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| TE with a power handle....awesome set up, my favorite combo with a Big Dawg. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Go with the SHIMANO CONQUEST 400, I have 3 - 400 ConQuest Reels they are the best reel made today.
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Location: Geneva, IL | I am not "starting out" as has been suggested. I will just have $400 to treat myself with and was looking for advice on the best reel in that price range. I am not interested in saving money and buying 2 reels instead of 1. I already have 2 Shimano Tekota 600 reels and 4 Garcia 6600 C4's. All advice and responses have been appreciated. |
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Location: Minneapolis,Mn | Revo Toro 5:4:1 and Daiwa Saltist 20 with levelwind !!! |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | The Calcutta TE Conquests are awesome! As for the JDM ISO reels, they just seem to be even smoother than the TE's. Not sure if ti just the model I have or if it is in fact smoother, it just feels right, and always has a place in my line-up. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | if you just want one good reel and want to blow most of your 400 go w/ a 400 TE w power handle
Edited by BNelson 3/10/2010 11:00 AM
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| doesanyone know where i can get a jdm iso reel. im looking to get a 400 and maybe a 700. thanks. |
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| another for the Calcutta |
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| 400te has been my favorite of all of mine for overall versatility, and for the comments about buy two reels for $200 in lieu of 1 for $400, I tried that for 4 yrs and have (4) $200 reels that would not be of value to anyone if I gave them away for free. Spend the money once and save until you can afford the next specialty reel. I am finally happy with all 3 of my reels, 400te, 700te, Trinidad 14a and each is used for my specific purpose. I use the trinidad for burning big blades, 700te for 10oz.+ plastics, and 400te for everything except for the two items mentioned above.
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Location: Denmark | Shimano makes good reels, but the Calcuttas are sensitive to dirt. Just had a new Calcutta 400B with a locked up bearing after 100 hours of use. So i guess if I had 400 bucks, i would rather look for two 400B, Okuma ISIS, REVO Toro etc than have one piece of sensitive luxury. But I must admit, some of the High end Daiwa and Shim models sold in Japan looks really nice ;).
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| man I really love abu's Toro lineup, I cant put mine down,
And about the abu record, I been usuing mine for 4 yrs for musky without a hiccup. Now I'm not burning 10's with it, But it's holding up extremely well |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | TE and it's not even close. |
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Location: Eagan, MN | I'd probably bank it until around Christmas time when the new Shimano low profile comes out. Stopped into Thorne Bros the other day and one of the guys said that's when they expect them to come out. He described it as Trinidad 16 guts in a Curado body. Price? They said 'hoping' for under $500. I know a lot of people won't pay that, but plenty will. Should be interesting.
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | cast10K - 9/19/2011 3:27 PM
I'd probably bank it until around Christmas time when the new Shimano low profile comes out. Stopped into Thorne Bros the other day and one of the guys said that's when they expect them to come out. He described it as Trinidad 16 guts in a Curado body. Price? They said 'hoping' for under $500. I know a lot of people won't pay that, but plenty will. Should be interesting.
Most of the time ABU, DAIWA, SHAIMANO, bring out new reels/rods at ICAST that is in July every year. Hope U are right. |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | PIKEMASTER - 9/19/2011 3:58 PM
cast10K - 9/19/2011 3:27 PM
I'd probably bank it until around Christmas time when the new Shimano low profile comes out. Stopped into Thorne Bros the other day and one of the guys said that's when they expect them to come out. He described it as Trinidad 16 guts in a Curado body. Price? They said 'hoping' for under $500. I know a lot of people won't pay that, but plenty will. Should be interesting.
Most of the time ABU, DAIWA, SHAIMANO, bring out new reels/rods at ICAST that is in July every year. Hope U are right.
I hope so too. Then there should be some cheap(er) TE's in the buy/sell forum.
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| Calcutta TE with power handle. |
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| I broke down and spent the coin on the 400te conquest. Finally got to fish w/it yesterday and was beyond impressed. So hopefully it was a smart investment |
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Location: Lake of The Woods | I seen nothing at I cast about this reel for this year, i already have alot of there 2012 product and think shimano would of gave me some insight.
They need to have a 401b (lefty) for the anglers. I dont understand why they give it in a te and not a B???? |
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| 2 - Shimano Culcutta 400B's.. that way i would have 2 nice reels for 2 nice rods instead of one expensive reel. |
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| I have a 400 TE and a Revo Toro. My TE broke down after one year of use. Drag sticks and screams when I cast it. It needs repair work and Shimano said to send it back and they will fix it on their dime. That is why I bought the reel, when you drop that kind of money on a reel, the manufacturer takes care of you.
In the same breath, I'll tell you that I also recently bought a Revo Toro. "Normal" gear ratio of 5.4. Out of the box, it is much smoother than the TE. Drag is smoother and the sucker clicker is much better compared to the TE. As I keep replacing older reels, I will buy Toros, not TEs. |
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Location: Lake of The Woods | And id like to mention that i see WAY more problems with the revo's than Shimano's. It's not even close. I own a tackle shop and carry both reels and more, what reel do you think a grab??? |
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Location: Ontario | Perhaps there is way more Revo reels out there.... |
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Location: Lake of The Woods | lifeisfun - 9/20/2011 8:28 PM
Perhaps there is way more Revo reels out there....
I sell probally over 10-1 calcutta's compared to toro's. My opinion is not biased, just the facts. |
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| And yet my TE needed repair work after one year of use. Never left it outside, always backed the drag off at the end of the day...etc. I haven't used the Revo long enough to see how it will hold up. But like I said, out of the box, it feels and works better than the TE.
I am thrilled, though, with the level of service that I've received from Shimano. When I bought the reel, the guys at Smokeys said that Shimano would stand behind that reel. They have. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | vegas492 - 9/22/2011 9:19 AM
And yet my TE needed repair work after one year of use. Never left it outside, always backed the drag off at the end of the day...etc. I haven't used the Revo long enough to see how it will hold up. But like I said, out of the box, it feels and works better than the TE.
I am thrilled, though, with the level of service that I've received from Shimano. When I bought the reel, the guys at Smokeys said that Shimano would stand behind that reel. They have.
If U have never seen the insides of the Calcutta and the Toro How can U say one is better then the other ?????
The Toro is one hell of a nice reel but the Calcutta TE will last U a lifetime if U use it right. |
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| PIKEMASTER - 9/22/2011 9:40 AM
If U have never seen the insides of the Calcutta and the Toro How can U say one is better then the other ?????
Good to know that having the ability to disassemble a reel is a prerequisite for identifying quality, and here I thought knowing how a reel performed on the water was the important part.
Next time I purchase a reel I will make sure to have the store completely disassemble it to make sure I can tell which one is better. Probably should do it before I purchase my next vehicle as well? Maybe a TV? |
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| Dude, if you read my message, I'm not saying the TE is a bad reel. It just didn't last a year without needing Shimano's service help, which has been outstanding. I love my TE, but hoped for more durability considering the money that I dropped on that reel.
Out of the box, I like the Revo better. It is smoother casting, easier reeling, better drag system and a much better sucker clicker than the TE. But, that is out of the box. We shall see how it holds up this fall.
Don't get me wrong, I'm keeping my TE. But I'm not dropping that kind of money while replacing my C4's that are 10 years old. I'll replace them with Revo's. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Stink Balls - 9/22/2011 10:07 AM
Next time I purchase a reel I will make sure to have the store completely disassemble it to make sure I can tell which one is better.
Not to many parts in a Zebco reel, so I guess U could.   |
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