Saragose 14 v 18 ????

[Sea Draggin]

Hi guys, first post here and greetings from Malta.

Not sure if this is a silly question or not but does the Saragosa have a good resistance to salt water?

Bump back to the top. Anyone had one of these apart???????

[hobie2]

Bump back to the top. Anyone had one of these apart???????

i have a little corrosion on the top of the spool (in the gap between the goldish part and the spool). We melted our drag on a 150+lb bluefin near masseys last year and shimano is replacing it with the new part.

[Sea Draggin]

Was it the knob on top or parts inside?

[acciola]

I'm interested to know since I already got a Stella 20K SW a month ago which is a fantastic reel and now want to get a Saragosa 18K as a second reel as a spare or even for when my son decides to come jigging with me. I noticed that there is no mention of SW or any reference to salt water as there is with the Stella.

[Sea Draggin]

The old Stellas were not sealed like the daiwa saltigas. However the new stellas are sealed like the saltigas. Since it is a product improvement, you will here them mention it in marketing.

If you have not heard this claim about Saragosa, I would assume that it is not sealed like the new stella or saltigas. But that is OK, just don't ride with it sitting in the gunnel where it will get a boat spray washdown.

Also an annual cleaning inside will probably be good. I feel you can purchase with confidence and you have the knowledge to know that a new cap is available at no charge, which will put you above the regular consumer.

[Joey Herring]

Pete and I tore into my drag and replaced the original stock drag washers (which by the way were shot!!) with those carbonex smooth drag washers.

[acciola]

Well I guess its like with any reel, it all depends on how one takes care of it. A good rinse after every use, storage in a dry place and the occasional maintenance will probably do the world of good to any reel.