rockfisherman Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Hi raiders As the title suggests, I'm seeking direction in this area, please let me know your thoughts. Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frantic Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 saltist 30T for me its got 300yd of 50lb braid with 20lb mono backing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macka17 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Hi. What fish\size first. I got 150 rod. Accurate 870. 250 rod Daiwa saltiga 30. 350 rod Saltiga 40 and a custom rod around 450 with either the Saltiga 50 lever 2spd. or a penn torque300. A rig around the 250 will do 90% of jigging. Accurate 500. Saltist\Saltiga 30. Penn torque200. or a cheapie AVET MXJ.All will do a good job. Prices vary.but the 200 Torque on sellout I bought 2.. Eggbeaters. Dunno. they toys.. 6lb and under in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Cheers thanks for the great info. Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evets Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Fishingphase, Need a bit more info. From what you have written it sounds like you already have a rod. If you do, then the rating of the rod is important to know. We also need to know what lb line you plan on using and how much line you need. A price range would also help. A lower gear ratio (around 1:4 -1:5) is better for jigging as you can generate much more torque when jigging which reduces fatigue - especially if you are jigging for hours. I prefer a star drag because Iin my experience they tend to bind much less than lever drag reels especially at the heavier drag settings. This equates to more power and less effort to turn the handle at heavy drag settings. So having said all of that my favourite overhead jigging reels are the Shimano TN40N and a Jigging Master PE 4. I have an Avet MXJ which is pretty good as well. The smaller Shimano TLDs (15 or 20) are cheap and I reckon pretty good jigging reels considering their price. I havent fished the Diawa saltist/saltigas but my jigging buddies sweary by them. A bit more info would help guide you. Evets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Fishingphase, Need a bit more info. From what you have written it sounds like you already have a rod. If you do, then the rating of the rod is important to know. We also need to know what lb line you plan on using and how much line you need. A price range would also help. A lower gear ratio (around 1:4 -1:5) is better for jigging as you can generate much more torque when jigging which reduces fatigue - especially if you are jigging for hours. I prefer a star drag because Iin my experience they tend to bind much less than lever drag reels especially at the heavier drag settings. This equates to more power and less effort to turn the handle at heavy drag settings. So having said all of that my favourite overhead jigging reels are the Shimano TN40N and a Jigging Master PE 4. I have an Avet MXJ which is pretty good as well. The smaller Shimano TLDs (15 or 20) are cheap and I reckon pretty good jigging reels considering their price. I havent fished the Diawa saltist/saltigas but my jigging buddies sweary by them. A bit more info would help guide you. Evets I was thinking along the lines of a saltist star drag, or torium, not to sure what the ratio is on that, and still not sure about the rod.Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Fishingphase, Need a bit more info. From what you have written it sounds like you already have a rod. If you do, then the rating of the rod is important to know. We also need to know what lb line you plan on using and how much line you need. A price range would also help. A lower gear ratio (around 1:4 -1:5) is better for jigging as you can generate much more torque when jigging which reduces fatigue - especially if you are jigging for hours. I prefer a star drag because Iin my experience they tend to bind much less than lever drag reels especially at the heavier drag settings. This equates to more power and less effort to turn the handle at heavy drag settings. So having said all of that my favourite overhead jigging reels are the Shimano TN40N and a Jigging Master PE 4. I have an Avet MXJ which is pretty good as well. The smaller Shimano TLDs (15 or 20) are cheap and I reckon pretty good jigging reels considering their price. I havent fished the Diawa saltist/saltigas but my jigging buddies sweary by them. A bit more info would help guide you. Evets I was thinking along the lines of a saltist star drag, or torium, not to sure what the ratio is on that, and still not sure about the rod.Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 How does the shimano torium go versus the saltist star drag? Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbink Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 The torium is very good value. I'd go for the 16n. Like a lot of these style of reel the ani-reverse is a bit weak for heavy braided lines and can wear and fail. You can upgrade it buy getting a spring and dog from a DC Trinidad. You will end up with a reel which 'clicks' but an ant-reverse with is less prone to wear and failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 The torium is very good value. I'd go for the 16n. Like a lot of these style of reel the ani-reverse is a bit weak for heavy braided lines and can wear and fail. You can upgrade it buy getting a spring and dog from a DC Trinidad. You will end up with a reel which 'clicks' but an ant-reverse with is less prone to wear and failure. In your opinion, does the saltist star drag sit in the same class as the torium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbink Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 The Saltist has been upgraded recently. I think they might be more corrosion resistant than the Torium. I'm not sure how strong the ant-reverse is on the new Saltist. I know the old ones has the same weakness as the Torium/ Trinidad. Though as I said these can be easily upgraded. Not a big fan of the dartanium drag washers in the Torium. You can upgrade them to greased Carbontex. I think the Saltist drag might be better straight out of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macka17 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hi. I had the Torium 30 and Saltist 30 high and low speeds. I've till got the Saltist 4.9. The Torium is long gone. When trying to grindin a fish from deep the Saltist had more that twice the winding power the Torium did. Plus though painted it didn't have plastic side plates like the Torium either. Regarding A\R bearing. Remove clean out and lube with light oil Sparingly. You'll have no more trouble with it. Saltist drag improved when you drop Carbontex or Smoothies in there too.Even my Saltiga's benefitted from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hi. I had the Torium 30 and Saltist 30 high and low speeds. I've till got the Saltist 4.9. The Torium is long gone. When trying to grindin a fish from deep the Saltist had more that twice the winding power the Torium did. Plus though painted it didn't have plastic side plates like the Torium either. Regarding AR bearing. Remove clean out and lube with light oil Sparingly. You'll have no more trouble with it. Saltist drag improved when you drop Carbontex or Smoothies in there too.Even my Saltiga's benefitted from it. What sort of washers did the saltigas have in them mate??Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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