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Chris Gaschk:
Hi Everyone,

Look for a bit of help with the purchase of a combo for GT's, my price range is probably $600 for the combo (not including braid). I was looking at at Daiwa Saltist 6500H and Daiwa Monster Mesh Max Spin 7'2".

My question is does the Saltist have enough stopping power? And does it have either 30kg drag or 15kg drag because I've seen both listed? I think the 30kg might be typing error by Daiwa?

I know that 15kg of drag would be plenty in open water with room to maneuver but where we usually go to chase GT's is on a coal load jetty in NQ. There are some absolute horses at the spot to, I have a mate that spears the spot and he say there is easy 50+ fish down there.  So really you only have around 20m of open water before a big GT gets back to the pylon and busts you off.

I've also looked at the FinNor Offshore 6500 but I have heard reports its not much chop especially locked up with heavy drag as the steel is cast not machined.

So any advice I what I should purchase let me know?

Andrew Susani:
A friend of mine used to use a Saltist 5500 and broke the main shaft on the 8th GT - some of these were biggish, around 30kg.  Afterwards he bought a 6500 Saltiga but found it a bit big to be using all the time, so he bought a Stella 10000 and is happy with it. 

The moral is, buy once, buy right.  Even fishing moderate drags, these fish and this sort of fishing will put extraordinary strain on equipment.

We fish the Mackay region but have never done much around the coal loaders with heavy gear.  I don't think any tackle will stop a 50kg GT hooked near a pylon, if it decides to run home.

Chris Gaschk:
Thanks for the advise Andrew, the only thing is at this present time I live about 300km inland and only get out to chase GT's and other pelagics once in a bluemoon so I'm struggling to justify spending $1000 on Stella to only use it once a year. Plus the budget deal with such a large withdrawal either.

Has anyone had anything to do with the Ecooda Hornets?

Mark Harris:
Hey Chris

In that price bracket I  think you will do better with a Shimano Saragossa in either 18000 or 14000 size. It is not a flash reel by any means but it is hardier than a Saltist.

Steve Li:
The Saltist 6500 is rated 15kg drag. It's half of the Saltiga's actually as the drag components are different.

For the price, it is a decent reel. It gets the job done and good value for money since you don't fish often anyways. It looks great aesthetically too! I suggest that you change the drag washers to carbontex ones tho. The original are made of felt and looks really cheap.

Don't worry too much about the lower drag rating. 12kg to 15kg is about as much as most people can handle. If you really need some serious stopping power in any instance, just palm the spool. That's a much safer way for dealing out serious drag when you need it!  ;)

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