DAIWA – EXIST SF – 2023

23 Exist SF Super Finesse spinning reels are specifically designed for light tackle, with up to 4lb mono, and #0.6 braided lines for trout, bass, and saltwater light games. Compared to its base, 22 Exist spinning, Exist SF has smaller gear box, shorter spool, lighter rotors, to maximize the sensitivity. It allows pros to sense the bottom touch of 1g sinker at 10m deep with 2″ worms. The shortened spool reduces drag pressure changes by the position of line to line rollers, to keep lines better. Drag is finely tuned to offer lines more smoothly. The key features of 22 Exist are still on this SF model.
Metal Monocoque body holds mechanical inside steady, while offering large inner space for over-sized gears, providing more efficient gearing. Tough Digi Gear is made from cold forged extra strong duralumin, machined to make more precise, smooth gear teeth. The strong gears offer superior smoothness and longer life.
Mag-seal is now at rotor top to offer extended durability. Mag-seals on line roller and drive gear are replaced by regular ball bearing support to remove frictions. 2 ball bearing Twist Buster 3 line roller, which has a new groove at roller, keeping lines straight without twist. ATD Type-L drag system, which offers more stable drag force at line acceleration than regular ATD, which offers increasing drag when lines are pulled faster. Saltwater resistant bearing, CRBB offer extended life. With these features Exist is the best light weight spinning feel for freshwater and light saltwater fishing.
For some reasons, Daiwa names this model as 22 Exist SF, and it is printed at the box of the reel, but it is 2023 Summer model.