Use it for Tigerfish and Vundu Catfish in Zambezi river Zambia , very strong , drag very good . Handle the biggest freshwater species this river holds .

You get a lot of features at this price point. I was hesitant with the level wind chafing my main line as seen in some product review videos. This reel lw eyelet has a smooth coating that has no signs of damaging my line. Like most Daiwa reels, the gears on this are amazing and I would expect to have this guy a long time.

I have several versions of this reel and they all work great! the 50 is a great reel I use for trolling Mojo's for jumbo striped bass! very smooth operation and level wind works perfect!

My Father, his friend, my friend, a coworker, and myself have had nothing but bearing problems with these reels in saltwater. These reels were well taken care of, oiled, lubed, cleaned after every use and still managed to irk us to where we all got rid of them.We were lucky enough to know a Daiwa rep through a friend and had the bearings replaced and they all started doing the same thing2 weeks later after our first trip with the new bearings. We even went as far as to get ceramic bearing for them and still had a constant grinding in the reel.

My favorite reel when salt water fishing for Sea Bass, Flounder, Tog and any other fish under 20 pounds. I know a reel repairman/servicer personally and he was highly impressed by how durable and
smooth this reel is. The level wind feature is another plus. No more concern about the hills and valleys in your spool. You can't go wrong with this reel.

These are very nice, heavy duty reels. Daiwa put out great products, can't go wrong.

I own four of these reels and use them for many species, from perch to drum fish. They are my favorite. I found something wrong with just about every reel I've ever owned and I've owned many in my 74 years. However, these Daiwa Saltists are unbeatable in every respect.

this is the best levelwind reel I've ever used! trust me, I have been using levelwind reels for a long time, had no trouble reeling in lingcods with this. love the handle w/c can be adjusted for speed or power. drag is smooth, leveler lays line flat over the spool. love everything about this reel! check the retrieve rate on this one!

i love it ifish in new york newjersey&massachusetts cape cod up &down the atlantic ocean

In the past used a Penn 440 level wind, always an excellent drag, alas, it got old.
Switched to the Saltist W20; GREAT reel, couldn't be happier.
Smooth drag, lots of line capacity, and 6:1 ratio reel just gets the line back fast.