Author Topic: DAIWA SALTIST 50H Service and Maintenance tutorial - Pimp my SALTIST! (Read 221208 times)

Timothy Scriven · « **Reply #60 on:** January 11, 2012, 04:21:42 PM »

Nice "KZN Fishing" pics

Arkitek · « **Reply #61 on:** January 11, 2012, 04:25:56 PM »

errrr thanks! and it is mine just so you know...

Timothy Scriven · « **Reply #62 on:** January 11, 2012, 04:31:03 PM »

No sweat, I was actually making fun at myself as well, as I have done that too before.

It's called an "OH-NO Second".
When you hit "enter" a second too early before checking what you are about to send.

Nice looking reel.

Arkitek · « **Reply #63 on:** January 11, 2012, 04:35:27 PM »

its all good man! and thanks! i spent a fair amount of time on it and believe me it looked horrible when i got it

tkei · « **Reply #64 on:** May 17, 2012, 03:05:50 PM »

Reefman, I have my brothers rather abused saltist 50 at home for a service. it was not doing much due to salt and grime buildup. I part stripped it and lost interest for a while. Before i go too far, is it worth upgrading to carbontex washers. i havnet opened the drag yet, but when i do get on to it i will start and finish in 1 sitting so dont want redo the job soon to replace washers. are the saltist washers junk (like torium, and need upgrading to carbontex)?

MIKE PIKE · « **Reply #65 on:** May 17, 2012, 03:12:59 PM »

tkei , if i were you i would replace the drag washers with Carbontex , make a substantial difference in the drag and the original ones in the Saltist are quite thin and from cleaning and re-greasing they become brittle and tear eventually .

Arkitek · « **Reply #66 on:** May 17, 2012, 03:49:40 PM »

Mike is right Tkei....rather upgrade to carbontex. Unforunately i didnt cos i couldnt at the time...come to think of it maybe i should get me that carbontex and upgrade!!! @ Reefman the paint chips easily which is a bummer for me lol considering the amount of time i took to do up the reel. But i think i made a fatal flaw in my preparing the. After removing the original paintwork i sanded it with 1200 - 1500 grit paper so in fact i made it shine and i think its cos of this that the primer hasnt adhered to the reel properly and i did the same with the primer after it dried i hit it with that fine paper and then sprayed the final paint. It chipped easily against my other reels as well as when opening it up to service. So i'll give it a bit of time before i redo the reel but this time i know what to do :)

T-50 · « **Reply #67 on:** May 17, 2012, 05:19:09 PM »

Great tutorial.

Def-e-nition · « **Reply #68 on:** May 01, 2013, 06:16:27 PM »

No tutorial Like a Reefman tutorial eh .......

Fish Carnivore · « **Reply #69 on:** May 02, 2013, 07:19:15 AM »

Quote from: Def-e-nition on May 01, 2013, 06:16:27 PM

No tutorial Like a Reefman tutorial eh .......

My wife bought me the new black and gold saltist for my birthday. what drag washers does it have in and is it worth it to change them to carbontex from the start. reel still brand new.

MIKE PIKE · « **Reply #70 on:** May 02, 2013, 07:40:08 AM »

Not 100% sure , but i think the new Saltist BG's might have the carbon drag washers in already . Nice Birthday present , enjoy , they really good reels.

Def-e-nition · « **Reply #71 on:** May 02, 2013, 08:28:14 AM »

@ Fish hunter , not sure Really , would say no , until They start Binding .

I am changing The paper Thin jobs for The pure and simple Reason that , irrespective of what i hooked That Night , and it was big ( probably a White ) , i lost The Catch due to the drag binding . The Resultant jerking of The Drag finally popped the braid mainline connection 250 meters out , resulting in a lost Fish and an empty spool .
i have 2 saltiga's , and The oldest One is pimped . The washers really Make for an even smooth Drag setup .Line peels off far More consistently Than with stock washers .

I have put Cals grease Now On the silver Saltist to Try and improve It's Posture with the Next fish , but sooner Or Later It'll Revert Back to it's stickyness .

I may be wrong but the Black reels' Washers are not the Same as The Previous Model , so I Would worry about it after Maybe 30 Good fish . Just because Things are standard , doesn't necessarily mean Or Make Em Bad from the Get-go .

Enjoy your Reel . Have you inserted a brake collar , or are you comfortable casting without them ? No-one Will be able to Tell if you have it in or Not anyways , and if you do decide to use The brake collars , you only Need to insert One Collar , it's sufficient , and has No affect On the balance of The spool whatsoever .

Def .

REEFMAN · « **Reply #72 on:** May 04, 2013, 01:06:47 PM »

Quote from: Fish Hunter on May 02, 2013, 07:19:15 AM

Quote from: Def-e-nition on May 01, 2013, 06:16:27 PM
No tutorial Like a Reefman tutorial eh .......

My wife bought me the new black and gold saltist for my birthday. what drag washers does it have in and is it worth it to change them to carbontex from the start. reel still brand new.

New Saltists have proper Carbontex washers in them. No need to change them. Just make sure they are greased lightly with Cal's grease or Teflon grease.

Def-e-nition · « **Reply #73 on:** May 05, 2013, 07:34:35 PM »

now that's interesting . Haven't opened one yet .
hmm.
Ta

Fish Carnivore · « **Reply #74 on:** May 06, 2013, 05:19:24 AM »

thank you for info.

Reefman , you need to change your name to Encyclopedia Bra FISH ica.

Def-e-nition · « **Reply #75 on:** May 07, 2013, 03:16:37 AM »

Quote from: Fish Hunter on May 06, 2013, 05:19:24 AM

thank you for info.

Reefman , you need to change your name to Encyclopedia Bra FISH ica.

Errr - I think They already did .......... Just waiting for approval from the names board ..!

kalf · « **Reply #76 on:** May 07, 2013, 07:09:51 PM »

Hey guys, looking for some help regarding my saltist (silver) drag. Had issues with it not tightening up so i fitted carbontex, sitting with the same problem. I can quite easily peel line off with my hand with the drag tight.

Ive been through Reefmans tut to see if ive made a mistake reassembling the reel but it all seems fine.

REEFMAN · « **Reply #77 on:** May 08, 2013, 10:02:40 AM »

Quote from: kalf on May 07, 2013, 07:09:51 PM

Hey guys, looking for some help regarding my saltist (silver) drag. Had issues with it not tightening up so i fitted carbontex, sitting with the same problem. I can quite easily peel line off with my hand with the drag tight.

Ive been through Reefmans tut to see if ive made a mistake reassembling the reel but it all seems fine.

First thing to check is that your Drag leaf spring is not upside down...

Then check that your Drag spring washers are () aligned and not ((

kalf · « **Reply #78 on:** May 08, 2013, 10:12:20 AM »

Hey Reefman thanks for the reply

Both those parts are correctly installed. Could it be that the cup washers have collapsed? Almost feels like the star drag is bottoming out before it completely compresses the drag washers enough.

REEFMAN · « **Reply #79 on:** May 08, 2013, 12:12:06 PM »

Very unlikely for those Drag spring washers to have collapsed - unless you've tangle with several BIG sharks. When you hold them together, they should bend apart from each other.... () If they don't, then yes they're knackered.

Check that there is a bearing washer

And then finally, check that your Clutch sleeve is not upside down...

Author Topic: DAIWA SALTIST 50H Service and Maintenance tutorial - Pimp my SALTIST! (Read 221208 times)

T-50