Diawa Saltist 20H vs. Shimano Torium 14

[jl_rotary]

which would you buy and why?
main use will be wreck fishing.

Saltist 20H
6.1:1
4 bearings + 1 bearing
16.5 oz
36 in crank retrieve
15.4 max drag
14 lb/350 yds
Torium 14
6.2:1
3 bearings + 1 bearing
15.7 oz
36 in crank retrieve
13 lbs max drag
14 lb/300 yds

[eric]

newell 229/235

[dawgfsh]

I'm a newell fan to Ooeric, but between those two I'd have to go with the Diawa.

[jl_rotary]

newell 229/235

i knew this was going to happen ;)
please between the 2 listed.

[jobxe327]

have owned both reels but only have the daiwa now. would buy another daiwa 100%

[AL_N_VB]

I have owned both but I also prefer the Saltists.
IMO....Saltist is built for the surf/pier caster in mind. A great upgrade from the Grand Wave / SHA series.

The Torium is nice too...but felt a little slow out of the box. There is a little work that needs to be done to get the spool spinning ( clean out bearings and adjust the break pins [ remove or add]. I did not like the plastic bail switch.

[Vernad Ogonowicz]

Buy the Saltist

[Mark G]

Nother vote for the saltist (currently have both )

[stupidjet]

no experience with the other, but the saltist is the awesome. havent used it for wreck fishing but have for casting in the surf and trolling.

[Drumdum]

Quite a few captians down here in Hatteras are using the diawa you mentioned with 50lb braid on it butterfly jigging the wrecks here...

[dbr826]

If saltga was a choice I'd say go with it. But it's not so go with torium.

[inshoreangler95]

the torium is very nice looking and all but ive never used it so i cant comment on it, if i were at choice here i would definitely go with the saltiga.