Van Staal Reel Servicing Turnaround = 6 Weeks!

[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

[JoeP]

The 4500 weighs .2 ounces less than the 4000 only because of the depth of the spools. The spool on the 4000 holds less line than the 4500 so the decreased depth of the spool causes the slight increase in weight, I guess due to a little more aluminum used in the 4000 spool. I have both reels -- the reels are the EXACT same except only for the spools. Actually, only the spools have the numbers 4000/4500 written on them so the 2 reels are identical. I've weighed my reels and the .2 ounce difference is about accurate.

This same slight weight difference caused by spool depth is also in the Shimano Stella 6000 (23.6 oz.) and 8000 reels (22.8 oz.); the Sustain 6000/8000 reels; etc.

Also, the Saltiga 5000 does weigh 29.1 or so ounces, not 20.1 or so. The websites that list it as 20 ounces are mistaken. The 5000 is the same reel as the 6000 with a smaller spool.

[Mike P]

Joe--are the line capacities for the 4500 and 5000 listed on those sites accurate? If so, would I be correct in assuming that the 4500 holds as much line as the 5000 at a weight savings of more than half a pound?