Daiwa Emblem Pro Reel Handle Upgrade

[Bob Thomas]

FWIW....

I bought a Daiwa EMP5500 a few weeks back to replace a broken nautil. I hated the handle on the EMP5500 as it was just too small and slippery after handling fish. I checked around and no one knew about an upgrade so I called Daiwa.....

Spoke to a nice woman who stated she was unaware of an upgrade and asked if any of the Daiwa handles interested me. I told her that the Emcast handle was real nice as it was large enough to grip with ease. She stated she would contact their "Tech Dept" and look into this further.

3 hours later, I received a call. She stated the Tech's found that the Emcast 4500 handle fit on the EMP5500. For $13 and change, I ordered 2, one for Dad and one for me.

I got them in last week and tried it out. WORKS GREAT! If you don't mind the reel being silver and the handle body being green, the handle is perfect!

Figured I'd pass it along!