Built For Today’s Super Braids
Introducing Daiwa’s new Saltist™, with the features and rugged “Full-Metal Jacket” construction demanded by today’s ultra-strong braided lines and mono.
Like the other Saltist reels, the new high-speeds are built to handle today’s ultra-strong braided lines, starting with a rigid aluminum alloy frame and side plates. The combination of rigid drive train support and gear ratio give the reels a serious advantage in both torque and speed. Four ball bearings and a roller bearing add efficiency to the drive train support, with Daiwa’s special CRBB anti-corrosion ball bearings supporting the spool. The CRBB bearings are said to last up to 12 times longer in a saltwater environment than ordinary stainless steel ball bearings.
Further refinements to handle the extra strength of the braided lines include a dual anti-reverse mechanism that combines both infinite anti-reverse and a multi-stop system for even greater reliability. The drag is also beefed up, combining stainless and grease impregnated fiber washers in a wet system that delivers up to 22% greater drag max than similar reels.