Daiwa Saltiga Saltwater Spinning Reels 2025

Daiwa has decided to update the Saltiga spinning reel series after only 5 years of the previous generation being out so one might think it’s only an incremental improvement, but they’ve packed in more changes that the last upgrade. The biggest change has come on the larger 18K – 25K sizes and that is the DRD drag system which replaces the conventional carbon fiber drag washer companies have been using for decades with something that has never been tried before, a full metal rolling drag stack. This brings advantages of durability and longevity with less variance at high temps. Along with that Daiwa has upgrade the oscillation system for the spool, reinforcing it with ball bearings to provide a stable and smooth glide for the locomotion mechanism inside. This should improve how it handles reeling under high load. And if having the largest main gear on the market wasn’t enough for the last gen Saltiga, these new ones have an even bigger main gear and pinion which will reduce wear and make it easier to crank in bigger fish while boasting even more durability. Daiwa has also changed the bail to make it easier to flip under tension and to make sure the line always ends up on the roller which has also been upgrade for braid specific applications. With this they’ve also created the new 25000 size to get you some extra line capacity without increasing the size of the body, this should be perfect for big tuna and even land based shark fishing. MODEL BEARINGS GEAR RATIO RETRIEVE WEIGHT BRAID CAPACITY DRAG SALTG8000-P 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 4.8 : 1 37″ 23.6oz 40/330, 50/280 55lb SALTG8000-H 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 5.6 : 1 43.4″ 24oz 40/330, 50/280 55lb SALTG10000-H 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 5.6 : 1 43.4″ 24.2oz 50/330, 65/280 55lb SALTG14000-P 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 4.8 : 1 40.5″ 24.3oz 65/330, 80/280 55lb SALTG14000-XH 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 6.2 : 1 52.6″ 24.3oz 65/330, 80/280 55lb SALTG18000-H 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 5.5 : 1 51″ 32.8oz 65/440, 80/330 66lb SALTG20000-P 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 4.4 : 1 43.9″ 33.2oz 80/440100/330 66lb SALTG20000-H 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 5.5 : 1 54.4″ 33.2oz 80/440, 100/330 66lb SALTG25000-P 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 4.4 : 1 47.8″ 33.5oz 100/390, 120/330 66lb SALTG30000-P 2MBB, 4CRBB8BB, 1RB 4.4 : 1 49.4″ 37.4oz 100/550, 120/440 66lb