Daiwa Saltist

[shootera3]

Daiwa Saltist BG20H vs. Penn 525 Mag or Newell 229 for casting.Which do you prefer?

[coastalobsession]

http://www.pierandsurf.com/fishing-forum/showthread.php?30998-Penn-525-Mag-Vs-Daiwa-SL-X30SHA

[alantani]

still not happy with the daiwa anti-reverse system.  the newell should work just fine.

[CapeFish]

In our neck of the woods the small saltists are highly rated for their casting ability and the drag pressures they can put out don't seem to cause problems with the anti-reverse systems. There is also the new seagate which seems like an updated SLSH range, the nice thing is the small size reels in the seagate range come with aluminium spools where as the old SL30 and smaller had graphite spools.

[SoCalAngler]

Alan, just curious what issue do you have with the antireverse in the Diawa?

[redsetta]

From Alan's Saltist 20 tutorial:

...i am not happy with the anti-reverse system.  anti-reverse roller bearings are known to rust and fail.  the ambassaduer-style dogs can slip.  if these two systems fail sequentially, they can result in injury at worst or a difficult landing at best...

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=663.0