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[spence]

Anyone know why the 4500 weighs less than the 4000???

-specne

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by spence

Anyone know why the 4500 weighs less than the 4000???

-specne

Funny, I was just looking at the specs you sent me and that jumped right out

According to Hatteras Outfitters and that other website, the 5000 weighs 20.3 too, but Cabelas has it as 29.1

I think Daiwa might have re-badged the whole line when they came out with new models, and Cabelas and BP are still using the 2003 nomenclature

[fishweewee]

Been doing this all day looking up stuff .

Now I am thoroughly confused on the product specs.

What a retarded way to market a product.

[spence]

I sent Daiwa an email asking for clarification. Should have a response in 2-3 weeks

-spence

[BCY]

Here's the weights for the Saltiga models, right off a major japanese vendor website. I understand that the 4500 and 6000 model are lighter because the same spool is used, but the spool is deeper for more line capacity.

Saltiga Z
Model Weight oz
4000 20.5
4000H 20.5
4500 20.3
4500H 20.3 　
5000 29.4
6000 29.4
6000GT 29.1
6500 EXP 29.8

I'll weight in my fully spooled with 65 # whiplash 6000 GT and report back in later.

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by BCY

I'll weight in my fully spooled with 65 # whiplash 6000 GT and report back in later.

Could you also let me know how many yards of 65 whiplash you fit on that baby?
Thanks

I was reading the specs on sites also and saw that the new models of the reels said that the 5000 weighed the same as the 4000 = 20.3 oz so That is why I thought of getting a 5000 since it would hold the required amount of line I like to have on. I wonder now if it's a typo.

[spence]

Pretty sure the 5000 weighs 29.x ounces...

-spence