Daiwa Saltist

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think its just the weight of the saltist that turns me off. Too heavy to fish all day with a 9ft rod. It funny how a few oz's can make such a difference in the middle of your back.

It is heavy no doubt, I have my Saltist 20 on a 9ft bulldawg rod, I think big blades wear a guy out no matter what if you throw them long enough, I get the most worn out from just doing a big L or figure 8 after every cast.

One thing I must say about a sore back is get a butt seat, man do I love my butt seat. And with that rod, I tend to hold it up higher in my arm pit and that helps my lower back.

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What # test did you spool onto it?

65# Powerpro

[urban cowboy]

65# Powerpro

[gooty]

-It casts like a dream

-Its light

-Its fast (line retrieve)

-Its small in my hand...no more soreness in wrist

-Its powerful

Only issue is, I don't feel comfortable pulling 10's with it. Don't want to burn it up. And that's fine, I've got other reels I can do that with. But like others have said, this has changed my opinion on what a muskie reel should feel like.

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awesome,I'll bet it is nice to use and I'm sure it will be a great reel. With my Saltist, the ONLY things that throw are double 10s and double 13s, I use my calcutta 400 for just about everything else.