Spooling a Daiwa Saltiga 5500H Expedition with 50lb Tasline

Cavy finds out how much 50lb Tasline will fit on his 5500H Daiwa Saltiga Expedition, using a Bees Knees reel spooler and a line counter.
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[@David-in3sd]

I really wish who's left of the crew would still make videos like this..... miss these.

[@stevied8855]

Stunning Reel.We all enjoy new toys. Bet you can't wait to test it out. Good Luck. Steve in Scotland.

[@MorningTideFishing]

Just tested it out on some kingfish over in NZ she was purring and powerful! thanks mate

[@oldsalt394]

Mate, I hope we can get some footage of that! Even if it is just drips and drabs, always love watching the MT boys.

[@chuabo30]

Stevie D Pp Uetl

[@Coralita675]

Awaiting my new 5500H Daiwa Saltiga Expedition with anticipation, your reviews are very "colourful"well done lads.

[@apitpong12]

Your videos are great!! You guys made spooling a reel so fun to watch!

[@MorningTideFishing]

Haha cheers mate, stoked you like the films!

[@anglerenthusiast3132]

Sweet! I also have 500 meters of 50# braid on my 5500H expedition! Hands down my favorite reel!

[@armandotorres2283]

you guys should make a video with blacktipH it would be dope great stuff that reel is gorgeous I'm thinking of the dogfight

[@MorningTideFishing]

Yeah we're real keen to take him out on a trip sometime!

[@owengray5778]

Those numbers are pleasing. Weapon of a setup.

[@viveCONsol]

Really enjoy your videos. Authentic, sympathetic and beautiful footage of the sea and fishes!!! Greetings from germany.

[@azoresfishinggames5418]

Congratulations! Awesome reel 👍

[@kamansmith5329]

I am Japanese angler,I love DAIWA.So I am glad to see overseas people using DAIWA's reels.

[@MorningTideFishing]

Saltiga and Stella is all we use at the moment for reels, we're also using Yamaga Blue sniper, Zenaq Defi Muthos and Ripplefisher Longcast for some of our rods!

[@pratomoto1962]

You are Soulmate in Fishing .... I'm happy watching your posting...great hobby

[@giancarlobisquet1647]

Wow super nice reel, spooled up my daiwa saltist 8000 the other day with 32kg wft and got 750 yds on it. Still amazed. Nice video hope to see more in the future

[@pakde8002]

I can't believe I've actually watched two videos of spooling a reel... I think I might possibly be gay or something. :D by any chance do you lads have a video of washing a truck?

[@MorningTideFishing]

Hahahaa

[@pakde8002]

thanks for the love. one of the many aspects that sets you guys apart has to be the fact that you go the extra mile for your viewers, both literally and... what's the other thing??? man, my English skills are suffering after 8 years in Bali. anyway, thanks again and I can't wait to see what cavy got up to in the States... literally and figuratively :D

[@bigpike1000]

Sick reel keep up the great videos guys

[@davidslater4092]

That reel is gorgeous 👌🏼

[@thomasw898]

Great vid, you guys are awesome!

[@FACEBALOONEH]

i love your videos there always top notch , love the work keep it up

[@megavolt08]

Beautiful reel mate. Good luck with it.

[@PNutOutdoors]

Briggsy’s comentary never gets old in this vid 😂

[@azzafish2949]

u blokes are gold ay..use have inspired my fish game so much and coes me a lot of money in tackle and shit coes i watch ya youtube then kneck minute im at the shops buying takle or a rod and real or out fishing...love ya work

[@gthomas1421]

This channel is dope AF! Monterey California here to say keep it up boys. Great channel.

[@MorningTideFishing]

Cheers Bro!

[@AndreaGarcia-uw6fd]

good reel !! enjoy it.

[@321lifestyle]

Sweet vid guys!

[@AddictedAngler]

thats a real sweet looking reel mate

[@dallasirons9603]

you guys are sooo sick ! love watching you videos especially this :)

[@stephenpfaff1116]

You guys are awesome!!

[@darainkheng5031]

What's the difference between the expedition and the regular saltiga 5000h

[@doctorhydro]

Cavy, love your videos man. I need some help deciding between the Saltiga Expedition 5500h and the 8000. I'll be using it mostly for casting stickbaits and poppers when I travel and fish (tarpon, cuda, jacks, some bigger stuff...sharks, grouper, tuna and hopefully some GT's). I know there's a big difference in drag: 15 vs 30 kilo and weight. What would you recommend? is the 8000 that much heavier to cast with than the 5500h?

