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ok fellas i've decided i wanna try a daiwa td luna but not sure what size to order as i don't have any way to fondle before buying. what size daiwa td luna correlates to a shimano calcutta 200b and abu morrum sx3600? 203 or 253?? thanks, Big Ed

1/4oz would be the lightest I’d try and throw with a bait caster. Lighter than that I’d opt for spinning gear. After I got the 200b dialed in I could sling a 1/4oz worm 35ish yards w/o backlash. Would the extra bearings make it smoother on the cast and reeling back in? Thanks, Big Ed

Hulkster how would the whiffle spool help,the casting out? Distance? Throwing lighter lures? Would it cast heavy lures as well as the 200b? thanks, Big Ex

so, fellas what would I gain by going with the 200gtb over the regular 200b??? thanks for the replies and please keep 'em coming, Big Ed

thanks raul. after I got the hang of the 200b I had I'm thinking about buying the 200gtb if its just more of a good thing being more smooth both on the cast and while reeling and will off greater distance with all range of lures. also, what is everyones thoughts on the whiffle spool being a gateway to allow rust inside the reel due to wet braid and the holes allowing water direct access to the innards of the reel? thanks, Big Ed

surely to goodness some of y'all have used both of these reels and compared them. just wondering if the extra bearings and wiffle spool are worth it or will they present more problems down the road due to more bearings to replace and water getting to the innards of the reel due to the holes in the wiffle/drilled spool? thanks, Big Ed

ok fellas I finally got the hang of my Calcutta 200b but now I'm thinking about trying the 200gtb. what are the noticeable differences between these (2) reels? will the 200gtb throw lighter weight lures better/furthur than the 200b? also, what about smoothness in cast and reeling? any diff between the 2 in casting distance? is the 200gtb smoother on the cast? I will be throwing 1/4oz to 2oz lures with this reel. I like the 200 size as it compares well to my old standby abu 5500 c3 reels. thanks, Big Ed

ok guys I plopped the bullet weight and 4/0 hook with lizard attached onto a digital scale and it came to a grand total of 1/4 oz. so, this will absolutely be the lightest lure I will throw with the Calcutta and if I can throw this 38ish yards I should be able to throw heavier baits a mile..............hopefully ha! thanks, Big Ed

Thanks James for the suggestions bud. I like the way the 200 feels in my hand personally. Why would the 50 and 100 series cast further? Spoil lighter designed to cast lighter weighted rigs? What I’ve been casting is as light as I will go for baitcast rig. Thanks, Big Ed

thanks for the tips james and unlike another poster said I reeeeeeeeeeeeealy wanna like this Calcutta as when I first started baitcasting I was a shimano man back with the old school bantam mags and my recently resurrected coriolis reels. I was just contemplating the Daiwa td luna and still might try one out. but I just don't get that satisfaction from easy casting bud. I like seeing the line peel off at a increased rate ha! guess I'm a distance and longer cast junkie. I'm just glad me and the Calcutta can get along and cohabitate and hopefully will be lifelong friends. thanks, Big Ed

thanks fisherman. I know I'm uber competitive and it comes out in weird ways like this. if one cat can cast like a beast w/o any brakes I should be able to also. but, I know I'm like this so I gotta back off and think and chill out some and realize not everybody cast with such vigor and different styles and such. I just built this reel up and expected too much as far as performance wise going from my old stand by 5500 c3's as far as distance goes. thanks guys. Big Ed

ok fellas I've got an update on me and this Calcutta. I got out before work this morn and tried to bond with the Calcutta. I turned on all but 2 brakes and adjusted the cast control where I thought it best and gave her a fling,actually I started out with all but 1 brake on due to my free swinging cast style lol, and I mean I didn't baby her and we did better together. I just don't need a reel that I have to worry about if this is gonna be the time it backlashes. I was just thinking my style and the calcuatta weren't compatible but maybe I was wrong. I threw it as hard as I will ever do fishing and it did better with no backlashes. I guess maybe pride got in the way when I heard of all y'all using 2 brakes and some not any as heck I've been using a baitcast reel for 35 yrs. well, that's great if you don't want distance or if that's your style,not hating just aint mine,i do sometimes finesse cast but not usually with baitcasting equip. thanks for all the opinions fellas but for the moment I'm gonna give the Calcutta an honest try now since we made peace this morn. thanks, Big Ed

which size Daiwa td luna 203 or 253 will equate to the Calcutta 200b? line cap and physical size. thanks, Big Ed

that is probably some of it catt. the ole abu 5500 c3's are like an old friend and I hoss back and sling em and never a hint of a backlash. guess I'm just disappointed that I have to put all brakes on and cinch the cast control knob up fairly tight just to cast not near as far as my old abu's. I was expecting soooooooooooo much more from this reel and I really wanna like it but..........I don't want to worry every time I cast maybe a lil too exuberantly that I will be picking line out=not fun and deff not keeping the hook in the water. thanks, Big Ed

its just weird. I've never had this issue with my C3's or my older shimano's. line em all up the same where I pull the line thru my index finger than thumb tightly as it goes on the spool. Big Ed

