You must ain't never used a Calais. :rolleyes:

I would hope soo for the price. always wanted a core. never had the calzones to get one though.

Didnt like it either Salty, Didnt bring it up, cause I knew Id catch slack for the price of the core. I felt I got just as good of a reel out of the core in a smaller frame than the Cali. thats just my opinion. The way I look at it is I work to damn hard for my money to be here for such a short time not to fish with some of the finer equipment offered today. The Cali is a damn nice reel, but I feel its not near as good as priced or expected. just my2 cents

Wife bought me one before we got engaged.....I bought the ring not long after, lol.

I have fished with the calais and just couldnt see spending that kind of cheddar for it.... would be nice to have dont get me wrong. havent touched a core (bucket list). reels are like shoes for girls. cant just get a pair that works lol. gotta be top notch. I gotta watch how i spend money when it comes to reels. i would bankrupt myself.

X2 Ive got way to many rods n reels, than one man needs! its addicting:rotfl: lets just say 5 people could fish in my boat, at 6 rods n reels a piece. :shaking:

Actually, there isn't a big difference in price of the Calais and Core. The Calais has some disadvantages, however. It's heavier and wade-fishing with it is a big no-no. It is so finely machined that there is absolutely no tolerance for a grain of sand. I have one that has been "super tuned" and I swear to ya....that thing will free spool for what seems like 5 minutes.

:rolleyes:

HAHA my bass rigs are like that... i dont wanna ever tie on new baits soo i got a rodnreel for each setup. Keep my saltwater setups light.... 2 rods 2 reels and a third if i know we are fishing specs and reds.

Lol, not quite.

Salty who super tunes your reels?

all I use are Core 50MG

Core 50 mg= a great real for boat fishing but for wade fishing they suck mine stays in the shop

I've never found a reel to last me more than a summer in the surf. If you can at all possible keep the waves from crashing into them it helps, but eventually they get gritty, rough, and noisey. I'm not one to use cheeper reels just to surffish, so proffessional sportinggoods has rebuilt their share of reels for me, and have never had academy not take one back do to bearing failure.:smokin:

I like shimano alot,but I am concerned about the quality of the new citica and curado now that they are not made in japan. Only time will tell.....

My thoughts exactly!

I sent ya a PM...don't wanna get in trouble with the mods.

Thanks Salty:)

I had 2 core 50's melt from saltwater. I would advise not to wade with them.

Mine got jacked up toi