[@robertveysey6178]

Awesome reel!

[@fishingadik212]

it's so nice to watch spooling saltiga reel...

[@jayv8888]

cant wait to see this line in action, i ordered a sample card way back but still wondering how it holds up before i buy line for my saltiga expedition 5500 and my saltiga bj. Does it actually break at the "actual" rating ?

[@declanburt9692]

thats a beautiful reel man

[@nicko9854]

Crisp the good ole salty saltiga goes hard..Keep catching em and realising em..This attitude is the only way to ensure there is fish for us LBG and recreational anglers kids and g kids.

[@greatsouthernoverland]

Aliens def figured out the numbers:D You fellas are legends!!

[@capt.nelsonsilva635]

nice video ! TOP REEL !!

[@hawaiiaction.1976]

I wish i would get that excited over line fillup.lol

[@rl2382]

You guys are the best!

[@RahmanHidayat23]

well done mate

[@PerezMP15]

Beautiful reel

[@hadiraad9676]

i hate doing that aswell spooling the line with a pen, and like you said the other person shouting at you! anyway just heep spinning the ledges and keep pushing that amazing content as always!!!!

[@slavkralj5580]

Hey guys! Great video again! love that reel. How come you guys don't use surf reels like an Shimano ultegra 14000? cheers

[@watchman316ly]

Hey guys, what have you seen the difference between the regular Saltiga and the Expedition model? Is one better than the other- gear ratios, parts, and line capacity? How about when using different fishing lures and under drag conditions?

[@slavkralj5580]

Hey Cavy! How come you don't use mono backing before the braid goes on? Cheers

[@apole2946]

you guys always make great videos no matter what kind! I'm kind of jealous of all the good fish you guys have there in Australia. What is tasline? braid?

[@MorningTideFishing]

Yeah it's a braid that has a real good breaking strain to PE rating (which is something we always looking for in a line). www.bustedfishing.com/#!/Tasline-Elite-White/c/18837037/offset=0&sort=normal

[@Dogsrule777]

That is a sick color blue to be sure gents. Got get a GT with it man!! 🤘🏽

[@oscar0381]

Nice looking reel that one.

[@Lxium]

I don't even fish but these videos are entertaining as fuck

[@rynoroach3678]

Damn Cavy you know your itchin to use the beast... i know i would be bro.... lol Its a beautiful reel bro cant wait to see it in action.... and listen to that drag scream...!!

[@rynoroach3678]

Yo Cavy i just picked up a Diawa BG 8k gonna give it a go... didnt have the money for the Expo you got but then again im not hookin up to monster GT's,,, just Bigass Tarpon... but I'll try to get a video on a good hook up for ya let ya see how it handles and also what us West coast Florida Guys get down on... lol btw its rockin 600yrds 40lb pwr pro and not full spool either on 8ft Heavy StarRod Delux runnin 50lb fluro leader and..... whats in my box... LOL !!!

[@smokster0604]

Big GT fish on I can’t wait......

[@edt2572]

Fkn mint Saltiga fellas! Best of luck with it!

[@antonio999us]

Hello MTF friends, once again greetings from Peru ... After watching your fun and amused video, I have two matters to put on the table for you, and for your help. My first point, I know Daiwa Saltiga is an extraordinary reel, there are no doubts about it. I have tried a 4500H, and it is an incredible reel, very soft, light, and with a strong dragging, but I haven't bought one yet. Mostly, I practice saltwater fishing from the shores in Peru having the waves up to my waist or chest. The water and sand always attacked and destroyed my Penn and Fin-Nor reels. Given this, three or four years ago I decided to use Van Staal. It is a rough reel, completely sealed, simple and strong mechanism, and its maintenance consists just to rinse the reel with freshwater major part of times, and once a year do a real maintenance. My brother in law has a sport fishing business. He only sales top quality products from Japan, Germany and USA, and he is always offering me to buy a Daiwa Saltiga reel, but I am not completely convinced. Given that you have a very good knowledge with these kind of top quality brands, I would like to know what is your experience using a Daiwa Saltiga. What happened with your Saltiga reels after your fishing trips when you have to sink or wet them into saltwater. Does mag-sealed works as good as Van Staal sealed system? I was thinking that I haven’t noticed/watched in your videos that you were fishing under water+sand conditions like I do. I will appreciate your feedback and tips, before to spend more than US$1000 in a reel. My second question, I want to ask you about to spooling a reel. Have you considered to use a backline instead filling the spool with meters and meters of braided line that you may never use in a catch? Instead to load your spool with 501mt of braided, load some meters of mono??... Normally I use YGK or Daiwa braided lines in my reels, and here, I have to pay around US$50-60 for 150m of 30lb line. I load around 300mt in my spools, and it is a little expensive. In case you do, would you please tell me how do you do? What knots do you use to tie both lines, and what kind of backline you use. Well, thank you in advanced, Antonio

