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watersmeet
04-23-2007, 05:05 PM
Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with Galvan or Nautilus NV reels in salt water? I have Tibors and naturally they have been excellent. However, with some of the new lighter rods (Winston BIIx for example) it would be very nice to find some extremely light weight reels for them that will hold up to strong fish and salt water. I have one Galvan on a six weight but I've only used it in fresh water for trout so far. In the salt I have only used Tibor and Pate. The Nautilus reels were a big sensation here in the Pacific Northwest when they first came out but under the test of time they have lost A LOT of steam. Anybody have any good experiences with light reels?

jake61198
04-24-2007, 05:32 PM
All of my BIx's have Waterworks Reels on them and I can't imagine a better match. I have an F3x that I've been using for about four years now and it is flawless, not to mention that it requires no maintainance other than washing it with fresh water at the end of the day.