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| I know this has been asked but are the new handles on the nacls compatible with the older toros? I have heard both yes and no. Those who say no say it will interfere with the star drag and ive also read on another site that the new handles do not interfere. Can anyone confirm this by any chance? Thanks |
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Location: Ogden, UTAH 10 minutes from pineview reservoir | power handle on nacl will fit on older toros if used at the longest setting not sure about the double paddle handle |
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Location: Lake County Illinois | I am curious also about putting the nacl double handles on my older revo toros and have heard mixed answers as far as having to replace the star drag also or not,handled the nacl at the chicago muskie show and the handles felt great!When i get a chance i will call Dale at Abu service dept and find out pricing and what i need to replace for sure as hes always been very helpful. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | With the giant power handle on the NaCL, perhaps the higher gear ratio should be considered? The 6.4:1 gears bring in 31 inches. Perhaps I should be comparison shopping this reel to the Power Gear Tranx? Although, I doubt the power handle on the NaCL can reduce the work requires to bring in 31 inches per crank to match the similar 30 incher per crank generated by the 4.6:1 gears of the Tranx PG? Perhaps Shimano will introduce a smaller version of the Tranx for palmers? Until then... it still appears we have to compromise somewhere.....  |
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| Can the older & newer Toro in high speed burn 10's effectively? Or will it tear the reels up? |
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| You wil tear your arms Down first:P |
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| I just received an Nacl today, really nice reel. I tested the line out clicker for the heck of it and it broke with half of crank, which I have never seen before, but I don't use the clicker anyways. It is a nice compliment to my 400D, I will say the nacl's look pretty darn cool. BR |
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Location: Thief River Falls MN | Look real cool on St Croix LT rods... |
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| Now that everyone has had a season with these 2 reels which have you found you prefer? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I used bot brands all season. Ended up using the Revo in the 60 the most, mostly because I like the way it fits my hand. No issues with either brand. The Shimano feels smoother overall, but not by a ton, both cast and retrieve nicely. Good reels. |
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Location: central Wisconsin | I own both models and can echo Steve's comment. No problems with either one, The NACL fits my hand better and I like being able to adjust the brakes on the fly. The Calcutta cast and reels smoother and a little quieter. I just bought another NACL off of the BST forum. |
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Location: Walker, MN | There are always a few exceptions but I have not heard anything bad said about the revo's or Nacl's by people who actually put them to the test. Like many others here I started out fishing the ambassadors decades ago and migrated toward shimanos because they have always been right there in terms of innovation, durability and refinement. I have fished mostly revos the past four seasons and can say that people should forget what they thought of Abu 5-10 years ago, these are rock solid reels at great price points. I feel I can't comment on the Calcutta D as I have only made a few hundred casts with one. |
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Location: Lakeville, MN | i really enjoy the nacl reels |
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| My experience has been that the Revo Toro 6:4:1 is not suitable for DBL10's. I wore one out trying. I love it though. You can retrieve 8's and 9's all day with it. Also, Cablea's has it for $199 right now! The Revo Winch at 4:6:1 is great for slow rolling big blades, and working slower baits like phantom's, manta's etc. but you will wear the hell out of your wrist if you try to "burn" anything on it. The 5:4:1 is a nice reel with all around use, I haven't casted 10's with it yet. I'd like to know how that feels. I'd love to test out a D too.
I had a NACL 50 @ 6:4:1, ended up selling it cause it was too small. I loved the handles though and I will probably buy a 60 5:4:1 before next season.
Just thought I'd throw in that I use the Daiwa Saltist 20-HC for both big blades and big rubber. I have one on a 8ft Jawbreaker that's a dreamy setup for big rubber. My other is on a 8'6" Fenewick for big blades. |
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Location: Lakeville, MN | The 5:4 with the power handle is awesome for pretty much everything exc for really burning blades and big rubber imo seems like I really have to work to keep up on line slack fishing pounders |
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Location: New Jersey | I had the Calcutta D and the fact that it didn't have a non disengaging levelwind drove me crazy. It does have a narrow spool but the line angle at times is still pretty steep and bothered me. Returned it and got a NaCL 60 and love it. Although for some some reason I find the button hard to push down at times, but this is really being picky.
I also have the tranx PG, and I can tell you that is one hell of a reel. In fact too much for me.
my two cents.......
Rob |
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| The non disengaged levelwind gives me no issues. |
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| I've got the Calcutta d 400 it handles every huge bait I throw on lotw
Paired with a sling blade it couldn't be happier with its performance 400 d for sure |
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