I wasn't aware of the D.A.M. Quick Limited Edition 1000 FD

[The Fishing Hobby]

But I saw it and immediately wanted one. It isn't as high quality as the older reels, but it is nice to see this old school worm drive with the modern bells and whistles!
This won't be everyone's cup of tea because it is heavy for a light line reel. It weighs in at a whopping 11+oz's. It is definitely built for light line though. It is old battle tested technology with worm gear setup, brass main and pinion gears, aluminum body and rotor. Then it has some of the nice things about modern reel tech incorporated into the design. Infinite anti-reverse needle bearing, double sealed stainless steel ball bearings everywhere else, skirted spool, modern bail assembly with large diameter line roller. I think D.A.M. farmed these out to Okuma because the box was sealed and the reel sack inside the box had the Okuma name brand and logo on it. I have a 6'6" ultralight fiberglass rod blank (Rain Shadow eglass) that I'm going to build out for this reel eventually.
I took it apart, cleaned it and replaced the heavy grease used at the factory with Super Lube. The pictures were before cleaning and relube.
From what I've found online, these appear to have been a limited production run from around 2009 or somewhere around that time.
The literature for these said they have a stainless steel pinion gear, but this one is brass. I don't know what that is all about, but brass is a really good gear material too.
Anyway, thought I'd share this D.A.M. Quick 1000 FD Limited Edition with y'all. I never knew about them until I stumbled across this one by accident and had to have it!

[The Fishing Hobby]

More pics

[mo65]

That thing is news to me Kevin...but I like it. Still a brass worm drive, how can ya knock that? I bet it has a great feel.

[The Fishing Hobby]

That thing is news to me Kevin...but I like it. Still a brass worm drive, how can ya knock that? I bet it has a great feel.

It does feel nice. Typical worm drive, not as free spinning as the spur or bevel or hybrid gears and absolutely no gear feedback through the handle. In the era of brass pinion/zink alloy main gear combos, this all brass drive train is nice to see! It is built like a tank, especially compared to reels of the 2000's!

[Rancanfish]

Mo?  Mo?      Don't look.

[basto]

Ten bearings counts me out. I saw a 4000 in very nice condition with a spool full of Finns 50lb braid and the guy is asking AUD $50.00.  ??
Greg

[Dominick]

Sure is a beauty Kevin.  Thanks for letting us have a look at it.  Mo must be drooling.  Dominick

[The Fishing Hobby]

Ten bearings counts me out. I saw a 4000 in very nice condition with a spool full of Finns 50lb braid and the guy is asking AUD $50.00.  ??
Greg

I fish freshwater so bearings don't worry me. If I fished more in saltwater, I'd definitely avoid higher bearing count reels.

[The Fishing Hobby]

Mo?  Mo?      Don't look.

[The Fishing Hobby]

Sure is a beauty Kevin.  Thanks for letting us have a look at it.  Mo must be drooling.  Dominick

Hahaha!
No problem, glad to show it.

[Dominick]

Oh yeah, and Festus and Tommy.  Dominick

[Alto Mare]

Nice reels!
Funny how I have never seen these and from your posting there are now a few fir sale on eBay😏


Sal

[Midway Tommy]

Oh yeah, and Festus and Tommy.  Dominick

A little too recent for this ol' codger, but sure looks like a nice reel.

I picked up one of these at a yard sale for practically nothing a few years back. I'll have to dig it out of one of my totes, open it up and post some pics. It is really a smooth & interesting reel. I tried it out in the yard a couple of times before I removed the line and it casts a mile and reduces looping problems just like it was designed to do.

[Balvar24]

Where is it built

[The Fishing Hobby]

Where is it built

China I'm sure. Doesn't say. It has Germany stamped on the foot but I'm sure it was designed there and built elsewhere since it had the Okuma bag in the box.