Salt Tripod

Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:00 pm

hello all,

can anyone reccomend the salt tripod, ive ordered one but since then ive read some dissapointing reveiws about its build and stability,

i thought it was suppose to be one of the best u can buy,

cheers shane happy

Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:26 pm

I've had mine for about 18 months and haven't had any problems with it, although I do always weigh it down with a bag of sand/stones to make it more stable (better that than have to re-ring a rod !).

Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:40 pm

thanks for the reply,

nice to hear a decent reveiw.

its too late for me, was fishing sunday and my new zziplex primo synchro blew over and the second from top ring insert popped out and the tip ring chipped was gutted as i didnt even cast it, was using a breakaway tripod thats now been made redundunt,

the rod is now in wales havining the tip re done sad

Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:52 pm

Hi mate-up to now I have used the Golds Supermatch rest(with a couple of custom touches)Its been fine.Recently got a pair of longer rods so am making a tripod to suit them using strong coarse fishing accesories(Nash,Korum etc)plus some own fabrication items.Not quite finished yet but will post an item when it has faced the real test on the beach!The main thing I am trying to achieve is stability to prevent expensive and annoying damage to rods/reels.cheers,Mick

Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:56 pm

ive had the salt tripod for a year now and its only blown over in very high winds. my buddy has an ian golds one and if the weather is very bad he usually asks to use mine as its much more stable.
ive seen the ian golds go over with 4lb bass pulling at the line. i had an 8lb bass on the end of my line one night and the salt tripod stood up to it(some bend in the rod tho).

i dont think id buy another one tho if anything happened it. the middle leg is pretty sharp and ive had a few cuts from it. i also dont like the way that you need to take out a nut and a bolt to take off the cups and top holder. not great with cold wet hands at night, drop them and your scouring thru sand looking for little black things. its also very heavy and not suitable for a long walk while also trying to carry everything else with it.

in a perfect world id have 2 tripods, an ian golds for everyday use and the salt for fishing in high winds.

Occasional Joined: Nov 10, 2009 Posts: 132

No expert as I've only used it once, it is well made and as the last poster said I didn't like the cups/rest having to unscrew them, the only bad thing I will say that is that they should file the ends as they are very sharp and not leave a cut edge

Member Joined: Jul 04, 2009 Posts: 35

the salt tripods are very good a mate of mine has one and myself i have the mti tripod a bit heavier than the salt but built for the longer rods.

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:23 am

What length does this one extend to?Would it handle 14-15 ft rods O.K.?

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:19 am

You don't need stand to handle long rods? I'd say your more likely to need a big stand for shorter rods.

I use a daiwa stand and to be honest I don't even bother using the bottom cups and i'm using a 12ft rod. Don't have any problems with the height of it unless the waves are very rough..and when they are i'd rather the rod low in the stand so it's not blowing about everywhere.

By the way..the daiwa is very sturdy. Set it up on a rocky incline and my mate caught a bass about 5-6lbish prehaps( didn't weight it, but it was a lunker by our standards. Photo in an old post of mine) and the stand didn't move. I have had it blow over before but that's in 50mph gusts etc. Learnt my lesson now and some weight(sand,stones etc) to the hook underneath. One problem is the head of the stand is very wobbly and i've had to butcher it to stay still with duck tape etc sad

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:44 pm

thanks for reply-what sort of materials is the daiwa made of?(angle/tubular or a mix) Is it wear and tear making the head wobble? Had similar problem with a freshwater rest in past-replaced pivot pins with oversized items to take up wear,stil going strong now.

Member Joined: Oct 10, 2007 Posts: 66

To be honesty stands are a much of much ness each has its own good and bad points. I have had a Gold match stand and currently have the Diawa and Salt stand they have all blown over at one time or another depends what conditions you fish in i fish whatever the weather so no matter what stand i use i weight it down using my rucksac as the anchor. If you fish relatively close to the car than the salt is well made but heavy no good for long walks but does come with a useful carry bag, Diawa is well made does have a wobbly head but easily fixed with a couple turn of insulation tape for long walks or low water marks a sand spike if i have to make quickly. You have to temper your gear and tackle to were you intend to fish.