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06-13-2009, 09:22 PM
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Shimano
Salty, Hm, Chronarch, Core, or Calais? They all have their advantages and disadvantages. The Chronarch is probably the most reliable of the three but a little heavier. The Core is lighter but you have to baby it to prevent it from corroding. The Calais is super smooth and casts a country mile but the tolerances are so tight that if you wade with it you will have issues with contaminates/sand. If I had to choose I would probably go with the Chronarch because weight isn't a big issue with me, it has a brass drive gear instead of the anodized aluminum (problematic) one in the Core, and I can wade with it and not worry about the grains of sand slowing the reel down. The Core does not match up with the Calais. The Calais is smoother and more durable. The down side is that it weighs more, has more bearings that are susceptible to saltwater (potentially rusting), and the tolerances are very tight. Honestly, if you fish from a boat or dock then the Calais is the way to go if you can afford it. But, if you plan on getting in the water and wading then it's not the reel you need. I must say this, I haven't see one bit of frame corrosion on the Core. I have seen bad drive gears and corroded ratchet but the frames seem to be holding up for now. They haven't been out that long so only time will tell. Saltwater and magnesium do not go well together. Shimano came out with the Chronarch 50MG in '05 and labeled it as "saltwater safe". There have been a lot of issues with that reel corroding. They originally thought that the protectant coating would prevent corrosion but it didn't. When they first started seeing problems they said that the coating was applied too thick on the first production run and it was chipping off causing the magnesium to be exposed to saltwater. So, with the great customer service that Shimano has they offered to replace it under warranty. If you have any more questions just let me know. -Matt 
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06-13-2009, 09:31 PM
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Salty....Why you making that stuff up.....I got a copy of the real letter also this is the truth
Salty What kind of question is this? Best reel is what W uses ! Just look at the trout he slings in the boat with that Curado! Please dont ask a question like this again! If you have any more questions just let me know -Matt
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06-13-2009, 09:42 PM
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06-13-2009, 09:57 PM
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 take it to the gill net please 
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06-14-2009, 11:44 AM
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get a calcutta..its all youll ever need.
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06-14-2009, 11:47 AM
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i heard calcuttas could be junk sometimes. i fished with one when i was night fishing, 1- it didn't cast far since the guy didn't have ANY line on it. it deffiantly wasn't smoother then my citica and curado.
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06-14-2009, 03:07 PM
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calcuttas are a piece of junk sometimes, exactly like fool said. I dont like them. I like my cruxis, it never gives me any problems. I wouldnt mind a curado though!!!
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06-14-2009, 04:07 PM
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For the price and durability you can't beat the curado...especially now they have downsized them...with a nice med lt rod you can cast all day.
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06-14-2009, 06:29 PM
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You really believe that a Cruxis is better than a Calcutta?
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06-14-2009, 07:20 PM
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yea cuz it never gave me problems like ppl with calcuttas have.
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06-14-2009, 07:52 PM
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calcuttas are WAY better then cruxis/citica just that the one i threw had no line so it didn't throw good so it wasn't smoother then my citica or curado. you dont have to agree with me. but i have heard from 2 guys that they had messed up on em.
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06-14-2009, 07:56 PM
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Dood, none of 'em cast very good w/o line. Should I have spooled that Curado? 
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06-14-2009, 07:58 PM
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i said they wouldn't throw good w/o much line! i got mine spooled up. the calcutta wasn't spooled up with much line so it wouldn't cast far.
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06-14-2009, 08:19 PM
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cajun! looks like yall had a blast! good haul. thats always what i wanted to do is catch a dolphin,and a marlin!
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