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HAHA... What if i get a stella 20000?~~ hehe..... I wish the salmon season starts soon!! Miss the action so much... hands are starting to get ichy~~ lol

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Any one here owns a stradic 4000 MGFA?? I just purchased one and wantting to hear if anyone here came to trouble with some parts of the reel. Thx Sammy

I don't think it would be a problem to cast a crankbait of anything that's light in weight, but a lot of places in BC where you fish salmon has very strong current. The only way to go there is to bottom bounce where you need to cast out circular weights ranging from 1.5 to 3 ounce in order for the hook to stay down the river. Does it make a difference in casting technics? harder to cast? and.....

I have got a chance to try one out that my friend owns. It's a very powerful reel according to it's simple structure. But you need to have a nicely built body(arm) to use the reel for a long time since it takes some power to crank the handle. Can't compare this reel to shimano stella. Personally i would rather go for stella 10000-20000 baowu2

Thx for all these inputs so far ^^~ I am "thinking" of getting the calcutta for salmon runs(BC as well,fraser river, since my parents live there). Sounds so easy to do all the adjustments, but when it really comes to the actual game, probably i'll struggle a big time. hehe. I still remember the last time i went salmon fishing, i still see those pros having a nice "bird nest" once in a while. btw, from the picture, you can see we have to cast very fast because of the wide river distance, and casting reel can't really cast that far if comparing it to the spinning?? sammy

Hi I am new to the casting reel game here. Was thinking about getting the conquest, want to get the best so i don't need to spend more money later on in upgrading reels. But there are people telling me if i am not fimiliar with casting reel, conquest shouldn't be the 1st reel to buy since it envolves some manual adjustments depending on the weight of your lure. Well, just want to hear some advice here before i make my move. If it turns out to be not the best casting reel to get 1st, then i'll just stay with spinning, twinpower 4000 gm, since i have only used spinning reels. Thx Sammy

Actually, all the sturgeons in BC are "endangered" species, anglers are allowed to catch and release them. I remember a Vietnemness guy caught a 2 feet boy, brought it home and let it sit in the swimming pool. He was arrested by the police hours later with $20000 fine, impounded car, confiscated all the fishing equipments, and went to jail for 2 month. It's that serious in BC if anyone tried to bring your trophy sturgeon home. PIX just fine!! ^^~