Daiwa Saltiga Spinning Reels (New 2010)

Daiwa Saltiga 2010®

The original Saltiga, launched in 2001, introduced ground breaking technology – Digigear, Airbail, Ultimate waterproofing and set the standard for all future Daiwa spinning reels. Its unparalleled engineering and flawless design made it the flagship heavy duty reel for Daiwa. Until now.

Daiwa Saltiga 2010

Introducing the all new 2010 Saltiga. With all the innovative design features you’ve come to expect from the world leader in fishing tackle.

The new Saltiga heralds a giant leap forward in design, revolving around one ground breaking material – magnetic fluid. Developed by NASA to magnetically deliver fuel to space ships and previously introduced to the 2010 Certate series, this revolutionary innovation has now been developed for Daiwa’s flagship heavy duty spinning reel.

This new metallic grease/oil actually changes shape with the introduction of a magnetic force (similar to the android in Terminator II), attaching itself to any other metal to form a super strong seal. Being magnetized this Magseal lubrication system prevents any friction or dust intrusion, eliminating oil spray and significantly improving reel life expectancy. This revolutionary magnetic oil membrane and Daiwa’s innovative design combined new CRBB bearings has made water intrusion a thing of the past.

Saltiga 10 also introduces Zaion Air Rotor. Zaion is a super strong light material is like no other a revolutionary combination of strength and sensitivity. The rotor design disperses pressure to the entire lower section, dramatically decreasing stress and flexing.

Working in conjunction with the Mag Seal the Air Rotor has been hollowed out to create airflow through the whole rotor system. This prevents foreign material such as water, salt, sand and dust collecting inside the reel, the added air flow eliminates moist build up in the reel preventing corrosion issues.

With other designs innovations like Real Four, Hyper Digigear, UTD and Airbail the new Saltiga 10 sets the standard as the best heavy duty reel available, so then just when you thought Saltiga Z was the best you could buy, think again.

Daiwa Saltiga 2010

Daiwa saltiga 2010® Features:

• Real Four
• Mag Sealed
• Zaion Air Rotor
• UTD – Ultimate Tournament Drag
• Hyper Digigear
• Twistbuster II
• Tough Air Bail
• Minimum Offset Gearing
• ABS II
• Super Metal Housing (body and sideplate)
• New CRBB system
• Hybrid carbon/forged aluminium spool
• Silent Oscillation
• Rotor Break
• Manual Bail Return
• Wide Open roller for heavy shock leader
• 2BB line roller with rubber seal
• 2BB oscillating slider
• Linear Rotation
• Metal drag knob cap
• 2 piece light weight aluminium round knob

Model Number	Action FW / SW	Bearings	Gear Ratio	Line Per Handle Turn(cm)	Wt. (gram)	Line Capacity (Lb. Test, PE / Meter)	Drag Max (kg)
Spinning
2010 Saltiga 4000	-	14+1RB	4.9 : 1	-	440	PE2/450m, PE3/300m	10
2010 Saltiga 4000H	-	14+1RB	4.7 : 1	-	440	PE2/450m, PE3/300m	10
2010 Saltiga 4500	-	14+1RB	4.9 : 1	-	585	PE3/400m, PE4/300m	15
2010 Saltiga 4500H	-	14+1RB	5.7 : 1	-	585	PE3/400m, PE4/300m	15
2010 Saltiga 5000	-	14+1RB	4.9 : 1	-	600	PE4/400m, PE5/300m	15
2010 Saltiga 5000H	-	14+1RB	5.7 : 1	-	600	PE4/400m, PE5/300m	15

CRBB = Super Corrosion Resistant Ball Bearing
BB = Stainless Steel Ball Bearing
RB = Roller Bearing

Information Refer: daiwafishing.com.au
 

Daiwa Technology Ultimate Tournament Drag (UTD)

ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT DRAG TEHECHNOLOGY BY DAIWA

Ultimate Tournament Drag (UTD)

The New Saltiga introduces revolutionary technology. To understand this leading technology Daiwa’s Development Engineers explain the secret to Daiwa’s latest drag technology – UTD or Ultimate Tournament Drag.

