DennisJude Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Haven't had any problems with mine. Only wish they were a little lighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beret Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Does anyone know if there are plans for a 500 series........thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malaka11050 Posted November 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 mins ago, beret said: Does anyone know if there are plans for a 500 series........thanks. I have not heard anything, I should be heading to Saltwaters in Islip later this week I will pick their brains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklineAngler Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 7:54 AM, Surreal said: Wow, those pictures are pretty unsettling. Was that being reeled underwater? I wasn’t intentionally cranking it underwater, but my friends and I do wade/wetsuit so it does get very wet and gets dunked from waves etc... I guess when they advertise it as a fully sealed and a submersible reel, I truly believed that. You live and learn. I do however think, and hope that the earlier version that I purchased was flawed in some way and hopefully the newer versions have been fixed. Birdsnester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shock Collar Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 6 hours ago, malaka11050 said: I have not heard anything, I should be heading to Saltwaters in Islip later this week I will pick their brains. Report back if you hear anything about any new Tsunami news please. Am also interested. BrooklineAngler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdsnester Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 I've been using mine since Aug of last year. I have dunked it, reeled under water and got it splashed on often. Today I decided I would open it after a day of fishing on the ocean. I made sure to dunk it and reel under water just to see what it looks like inside. I am not unhappy! In the pics you will see some dark color grease, that's Penn grease. I started to service the reel without thinking that I should take pics first lol... DuH... Unfortunately the pics came out kind of lousy. I should have checked them before putting the reel back together. BrooklineAngler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklineAngler Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 11/21/2020 at 5:25 PM, Birdsnester said: I've been using mine since Aug of last year. I have dunked it, reeled under water and got it splashed on often. Today I decided I would open it after a day of fishing on the ocean. I made sure to dunk it and reel under water just to see what it looks like inside. I am not unhappy! In the pics you will see some dark color grease, that's Penn grease. I started to service the reel without thinking that I should take pics first lol... DuH... Unfortunately the pics came out kind of lousy. I should have checked them before putting the reel back together. That looks way better than mine. Now that it’s fixed I cleaned it down for the season and its resting on a shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklineAngler Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 11/2/2020 at 11:42 PM, Shock Collar said: Report back if you hear anything about any new Tsunami news please. Am also interested. Would love a 5k. The 6 is a little too large for what I need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 That what there missing is a size between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shock Collar Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 13 hours ago, BrooklineAngler said: Would love a 5k. The 6 is a little too large for what I need I agree, I have a 6k now and think a 5k would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meal09 Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Bought a 4000 and a 6000. 4000 is awesome. 6000 I had so many problems I returned it and bought another VS. Line kept getting caught and snapping off. Anyone else have this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbergen Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 5 hours ago, Meal09 said: Bought a 4000 and a 6000. 4000 is awesome. 6000 I had so many problems I returned it and bought another VS. Line kept getting caught and snapping off. Anyone else have this issue? Seems like the SaltX reel quality is very inconsistent for each owner. Some great experiences and some bad. I have owned 2 6000 reels since they first came out and they have been solid. I like them very much. However, IMHO it’s a very good reel for guys fishing from the sand & rocks where submersion is MINIMAL at most. I don’t think it’s a reel wetsuiters should be using or any guys who wade feel water and will have them submersed frequently. I would not trust it to swim with regardless of the “fully sealed” description. VS & ZB only for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shock Collar Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 43 mins ago, jsbergen said: Seems like the SaltX reel quality is very inconsistent for each owner. Some great experiences and some bad. I have owned 2 6000 reels since they first came out and they have been solid. I like them very much. However, IMHO it’s a very good reel for guys fishing from the sand & rocks where submersion is MINIMAL at most. I don’t think it’s a reel wetsuiters should be using or any guys who wade feel water and will have them submersed frequently. I would not trust it to swim with regardless of the “fully sealed” description. VS & ZB only for that. Completely agree with this, I just got my first Saltx replaced - Bimini Bay has the best customer service I’ve experienced BTW, they replaced the reel no questions asked and Cindy does a great job. But, the new 6k I just received definitely seems smoother than my first one. Hoping this one is better because I think this reel could be a real winner if all the kinks are sorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdsnester Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Meal09 said: Bought a 4000 and a 6000. 4000 is awesome. 6000 I had so many problems I returned it and bought another VS. Line kept getting caught and snapping off. Anyone else have this issue? Wow that’s weird. I’ve never had a snap off, not once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbergen Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Meal09 said: Bought a 4000 and a 6000. 4000 is awesome. 6000 I had so many problems I returned it and bought another VS. Line kept getting caught and snapping off. Anyone else have this issue? That sucks you had those line issues with the 6000. I never had that happen on mine thankfully. - Do you mind sharing exactly how it was happening? - Also, what kind of braid & LB test line was it? Thanks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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