Opinions on the new Daiwa Catalina
Submitted by jay91 on Mon, 2012-04-23 16:24
hey Iv been on the look for a new reel and have my heart set on the Daiwa Catalina 4000.
But as its only been recently released in Australia, I havent heard much about them.
So just wondering if anyone has one or can give me an honest opinion of what they think?
Also is there must of a difference in size of a 5000 compared to a 4000?
I went down to tackle world world today to have a play but they oonly had the 4000 model.
Just to add, its going to be matched with a samuria 206 running PE4.
Any info would be appreciated
Thanks
cudbfishn
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sexy reel. 5000 is much
sexy reel. 5000 is much bigger. I think too big for your rod stick with 4000. ring all boats they got a special on them atm.
jay91
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Date Joined: 02/02/12
yh Tackle HQ has them for
yh Tackle HQ has them for $800 and tackleworld in myaree have them going for $750.
They also make a 4500 size but cant seem to find anywhere that stocks this size
cudbfishn
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on aus website there is no
on aus website there is no mention of a 4500 size. mabee jdm model only?
Dirt
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Tackle HQ
Tackle headquarters has them for $750 and you get a free spool of braid with it.
pale ale
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I have the old model 4500H,
I have the old model 4500H, and it is very strong. Have wrestled heaps of big sharks to the side of the boat. I like the high speed for skull dragging trout past the hungry sharks.
naylor_1
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Basically a saltiga minus 3
Basically a saltiga minus 3 bearings and the carbon fiber look, I personally Prefere the foam knob to the saltiga's ali one. The 5000 is quite a bit bigger than the 4000. If your keen tackle hq only has the deal on until this Sunday,
jay91
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yh i too prefer the foam
yh i too prefer the foam nob
also daiwa has incoperated the mag seal design in the line roller bearing where saltigas dont.
when compared to a saltiga, internally their almost exactly the same, minus 3 bearings like you said. But if that is so, why such a price difference, 750 as oppsed to +1000..