Daiwa Seaborg G1800M-RJ Electric Reels

The Seaborg G1800M-RJ is the flagship of Daiwa's electric line, the “Ironking Monster,” and with the Marine Power 3000 discontinued, the biggest gun Daiwa makes for swordfish and serious deep-drop work. The numbers read like a winch spec sheet: 110 lb (50 kg) of max drag, 460 lb (209 kgf) of momentary winding power, and 1,700 yards of 80 lb braid on the spool. With capacity between a typical 50 and 50W reel, it's the go-to for a lot of big-game jobs out here in California: swordfish to big bluefin trolling.

The Remote JOG is in the box

The RJ in the name means the Bluetooth REMOTE JOG comes included: a handheld remote with its own JOG power lever and LCD depth readout, so the reel can be run from anywhere on deck. Manage a spread of deep lines, work the boat, or hand the fight controls to the angler while the rod stays in the holder. On the other Seaborg G models this remote is a separate purchase; here it's standard.

MEGATORQUE-G, at full scale

The MEGATORQUE-G motor in the 1800 runs roughly twice the motor torque of the previous-generation 1200MJ, with 1.7× the bench winding power and 1.5× the drag, all wrapped in aluminum that sheds heat and backed by a 3-year / 300 km motor warranty. MEGATWIN two-speed gearing shifts between a 180 m/min high side and a 70 m/min torque side, automatically under load or manually at a button. The ATD drag stacks nine large carbon washers with an aluminum drag radiator; a MAGSEALED ball bearing seals the spool shaft.

The electric brains

Auto jigging (one-, two-, three-step and random), adjustable auto-stop, chum timer, timer and constant-speed winding, depth alarms with 10 m revision, fishing history, and the largest LCD digits Daiwa has put on a reel, readable in feet or meters, nine languages, always backlit, with an overload-protection breaker behind it all. Hand-cranking runs through a large aluminum round knob on an 85 mm arm at 2.3:1 (25.2" per turn), right-hand.

Power is rated DC 12-24 V (usable 12-26 V): it runs fine on a 12 V electric-reel battery, and a 24 V system unlocks roughly 30% more speed and winding power. Daiwa's Super Lithium or Tough Battery series is the recommended source; household AC is off the table.

Key features

• Bluetooth REMOTE JOG included: run the reel from anywhere on deck, with depth readout on the remote
• 110 lb (50 kg) max drag: nine-washer ATD + aluminum drag radiator
• MEGATORQUE-G motor: ~2× the torque of the prior generation, 3-yr/300 km warranty
• MEGATWIN two-speed: Hi 180 / Lo 70 m/min, auto or manual shift
• 1,700 yd of 80 lb braid: swordfish and canyon capacity
• DC 12-24 V: 24 V unlocks its full numbers
• Largest LCD digits on any Daiwa reel: ft/m, nine languages

Specifications