I recently bought my first Daiwa reel and I had to add two shims on a Daiwa reel out of the box to fix line lay issues. Never had this issue with

HOW TO : Simple FIX for Uneven Line Lay on SPINNING REELS!!

Wavy vertical edges? : r/BambuLab

Uneven Spooling on Spinning Reel - Fishing Rods, Reels, Line, and Knots - Bass Fishing Forums

Wavy vertical edges? : r/BambuLab

Honking big reel, Another Spin on Glass

Spool help : r/Fishing_Gear

2013 Shimano Stella SW (SWB)

My brand new gosa 10k has issue with the line lay. It vares up and down I have other Shimano spinners (stradic 4k and gosa 6k) and their line lay is perfect

Spinning / Egg Beater Reels

HOW TO : Simple FIX for Uneven Line Lay on SPINNING REELS!!

Uneven Spooling on Spinning Reel - Fishing Rods, Reels, Line, and Knots - Bass Fishing Forums

Wavy vertical edges? : r/BambuLab

This much I know about line levels and line lays on Penn and Shimano spinning reels — Henry Gilbey