I've got it spooled with pp 50lb yellow with trilene big game 20lb backing. its filled to the line/cutout on the spool whatever that tells you. I've tried to not throw it as hard and it still backlashes unless I put all brakes on and crank the cast control down then I can't cast about 20 yds or so. I thought by "upgrading" my reel I would INCREASE my casting range not decrease it. its on a 6'6" Berkley bionix mh rod throwing a t-rigged 6-7" lizard and 4/0 hook with a 1/8 oz bullet weight I believe. would the daiwa luna td suit my style of casting better? the "backlashes" are weird in that its not per say a birdsnest but a hangup and it jerks the rod when it hits that point. it doesn't exhibit the normal casting into the wind birdsnest appearance. its not much to pick out since it doesn't over run much. thanks, Big Ed

I was just trying to find a modern round reel approx same size maybe a touch smaller than my 5500 C3’s is all. If it won’t throw similar baits as the C3’s I don’t need it then. Like my post said I wanna use it for my all around bass reel to throw a multitude of bass lures. It asking it to throw bucktails or beetle spins just average bass lures. I really wanna like this reel but if I have to baby the cast with a fear of a birds nest I’m not a fan. How does the Daiwa TD luna stack up to my throwing style? thanks, Big Ed

Ok fellas I purchased a Shimano Calcutta 200b for my new Texas rig/frog/ general bassin’ reel. I have been throwing baitcast reels for 35 yrs and have never had issues like this Calcutta is giving me. I’ve been throwing abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5500 C3 reels for yrs and can cast em a mile without any hint of a backlash. And I mean heave back on em and throw a bait not ***** foot around with it. But, with this Calcutta if I try and throw like that it backlashes about 20’ from the rod tip. It does ok if I put all the brakes on and turn the cast control knob fairly tight where the lure is barely falling. And with the reel set like this I don’t get much distance at all. Am I doing something wrong fellas? The ole abu’s have a cast control knob and that’s it and to me it works beautifully. But alas I want a thumb bar and wanted to try out the Shimano Calcutta since y’all all rave about it. Is my style and the Calcutta just not kosher? Would the Daiwa Luna be more of the same like the calcutta? I think Daiwa uses magnetic cast control whereas Shimano uses centrifugal brakes. Not sure what abu uses for brakes in the 5500 C3. Thanks, Big Ed

thanks much TY. so, I guess I oiled the only bearing pertaining to casting distance? thanks, Big Ed

that's it Ty. it woulda sworn it was a bearing but I was questioning whether it really was a bushing and since it wasn't mentioned or noted as being a bearing I was scratching my head lol. man, I'm glad you blew that pic up and found out a definitive answer. I thought it strange that only 1 side of the spool had a bearing on it but whatever I guess. thanks my man for this, Big Ed

the bearing/bushing I oiled was attached to the spool with a pin not letting it slide off the spool.not sure now whether it was handle side of the spool or mag brake side now. thanks, Big Ed

Ty I just don't know bud. on the reel it says 2 bearings and I'm almost positive there was a bearing on 1 side of the spool when I pulled the reel apart. oh well, bearing or bushing I put 2 drops of m-pro 7 gun oil on it and it does noticeably better now. the spool will actually overrun now when I unscrew the cast control and let the worm fall to the floor whereas initially I could have unscrewed the cast control all the way off and let the worm fall and the spool would stop when the worm hit the floor. ok unless somebody can point out another bearing that would positively affect the casting performance I might just call it good and put it in rotation. thanks fellas, Big Ed

thanks for trying bud. Big Ed

thanks imbfisherman but guess I'm just incapable of reading a schematic as I don't see bearing listed but 1 time on the parts sheet and it ain't even related to the spool bearing which they don't even show on the schematic. the only bearing the schematic shows and the parts list mentions is a bearing under the handle assembly. would oiling that bearing under the handle assembly increase my casting distance enough to break it down and oil it? now the spool shaft bearing that I did oil made a noticeable difference. thanks, Big Ed

so,to update this thread I pulled the reel apart and put a coupla drops of m-pro 7 oil on the 1 spool bearing I could find and put it back together. stepped out and threw it this morn and it feels much better and feels more free feeling if that makes sense. it gained about 15 or so feet on the cast. does anybody know where the other bearing is on this coriolis co-100 reel? like I said I oiled the 1 spool bearing but couldn't find the other bearing to oil it. thanks, Big Ed