Saltiga 4500 update so far. - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

ThrowingTimber · 09-30-2005, 03:29 PM

Awesome feedback and good luck out there!

JoeP · 09-30-2005, 03:42 PM

This is my second full season with the Saltigas, and while I don't fish as hard as Toby from reading his posts, my reels are as good as new. The reels have experienced plenty of dunks, splashes, and some nice fish.

These have been my only years without any reel problems, and that includes 2 years fishing Van Staals and a few years fishing Ahab's.

rhodyflyguy · 09-30-2005, 04:34 PM

i've got a saltiga blast 4500 that's landed 2 bluefin, countless blues to 16 lbs, and lots of bass to 5 or 6 lbs, and it has yet to see a drop of oil. this is pretty sweet, those regular saltigas must be awesome!

Rock Hopper · 10-02-2005, 08:35 AM

I have been using these reels for two full seasons now and have skished with them, swam to rocks with them and still have not sent them for servicing, they still have not missed a beat. The first paragraph of Toby's evaluation is on the money.

Regarding the question of "have they seen sand?" Mine have as when you are coming back in from skishing you get tossed around like a rag doll at the surf line usually and in one particular case the rod and reel were dragged on the bottom so much that the reel was covered (literally) in sand and the guides had sand build up on the corners (I was worried....) I washed it off, took it out again later that night and it was like the sand was never even on the reel, smooth, quiet and without flaw in it's operation.

I have already made my any other reel, including my VS reell the back up's to my two saltiga's and am considering getting another one in the 5000 or 6000 range to replace the VS 300. If you consider getting them, there is source that always has them in stock (they can be hard to find), they are an online dealer based in NJ and turn the order around very quickly.

Rock Hopper

leptar · 10-02-2005, 09:27 AM

Read this

and this

check out the video too

NIB · 10-02-2005, 05:27 PM

ouch.not sure the same stress is involved in striper fishin.for the most part.a good fish in the canal could probably do it.

JPowers · 10-02-2005, 05:40 PM

I'll let you know.

But, I seriously doubt it - not with the 5000Z.