Shimano Calais..

[Gekhang]

Has anyone fished one of these? While i was shore fishing today, there was a guy there trying out some rods he just bought and he had a shimano calais explaining to me what it is and how muched it costed him and such. he was able to cast soo much farther on a little crank bait compared to me casting on a much larger crank bait. If anyone has one or tried it, is it really worth the $650? not that im interested or anything, just curious.

[wormdunker]

I own one. The reel will last forever. It is built better than any reel on the market. The Calais will last even the most avid of anglers forever. I have owned one for 5 years and it is identical to the day i bought it. Does it perform like the best reel on the market? No I don't think so. Weighing the cost vs say a curado, i would buy 3 - 4 curados all day.

[Gekhang]

good to know. thanks!

[blakjack23]

I've owned some in the past. They are one of the best built reels out there and are as smooth as silk. But they are heavy and expensive. In my opinion not worth the price.

[KickNBass]

I own one. The reel will last forever. It is built better than any reel on the market. The Calais will last even the most avid of anglers forever. I have owned one for 5 years and it is identical to the day i bought it. Does it perform like the best reel on the market? No I don't think so. Weighing the cost vs say a curado, i would buy 3 - 4 curados all day.

I think he's taking about the DC version, the electronic cast control. Is that the one you have?

I've never used one but I bet it casts better than any other reel out there from what I've read about it and the reviews. At $650 I'm not buying one unless I win the lottery...

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Yeah, sounds like he had the Digital Control (DC) version. I own a regular Calais, its by far the best real Ive ever used, built very well, still running smooth as silk after 4 seasons but I take good care of all my gear. I didnt have to pay retail and dont know if I could justify paying MSRP for another one. Id rather have multiple Curados.

I got to cast a buddy's Calcutta DC and while it did cast very well I dont know if it casted all that much further than my citica 200DPV.

[Gekhang]

yeah definitly dc version. But what even amazed me today was that while i was at thorne bros, i saw a father and son buying TWO of these and getting them spooled up!