Jig Big with Daiwa’s NEW Jigging Saltiga Lever Drag 55
Eugene L. 10.17.23
Daiwa has brought out the new Saltiga Lever Drag (LD) 55JP for bringing in big fish on the jig in deep water. Engineered for better performance while reducing fatigue on the water. The new Saltiga LD 55JP features a one-piece precision machined aluminum frame with matching machined side plates for unmatched strength and rigidity. The lever-drag is designed to be easily reached by your thumb during a fight and is capable of effortless calibration and tension adjustments. The reel handle is also an oversized offset power handle to give jiggers a soft-touch handle with a confident grip.
“It’s the ideal jigging reel with capacity,” says DAIWA Marketing Manager Marc Mills, stating the obvious. “Think big west coast tuna, giant jacks, deep reef grouper, and other sizable species between the boat and bottom.” And that “bottom,” says Mills, means down to 1,000-feet below.
Intelligent design is at the core, starting with the SALTIGA LD55JP’s distinctive profile. “It’s noticeably taller and narrower than other conventional saltwater reels,” says Mills. “Tallness means having an upsized spool with massive line capacity for deep jigging. The narrowness vastly reduces line piling on the spool to one side or the other.” Moreover, it contributes to the inches-per-crank and the power to speed ratio.
The gearing of the reel yields a 5.2:1 ratio with 46.3 inches of line retrieved on every crank, perfect for both high-speed vertical jigging and slow-pitch jigging. This reel is designed to be your big fish jigging reel, capable of putting out more than 45lbs of drag pressure. Made to let anglers feel confident even when fighting amberjack, snapper, grouper, and tunas. The Advanced Tournament Drag(ATD) will support you with smooth performance even under heavy pressure.
Saltiga Lever Drag (LD) 55JP Key Features
- Deep Saltwater Jigging
- One Piece Machined Aluminum Frame and Side plate
- Smooth Lever Drag
- Offset Power Handle
- Massive Stainless Steel Gears
- Machined Aluminum spool
- Advanced Tournament Drag (ATD)
- J-Braid Capacity 50lb/550yards, 65lb/440yards
- High Capacity Spool
- All Corrosion Resistant Ball Bearings (CRBB)
- 5.2:1 gear ratio with 46.3-inch line take-up per turn
- MSRP $749.99
