Wire diver reel recomendation

[Finnagain]

Good morning , 

I have a shimano tekota 600lc which holds 1000’ of wire and wanted to try a Diawa saltist, does their 30 series fit 1000 feet of wire or do I need to go to size 40 ? 
Also are their any vendors at Niagara show with reel specials ? Thank you for any input 

[Zinger11]

I run 4 Okuma 303 never an issue 

[13owhunter]

The saltist 30 is almost the same exact size as a tekota 600.  I have both and prefer the new saltists.

[Finnagain]

Thank you guys for reponses , I have okuma 303s and 2 tekotas , and lots of older reels I need one more reel for WD and heard lots of good things about Saltists wasn’t sure if they were used on wire divers .I am far from having matched gear so thought trying a Saltist couldn’t hurt anything. Appreciate the help.

[Yankee Troller]

On 1/26/2025 at 8:34 AM, Finnagain said:

Good morning , 

I have a shimano tekota 600lc which holds 1000’ of wire and wanted to try a Diawa saltist, does their 30 series fit 1000 feet of wire or do I need to go to size 40 ? 
Also are their any vendors at Niagara show with reel specials ? Thank you for any input 

 

Yes it will hold 1000' of 30lb wire and some backing.