If there was a catwalk for fishing reels the Daiwa Saltiga Expedition   series would steal the show. If aesthetics and the cosmetic appeal of   an 'egg beater' is your thing you won't be able to help yourself.   Looking nothing short of fantastic in gold, chrome and blue the Saltiga Expedition reel is the clear winner in the fashion stakes. But just when  you thought drop dead gorgeous looks would be enough, the Saltiga Expedition series is as incredible on the inside as it is beautiful on the outside.

The Saltiga Expedition 5500 fishing reel bursts with unrivalled   technology. Indeed Daiwa claim, "…the new Saltiga Expedition sets the   standard as the best heavy duty reel available." With the Saltiga   Expedition incorporating technology direct from NASA into its design,   sceptics will have to go to quite some length to disprove this claim. On  spec alone this reel is a must have for the purest and all those   anglers who demand the absolute best. This is class, the shelf above the  top shelf, zero compromise, the cream of prestige. Read the list below  and be blown away by the heavy duty inclusions of this heavy duty   masterpiece. You want confidence when tackling our bigger, harder,   longer battling species. Confidence is the Daiwa Saltiga Expedition 5500  reel!

Features and Specifications

♦   Model: SA EX 5500H Saltiga Expedition

♦   Gear Ratio: 5.7:1

♦   Ball Bearings: 13+1

♦   Weight: 635g

♦   Drag Pressure: 15kg

♦   Approximate braid line capacity PE 5 (50lb)/350m, PE6 (60lb)/270m

♦   Real Four, Mag Sealed, Magseal bearings

♦   Zaion Air Rotor, Rotor Break, Silent Oscillation

♦   UTD Hyper Tune

♦   Hyper Digigear, Minimum Offset Gearing

♦   Twistbuster II, Tough Air Bail, Manual Bail Return

♦   ABS II

♦   Super Metal Housing (body and side plate)

♦   CRBB system

♦   Hybrid carbon/forged aluminium spool

♦   Wide Open roller for heavy shock leader, Magseal Line roller