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Posts: 373 Location: Huber Heights, Ohio | I just received the Saltist LW20HA I ordered on Sunday from Shark River Mail Order. I did a size comparision between a 6500 TCM and the Saltist LW20HA. They are very close in size with the main difference being the drive shaft on the Saltist sticks out of the right side plate further than the 6500 because of the gear box design on the Saltist. I prefer smaller reels and don't use my 6500's anymore and have switched to Curado's. Edited by David_4 8/5/2009 8:40 PM Attachments ----------------  P1010024.JPG (33KB - 100 downloads) P1010025.JPG (21KB - 104 downloads) P1010028.JPG (18KB - 96 downloads) P1010031.JPG (23KB - 98 downloads) P1010032.JPG (21KB - 105 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 373 Location: Huber Heights, Ohio | |||
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Posts: 373 Location: Huber Heights, Ohio | Everyone has their idea of the perfect set up for a particular type of bait. For me the 20 is ideal in physical size and will do everything I want it to do based on my style of fishing. I haven't been on the water yet, but I did a fair amount of casting in my yard (Over 5 acres) with various weights and I know it will cast a long ways and without any backlash issues. I have a little "Sled" that I made out of a piece of scrap plywood and 2x2's that I use to put tension on my line when I fill a reel so my backing and braid are tight on the spool. I normally don't add much weight because when you pull a piece of plywood over 3.5 to 4" dry grass there is a fair amount of resistance especially with the stretch of the mono backing. When I tried this with the Saltist, there was basically no resistance once I got into the braid. I placed about a pound of weight at the rear of the sled and tried again. This time there was a fair amount of Resistance but I had no trouble "Burning" the sled to me. It's amazing how big a difference the oversize gears on my "BABY" Saltist make compared to reels that have what I would call standard size gears like the ABU 6500's. I realize this is a Redneck way of doing things, but it proved what everyone else that owns a Saltist has been saying. I like the way the 20 feels so much, I am ordering another one. Attachments ---------------- P1010002.JPG (18KB - 88 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 462 Location: Antioch, IL | |||
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Posts: 373 Location: Huber Heights, Ohio | |||
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Posts: 462 Location: Antioch, IL | |||
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Posts: 373 Location: Huber Heights, Ohio | For those that are looking at a 30, here are a couple of pics I hijacked from a saltwater site. Attachments ---------------- Saltist30.jpg (12KB - 88 downloads) Saltist30-2.jpg (12KB - 86 downloads) | ||
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