New Saltiga DogFight...any feedback?

[Cam Munro]

Hi Guys - keen to hear from anyone that has feedback on the new DF? I'm keen to grab one but would love to hear of anyone's experience in the meantime..
cheers Cam

[Andrew Smith]

I haven't fished with one Cam, but on a recent trip in Bali, one of the guys had a brand newie and after the second day of use the bail had worked itself loose to the point that it was nearly falling off the reel. With the Torx screwheads, it wasnt fixable on the boat and couldnt be used for the remainder of the trip.

I haven't heard much feedback on the reel, but this seems very unusual for any top end reel!

[Mark Harris]

Is it Torx or recessed Hex Andy?  I seem to remember it was the latter.

Whichever, why do reel manufacturers use these stupid screwheads that are so hard to tighten/untighten?!  A simple Phillips screwhead does the job and is universal.

On the new Dogfight, never held one but I must say it looks nice!

[Andrew Smith]

May have been Mark! But I totally agree, why not keep  it simple and universal??
It does look nice and would love to see one (and put one) through a serious test!!

[Kyle Stacey]

I have one and have caught a couple of fish on it, I prefer it to the old 6500 expedition for both popping and stick baiting but time will tell if it is as robust as the old saltiga