How can you tell if a Daiwa model is no longer repaired/discontinued?

[happyhooker]

It's a question of over-the-top sales claims and a later failure to back up the hype.  Shimano isn't alone.  There have been any number of similar "lifetime warranty" or "forever" sales ads that later aren't backed up, either because of companies going out of business, manufacturers merging/being bought out, and plain old simple "we don't handle stuff that old" even though the sales lit said they would "forever". There are some that abide by old "forever" claims; I recollect a rod company that was selling boron rods with a "forever" warranty; thereafter, boron rods became scarce & hardly anyone was making the blanks anymore, but the company made it clear that, if one of their old boron rods crapped out, they would replace it with an equal or better quality current non-boron rod.  So, the idea you have to stock old parts forever doesn't have to be the case if a retailer really wants to do right by the customer.Or, simply be honest in your advertising from Day One.

Frank

[mikeysm]

I looks like there are plenty of parts available for your reels. Just not from Diawa.

Mike