sandman-you going to be plugging with that rod only?
the 5000 may be a bit heavy for the rod.
i bought a 4500 blast in japan at
www.tsurishopjapan.com -excellent service and prices are decent.
the other one I bought 3 years ago in the USA (6000GT) this reel has gone up quite a bit. its a high speed retrieve same size roughly as the 5000 but not great for plugging. I have that one on an arra 1261 for jigging.
recently I've heard that certain ebay sellers will take an order for a specific reel for a good price. then again your sending someone $$$ and unless you dealt with them before you might not be comfortable doing that. the newer saltiga is the saltiga dogfight you can find it on their website.
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