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Anyone Know Saltiga Z40 line capacity with PE8?

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Topic: Anyone Know Saltiga Z40 line capacity with PE8?
Posted By: jim_fish
Subject: Anyone Know Saltiga Z40 line capacity with PE8?
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2014 at 2:08pm
Anyone Know Daiwa Saltiga Z40 line capacity with PE8?


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Posted By: Men In Black
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2014 at 2:53pm
280mtrs of Jigman X8  but you may get up to 310mtrs with Daiwa Boat Braid...

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Posted By: Structfab
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2014 at 3:20pm
could prob go lighter for extra capacity given the Z40's max drag is only 10kg.

Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2014 at 3:36pm
yep the Z40 has very average drag output, better suited to pe5 or 6 last time i filled mine i got only 300m of pe6 on it.

Posted By: jim_fish
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2014 at 7:46pm
ive been told i need PE8 for a three kings trip in march

Posted By: Fishing Addiction
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2014 at 8:51pm
I would go pe6 on that reel. I usually run 10kg on pe4

Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2014 at 8:49pm
Sorry but I don't think the Z40 is all that suited to the 3 Kings. That limited drag is going to loose you a lot of fish on a trip of a lifetime. The Z40 is not a cheap reel either. The same money will get you a JM PE6/7 or a BX 500N/600N and some change.

Some skippers I know will drive away from big fish if he sees jiggers busting off too often.

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Posted By: jim_fish
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2014 at 10:27pm
thanks if I had the choice again I would of spent the money on a JM but I didn't know I was going to the kings then and it was supposedly the best reel to buy at the time I have upgraded to carbontex drag tho so it's around 15kg now

Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2014 at 9:03am
even with carbontex it wont put out 15kgs, i have re washered mine and added an extra cup washer and it only puts out 11 kgs. 

Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2014 at 9:26am
Carbontex washers doesn't add much more drag.  it is much more durable and smoother but only if you grease them with Cals.  Make sure you have good thumb pads on your gloves!

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Posted By: jim_fish
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2014 at 1:44am
thanks well unless a JM pe6 becomes available in the next month it'll be getting the test. my JM gloves i hope do have good thumbs. 

Posted By: Eraser
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2014 at 5:05pm
If your'e dropping into 180m with a 7 knot current with a 500gm jig, you may not be on bottom with 250m line out....not much reserve if a 60kg puka comes on....
 
What boat you going up with and when?

Posted By: jim_fish
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2014 at 5:59pm
130 was max depth last year apparently we are on Enchanter 31st march, still a spot free if your interested mate


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