daiwa saltist 5000 ltd SSaltist Spinning Reel Daiwa have now added their Monocoque Body (MQ) for even more power and a more compact frame Daiwa Daiwa Saltist MQ

If, however, you want to chunk artificial lures and you are an experienced angler, baitcasting outfits can provide more backbone for hook setting and more action on your lures than spinning gear

I lately find Daiwa not to be very inspired when it comes to reels below the mid range

Look at the contact area between the teeth of the drive gear and pinion, being easily 80% of the tooth surface as can be seen from the meshing marks

For the smaller tubes, a slow arcing return with the occasional twitch often is all it takes

For the test, I cut off a five-inch section of the worm and rigged it up on a shaky head, and then rigged another five-inch section of the bait up on a wacky rig using one of the included hooks