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Slimeduptuffy |
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Posts: 151 Location: West of the metro, MN | I'm lookin to buy a reel for big blades, with a low gear ratio and high speed retrieve, but I don't have the cash for a Tranx. All I have found are reels that have a free spool lever. Are they easy to fish with? Is it something you get used to? | ||
PIKEMASTER |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | go with a Daiwa Saltist 20 L/W reel, the reel has 35" of line pickup and it is build like a tank, downside is there is no spool brakes so use a rod with a softer tip so you won't backlash. The new Saltist HC will not brake the bank and is a good reel for Blades and Big Rubber. Attachments ---------------- Saltist_lw_casting_main.jpg (14KB - 152 downloads) | ||
Kirby Budrow |
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Posts: 2317 Location: Chisholm, MN | If you wanna go cheaper, the regular Daiwa Saltist is also a great reel. I use mine for big blades and having to use a lever instead of a push button is not an issue for me. I do tend to back off the drag while fighting a fish instead of free spooling though with this reel. They have awesome drags. | ||
oconesox |
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Posts: 287 Location: Oconomowoc, WI | What's the difference between the new Saltists and the old ones? | ||
PIKEMASTER |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | oconesox - 12/7/2012 4:08 PM What's the difference between the new Saltists and the old ones? 1 - Color, new one is Black the older one blue 2 - The newer one has Auto Clutch Engagement with the handle, the older one you have to flip the lever to engage the reel. 3 - HD release spring 4 - Helicalcut Gears | ||
Clint |
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Posts: 89 | Calcutta 400te if you can find one, If you go with a fast reel its going crank hard | ||
Slimeduptuffy |
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Posts: 151 Location: West of the metro, MN | What are the advantages the Saltist has over some of the Abu reels like the rocket or the Ambassador Big Game? | ||
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