G`day Kingkev I Dont Know All That Much About Saltiga`s But Mates Of Mine Say There Tops , I Do Own 2 Stellas And I Can Tell You That They Are An Excellant Reel Smooth And Strong With Awesome Drags My Reels Are 10000 And 20000 But I Think An 8000 Would Be Of Same Quality And I Dont Think You Could Go Wrong With One Hope This Helps ! Monostretcho ! Tight Lines