Reel Opinions

[MtAiryEd]

calcutta B 400, i hear they are good reels, do not like the 400 size class, mid price

I like the 400-B. But I haven't tried a lot of other reels besides the Abu Garcia 6500.

[muskie24/7]

Andy, I have a 300 Cardiff thats pretty much brand new that I would be willing to Swap! Email me at youghstalker@hotmail.com

Brian

[allegheny river kid]

I have a few cardiff 400s and calcutta 400bs. The current 400 cardiffs have over 4 years on them, i've had to replace a few things on them that was more my fault then the reels. I have power handles on them and slipped and fell in the early spring with one in hand and ripped the threads off the shaft so i had to replace that and stripped another one maintancing it. The calcuttas are solid no problems at all and they are a little older. Before this i used other reels that lasted very short periods of time for musky fishing. Pretty much dont use anything but shimanos now for any species other then trolling reels. The key with the cardiffs is to keep them lubed and oiled, they seem to need hit a few times a season, for the money they have been well worth it IMO.

[stushsky]

unless the daiwa luna is the one you had problems with, i used two 300's for five years and never had a single problem with them. they also make a bit smaller sized 253 model i believe. i tried a couple of the curado 300's last season and my lunas just collected dust and i sold them, but they are great reels imo. i simply found that the low profile curados were so much more comfortable for me...