[@MorningTideFishing]

Hi Mate, I think you should stick with your Van Staal! We never dunk our reels anymore and try to keep them out of the water as much as possible. So for your style I think Van Staal is better for sure. With spooling we will sometimes put electrical tape on the spool, but we don't do mono backing, we just want as much line as possible because every once and a while we do hook a fish that nearly spools us, so the more the better in our eyes!

[@antonio999us]

Hello MTF, thanks a lot for your both answers... now I am convinced to continue using VS reels... in addition, I'm agreed with you about spooling the reels as well. It is better to prevent a big catch which could need lots of meters, than regret for not having enough line.... Thanks!!!

[@chalo186ga]

The breaking point on that line is amazing! What do you guys think of the Momoi diamond braided line? if you guys have had any experience with that line. I am indecisive about what to put on my new Saltiga Expedition 8000H , any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

[@MorningTideFishing]

Hi mate, haven't tried it personally. The line that's on our reels right now is WFT, Tasline and Varivas. I already trust WFT and Tasline and after seeing the footage of Jonny in Oman on those GT with Varivas, I trust it as well!

[@VirantRoss]

Nice reel.

[@DOUGALLTAYLOR]

sick vid guys

[@bippeee]

Some ppl recommend to wet the braid (put it in a bucket of water) when spooling your reel, jus asking for opinion Tc and best regards

[@tacklecentralfishing1051]

Dude, two spools!

[@EvoKeremidarov]

hi guys.. great video again that depth finder tho it seems that the line is rubbing against itself..

[@MorningTideFishing]

Haha that would be heavy (some burn on the line half way through a big run it just pops) hope not!

[@EvoKeremidarov]

i really hope I'm wrong mate... :) we do a lot of popping and plugging in Mozambique and the GTs get quite big too... I really can't wait to see the vid of the GT you guys caught in NZ with this reel

[@CravinMorehead420]

Nothing better than a slap full freshy..

[@dooleysfishing6332]

Oi boys big fan and love the videos I was just watching some older videos waiting for your next one to come out. I was just wondering if u worry about braid slippage because your spool didn't have a a river ring that I could see and u didn't put tape or backing on. Thanks boys

[@MorningTideFishing]

Hi mate, never had slippage before on reels with the grooves in the spool but we usually put some electrical tape just in case, donno what happened this time haha.

[@randochannel8205]

love the ascent dudes

[@billlucas4831]

Davey, they were definitely ascending. In fact their ascent is nearly off of the planet. Plus the Aussie accent, sweet.

[@steven1990100]

Hey guys great video!! Just wondering where did you buy the depth finder?

[@MorningTideFishing]

Hi Mate got it from 'Busted Fishing' website (along with the spooler).

[@pavler3767]

what is the proper way for spooling the reel? The line label on the right or the left?

[@idrkofficial2933]

Hello Kitty rag mate. ( When you are super confident in your masculinity ) The Line Counter thingy is super cool. Gotta get one for myself!!

[@joeranginui257]

How did the line hold up? I might have to get some if it done the trick?

[@-fishingadventures7917]

hello friends. Witch knot are you using for spooling PE on your reel?

Good luck with your new weapon bro. 500 m capacity is really good but 50 lb line looks a little weak for me. Anyway l am sure you will do great job with that...

l think you will use it with light drag for tuna and mackarel. If so 50 lb/500 m line is great...

[@MorningTideFishing]

The weird thing about this braid is they label it 50lb but when tested it breaks at more like 80lb... s3.amazonaws.com/images.ecwid.com/images/wysiwyg/category/2431105/14190036/1448780979719402115453/Tasline%20specs%20paint.png

MorningTide Fishing lt's good choice than ;)

[@bornlucky9564]

No way 50lbs line break at 78lbs(crazy). You should test it yourself. 50lbs line break around 29 to 38lbs. Only line I know 50lbs power pro zero break at 50lbs.

[@MorningTideFishing]

The results come from this guy www.paulusjustfishing.com/4linetesting.htm I think he's pretty trustworthy and warns of testing line yourself because if you don't have the machine to hold it properly you can snap it at much lower lb then it actually is. There are a few braids that break way above their name, like 14lb fireline breaks at something like 40lb. I don't think the rating the manufacturer puts on the line is every very accurate, can be way lower or higher than they say.

