New reel?

[DHost21]

I am possibly looking for a new reel under $200 im thinking. I have a Revo Toro that I loved last year when I bought it but ive had nothing but troubles this year and I thought i was taking good care of it. I was wonder what people would recommend? Ive been looking at the Diawa Saltist. Is that any good? It picks up 47" of line each turn which i liked! Im looking for something durable and fast. What would you guys recommend?

[raiserlures]

I have a saltist and I like it. It works great for big blades and it picks up a lot of line. There are two sizes and I run the bigger of the two. The down side to the reel is that its heavy and big. Overall I think it is a good reel in the right situations but its not great for all baits.

[50inchpig]

I thought the same thing when I had the saltist 30 - good tool, not great for all baits, but i downsized to the 20LW and I throw everything in my box with it. Everything. Fits in the palm a lot nicer than the 30 as well.

[RuKiddingMe]

To be clear there are 2 saltist models a Levelwind and Non levelwind.

to get 47 inches of line pick up in a levelwind reel you have to step up to the 40LW and that thing is an absolute beast of a reel (size of a kitten ball), the 20LW and 30LW are the pretty much the same reel except the 30 has a wider spool. The non-levelwind saltist 30TH (old model) and 35 (new model) will get the 47 inches of line pick up (I bought 50inchpigs 30TH off him last year), like he stated it's a good specific tool but not an everything reel by any means and learning/getting used to the non-levelwind isn't for everyone.

I have a 20LW and 30LW and they throw everything like already mentioned.

hope this helps in your decisions.

[Koepper08]

Not exactly fast but really reliable. Calcutta 400B. Reasonably priced and a good all-purpose reel.