New Saltiga
Submitted by Colin Hay on Thu, 2009-01-22 18:52
I know there a few tackle junkies out there who may be able to answer this question.
I tuned in late to a fishing show last evening and they were jigging for Sambos off Hillarys.
The host was using a red Saltiga spinning reel and he was saying it was a soon to be released version with all new drag.
Does anyone know anything about these reels?
I can't find anything on the Daiwa site I went to,
many thanks, Colin Hay
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jay_burgess
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Saltiga S-Extreme New gears
Saltiga S-Extreme
New gears (smoother, stronger)
New bearings (more corrosion resistant)
New drag (carbontex style material - no more stickiness on startup)
Bearing at the bottom of the handle stem replaced with bushing.
hlokk
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New price: If you have to
New price: If you have to ask, you cant afford it, hehe
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Have a look here
Have a look here Colin.
Spinning Reels
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Thanks Tim
They look pretty good.
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Nealez
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i think it might weigh a
i think it might weigh a little more than 10 and 30 grams....
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Tim
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LOL
Didnt even notice that when I found it
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hlokk
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They just got the columns
They just got the columns the wrong way around, so the new ones are 820g with 30kg drag (pretty much same as before)
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fishRamma
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Doesn’t it just wanna make
Doesn’t it just wanna make you run down to the local tackle store and buy 2 or 3
At $800 each.jus
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Are they seriously only $800
Are they seriously only $800 each??
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Only in Aus
Which is even better
Cheers,
Sam
Cheers,
Sam
Jody
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Na
Wrong colour ;)
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Lol Jody
If they wanted to go red they could have gone Ferarri red I guess.
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Its almost
Its almost Pink....Jody...hehe
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I have had the 4500 and 6500
I have had the 4500 and 6500 since October and will admit the reels are better than the older models,bought mine while in Sydney before the prices went up if they had had a 3500 in the extreme would have bought one as well got to keep the saltiga family together,you can also buy the saltiga extreme rods as well
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Can you give us more info on
Can you give us more info on how is it better than the other saltigas??
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The drag system seems
The drag system seems smoother than the older model,the 4500 comes with the rcs knob as standard,havnt hooked up to a sambo with them as yet but useing them for bottom bouncing and throwing poppers them are lovely to use
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Nathan
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Nealez
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try $1500 Tackle Dangler
try $1500
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$1500..hmm really.i can buy
$1500..hmm really.i can buy a used car for that
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Or you could buy 4 of
Or you could buy 4 of these:
Banax GT 5000
GT - Heavy duty jig/spin
The GT series of reels is one of the strongest and most durable ranges of reels in the Australian market. The reel is perfectly suited to the rigours of Australian fishing and Australian fish. The reel is the result of Banax's advanced engineering capabilities. The rigid power metal construction keep internal partsin perfect alignment under the heaviest loads so you get less wear, excellent winding power and that unmistakable feel of quality. The list of features of this reel include:
Model Gear ratio B/B R/B Weight Line capacity
(mm/m,Lb/Yds)
GT2000 4.8:1 3 1 568g 0.35/290, 0.40/190 14/315, 17/205
GT3000 4.8:1 3 1 578g 0.35/320, 0.40/240 14/350, 17/260
GT4000 4.7:1 3 1 665g 0.40/300, 0.45/220 15/274, 18/200
GT5000 4.7:1 3 1 680g 0.45/270, 0.50/220 18/246, 20/200
Banax - "best engineering in the world"
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Banax
I’m glad you bought that reel up steveB.
I too had serious thoughts of one And having a play around with it.
I then went across to spheros as I have heard that they can pull fish.
But I think the GT 5000 would be an excellent reel too for the $$
Any idea about how good the drag is..???? anyone
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yeh....if you know where
yeh....if you know where they're selling for $800, Im happy to grab a few at once!!
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I can do 2 for $1500..LOL
I can do 2 for $1500..LOL
When i said $800 i was high and on angel dust
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In a differant league to the
In a differant league to the Banax
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Basically you get what you
Basically you get what you pay for pay cheap dollars and get a average reel pay good $$ and get something of quality which will last if looked after properly
Life is short so live it fast
Nathan
Nathan
fishRamma
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It will always depend on two
It will always depend on two things..money
The rich and shameless will walk in and out with 2 or 3 $1400 reels and think nothing of it.
The average wage earner will have to struggle going without for a few weeks just to be able to walk out with a $400 reel.
I’ll bet most that can spend $2000-$3000 in a spending spree are probably single or still living at home with mum and dad.
Or then there’s the credit card at what %
jus
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well currently im all of the
well currently im all of the above (single + living at home) but starting fulltime work in karratha soon, so looking forward to future spending sprees :P
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Good one Jus Full time work in Karratha - you can
definately afford a new Saltiga.
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well currently im all of the
well currently im all of the above (single + living at home) but starting fulltime work in karratha soon, so looking forward to future spending sprees
have some fun doing it
catchalittle
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As some of you know I have a
As some of you know I have a fairly broad selection of gear in the higher end,not single average job,if I want new gear I do the same as everyone else and save,once I have enough penny's I then go buy it,do it the old fashioned way stuff useing the credit card.But as you mentioned you get what you can afford or save for what you want and you will appreciate it more
Life is short so live it fast
Nathan
Nathan
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$20.000 car $200.000 car...
$20.000 car $200.000 car... gear in differant scenario's.
If your happy catching fish on average gear and succeed.. noice
If you lose the fish of a lifetime on average gear then bad luck! at least if you've got the best gear, then you know you've done the best you could and lost
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