daiwa saltist?

[hawkeye625]

I'm looking to upgrade a couple of reels over the winter and wondered what you guys think of the saltist line counters. I know a couple of the charters ran them this year and just wondered how are they holding up.

Thanks,

Jeff

[Make the Turn]

2 years with no problems, looking to buy more

[Yankee Troller]

Every reel on my boat for two seasons and no hiccups. To say i love them is an understatement.

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[jason]

i have them for dypsy and love them....i have guys skip lakers and rainbows across the surface water because they are fast....

[hawkeye625]

Sounds pretty good so far.

Thanks for the quick responses.

Jeff

[Gill-T]

Have been upgrading my rigger reels with the non-linecounter models. Faster on the pick-up after the release goes off. I have been apprehensive about using them on the no-stretch junk (wire, braid, copper) so I don't over-horse a fish and have the hooks tear out. THESE REELS ARE SOLID. Quality you can see and feel in your hands.

[Missdemeanor]

......riggers and divers.......

[traveling man]

I had 1 in my hand today. They are really smooth. The only down fall, I did not like the line counter. I would like to try a couple.

[GAMBLER]

I got 5 of them last season. Only downfall is the placement of the line counter. Other than that, there is not a better reel for the $ IMO. The drags are super smooth and adjustments are more fine tuned than other brands (Tekotas).

[Rich D]

We ran 2 for wire and 2 for lite line rods, and the performed flawlessly. Also running those lite line rods on the river for back trolling, AWESOME!!! esp when you have a steelie run right at the boat, and you can keep up with them. I agree on the placement of the counter, but that is the only downfall. I also wish they made one size smaller than the 20, those would be lining my gunnel for bts. Will be getting more this season!!! Good Luck

Capt. Rich

[Silver Fox]

They are awesome! bought 7 linecounters last season and gonna get about 5 non lc's this season.

[Gator]

Yup, great reels. The only **** is that linecounter, which can eat into your wrist during a long fight. I posted on here a couple weeks ago about a store on ebay having the linecounter size 40s on sale for $125. Great deal. The reels hold more line that the "normal" Daiwa 47s, but because the frame is smaller, I don't think it will be an issue. They're certainly smaller than the Catalinas and Tekotas we run on the boat. I think for general downrigger fishing, the size 30 is fantastic (no linecounter needed, either).

[Gator]

I just looked back on ebay and the Saltists are now back up to normal price. I hope that the guys who wanted them got their orders in when I posted the deal a couple weeks back. Tight lines!

[hawkeye625]

Thanks for all the replies...managed to pick a couple up off ebay before the price went back up. Thanks for the heads up Gator. Had to watch for a couple days but he relisted them for $125 and some change. Got the reels a couple of days ago and they seem pretty sweet. I can't wait to put them to the test!

Jeff

[Chris Gatley]

The Daiwa Seagate is a non level wind and they have a small reel suitable for brownies. But, I never matched the Seagate 20 to a Saltist 20. It may be the same size but the Seagate 20 is small. Sells at $149 and has the saltist guts.