Penn Fathom 15 or daiwa saltist 20

[jimlad]

Just after your thoughts on the above. I'm in the market for a similar style reel, both seem to get good feedback, with the penn £40 cheaper than the saltist bg.

Before i commit, which one would you guys recommend?

 

[g-force]

Saltist hands down!

Gary

 

[hound hunter]

I have both,a fth12 n a bg30,both very well made reels n cast great.
For me the diawa has the edge,it's just "made"that bit better,infact the build quality is xcellent,great winching pwr too

 

[Pighunter]

Yea agree with hunter fathoms cast better, however build quality and winching power the saltist wins hands down.

 

[andyco]

I've never used a fathom yet, but I've got a b+g saltist 20, and I love it, quality piece of gear. Don't think I'd use it for trying to cast maximum distance but it casts far enough for most fishing.

 

[jimlad]

Nice one, cheers for info. Still undecided now! I do like the look of the saltist

 

[stephie1]

Fathom all day long as it holds more line and to me is a great winching reel only bettered slightly by a torque.and they cast great esp when magged.

 

[Robthefish]

Get a second originakl 525 mag to go with your other one (always get pairs of reels!) and your sorted. If not get a couple of penn TRQ 15's magged up. I will let you take mine outs sometime to play with.