[@coIey]

nice reel mate! how would you compare it to the stella

[@ejahrag6991]

Where did your buy the reel ??? Looking to get one

[@piercebowlin7534]

Nice video keep it up

[@chinmaygopal9295]

I like cuz u always release the fish

[@MorningTideFishing]

haha cheers brother!

[@chinmaygopal9295]

U guys should come to the Caribbean...Make some viral videos

[@pwrplnt1975]

You'd think they'd put a counter on the spooler...lol!

[@tomfraser4333]

how does the 50lb tasline go with the gts Cavy?? I've got the same setup and know it breaks at more like 80

[@hayfelix]

Man that reel is psycho!

[@bruceborges]

Hey guys, how do you compare the Saltiga Dogfight vs the Expedition...which one is the better reel, I have the expedition and was thinking of getting a DF...

[@jorgesedeno5720]

Have you used the penn slammer 3 and if so what do you think

[@stephensteele4586]

So based on your other videos you recommend the Saltiga above all your other reels. Have you ever used a Vann Stahl? Not recommended? I haven't used them either I'm just curious as they're very popular.

[@MorningTideFishing]

Hey bro, we should prolly make a new film about what we think of reels because the Stella's are really awesome as well and we were kinda influenced by a few stories and treated our gear soo poorly back then it wasn't really a fair thing to say (that Stellas are crap haha). We've tried Jonny's 14k Stella a bunch of times and it's as good as the Saltigas just a bit more refined less heavy duty. In terms of Vann Staals we felt one years ago and it was super rough, heavy, slow retrieve speed and just didn't feel nice to spin with. We almost never see them over here in Aus so I can't say what their new reels are like (maybe they're amazing). But for us we need to be absolutely in love with the reel we spin with (because we're spinning like 10 hours a day on trips) and if we don't love it we'll sit down and maybe miss the chance of connecting with fish! So I always say "the best reel is the one you want to spin with all day long" haha. That said the Stella and Saltiga are both ridiculously nice to spin with so I'd be stoked with either, but my personal preference is Saltiga.

[@stephensteele4586]

MorningTide Fishing I see.. yea idk much about their older ones but I see a lot of guys around here(Florida) with them and they seem to like them. They say they're smooth and light so maybe they've made improvements. Or MAYBE they can't afford Stella's and Saltiga's lol. Are the saltigas pretty much sealed though? Obviously there will be a time when it ends up getting dunked in the water and it'd be nice if that didn't ruin the rest of the trip.

[@MorningTideFishing]

They seem fine for splashes and would prolly be ok if you go under for just a second then rinse it out with fresh water ASAP (would be ok for at least for the rest of that trip), but you wouldn't want to wind it under water or keep it under for more than a few seconds. So they're nowhere near as sealed/tough as a VS but if you're careful with them you only need to service it once a year. There have been some reported problems with the "mag seal" in the new Saltigas (where salt is able to penetrate the magnetic seal they have (which i think is a weird oil the floats like a force field because of tiny magnetic particles in the oil) which sounds fancy but funnily enough seems to be the thing that let them down. A lot of people have turned to Stellas recently because of this but personally, I don't notice much difference. We're hard on both brands and they both end up needing a service about once a year (9-12 months anyway).

[@stephensteele4586]

MorningTide Fishing awesome. Thanks for the reply! I was conversing with my cousin. We are both avid fishermen and we would love to go fish in remote areas like that some time. You guys ever make it over this way? We shark fish a lot land based and I think itd be a good addition to your channel to try it out!

[@MorningTideFishing]

Never fished in the US but Florida looks pretty much like what we have here in terms of species, just with some more abundant and others a bit different (like our GT and your Jacks or your Tarpon and our tiny Tarpon), a big US tarpon is a dream fish of ours! We hook sharks from time to time on lure but it's pretty rare. We're not against C&R shark fishing but are just 100% into lure fishing so it's not too often we get too connect with a shark.

[@kingsol8648]

lol let me have that reel and the rod , great and cool vid guys keep it up..... Do u guys know anything about the Daiwa saltis ??

[@andyjones1060]

It looked like you tied right to the reel..ever have any slippage occur with no tape or mono for backing?

