Jig stick Reel

[YakDout]

Saltist is definitely not in the same class as seagate. And you probably want the narrow spool 35h for a jig stick.

[buddha]

Originally Posted by YakDout

Saltist is definitely not in the same class as seagate. And you probably want the narrow spool 35h for a jig stick.

Are you saying that the seagate is a higher class of reel than the saltist BG?

[YakDout]

Originally Posted by buddha

Are you saying that the seagate is a higher class of reel than the saltist BG?

Nah, opposite.

[YakDout]

Owned plenty of both, would never buy a seagate over saltist again. I would just wait til I saved another 50 bucks for the well worth upgrade.

[roby]

I own several daiwa saltist BG reels. I like em a lot. They are definitely better than the seagates in many ways. There is one area the Seagate beats the saltist though and that is in weight. This difference can be big if you are making a lot casts from a kayak.

Check both out and see which one feels best in your hand.

[buddha]

Originally Posted by roby

I own several daiwa saltist BG reels. I like em a lot. They are definitely better than the seagates in many ways. There is one area the Seagate beats the saltist though and that is in weight. This difference can be big if you are making a lot casts from a kayak.

Check both out and see which one feels best in your hand.

Here are the weight specs

Seagate 20H 14.3 Saltist 16.5
30H 15.0 17.2
35H 20.4 21.1
40H 21.3 22.0
50H 21.9 22.7

It seems like the 20 and 30H models have a variance of up to 2.2 ounces.
The 35H, 40 and 50 have less than an ounce difference.

It doesn't really seem that much lighter to me but maybe it will feel different?

To me it seems like paying 50 dollars more over the life of a reel is not that much especially if the quality is much better and if you own it for many years.