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Location: Birch Run | Just got my saltist yesterday and spooled it up and used today. I got the 30 high speed with levelwind. Auto engage would have been nice but I go used to it, and every time I used another rod with lever reel I found myself manually engaging that reel also. Other than more backlashes than normal the reel is nice and palmable, but its still still alot of work to burn double 10's, in my opinion.
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I've just pitched it off the dock a few times to just test it. I really like it, It burns well when the spool is loaded. Good pick-up nice casting - Good all around reel! |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | Which size would be best if i wanted to use it for burnin cowgirls and rippin mag dawgs and pounders? |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I'd go with the 30HA if you palm the reel - 40HA if you use the fore grip. I have been playing with the 30. |
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| how is it for burning double tens.... is your wrist sore and fatigued? can really crank em fast without having to crush your wrist and forearms? if not i am going to bring my saltist 40 i just bought back. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I didn't seem to have any fatigue issues with it - But I was only casting to test ou the reel - no long term pitching yet. We'll have to see. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | I have been using the 30H and haven't had any problems with it.
Keep it FULL of line and DCG's are a breeze to pull in.
Other large baits come back to the boat real easy.
After using this reel for an hour or so, and then you go back to a standard "thumb bar" type release you will find yourself trying to "engage" the lever..... It's a bit weird.
Overall it's a good, solid reel.
Jerome |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | I am looking into gettin one of these reels. Is there any reason to go faster than the 30 size bringing in 36 inches of line vs the 40 bringing in 47.5 inches of line?For comparison what size trindad has everyone been using to burn 10's in? |
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Posts: 2015
| muskie_man - 5/18/2009 3:07 PM
I am looking into gettin one of these reels. Is there any reason to go faster than the 30 size bringing in 36 inches of line vs the 40 bringing in 47.5 inches of line?
I have the 40 but when/if I buy another it will be the 30 .....36" of line pick up is plenty to burn Dbl 10's.... |
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| i used a 40-size last year. it worked great: burned d10s in shockingly fast and with little fatigue outside of the weight of the reel itself.
the one issue i found (as did 2 other people i compared notes with) was that it would cause significant line fray. this seemed to happen during the cast as the spool was spinning so fast going out and the line would slap against the lower crossbeam. tightening the tension and making shorter casts resolves the issue. (this was with a non-levelwind model.)
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| anyone know what the warranty is on a saltist? and would you send it directly to Daiwa? |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I am using the Trinidad TN12 and the Saltist 30HA |
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Location: Oswego, IL | lambeau,
I have also heard a lot of people saying that, most think it is because of the angle the line goes into the first eye. I havent noticed to bad on the 30 though, its smaller diameter may be helping that. I did look at the 40-50 and they were a bit big for me, and did see how it could fray line depending on the rod, it just sits really high and the angle is incredible. Kinda Stinks these were made to fit on a diawa rod perfectly. |
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Whats your opinion on the saltist so far?