[@meenoneeno8636]

U guys sound so bloody stoned lolll

[@MorningTideFishing]

Hahaha

[@MJWachs-eh2sm]

Well today I received my very own Daiwa Saltiga 5500 exp after Briggsy and Cavy did hell of a job motivating me with their awesome content on MTF :) Sri Lanka and my first GT ever are finally happening :) Do you guys have any tips what PE rating would fit the Templereef Ronin Exp 83-8 ? PE5 and 500m aswell for some max. distance casting from the beach and the rocks or 270m PE6 to be safe ? The GTs will be around 6-12kg max. 15kg. It's a shame tasline is not that easy to buy in europe and PE5 not at all :( Tightlines - Max

[@kenrobison9528]

Sick real.

[@singichris]

So after watching you guys do your reel reviews. Ive ended up with a saltiga 5000, i ordered it online and have to say im a little disappointed with the size i was told it was pretty much the same size as the expedition. Am going to be using it for conger eels and gummie sharks here in the uk. Can you comment on this reel and is it as good as the expedition? Lol think ive seen this video about 10 times!

[@alexwinstead1477]

What rod are you running it on?

[@Sam.moncrieff]

What are you gonna tell your bank haha

[@giancarlobisquet1647]

Where do you guys buy the WFT braid?

[@joshdelaet3536]

I just found ya'll and I can't believe you only have 20k subs. Do you have any merch yet?

[@MorningTideFishing]

Hey bro we've got a little apparel range www.morningtidefishing.com/

[@joshdelaet3536]

Thanks my dude. You're blowing the other fishing channels out of the water. They've now been put on notice.

[@dexicution741]

A little late but iv'e been trying to find videos/ reviews on the Shimano Stella and Daiwa Saltiga and can't decide what to get my local shops only have the stellas so I cant compare them but my biggest question is which is smoother or are they about the same the only Daiwa iv'e cranked was the Daiwa Saltist it was smooth but can feel the gears just a little and that gave me the question if you can feel it on the Dawia Saltiga Expedition someone let me know!!!

[@AnglingAddictssrilanka]

Hey Cavy you use 50lb (pe5) for GT fishing mate? i thought maybe you'd use at least a pe8....

[@unlimitedvlogs7952]

Love it

[@Charsept]

I don't think we have GTs in the states. (Maybe Hawaii). Closest thing I've seen to them is the Jack Crevalle in Florida. Nothing over 25 kg though. You guys are wresting with monsters.

[@edwardmiller5237]

We have Gts in Hawaii the birthplace of Topwater plugging.

[@ChauNguyen-uv3se]

Mấy câu nầy có bán không anh

[@saltylawaia8958]

Edward Miller hell yea! Top water Ulua here in Hawaii is a challenge! More fun then using live bait

[@Bomaximus]

HI has em..

[@punanipatrol4399]

We’ve got 100lb+ GTs here in Hawaii

[@giladtsemah9109]

This is the one of the best spining rrel in the world by the way

[@nagenhk7184]

What's the rod is that cavy..?

[@declanfitzgerald426]

So mental! Where do you buy your tas-line looking to get some for my Saragosa ?

[@MorningTideFishing]

Hi Mate, we get Tasline from "Busted Fishing".

[@declanfitzgerald426]

Cheers brother !

[@zealandhunter2194]

do you guys know anything about the Shimano Ocea Plugger?

[@fergy44207403]

Hi there, i just bought this reel but there is whirring noise when I reel. Is that a problem or it just common thing with this model. I feel a little bit disappointed. Thank you in advance

[@juanaviles3360]

the best reel¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@robdouang2902]

How do you like the Saltiga? Is it worth the $$? I was thinking of getting one but hesitant because the reel is around a grand...

[@lachlanoneil8938]

If you need to ask don't buy it, I'm sure your $100-300 reels will do that job for just about anything but the biggest gt

[@dixonadams8032]

love your vids boiz. what do you think about the 2016 saltiga rods?

[@MorningTideFishing]

Haven't felt them mate, but their old Saltiga rods are really nice!

[@dixonadams8032]

yeah i was trying to find the old saltiga dorado mo83s but cant find any shops still stocking them the new 2016 equivalent is only 8" .. you rekon the 3" difference matters?

[@MorningTideFishing]

It won't make that much difference as long as the blank is the same... That MO83s is a really nice stick aye, got some hidden power to it that you wouldn't expect from something so light/thin!

[@dixonadams8032]

MorningTide Fishing yeah i tried my mates 1 when i was over nz he had it matched with saltiga 4500h it was awsome for stick baiting . hes going to be pissed when i turn up with pretty much the same setup except the latest models.

[@skyho4933]

Would you test accurate reel？

[@kapliger]

Dream reel