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Originally Posted by thenewkid
wow and to think i WAS gunna buy one of those... guess not
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ksong, was it the handle that locked up on you, or the drag?
guys, the saltiga is a beautifully made reel. as with all reels, i recommend greased carbon fiber drag washers and open spool bearings for the saltiga. it's this "grease in all the screw holes" recommendation that i am going to have to revist. very troubling.
i honestly do not know if the frame is precision cast and then machine finished, or straight machined from billet aircraft grade aluminum. the "appearance" of the frame side by side with the side plate is different because the "grain" of the machine work is at right angles. that's why the two metal surfaces appear different.
basically, i hate posting threads like this. here's the problem, though. i constanly encourage guys to service their own reel. that's my whole schtick. i've never done a saltiga rebuild post, and i'm not sure that i want to at this point. still, if i come across a problem as disasterous as this, you guys HAVE to know. it's a $200 mistake. and if daiwa already knew, i would think they would bear the same responsibility. you can't hide stuff like this.