Whitemikeca

Well, I braved it down to the waterfront today. Unfortunately I had no luck. It was too cold and windy. Both reels felt really good. The Calcutta was really smooth and I was able to cast heavy bucktails and crankbaits extremely far. The Calais is a monster. I couldn't believe the distance I could cast with it. Unfortunately it got a little windy so I had to turn on 4 of the VBS brakes. Its going to take a little while to get used to the free spool speed of the Calais as I am used to casting with my old Citica 200. The fishing and the weather sucked but I was still worth it to try out the new gear. Thanks for the tips re the oil. I will stick with the stock Shimano oil for now.

Yeah I can't wait to try them out. I have a question about oiling the reels. I have some quantum "hot sauce" oil that I bought for my old baitcaster. I am wondering if anyone knows if it is better that the standard oil that comes with the Shimano reels?

I guess I should introduce myself since I haven't posted to this forum since last summer. My name is Mike and I am a CA from Toronto. I just got back into fishing last summer. As a child I lived in the Peterborough area and I used to fish practically everyday but when I moved to T.O. I stopped fishing. Last year I started back up again and I mostly rented boats and fished the Kawarthas for bass and muskie. I posted a couple of reports of these trips on the old forum. Once I put my rods away for winter I just couldn't shake the urge to go fishing. So a couple of months ago I puchased a decent used boat(15ft and 50hp) so I wouldn't have to rent this summer. I figured it was also time for some nicer equipment so yesterday I went to JB's and grabbed the following. A Calais 200 for bass and a Calcutta TE 300 for muskie. Now I just have to somehow find a way to pass the time until the Tri-lakes opens up for the season. I will probably head down to the island tomorrow to test out my new gear so hopefully I can post a report for you guys.