DAIWA ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT DRAG

UTD

Daiwa’s latest drag system, UTD or Ultimate Tournament Drag, is a super high density, woven carbon drag washer system that is impregnated with a specially designed oil/grease.

The new system has many benefits over the old design. Firstly it substantially increases the practical drag pressure. Secondly the inertia to get the drag working is dramatically decreased. Thirdly the drag is now incredibly smooth. And last but not least it has stabilized and balanced the drag system against spool rotation.

Furthermore the carbon drag washers are up to 30 times more durable compared to the previous drag washers.

Drag operation corrugated graph

The above graph is comparative data showing the difference between the new Saltiga drag system versus the old system. The drag setting is shown at 3kg being pulled at a speed of 10 km/h.

The old Saltiga drag is shown as light blue in the graph and when an angler strikes or lifts the rod the drag pressure increases (highlighted in pink). This sudden increase in drag pressure can cause line and rod breakage, but if the angler lowers the rod or decreases the drag pressure the drag will stabilize. But with the UTD system in the new Saltiga (shown as dark blue) there is no increase in drag pressure, minimal inertia to begin working and it maintains smooth drag efficiency throughout the operation.

Offshore saltwater fishing

With this system now standard, the new Saltiga allows for the angler to set the drag at a higher pressure than ever before without the fear of line breakage or pulling the hook from a fish’s jaws. As a result, with fast fish like tuna or hiramasa, which often strike hard, there is a decreased risk of losing the fish due to the increase in drag pressure during hook setting.

The UTD drag system is the first all inclusive drag that reduces the need for the angler to manually maintain the drag system during the fight and eliminates hooks pulling free on the strike or line breakage caused by the drag’s start up inertia.

Daiwa Technology Mag Sealed

MAG SEALED TEHECHNOLOGY BY DAIWA

Mag Sealed

The New Saltiga introduces revolutionary technology. To understand this leading technology Daiwa’s Development Engineers explain that the secret to the new Saltiga is Mag Seal – perfection in waterproofing.

Offshore fishing is damaging on fishing tackle. Saltwater spray, wind and water will test a reel’s engineering to the extreme.

All spinning reels suffer from water penetration via the rotor and pinion gear assembly, so in 2001 Daiwa introduced gasket sealing in Saltiga Z 4500 to saltwater waterproof the reel and prevent water penetration. The amazing results from this system helped cement Saltiga as the ultimate offshore reel.

The original Saltiga Z rotor was perfectly sealed by a rubber gasket but it also sacrificed ease of revolution and lightness of operation in the rotor. And as with any seal, friction and abrasion will cause the rubber gasket to wear, allowing water penetration over time.

Daiwa’s dream was to develop a waterproof structure that did not obstruct the smooth rotation of the rotor and did not wear over time.

The dream of Mag Seal became reality.

Mag Seal

With Mag Seal, a magnet is placed perpendicular in the rotor frame to eliminate any friction. There is a minute opening that allows a magnetic flux to circulate around the opening and Mag Oil to flow evenly. The magnetic flux causes the Mag Oil to stretch around the opening of the body and rotor, sealing the inside and outside of the body with an oil film. The oil film creates a barrier that cannot be broken eliminating saltwater penetration. Because saltwater does not penetrate and there are no parts that will wear, smooth and efficient rotor operation is created.

Mag Seal Body Design

Offshore saltwater fishing is incredibly damaging on reels. Waves splashing and salt spray on the reel are inevitable. After returning home a reel can be washed with fresh water to eliminate salt but washing often causes saltwater to penetrate into the reel causing corrosion and wear, resulting in a decrease in smoothness and operation, then later repairs.

