Saltiga ?

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by JoeP

The new Saltiga Surf reels in my opinion are NO comparison to the Saltiga Z's, Van Staals, or even Shimano Stella's.

First, they are made of coated magnesium - much lighter but will seriously corrode if the coating on the reel is scratched up pretty good.

Second, they do NOT have sealed waterproof bodies like the Saltiga Z's. Neither do the Saltiga Blasts. Even the Shimano Stella's have more body seals than the Saltiga Surf reels and Saltiga Blasts. Those reels do have waterproof drags, but that feature can be found now even in some reels less than $200 and merely keeps the drag components inside the spool dry from the top of the spool down - but does not seal the internal parts of the reel.

Third, they have much fewer ball bearings to support critical parts of the reel.

The Saltiga Surf reels I think are made for "pure" casting but not the kind of surf-fishing that gets a reel very wet & scratched up sometimes by rocks and sand.

I'd heard the magnesium bodies were pretty delicate too.And the $700 real Saltigas aren't fully waterproof anyway.Waste 'O cash IMO.I can see having the money and buying a VS(not really) but the SaltigaZ and Stella...C'MON!!!

No wonder I still fish my ancient 704 and my old Spheros.They both have been fished hard and they still work flawlessly.I got no problem breaking down once a week to insure that trend continues,I actually enjoy the breakdown and cleaning.