NIZ

yeh i think so. I haven't seen the luvias 2004 spool but I'm assuming its very similar. I've just confirmed that it was the Gekkabijin that I saw and it has been renamed to the Saltist, I don't blame them as "gekkabijin" is abit of a mouthful.

So whats the model called? and whats the damage on a basic rig?

Its a bit off topic but I went in to my local tackle shop up here in Brissy to see if they had any of the Battlers and something else caught my eye. It was a Team Daiwa Saltist 2004 spinning reel. This thing was absolutely beautiful and heaps smoother than the Luvias, from what I gathered from the specs it was basically a salt water version of the Presso. I think it may have been the new Gekkabijin and renamed for the Australian market. So has anyone here used these reels yet?? IMO the reel was the perfect saltwater finesse reel as the gears are slowed intentionally to help with ultra slow presentations and the spool was the usual Daiwa finesse type. The only thing that has got me thinking twice is the drag is only 2kg compared to the 1500/2000 Luvias which is 4kg. I recommend anyone interested to get onto your local tackle shop or rep and check them out. cheers NIZ ps If anyone in Brisbane is after or wants to check out the Battlers They have just got them instock at Captain Blighs in Slacks Creek

thx mate, I've seen the site before and even better have checked out the official daiwa japan catalogue http://fishing.daiwa21.com/index.asp?category00=8 But I really want to hear from personal experiences of you guys who are experts when it comes to breaming. I also want to know which specific rods are coming into the country. cheers NIZ

So which of the spin rods are best suited to breaming? or even better can you list the names of the rods that are being brought in inc the baitcasters? thx NIZ