New Daiwa Saltiga DRD bearing drag

SoCal-Reels · July 27, 2025, 07:35:10 AM

Hey guys check out this new Daiwa Saltiga spinning reel. New drag design are bearing plates sandwiched together rather than fiber washers. I can see this coming to conventional reels next if this really works out. Thoughts?

Around time mark 5:50 explains the new reel features.

https://youtu.be/NRBs-8Rvaw4?si=2or4LZ7reDZdcskg

boon · July 27, 2025, 10:20:45 AM

You might be asking the wrong website.

Time will tell. The literature apparently specifies a surprising service (clean and re-lubricate) interval of something like 3000-5000m of line pulled under 10kg of drag. Heck knows how you are supposed to estimate that. They also claim it's more durable than carbon drags, so presumably it's expected to last the lifetime of the reel (as is a carbon drag, unless something terrible happens to it...)

It's not the first time it's been done - http://www.salt-w-h.co.jp/marlin-tuna-reel/
These incredibly niche, eye-wateringly expensive Japanese conventional reels have used a similar concept for quite a while.

EDIT: Actually discussed on here, a decade ago:
https://alantani.com/index.php?topic=13282.0

Donnyboat · July 27, 2025, 02:39:05 PM

I question the shape of the spool, it dont look like a long cast spool, cheers Don.

oldmanjoe · July 27, 2025, 02:57:44 PM

Too many needles to seize up in a saltwater environment .

SoCal-Reels · July 27, 2025, 10:20:40 PM

Quote from: boon on July 27, 2025, 10:20:45 AMYou might be asking the wrong website.

Time will tell. The literature apparently specifies a surprising service (clean and re-lubricate) interval of something like 3000-5000m of line pulled under 10kg of drag. Heck knows how you are supposed to estimate that. They also claim it's more durable than carbon drags, so presumably it's expected to last the lifetime of the reel (as is a carbon drag, unless something terrible happens to it...)

It's not the first time it's been done - http://www.salt-w-h.co.jp/marlin-tuna-reel/
These incredibly niche, eye-wateringly expensive Japanese conventional reels have used a similar concept for quite a while.

EDIT: Actually discussed on here, a decade ago:
https://alantani.com/index.php?topic=13282.0

Not sure what you mean by I might be asking the wrong website. I was just posting this under news is that not correct?

Also, thank you for the info from the past about this too. I find that very interesting they were trying to make it happen that long ago. I believe this type of drag would work if they just spend enough money and time on the engineering of it but like you mentioned time will tell.

boon · July 27, 2025, 11:12:35 PM

Quote from: SoCal-Reels on July 27, 2025, 10:20:40 PMNot sure what you mean by I might be asking the wrong website. I was just posting this under news is that not correct?

Tongue in cheek - it's a Daiwa, it's modern, and it's an offshore spinner, which means it scores 0 out of 3 for many on this forum.

Personally, I'm considering buying one in the 8000 or 10000 size (which don't get the DRD unless you buy the upgrade spool), so I'm biased.

Bill B · July 28, 2025, 05:34:42 AM

As said above, time will tell. Bill

ReelClean · July 28, 2025, 07:44:24 AM

Looks like marketing is still doing the R&D at the Big "D"!

SoCal-Reels · July 29, 2025, 03:46:11 PM

Quote from: boon on July 27, 2025, 11:12:35 PM
Quote from: SoCal-Reels on July 27, 2025, 10:20:40 PMNot sure what you mean by I might be asking the wrong website. I was just posting this under news is that not correct?

Tongue in cheek - it's a Daiwa, it's modern, and it's an offshore spinner, which means it scores 0 out of 3 for many on this forum.

Personally, I'm considering buying one in the 8000 or 10000 size (which don't get the DRD unless you buy the upgrade spool), so I'm biased.

gotcha thanks