saltiga z or back to van staal

[RIROCKHOUND]

[NIB]

I love reel talk..
Specially when Toby an PeterG chime in.
Toby beats em up good.
Peter is well spoken an Knows the product well.
There was a considerable buzz around the new High speed VS 275 when they where in the hands of the demo guys..
Seems they where trying to compete with the new Japanese Saltiga's.
There is a new market for these boat guys trying to land these big game fish on spinning gear..Not sure why perhaps casting is part of the equasion an most upper line class convetional gear is not suited for these applications.
There are times a faster reel could certainly be a asset.
Like in the canal.I use a saltiga 5000 Z there without the GT spool.
I would highly recommend making sure u get the GT spool if u decide on one in the 5000 size.I love it it's as fine an smooth a machine as I have ever feltl.While destroying every other fast retrieve reel I have tried at the canal the Saltiga has held up well for me..While it's kinda big for most humans, Slip uses one in the surf.
As far as tightness goes thats one of the reasons I sold my VS.
I use a 706 Z an I could not get use to it.
I want to get a VS 300 this season if I can find a decent (Loose) used one..
Or when my back pension comes in..
Here lots of good things about the shimano sphero's reels.Seems like a good quality affordable reel...I think if I had to knowing what I do now.I would go that way before I got whatever is currently available from penn.
I might also consider a diawa emblem.
While both these reels won't take a pure submerging on a regular basis they will certainly do the job for most surf applications..

[daceman63]

Based on what I've read here and surfing through a few sites on-line I agree that the shimano sphero's reels seems like a good quality affordable reel so I will be looking to pick one up. I am going to wait for the MSBA Expo first though.....

[NIB]

Get it from Peter at the SWE.They are a fine shop that stands behind what they sell an equally as important they are a sponser here.The markup on reels are minimal so to think u will find a better deal ur probably only talkin about pennies..
U would not even know about it if it was not for guys like The Saltwater Edge who sponser this site..
We all took the time to educate u.
So...
Do the Right thing...

[LeCounts1099]

Nib hits the nail on the head again!

Besides awesome stock, selection, knowledge & service... Pete G. & crew at SWE are among the finest people you could possibly buy your tackle from! Always a pleasure dealing w/ them...

Well, except maybe for Joe at SRI! (What great sponsors we have here!)... He once threw in an extra Tattoo $20. plug to my order of 7-8 plugs, that I'm sure must have killed his profit- margin on that order! But he now has a plug- ho customer for life!... and that "free" blurple 3 oz. Spook now has a prominent place in my night rotation!

[bart]

joe's good people

Originally Posted by LeCounts1099

Nib hits the nail on the head again!

Besides awesome stock, selection, knowledge & service... Pete G. & crew at SWE are among the finest people you could possibly buy your tackle from! Always a pleasure dealing w/ them...

Well, except maybe for Joe at SRI! (What great sponsors we have here!)... He once threw in an extra Tattoo $20. plug to my order of 7-8 plugs, that I'm sure must have killed his profit- margin on that order! But he now has a plug- ho customer for life!... and that "free" blurple 3 oz. Spook now has a prominent place in my night rotation!

[daceman63]

I have no issues with buying from contacts made here. And you are so right that I wouldn't have known about it if not for here. I was merely waitng for the show to do some comparisons maybe see what else is out there...figured there'd be some side by side comparisons and all....but I need a nice stick to go with it as well....I prefer local shops as compare to chain stores. Better knowledge and better service.

So now that's out of the way.....lol

SWE???????