for lightness and strength.

The only thing I don't like is the bite clicker is very quiet. I guess I'm too used to the Abu Ambassadeur multipliers.

The Daiwa Sealine SL30SH is excellent for all shore work, uptiding and a variety of downtide fishing. It's also suitable for fishing over the roughest of sea beds.

With a price tag of around £70-£80 it's a very nice distance casting multiplier with a tough build.

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YOUR COMMENTS

Ive had a sl30sh for about 7 years and find it absolutely fantastic for rough ground work and uptiding, the funny thing is ive been using the abu 6500ct c3 elites for all my beach fishing work,including rock fishing.
Like you I saw it in the bottom of the tackle box the other day so took it out and had a bash with it. This real still comes up with the goods and to honest i've been thinking about buying the newer version.
The winding power is so much more than the ct's i'm gonna use it more often. Nigel Street

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