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Daiwa Black Widow BR 4000, 10153-400 review

Every part has a name and none has a number.

The bottom line Five named Daiwa systems and not one number — worth it only if you already know what a Black Widow 4000 weighs and holds.

What the maker puts in writing

  • Size 4000
  • Baitrunner clutch system
  • AirBail · Twist Buster · infinite anti-reverse
  • Front drag · anodised aluminium spool on an alloy motor plate

Named parts instead of measured ones

Five systems, all of them real and all of them findable in Daiwa’s catalogue. What is missing is every number: the ratio, the weight, the capacity, the bearing count, the drag.

Two reels on this shelf publish all five of those. This one is dearer than both.

The sentence that did not survive translation

Vorder Ziehen Sie Die

Three words that were once « front drag ». It is printed here as it stands, because the alternative is to write a specification the maker did not publish.

Where it can be bought

Germany 60,85 €, France 77,55 €, United States 142,88 €. Absent from Italy, and no price returned in Britain or Spain.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: 61 € to 78 € at the German and French Amazon shops.

Priced in another currency: the American Amazon shop sells it outside the euro, so the range above excludes it.

Catalogued and unsold: the British and Spanish Amazon shops list the reference with nobody behind it.

No such listing: the Italian Amazon shop answers the reference with a search box rather than a page.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Any price inside this text was read on 29 September 2026; the live one sits at the top of the page.

The declared figures, and the point they run out

Strengths

  • Names five distinct systems, each of which can be looked up in Daiwa’s own range
  • An anodised aluminium spool on an alloy motor plate, which is a structural claim rather than a finish
  • Infinite anti-reverse, which matters on a freespool reel more than on a spinning reel

Compromises

  • No ratio, no weight, no capacity, no bearing count, no drag figure
  • The German text is machine-broken — « Vorder Ziehen Sie Die » is a front drag passed through a translator
  • Absent from the Italian store, and no price returned in Britain or Spain
  • The American price of 142,88 € is more than twice the German 60,85 €

Specifications

Size4000, from the title
FreespoolBaitrunner clutch system
BailAirBail
Line twistTwist Buster
Anti-reverseInfinite
DragFront — the listing’s German for this is broken and reads as three loose words
SpoolAnodised aluminium, on an alloy motor plate
Ratio, weight, capacity, bearingsNone published
Amazon referenceB00HRX61JC (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN0043178124727

Questions that come in about this one

What is Twist Buster?

Daiwa’s name for a line roller shaped to shed the twist that a spinning reel puts into line on every turn. It is a named part rather than a measured one, and that is true of everything in this listing.

Why does infinite anti-reverse matter here?

On a freespool reel you engage and disengage the spool constantly. Infinite anti-reverse means the handle cannot back up even a fraction when the fish loads it — which is exactly the moment a freespool reel is used.

What is the drag?

Front drag. The German feature line reads « Vorder Ziehen Sie Die », which is a translation failure rather than a specification — no drag force is published anywhere in the listing.

Who this one is for

Someone who wants the named Daiwa systems and already knows what a 4000 weighs

Accessories confirmed to fit

Listed because the accessory itself names this model as compatible.

Price and availability

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on September 29, 2026.

Sources

Specifications: manufacturer sheet and Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.

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