Daiwa Saltist v Shimano Tekota

[Fisher4life]

Hi mate,

I am looking for a new set up to chase reds in under 40 meters of water. Seeing as you own both reels what set up would you recommend?

I am currently using a TLD 25 with a 24 kg Berkley Jig rod but find the TLD to be a bit heavy and it tends to roll a bit like Scott mentioned about the bigger overheads.

I am leaning to the idea of a big eggbeater but can not afford a saltiga or stella. What drag are you getting from the Saragosa and how much did you pay for your set up?

Thanks,

Nick

Hey Nick i can't talk about the performance of the new rod and the saragosa just yet as i haven't had a chance to try it out yet.

But i can talk about the diawa saltist. i'm running my saltist 40LW (low speed) with a penn 10-15kg rod with 50lb braid. It replaced a TLD25 on a shimano Tiapan 15-24kg rod running 60lb braid. The upgrade was astonishing, i could never go back to using an older style reel like that. The saltist is a much lighter and more compact reel which is more ergonomically sound to hold onto. It winches up 2kg of lead from 60mtr with ease, and the drag is so so much stronger, no more having to thumb the spool to hold the trout out of their holes, or to turn the head of those big reds or GT's. The overhead is a cheaper option, but it really comes down to your personal preference.

I was planning on buying another saltist overhead instead of buying the saragosa, but when we head out to the reef i prefer to have a spin reel and an overhead. The spin reel incase we see schools of macks/tuna/trevally on the surface and overhead for trolling. So i decided to spend the extra money and buy a strong spinning reel that can double as a deep water fishing rod/jigging combo.

The retail for the saragosa is $490ish and rod was $160. If you shop around you can get it alot cheaper, i ended up printing out a quote from cambells pro tackle and my local pro tackle store matched their price.

I think any new combo you will be happy with, but you'll have to wait for good weather before i can tell you how the saragosa will go. I'm just a little concerned i won't be happy with the rod because it's a 15-37kg, a lot heavier action then i normally use, but the sales guy guarenteed me i would be dissappointed if i got the 10-24kg rod.

Hope this helps
Josh

[nickstock]

Thanks Josh,

For a cheaper rod, I am more then happy with the performance and weight of the the new Berkley jig range. I bought mine from Northern angler in Cairns and Matt did it for $99 for me. A ripper of a rod IMO.

Nick

[Fisher4life]

Forgot to mention nick, they say you can get 20kg of drag from the saragosa. The young bloke from the tackle store told me to be careful with the drag, a few too many clicks of the drag and the rod will get pulled out of your hands he reckons... i'll have to wait and see.

Yeah the rod and guides etc. seem to be really good for the price. Can't wait to test it out.

[GPB]

Forgot to mention nick, they say you can get 20kg of drag from the saragosa. The young bloke from the tackle store told me to be careful with the drag, a few click and the rod will get pulled out of your hands he reckons... i'll have to wait and see.

Yeah the rod and guides etc. seem to be really good for the price. Can't wait to test it out.

What!!

[Smithy]

Know a commercial line and trap fisherman from NSW that specialises in spinning for bonito. Like Samson he gets a while out of Saltists but blows Shimanos up regularly. At the moment he is trialing a Banax and it is surprisingly still going.

I just got a Saltist 40 in the high speed version for $260 to my door for myself and also organised one for one of my customers. With Exoset 80lb jigging braid for $60 and a Berkley Dropshot jigging rod in the new silver colour for $115 it is one great budget jigging/bottom bashing outfit. Did see a Sunshine Coast tackle place doing Saragosas for high $300 mark at a sale last weekend.

[Fisher4life]

To follow up on the saragosa...

The reel is fantastic, very strong and durable, and the drag is just awesome! I had to match it up with a heavier rod, i now have a 37kg bluewater ugly stick and it makes the deep water fishing for reds with big leads a lot easier and more enjoyable.

The only down side is the short jigging rod isn't the best for casting slugs at surface pelagics that pop up around the reefs. But you can't have everything....

[Jurkyjj]

WOW!!
I have always owned Shimano gear and have always looked after my gear....as well as other peoples too.
I have never had ANY of my Shimano gear fail. Having said that...I don't fish every weekend in a year.
As far as saying that "I wouldn't piss on Shimano" I say that I feel that this is a tad harsh.
Everybody has had bad experiences with certain brands. AND everybody is certainly entitled to their own opinions, BUT, that is quite outrageous.
Shimano is a worldwide respected brand and I'm sure that if there were these many problems with the reels, they would be out of business.

Anywho, this is my two bobs worth.

Cheers, Jason

[Jurkyjj]

BUT, to answer the question as the gentleman has asked.
For me, both are great brands and great reels, but, as per my post above........Shimano for me!!

Thanks,