I gota know!!! Are they worth getting ?
i like 'em just fine. get a carbontex drag set, grease and maybe new bearings and you'll do fine. there is even a kolekar handle upgrade if you're feeling a little crazy.
There are three reels that i am looking at. They are the Newell P229-5 or P235-5, Penn International 975 CSLD, and the Shimano Calcutta 700 series. I have also been hearing great things about this avet sx. Me and my wife are both going to buy one and stick it on a star plasma rod 7 and 7.5 foot long and we will be using 20 lb mono, havent tried the braided yet. I fish off land, florida, tarpon, snook, on a boat, deep sea, grouper, cobia, dolphin, and I fish in the river, huge stripper, and catfish. I want a baitcaster that is reliable, durability ect. What is your opinion ?
well, i can tell you what i personally bought. i got a pair of shimano calcutta 300 te's, spooled them up with straight 50# braid and mounted them on a pair of trevala rods. figured i'd splurge a little. they're really smooth! alan
Alan thank you for you time and advice. Just to here you say shimano is an ear full. I think they are the way to go. My wife is stuck on the newell R-229-5 and not budgin. I am hearing ALL my fishing friends and the majority of the people on the net saying the same thing GO SHIMANO... I watched the spanish fly this morning and there was Jose tearin up HUGE tarpin and permits with a trinidad 20 on a calcuta rod.I am going to look at the 300.
I dont know how to find the cabontex drag set or the bearings you mentioned. I am going to charkbait to buy the newell so do I tell him or can I work w/you?
Thank you very much
for the inshore fishing that i do, an ambassaduer would have been just fine. i just figured, "hey, i'm worth it!" you still need to switch out the drag washers and service the bearings. for the $350 price tag, you'd think shimano would have done that for you. to get greased carbon fiber drag washers, however, you have to spend $800 and buy the trinidad DC.