Zeby ni zabkowalo .Ja myslalem ze wkaldaja ta sama pare co w catalinie z 2011.
For the first time ever the second tier reel has the exact same drive gear as the flagship reel! This is the time proven and tested drive gear of the Saltiga made of C6191 marine bronze and cut in a 3D numerically controlled process that Daiwa calls "Digigear". This complicated cutting operation creates teeth on both drive and pinion gears that are perfectly matched even across curvatures, resulting in a larger contact area which translates into better power transmission, smoothness, and the very well known durability of this gear.
This is another first; the Catalina has a C6191 marine bronze pinion made using the same process as the drive gear! This is not a cheaper option than Saltiga's stainless steel pinion since the price of a set of gears for the Catalina is the same as a set of gears for the Saltiga, both costing 15,000Yen as per Daiwa's service department catalogue. That wasn't the case with the 2007 Catalina which had a brass pinion. But regardless of how Daiwa value their new pinion, I gave it special attention and put it through its paces cranking fish when I should have pumped, releasing and retrieving trolling rigs needlessly as the boat travelled at high speeds, and contentiously casting and retrieving poppers when no fish was hitting, all to see how much wear the new pinion will show.