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Hello everybody, I'm new to fishing and plan on buying all the gear I'm gonna need at the end of the month. I'm wondering if a saltwater reel will not get damaged on freshwater. The reel I'm looking at is this(Daiwa Sweepfire 2500 Spinning Reel). Thanks in advance

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by RystGFA

Rutinbuck Loc: Haysville, Kansas

Hi GFA I would think using a fresh water reel on saltwater could be an issue but saltwater reel on fresh shouldn’t be an issue at all. Just make sure you maintain your saltwater reel or you will have problems with it.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

You should not have a problem.

Phantom Loc: South Eastern Pennsylvania

It will be fine. I had the same thought process when I was getting into fishing: Buy a saltwater reel for freshwater so when I decide to use it in the salt multiple times a year, there won’t be any problems. After 2 years of using it, I’ve realized the salt water reels are slightly heavier due to the higher grade the metal used. The salt water reel I’m talking about is the Penn Battle 2 3000. The lighter reel is the Shimano Ultegra 3000.

Captt Loc: Florida

It actually depends on the reel I have found that Abu Garcia reels withstand both salt and fresh water extremely well I use my bass rods for red fish and flounder even more then for bass fishing

4DaFryer Loc: Romeoville, IL

Whoa Hoss ! I hate misinformation ! If somebody said the Daiwa Sweepfire 2500 Spinning Reel was for saltwater...they were full of beans.

Of course any saltwater reel can be used in freshwater as well. The Daiwa Sweepfire series is a low-cost entry spinning reel. To prevent any confusion Daiwa SALTWATER certified spinning reels start at about $99.00. These come in 2500 and other sizes. These are Daiwa Eliminator, Daiwa Fuego LT and the Daiwa EMCASTBRLT. I have a bunch of Daiwa reels and my favorite is the the Daiwa EMCASTBRLT 2500. It features dual drag settings which has a "bait-runner" setting. Daiwa saltwater reels are more rugged and great for both fresh and saltwater.