Diawa Saltist 6500H spin reel

[Spaniard_King]

Anyone got one.. can offer an opinion on this reel.. :huh:

Lookin for a high speed spin reel to replace Tss4 is this it??

[ifishcq1]

Hi Garry
I gave one a work out on medium spannoes last weekend and found it okay although a bit heavier than the tss it caught fish when smaller retrieve and lower ratio reels didn't
I can't comment on durability yet
they seem to be good value for spanish and trevally bugger all dear reels can get the same speed retrieve
Some guys won't agree, unless their reels cost a months wages it isn't any good
I took the punt and at this stage it much smoother than any of my dozen or more tss ever

cheers

[Spaniard_King]

Yeh I thought the extra weight would be a bit of a downer, I probably wont be throwing it all day long. Then again our mackeral seasons are getting shorter so probably wont be able to condition meself into the reel.

Looks the goods with that retreive ratio tho :)

Hows ya hondy goin??

[Pazz01]

Hey Garry

My old man has one and he uses it fishing for trout and reds. It seems a good really and an awesome retreive ratio. It just hauls the fish up out of the depths.

I still use the old handline but it the way it retrieves I might be changing in the not to distant future.

Pazz

[JB]

Sent ya msg gazz, some ordinary reports coming from the US on them. Dissapointing is mostly what i heard.

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=156078

[pommy]

Deepfried Has done a lot of research on these. Maybe give him a pm?

Regards, Rob.