Saltist 30T  is the one 

Have to agree with Moocha. A tad heavy perhaps for the 200 but well made. Alternatively have a look at a Saltiga 20 from one of the US sites on ebay. With our dollar being so good you should be able to pick one up for under $450 landed.

Yea I've actually got two torium 16s already and do like them, but I've been wanting to try something in a slower ratio than the 6.2.

I really like the look of the saltiga but am firmly set on the sub $400 thing (even if it is only 50-odd bucks) as its from an insurance pay out and I've already ordered two custom rods and another couple of reels that will cut what I lost, 9 set ups, down to just 3.

I've also been offered a black magic BMX (or could be BSX) from a mates dad, maybe that could be good? I was going to use it for something else but who knows...

Chopsticks is right on the money with reel reccomendations. Perhaps you can look at the small Toriums 12 or 14.  If they are like their big brothers, they would be pretty decent reels but I'm unsure about gear ratios and you can beef up the drags with a Carbontex kit and a Cal's Drag Plate.  Small Avets don't have the drag perfomance neccessary for bigger Kingies but maybe OK for snapper.

stellajigger wrote: Hey Badfish what line do you have on the Torium 16, do you think you could run 80lb on them?

I only run 8kg mono on one and 10kg braid on the other.
I know of people that run 80lb on the 30s, and it's my understanding that the 16 is just the narrow version of that so I guess you could.
Mine both put out about 24lbs of drag at max, although shimano list that all three 16,20,30 all have the same 20lb max. I've done no up-grades to mine yet, only re-greased them from new.

30T and ChrisW has the drag kit for the wee girl ...sorted

Cheers for that Benk. I'll leave the toriums on their set ups and go the Saltist.

I'd like the saltiga, who wouldn't, but atleast I'll be left with a bit extra for some new pliers, jigs etc.

Now what to spool er with....

Look out for another jig newbie thread comin your way soon

I'm fishing on a yak and 50 is waaaaaay to hard to break if I get snagged up, actually 30lb is pretty hard to break too but with a bit more shoulder press at the gym I've got it sussed .
Plus I'm mainly targetting snapper etc with kings as a by-catch

I think I might just top shot it with a couple hundy of the 10 or 15kg black magic rainbow stuff.

I know I could go a much lighter reel for that kind of line but , well, I dont want to

Cheers for that CS, I must admit I haven't looked at a price comparison of any brands other than Jig Star and BM.
And with what I've spent on tackle these last couple of months I'll be lucky to have any pockets at all soon!

Still think you should go the extra $50 or so and get a Saltiga 20. It would be a perfect match to the Terminator TC200. The Saltist 30T is quite a bit heavier and really better suited to a JM 350 or similar. I have several Saltigas and they're beautiful reels and even though it may hurt at the time the initial cost is soon forgotten. After all, $50 won't even fill a petrol tank.