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Old 04-14-2012, 08:50 AM   #8
Mike P
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Originally Posted by zimmy View Post
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.

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