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About
the Saltiga®-Z range of spinning reels – To most
stand-up offshore game fishermen, Daiwa's Saltiga-Z range of spinning reels are
considered by them to be the best saltwater reels to have ever been
made.
Since
its debut in 2004, these game reels have been subjected to the
toughest of fishing conditions. May it be jigging for giant dogtooths in the
Andamans or popping for massive GTs off the KomodoIslands,
these reels have proven themselves time and time again to be the most
reliable gear to get the job done.
But
for a select few, nothing comes close to it!
Type:
Spinning
Application:
Saltwater Heavy Jigging
Actual Weight:
835grams; 29.5oz
Max Rated Drag:
30kg/ 66lbs
Max
Recommended Drag:
18kg/ 39lbs
Spool Capacity:
PE#5(50lbs)-500m; PE#6(60lbs)-400m
Ball Bearings:
15 (14 ball bearings + 1 roller bearing)
Line
Recovery Per Revolution:
101cm, 39in
Gear Ratio:
4:3:1
Country
Of Manufacture:
Japan
Volumetric
Shipping Weight(kg):
1.5
Product
Code:
0005 8959
Features
Product Images
Parts List
The Saltiga®-Z 6500EXP comes
with the following features:
Feature
Functionality
Super Metal
Ultra tough and rigid aluminum alloy body – The
rigid, aluminum alloy structure keep precision internal parts in perfect
alignment under the heaviest of loads.
Digigear™
Digitally
designed stainless and bronze alloy gears with a zero friction mainshaft
design – This ensures a perfect mesh between the ultra-tough, surface treated
alloy drive gear and the marine bronze pinion gear for optimized speed, power
and durability giving a smoother, more powerful retrieve.
Cross
Wrap
Digigear’s™
precision, gear-driven level-wind lays line evenly in a cross wrapped pattern
to prevent line dig-in under pressure.
CRBB
Daiwa’s
CRBB (i.e. corrosion resistant ball bearings) are specially treated stainless
steel and last up to 12 times longer than standard stainless steel bearings
in a corrosive saltwater environment – Daiwa’s CRBB, are sealed to shield out
sand, fine grit, salt crystals and other abrasives, unlike ordinary “corrosion
resistant” bearings, which are open to saltwater and grit.
Washable
Sealed,
water-resistant drag and body - makes the reel washable and keeps the
internal mechanism completely dry and free of salt - thereby
eliminating corrosion and gear failure – this in turn guranteeing you years
of pleasure with each use of your Saltiga-Z reel in the most trying of
conditions.
Air
Bail™
Hollow
tubular stainless Air Bail™ is super strong yet light in weight, with no
protrusions to snag line leading to the Twister Buster roller.
Twist
Buster®
Huge
oversized large diameter Twister Buster TiN coated roller allows 200 pound
sized shock leaders to sail through unimpeded with each cast. The large
diameter roller also helps dissipate enormous pressure placed on the roller by
today’s super braided lines which passes through at 90 degrees to the spool.
In addition, TiN coating helps dramatically reduce friction to minimise line
breakage occurring at the roller.
Dual,
full-time Infinite Anti-Reverse
Bail lock
prevents both handle and rotor turning during each cast and Air Bail™ from
returned to the closed position - thereby eliminating the risk of snapped
lines, lost lures and personal injury from occuring with each cast.
ABS
Machined
ABS (anti-ballistic system) aluminum spool with TiN lip – the spool diameter
is tapered to discourage line peel when the bail arm is opened. This in turn
allows you to load up the ABS spool to its brim thereby utilising 100% of the
spool’s capacity
TiN
coating
Titanium
Nitride (TiN) is an extremely hard
ceramic material that is often used as a coating on titanium alloy, steel,
carbide, and aluminium components to improve the substrate's surface quality.
In the case of your Saltiga-Z spinning reel, it is found on both the ABS
spool lip and Twist Buster roller to ensure corrosion resistance
and maintain surface and edge retention against wear and abrasion causes
by today’s braided lines.
TiN is
found on drill bits and milling cutters which often improves their lifetime
by a factor of three or more. TiN has excellent infrared
reflective properties and reflects in a spectum similar to Gold, which
explains the gold colour of the spool lip and the massive Twist Buster
® roller found at the end of the bail arm.
