New Daiwa spinning reels

[Ian Young]

Hi all, came across these on the Melton site. The weight of the 6500 looks good, and the price is right too.

http://www.meltontackle.com/products/daiwa-saltist-saltwater-spinning-reels.html

Ian

[Warwick Joyce]

Great price, however half the drag, half the bearings of the dogfight.
Still would be a great reel (6500) for anyone starting out in the popping field.

[Nathan Cefai]

Warick im with you on that one mate..Would be a good outfit for the begginer chasing GTs to 25kg but not the huge GTs to 40kg plus!

Nice looking reel though!!

[jay currie]

Nice looking reel but I think you would be upgrading after your first trip. Have you had a look at the 6500 Catalina not as cheap but still a fair bit cheaper then a saltiga a think there around $850.00

[Luke Wyrsta]

Nice looking reel but I think you would be upgrading after your first trip. Have you had a look at the 6500 Catalina not as cheap but still a fair bit cheaper then a saltiga a think there around $850.00

Stay tuned for the Shimano Twin Power SW to be available on the Australian market later in the year. Will make a good alternative to the Catalina.

[nathangallagher]

are these a new reel or an old runout? never seen them before

[Ian Young]

The Saltists are new for 2010, I think.

Hi Luke, re: Twinpower SWs, will the 12000HG (or equivalent) be offered in Australia? If so, any idea of pricing?

Cheers
Ian

[Luke Wyrsta]

Hi Luke, re: Twinpower SWs, will the 12000HG (or equivalent) be offered in Australia? If so, any idea of pricing?

Cheers
Ian

Hi Ian,

Can't comment on pricing but yes there will be a 12000 equivalent.

Luke

[Alex Jordan]

Imported a Twinpower SW 12000 for my trip to the Seychelles last week - no GT's but plenty of Coral Trout, Jobfish, couple of YFT's and I had four Dogtooth between 32 and 49 kilos - the reel didn't even skip a beat ... biggest doggie I just turned the screw down until I couldn't take anymore!

[Les Maunder]

Alex

Any chances of prices and the shop where you obtained the reel from?


Cheers

Les