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Originally Posted by bart
Some of the best canal fishermen I know fish them and they all say the same. Why did Daiwa stop making them? Was there not a market for them?
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They had to keep pace with Shimano by offering the new and "improved" Saltiga with that funky magnetic seal. It's all about the latest and the greatest with the two Japanese giants.
The new 5000 is a hell of a plugging reel, if it holds up as well as the older ones. Much smoother than first generation Saltigas, and a lot more sand-friendly. The only weak point of the originals was the very close tolerance in the rotor. Sand could get in there and cause a bit of binding. You can clear it by dunking the reel, though. The body is sealed well enough to withstand dunking.