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Shimano Calcutta 200 GTB,
Mar 28, 2005
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reviewer: Willie Kim
from Newport Beach, California
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Forgot to mention...when the drag is all the way cranked, when pulling slowly the drag only registers about 5-6 lbs. on the scale, but if you have some pretend to pull like a fish on the run, the drag increases to the 10 lbs. This is far more drag than you need because this reel is really much made to hold only 8-12 lb line and the max drag you want on 12 lbs line is about 4 lbs. perfect for calico, sand bass, bonito, etc.
the drag is very smooth. no jerky feeling what so ever. great real that casts great and is very smooth. I live in southern california and mainly fish for calico bass, sand bass, bonito, and barracuda. This is a great reel to use when targeting these species.
If you want something that holds more line and has a stronger drag i suggest the calcutta 400. i have a calcutta 400s with the extended handle i was using before i bought this reel. the calcutta 400s has a smooth drag and reels in these fish with no problems.
I also have a daiwa millionaire cv-x 203. this reel holds about 190 yards of 12lb line. this reel also has a smooth drag and casts great. I think my calcutta 200 GTB actually casts farther.
The 200 GTB seems to have more power over the millionaire when reeling in the fish. The millionaire cv-x is a great reel. I was able to pull a 30 lb thresher in on the millionaire using 12 lb test and a wire leader on a twilight trip from dana point. we were fishing for cuda and i caught this on accident. The drag was smooth til the end when it finally gave out.
the gears stayed in place and i have had no problems with this reel.
But the calcutta 200 gtb definately feels like it has more power because bringing in the cuda and bonito's on the 200 GTB was easier than using the CVX.
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Shimano Calcutta 200 GTB,
Mar 26, 2005
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reviewer: Willie Kim
from Newport Beach, California.
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Bought this reel yesterday 03/26/05.
The reel looks and feels great. Took this fishing today 03/27/05.
Ended up using it with 12lb P-line catching calico bass, bonito and barracuda at Catalina Island, California.
The drag is very smooooth. At first when i brought the reel home, i tested the drag using a scale, i could only get it to pull 4-5 lbs. It is suppose to pull 11 lbs. max. After some pulls and usage on the reel, the drag started working and the 10 + lbs. of drag was there.
The reel casts jigs, plastics, live bait with no problems. You can easily launch your bait or plastics very far. It throws small Kroc's extremely far.
The reel is pretty powerful for its size. I had no problems bringing in the 5 lbs. Bonito's and the barracuda.
Although the bonito's were small, they gave a good fight.
If you plan to use this reel for bass fishing, i highly recommend it. I've been using the calcutta 400s as my calico/sand bass reel but i decided to go with this smaller reel instead. Its smooth, casts great, and shimano makes durable and reliable reels. I highly recommend this reel for any angler.
The reel holds about 113 yards of 12 lbs. p-line.
Paid $220 and it was well worth it.
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