I am looking for a new spinning reel for salt water use. Has anyone used any wave spin model? How large is the 5000 series? Thx for any help. Eric

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm if no one answered it must be that no one bought the reel therefore it must not be a good buy. Thx

I've heard they're not bad.....but not worth what they ask for them.

i used it once, it sucks. buy a shimano

Mine did not work too well, don't know if I am not using it right or what.

And they gotta be the most ugly/cheap looking reels too. Plus there heavy compared to the daiwa and shimanos.

THX GUYS .YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS. APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS

My daughter won one of those at a local tournament back in the spring.
I opened the box & discovered all these extra parts, mainly drag washers. Ok. So I start to put line on it & discover why all the drag parts.
Basically, the reel had a stack installed in it about 3/4 of the height needed to make any workable drag. mind you, this reel was part of a 8-12# setup, so max drag should be no more than 4#.
long & short, I messed with drag stack combo's until I got it
to make between 1-5# with a long ramp up. (lots of turns on the cap)
Now it's an awesome reel that gets brutalized by my daughter
on all kinds of fish from little rainbows to hybrids & blue cats.
as far as eliminating twist, well no significant difference, but then, I know how to put line ON a spinning reel, too.