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Old 05-23-2010, 08:39 AM
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Anybody have any thoughts on the dc reels from shimano??
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Old 05-23-2010, 08:47 AM
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I have one and love it. but I don't think I'd buy another one. It's just too much money when the lower end reels are so advanced that you aren't getting a whole lot more with the dc. I have the calcutta 250TE DC. Like I said, I like it but you can get a great reel for several hundred cheaper. with like a curado or any calcutta. shimano makes great reels and the several hundred more for the DC just isn't worth it.

answer to your question- yes its a great reel

should you buy one- I wouldn't. just get 2 good reels for the price of that one
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Old 05-23-2010, 05:12 PM
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I've had a few of the Calais DC reels and, although nice, they're not $250 better than the Calais.
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Salty. What reel did u have painted blue ???? I was gonna paint 2 of mine. Just sand 'em down, tape off rotating parts and spray ?
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Salty. What reel did u have painted blue ???? I was gonna paint 2 of mine. Just sand 'em down, tape off rotating parts and spray ?
Super-Free Curado.

Pretty much.
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they are great for casting into the wind... i got a calcutta as a present and i really like it... prolly wouldnt fork over my money for another one though
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they are great for casting into the wind... i got a calcutta as a present and i really like it... prolly wouldnt fork over my money for another one though
A Calais DC is almost impossible to backlash.
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A Calais DC is almost impossible to backlash.
i knoW someone that could
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still lmao at that day in cocodrie
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I have a Calais DC200 and love it, but it is not $500 better than my Revo Inshore or Zillion. Like Salty said, you will have a hard time backlashing it in the wind if it is set correctly and you don't try the extra long setting except on a perfect day. The other plus side is the cool noise it makes when you really zing a good cast.
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still lmao at that day in cocodrie
its about time to repost that video, just to refresh our memories
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I have a Calais DC200 and love it, but it is not $500 better than my Revo Inshore or Zillion. Like Salty said, you will have a hard time backlashing it in the wind if it is set correctly and you don't try the extra long setting except on a perfect day. The other plus side is the cool noise it makes when you really zing a good cast.

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its about time to repost that video, just to refresh our memories
I musta missed that one.
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I musta missed that one.
here you go... it was 10000x better in person...
http://www.saltycajun.com/forum/show...ght=bill+dance
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here you go... it was 10000x better in person...
http://www.saltycajun.com/forum/show...ght=bill+dance
awh man remember the gnats!!!!! multiply that x 100 and that what the horse flies looked like yesterday in hopedale .....misarble!!!!
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awh man remember the gnats!!!!! multiply that x 100 and that what the horse flies looked like yesterday in hopedale .....misarble!!!!
they were pretty bad in GI last week too... sunscreen does a pretty good job of keeping them away
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they were pretty bad in GI last week too... sunscreen does a pretty good job of keeping them away
that would have been nice to know considering the blisters that have formed on my shoulders due to not useing any sun screen
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awh man remember the gnats!!!!! multiply that x 100 and that what the horse flies looked like yesterday in hopedale .....misarble!!!!
Them's deer flies....................
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