I am thinking of picking up another spinning reel to jig on a 1209. Maybe 8-12 trips and only part time use. Not stella or dogfight level, but an alternative to the old style emblem pro I currently use.
Penn conquer? Daiwa Windcast Z? What's out there these days to consider in the $300 and under range?

The saltist I posted in the bst
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Saragosa is getting a lot of use these days.

I think the Saltist casts a little better than the Saragossa. They're both good reels for the price.

Saragosa is getting a lot of use these days.

I just picked up a Saragosa 8000 for my 1209 but it seems/feels too small. The 10000 might be a better choice?

Also wish they still made those older version Emblem Pro. Anyone know any shops or online that still has inventory?

Moses, my emblem pro will likely come up for sale to fund the new reel. I never used it enough to get comfortable with the button for locking the spool, which is why I am looking for something else. I always have to think about it and I prefer not to at 3 am when I switch rods. It probably has less than a couple hundred casts on it and probably only 1/2 dozen smaller bass.

The saltist I posted in the bst
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Always an opportunist lmao
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Moses, my emblem pro will likely come up for sale to fund the new reel. I never used it enough to get comfortable with the button for locking the spool, which is why I am looking for something else. I always have to think about it and I prefer not to at 3 am when I switch rods. It probably has less than a couple hundred casts on it and probably only 1/2 dozen smaller bass.

Then you might want to consider the Saltist over the Saragossa. The Saltist has a manual bail and a rotor lock. IMO that's like wearing a belt and suspenders, but the bail can't ever close, and it doesn't matter where the rotor is when you open the bail. The Saragossa has a rotor brake, but it's not as strong as the one on the Saltist, and it has an auto-close bail. However, it's about a 3 minute operation to remove the bail trip. The Gossa cranks a lot smoother than the Saltist---or, at least, mine does.

And the gosa comes in 14k seems to be the good size for jigging to me
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Moses, my emblem pro will likely come up for sale to fund the new reel. I never used it enough to get comfortable with the button for locking the spool, which is why I am looking for something else. I always have to think about it and I prefer not to at 3 am when I switch rods. It probably has less than a couple hundred casts on it and probably only 1/2 dozen smaller bass.

If he doesn't grab it I will. They blow goat for jigging but good for plugging.
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Zimmy you at 300.00 for you reel your looking for. This is what I did i took a hard look at all my gear and down sized lures, bags, rod, and reels and sold all of it. I had fishing stuff i haven't used in years and still top quality. Then i up graded to van staal's 150,200,275, 2 new rods, New custom mold, and a new commando Bag. My advice is sell to buy again.

I am basically selling to buy Joe, but a VS i not what I am after to put on a rod I only use for jigging, and then under specific conditions .

Saltist is 6.2:1 gear ratio
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Does anybody use one of the larger penn battles? Curious as to how those reels would perform.