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    Posted: 07 Jan 2017 at 5:54am
GOT one of them BAZZ great bass reel i dig trollin &casting small lure on her tooEmbarrassedEmbarrassedBig smileregards bob
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my smallest is a calcutta 50 xt baitcast reel - i have had for donkeys years - a real little gem 
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THATS cool john never seen one of them before very niceTongueTongueTongueregards bob
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Bob you have mentioned small and micro reel

You just need tiny fingers to use it, and small reel mount.


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SWEET paul Big smileBig smileregards bob
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Pay a thought to shimano bantam 2000ULS they where not as small as a pixy but very close I found the above and a 2 speed beastmaster its larger brother very near new for $85 and $95 respectively at Ned Kelly's bait and tackle in port macquarie 3 weeks later they had 3 generations of cronarchs the dearest was $125 when I get back to port I will check for you BoB
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ANY new micro small reel on the market????????regards bob
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Just noticed a Callcutta 50 XT for sale on Gumtree in the Forster area for anyone looking for one.
Plastic is for storing lures, not making them.
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SWEET bro the patriarchs are asweet reelWinkTongueTongueTongueregards bob
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BOB ,banax make a very nice little baitcaster called Syren,I use the Pflueger Patriarch XTLP 10 bearing and 190 grams its very sweet
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HAD a good look at the quantam EXO bait caster nice reelsWinkWinkWinkBig smileBig smileregards bob
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SWEET DAVEBig smileBig smileBig smileregards bob
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Bob, the old ULS is an a discontinued shimmano. Low profile, and 6:1 when nearly all baitcasters were 4.8.1 at best. Great little reel in its day, used mine for spinning bonito and frigates land based. Caught a lot of fish on it, and it never let me down.
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ULS what brand is that pauly//////???regards bobBig smileBig smile
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You cant beat the old ULS 2000. They might be old but they are still better than most new ones.

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Nice , I still like my ABU,S.
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WHILE i was at the dam with lofty he had some very nice small LEWs reels in threadline &baitcast sweet little reels indeedBig smileBig smileBig smileregards bob
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I have both Calcutta XT 50 and a Daiwa 103 CVZ (Japanese spec) reels. They both work well as light weight baitcasting reels. You can go smaller again, as demonstrated by the Shimano Club Demi reel picture below alongside the Daiwa but that is unnecessary. God only knows what and how small the fish were that the Japanese went after with the Demi. They must have been tiny. One issue to keep in mind with the Shimano XTs is that they have a perforated side plate, as shown below. They do not like saltwater getting inside via those holes and for that reason I restrict the use of mine to the freshwater. Choosing a reel is in some ways easier that choosing a complementary rod. Small lures and soft plastics have become the domain of the light weight spinning outfits and for the most part the makers of baitcasting rods have left them to it. My rod is an older Loomis made on what I think is a fly rod blank (or part of one) and it works quite well. Regards, Ken.




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The new diawas are pretty nice with their level wind disengagement but i would back my 17 year old calcutta XT 50 to out cast it with small lures. My mate in Townsville seems to find them overseas and we nearly all have an XT or the straight 50. I did have an old 10X SG..it was as small as the XT but weighed more than the claimed 185 grams of the 50. Good luck..buy what you can afford.

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KEN i have"nt purchest a reel as yet mate too many bills so ill hang off for a while i thinkWinkWinkBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileregards bob
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What did you end up with Bassnbob ?   reading the above reply's there is a mixed response on brands ... i personally have four top end bait casters from ABU , MEGA BASS & DAIWA but the steez is the most refined reel i own & it sits low on the rod.
Though as lefty said there not exactly cheap.
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I see your point, its not a big fish reel.. For barra etc l use chronarchs or curados.. But it is fun on the sooties
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Originally posted by zeno5 zeno5 wrote:

Horses for courses l guess.. My MGX has handled every thing thrown at it inclüdíng dozens of 45cm plus sooties... Im happy with it
Mine dosnt like big barra, infact, not even medium ,(80,s) barras.
 
Infact, it dosnt even like some big cod lures......
 
Almost brand new, feels great untill its under load, casts nice, feather light, just ok when under load, compared to my millionaire Z,s, Calctta TE,s, Zillions, J Dream, REVO, Curado,s and old Cronarch.
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Horses for courses l guess.. My MGX has handled every thing thrown at it inclüdíng dozens of 45cm plus sooties... Im happy with it
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If your only going freshwater the diawa steez is compact and 148 grams its very light. But has a big price tag.
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WILL be lookin hard at the daiwa range iam thinkingWinkWinkBig smileBig smileregards bob
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Hey Bob,
The Daiwa Pixy's are basically the same size as a a Daiwa Alphas both really small and smaller than the Shimmy's (but I never compared its size to a Calcutta 50), with the Shimmy's the 50 size Core, Curado, Chronarch and Scorpion 1000xt are the same size and all really nice and I find them more comfortable than the Calcutta 50 only because the Calcutta sits a bit higher. To put them in order as the best casters of light lures in standard form I'd go Pixy, Alphas, Core, (Curado - Chronarch - Scorpion 1000xt these 3 are the same) then the calcutta. The Pixy is fresh only and the others can be used in the salt.

Another one to put in your hand is an Abu Garcia LTZ it comes with 2 spools and I think the shallow spool would be dynamite for light lures.

If you plan on going second hand, any of these reels can be found for about $160 and a micro cast or shallow spool will allow you to cast super light lures a very long way (except the LTZ they're pricey but it has one anyway) checkout http://www.hedgehog-studio.co.jp/ I have an Avail spool for my Scorpion 1000xt and my Citica 200e, I reckon the pixy with this shallow spool would be hard to beat. http://www.hedgehog-studio.co.jp/product/1595

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Ive got an MGX, not really a fan of it, infact, i hardly use it.....the only thing going for it is its light weight, its gutless....
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The ABU Revo MGX is brilliant.. Amazingly light at 154 grams but is quite expensive
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How about the old Shimano BSS 2000 ULS?

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I think shimano curado comes in a small extra lite one also so these some on the market thenBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileregards bob
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Lews Crappie Reel is the smallest baitcaser I have, even smaller than the smallest ABU or even the olf Shimano 50's......its a crap pie reel though, no spool disengage bar, bangs your knuckles as it spins on the cast, no real drag to speak of, does have a clicker and weighs SFA.......

But I think your thumb is wider than the spool BOB LOL
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YEP iam off to the tackle shop WinkWinkBig smileBig smileregards bob
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Bob, the pixy is pretty small, saw papa smurf casting one, and it looked small even in his little blue hands.
They weigh 160gms, compared to a zillion at 235gms, a curado is about 200ish grams.
they are a pretty nice bit of gear. They also have a new one, not called a pixy, think its a T series or something which looks like an udated pixy.
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And if you ever come across a Shimano CT50 XT for sale, grab it with both hands!
It is one baitcaster reel capable of throwing ultra light lures.

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