The Savage Gear SGS8 is a tough, saltwater reel ready to tackle the demanding seawater fishing environment.
One thing you should know about Savage Gear’s reels, is that they not an imitation of competitive reels, or made of standard parts, used by many manufacturers. Savage Gear started from a blank drawing board and designed all the components that go into a reel, from the beginning. The SGS8 is a great example of the way Savage Gear built these reels from scratch, with nothing “off the shelf”.
The SGS8 is a tough, saltwater reel ready to tackle the demanding seawater fishing environment. How about a reel with a unique coating, that easily withstood 500 hours of being sprayed with saltwater in testing? That’s Savage Gear’s SGS8 reel series, complete with SW500 coating. The reel is saltwater resistant in other ways too, including its sealed 8+1 steel ball bearings, sealed drag system and lightweight and strong aluminum body and Carbon Reinforced Composite rotor.
Being able to withstand constant saltwater onslaughts isn’t this reel’s only quality, though. It also features Savage Gear’s Friction Control System 3 drag system, which houses washers made in a three-layer design – a fiberglass layer with a carbon fiber layer on either side. This gives the washers unrivalled stiffness resulting in an ultra-smooth and powerful, fish-stopping drag – it also means they can be flipped over and used on either side to extend their lifespan.
Maintenance after fishing is very important, if you want your spinning reel to perform for many years in the harsh saltwater environment. The Savage Gear SGS8 reels contain Dura Grease. This is Savage Gear’s unique, proprietary grease, developed especially for Savage Gear reels, that protects the gearing from corrosion and wear. The grease is steam resistant, water and saltwater resistant and operates between -30˚C to 160˚C, which should cover just about any fishing situation on planet Earth. It’s also biodegradable. With Dura Grease, the Savage Gear reels will perform at their best for longer.
Technical Characteristics
- SW500 coating
- Aluminum body and carbon rotor
- >Dura Grease
- 8+1 sealed stainless steel ball bearings
- Screw-in aluminum handle
- Soft-touch handle knob
- Sealed carbon drag system
- Double-sided drag washers
- Vantage Spring System
Code | Model | Gear Ratio | Ball Bearings | Drag Force | Weight | Line Retrieve | PE Capacity |
74761 | 4000FD | 5.5:1 | 9 | 12.5 kg / 28 lbs | 316 gr | 95 cm | PE 1.2 / 490m |
74762 | 5000FD | 5.7:1 | 9 | 12.5 kg / 28 lbs | 387 gr | 98 cm | PE 1.2 / 550m |
74763 | 6000FD | 5.7:1 | 9 | 12.5 kg / 28 lbs | 396 gr | 101 cm | PE 1.5 / 560m |
74764 | 8000FD | 5.7:1 | 9 | 13 kg / 29 lbs | 607 gr | 110 cm | PE 3.0 / 470m |
74765 | 10000FD | 5.7:1 | 9 | 13 kg / 29 lbs | 622 gr | 120 cm | PE 4.0 / 430m |
- Drag
- Front Drag