Identify Your Millionaire Reel
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Most all of the Daiwa Millionaire reels I have seen are well marked with either decals, paint, or engravings on the side-plates to determine the model numbers. Some have plastic inserts on the left side-plates like the 3RM and 4HM models, others have engravings such as the 3H and 4H models. I have not yet figured out how the Serial No. system works. Many of the reels in my possession do not have Serial No.'s however, the ones that do have the number engraved on the bottom of the reel foot. I am unable to determine if any of the numbers in the Serial No. represent a model or the year the reel was manufactured.
A few models have decals or stickers on them around the outside of the side-plates which identify such things as line capacity and features. I see this mostly on the Millionaire II models.
Some of the Millionaire reels came new in a cardboard box with a plastic insert to house the reel (see the picture above). The box also included a soft Daiwa cloth reel bag, manual, warranty card, reel tool, and extra parts and/or tube of Daiwa reel oil. Others like the Millionaire V came in a burgundy colored cardboard box with a plastic reel case that contained a Styrofoam type insert with a soft Daiwa cloth reel bag, reel tool, tube of extra parts, tube or Daiwa reel oil, manual, warranty card, and some promotional Daiwa flyers for other rods and reels.
Many of the other Millionaire models came simply in a cardboard box with a plastic inner molded piece to hold the reel and included a manal, oil, paperwork and extra parts. Above is a picture of a 3R reel with the box that it came in.
Here is a picture of the some of the parts that came standard with some of the early model Millionaires:
I will certainly keep this page updated as I learn more about the different models. If you have additional information, please share it with me… Thanks. |
A list of the Millionaire Models that I currently know about.
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USA Models |
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3H (blue) |
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3R (red) |
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3RM (red) |
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4H (blue) |
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4HM (blue) |
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5B (silver) |
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5H (brown) |
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5HS (brown) |
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5HM (grey) |
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6B (silver) |
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6H (brown) |
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6HS (brown) |
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6RM (red) |
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6HM (grey) |
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Millionaire II 500M (silver, pale blue) |
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Millionaire II 600M (silver) |
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Millionaire II 5000M (black/gold) |
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Millionaire II 6000M (black/gold) |
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Millionaire II 35-2B (black/gold) |
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Millionaire II 37-2B (black/gold) |
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Millionaire II 35M (silver/black) |
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Millionaire V (black, green) |
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Millionaire Pro 6HM (gold) |
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Millionaire Pro 6HM Limited Edition (gold) |
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Mini Millionaire MM1000 (black) |
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Mini Millionaire MM2000 (black) |
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7HT (black / gold) |
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Asian Models |
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3H (black ?) |
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ST-1000 (red) |
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GS-2000 (black) |
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G-5 (gold) |
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6HM (red) |
