Daiwa AIRD 100HLA

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Daiwa AIRD 100HLA

Post by d510addict » Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:36 am

Hello,
I have a Daiwa AIRD 100HLA that I have had and abused for quite awhile now. It needs some love, but dont know if its worth doing.
Currently the handle knob bearings are rusted out and need replacement. It has a fixed inductor and instead of metal or copper shims in the spool tension knob an side plate, it has micarta (spelling?)
Are there any reasonable and noticeable upgrades for this reel? Ceramic pawl? Spool bearings? Upgraded spool? Is it even worth while?

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Re: Daiwa AIRD 100HLA

Post by d510addict » Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:10 pm

No info on this reel?

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Re: Daiwa AIRD 100HLA

Post by doomtrprz71 » Sun Jul 24, 2022 7:25 pm

d510addict wrote:
Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:10 pm
No info on this reel?
I had an aird coastal, you can do like what I did and upgrade the bearings with RC bearings for cheap but I wouldn't go any further.

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Re: Daiwa AIRD 100HLA

Post by d510addict » Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:15 pm

Did the bearings make a difference? I've only used this reel for steelhead drift fishing, it is super tame with 8-10 pound Maxima.

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Re: Daiwa AIRD 100HLA

Post by doomtrprz71 » Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:08 pm

d510addict wrote:
Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:15 pm
Did the bearings make a difference? I've only used this reel for steelhead drift fishing, it is super tame with 8-10 pound Maxima.
Made it a bit smoother, cheap ceramics on the spool did free it up a little bit.

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Re: Daiwa AIRD 100HLA

Post by LowRange » Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:20 am

The US Airds were cool looking but appeared to be a Lexa/Exceller EXE platform. I think they were plastic frame too? At the time I thought they were fancy Lagunas but this is definitely Lexa platform.
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Re: Daiwa AIRD 100HLA

Post by doomtrprz71 » Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:49 pm

It's a polymer frame for sure I don't remember the lexa platform from that time period.

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