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Need a new saltwater rod/baitcast combo
Posted on 5/28/17 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 5/28/17 at 4:32 pm
Retiring my old 20 year old Calcutta 250 and 7' Castaway medium heavy.
Prefer to spend near $300
Tia.
Prefer to spend near $300
Tia.
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Posted on 5/28/17 at 4:45 pm to LSUPhreaK
Falcon coastal xg rod.
New chronarch or any of the ~$150-175 garcias, Lews, or pfluegers.
New chronarch or any of the ~$150-175 garcias, Lews, or pfluegers.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 4:05 pm to LSUPhreaK
Shimano Curado 200I and Shimano Crucial MH 7 ft rod. Super lightweight, feels good in hands all day long. I have some Curados on Castaway Skeletons that are awesome too.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 4:12 pm to LSUPhreaK
cant go wrong with almost any shimano and falcon rod
Posted on 5/29/17 at 4:33 pm to LSUPhreaK
calcutta on a duckett inshore series..
Posted on 5/29/17 at 5:47 pm to LSUPhreaK
what line would you recommend for the combo?
Posted on 5/29/17 at 6:08 pm to Duckhammer_77
13 Fishing Concept A on a duckett ghost.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 6:13 pm to LSUPhreaK
Why not just get your calcutta serviced. I have some much older than 7 years that are like new after a service.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 12:02 am to LSUPhreaK
I don't care if your $400 rod and $200 reel have lifetime warranty and were designed at NASA. you are only wasting money purely to stroke your ego buying equipt with prices like that.
I use a $30 diawa spinning reel and a $40 tournament angler rod that puts endless limits of trout and it can easily handle a 27" redfish as well.
the complete setup plus the line of your choice and you only spent $75 and it lasts me 10 frickin years doing just that before I replace them.
I don't wash them or clean them or even try to take care of them so they get pretty well abused, and even then, they still work fine after 10 years of use when I give them away to kids I see fishing
I use a $30 diawa spinning reel and a $40 tournament angler rod that puts endless limits of trout and it can easily handle a 27" redfish as well.
the complete setup plus the line of your choice and you only spent $75 and it lasts me 10 frickin years doing just that before I replace them.
I don't wash them or clean them or even try to take care of them so they get pretty well abused, and even then, they still work fine after 10 years of use when I give them away to kids I see fishing
Posted on 5/30/17 at 12:08 am to keakar
I have a lews bb1 and a tournament lite, have years of experience with ambassadors 5500/5600 and have used my grandpaws old calcutta 250 from time to time.
My favorite reel though, is my curado 200i. Just love the solid feel and the way it fits in my hand. I know some people can't get over their love affair with the 200e, but I think the 200i is pretty sweet and got the curado name back good after the g series
My favorite reel though, is my curado 200i. Just love the solid feel and the way it fits in my hand. I know some people can't get over their love affair with the 200e, but I think the 200i is pretty sweet and got the curado name back good after the g series
Posted on 5/30/17 at 5:15 am to keakar
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the complete setup plus the line of your choice and you only spent $75
So anything over $75 is stroking ones ego? Yeah right.
I've used cheap spinning reels before. There's no way you're getting 10 years out of one with "endless limits" of trout.
Also, this thread is about baitcast combos. I'm not sure why you're beating your chest about a shitty spinning combo anyway.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 8:28 am to keakar
To each his own on that thought process. Everyone fishes inshore different. Many use only live bait or dead shrimp. Someone like myself likes to use artificial and a number of different lures ranging in all sizes. The better set ups are more equipped to handle the load, as well as much lighter to not leave me tired as hell from casting all day. And in my experience, more comfortable to fish with in my hands. To each his own, but I would say you don't know what you're talking about in regards to why spend more money on a rod/reel.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 1:20 pm to GeauxTime9
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13 Fishing Concept A on a duckett ghost.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 1:31 pm to LSUPhreaK
I've switched my full arsenal from Shimano to 13 Concepts and have never looked back. Great reels.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 1:39 pm to Aggie Fishfinder
The 13's are awesome, but I wouldn't insult them by putting them on a Duckett. Go with a Falcon!
Posted on 5/30/17 at 1:48 pm to JGood
Id just take your Calcutta and get it serviced. I have a few that are 15 years old and work like theyre brand new.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 4:44 pm to lion
Thanks for all the input. I'm going to get my Calcutta repaired, but I couldn't help but buy the 13 Concept C and a 6'9" Castaway medium action. 
https://castawayrods.com/rods?product_id=552
https://www.13fishing.com/concept-c/
https://castawayrods.com/rods?product_id=552
https://www.13fishing.com/concept-c/
This post was edited on 6/3/17 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 6/3/17 at 6:10 pm to LSUPhreaK
You'll be glad you didn't get a duckett rod.
Castaway/Calcutta is legit.
Castaway/Calcutta is legit.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 11:34 pm to LSUPhreaK
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LSUPhreaK
Let me know how you like that concept c.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 9:52 am to DownSouthDave
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Why not just get your calcutta serviced. I have some much older than 7 years that are like new after a service
Who do you use? I have 3 that are in need of tune ups.
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