Saltist levelwind 30

[Wishful]

Is the saltist levelwind an appropriate reel for vertical jigging? Not heavy stuff, light to medium jigs, not looking for steam trains, just the medium sized ones. My other alternative consideration is the saltist 30th, because of its narrow reel to reduce the effort of laying the line when reeling in, while concentrating on all the other stuff and ignoring the adrenaline.

 

I want to get the levelwind, for the ease of line laying while excited and panicking. Every fish i pull since my first one more than 35 years ago, always feels like my first. Whether a blacktail on 2kg line or pulling stuff on towrope mono. But a bit concerned that the level wind will not stand up to pulling heavier stuff.

 

This will be my first vert jig set-up. I know spinning rigs are great, but still feel a lot more comfy with multiplier for anything slightly bigger. Chalk it up to my kiddie days unravelling a ball of nylon on a black bakelite penn with chrome rings on the end covers, after casting the sparkplug off the line. Ahh the power of childhood dreams and memories. 

 

[Craig.fish]

Would stay away from Level Winds for jigging....more parts to break or fail after hours of use and abuse!!!

 

[Wishful]

thanks, does  make vert jigg more difficult if still need to conentrate on laying line, but will have to learn

 

[benniejordaan]

Get a grinder. Problem solved!

Look at something in that price range like the new Saltist grinders! Or even cheaper the New Exceller 6000.

 

[Craig.fish]

Bennie is right....there are plenty good and reasonably priced spinning reels on the market....The new Daiwa Exceller, Daiwa Saltist as well as the Daiwa Seagate are competitivelt priced and great quality! If you do want to jig with a multiplier, look for one with a narrow drum as this will negate having to lay line down with your hand as the narrow spool seems to sort itself out...just dont overfill it and it will be ok!!

 

[BluFlu]

I am a overhead fan myself but recognise the sanity in going the spinning reel route both for spinning and jigging.

If you cannot tear yourself away from the overhead obsession then i have the following suggestions.

I agree with Craig that the level wind just adds another potential issue - you are also giving away quite a bit of drag oomph with the star drag config over their level wind cousins. Solutions include depending on budget:

1. Avet SX (from US) is a bulletproof reel machined from a single aluminium block. shopping around will land you on here for around R2000.

2. The Finnor Marquesa(Sp?) has got rave reviews overseas and is very reasonable. They have a number of models but the narrow versions will certainly aid your line lay. Priced at about R1500.

Matching both to a decent medium (possibly medium heavy) rod like the Shimano Trevala will be sweet.

Will see if I can get a few pictures.

 

[BluFlu]

First pic Avet - note it does not have continuous anti reverse which can be annoying.

 

[BluFlu]

Fin Nor Marquesa - in this price range my pick!

 

[BluFlu]

The best bang for your buck would of course be to get a spinning reel say a 8000/10000 shimano model like the Stradic or Saragosa and match it to the same spinning version of the Trevala. Bonus is that by investing in a relatively heavy spinning rod eg. Shimano Exage 8 foot you are in business for spinning as well?

 

[Wishful]

that marquesa is one sexy reel. Thanks for the replies, I now have a few things to think about. I think I will check around for the various options and see what fits the budget. I think i will try the various options that friends are using so i can see the fixed spool versus multiplier feel and then return to these specifics above.

Thanks gents, probably saved me a lot of heartache and money.