By introducing Mag Seal, Daiwa has made this a problem of the past. Besides the benefits of eliminating saltwater penetration, prevention of corrosion and wear, Mag Seal allows for smooth and light rotor operation, thus increasing sensitivity. Reel sensitivity has only ever been referred to in light tackle situations, but with the new Saltiga there is no friction, vibration or noise created by the rotation of the reel, thus the reel becomes more sensitive. The movement of a lure, water current or a strike from a fish is felt through the reel like never before. With Mag Seal on board, smooth rotor efficiency has improved beyond compare. The term “reel sensitivity” is born.


Information Refer: daiwafishing.com.au

Daiwa Technology Zaion Air Rotor

ZAION AIR ROTOR

Zaion Air Rotor

The New Saltiga introduces revolutionary technology. To understand this Daiwa’s Development Engineers explain this leading technology. Zaion Air Rotor – the advancement of rotary revolution.

Daiwa Zaltiga Air Rotor produced of Zaion

Rotor Revolution

Making use of the magnetic fluid technology, which prevents foreign matter like seawater, salt and sand penetrating the reel, the new Saltiga has become the most advanced spinning reel in the world. The basic structure of the spinning reel has remained the same for the past 80 years. Early reels had the spool buried completely in the rotor and this created many issues with line flow.

Then 44 years ago Daiwa introduced the spool out system, a system that has become the standard design today of every reel manufacturer. Line flows easily from the spool to the line guide creating unparalleled casting distance and accuracy.

There are several main roles for the rotor in the spool out system. The first is to rotate around the spool to wind on the line. The second is to support the bail arm and line roller assembly. The third is to prevent foreign material penetrating the reel’s body.

It has been Daiwa’s desire to create a rotor that would increase sensitivity, reduce weight and retain strength. The new design needed to be lightweight, rigid, have equivalent strength to alloys and be a progressive design philosophy of functional beauty.

Daiwa attained this goal with the introduction of Zaion Air Rotor, and a rotor revolution was produced.

NEW SALTIGA ZAION AIR ROTOR & OLD SALTIGA ROTOR

Zaion

Randomly shaving the meat from something is not necessarily a good idea if you want to save weight. Though Air Rotor looks like it has been shaved down it has not. The functional beauty of Air Rotor is like no other a revolution in sensitivity through design.

The new rotor serves several functions. Firstly, it supports the line roller. In older reels, line is pulled instantly from the spool to the line roller creating stress and flexing. The new arch in Air Rotor disperses pressure to the entire lower section of the rotor, dramatically decreasing stress and flexing.

Sensitivity is a feature of Air Rotor. The rotor is made from Zaion and it transmits vibration through the reel more efficiently than ever before and it is 35% lighter and stronger than a conventional rotor made from the same material. By hollowing out the rotor system Daiwa has created a lighter component with more surface area. This increases strength and better transmits vibration. With less weight there is also better balance, helped by a lower centre of gravity. All these attributes combine to give you a reel that transmits ‘feel’ like never before.

Working in conjunction with Mag Seal, the Air Rotor has been hollowed out to create airflow through the whole rotor system. This prevents foreign material such as water, salt, sand and dust collecting inside the reel. The added air flow eliminates moisture build up in the reel preventing corrosion issues.

Historically Daiwa used magnesium to reduce a reel’s weight, and then in 2008, Daiwa developed Zaion. Zaion is a new material, composed of carbon resin and long carbon fibres. This high density material is light, strong and resists corrosion. This material has generally been used in reel bodies but, with continual development and by introducing carbon fibres, Zaion material far exceeds the strength of magnesium in a strength per unit weight comparison.

Zaion Air Rotor has made sensitive fishing possible, not just because of the carbon material but also the balance point. The new rotor has allowed the reel’s centre of gravity to be placed at the rear of the reel, directly below the rod’s reel seat and angler’s hand, creating better balance and sensitivity.

Offshore saltwater fishing

The world of sensitive saltwater lure fishing is brought to you by Zaion.


Information Refer: daiwafishing.com.au