Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

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Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by jief » Mon May 31, 2021 1:28 pm

Hi

What are the lure weight casting range of the different size of conquest reel ?

BFS
100
200
300
400

Thanks

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by eklikewhoa » Fri Jun 04, 2021 4:36 am

Most those have pretty robust gears and good support bearings so unless you like jamming the gears to stop a cast then pretty much anything reasonable.

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by jief » Sat Jun 05, 2021 12:16 pm

I suggest :

BFS under 3/8 oz
100 1/4 to 2oz
200 3/8 to 4oz
300 1 to 7 oz

I'm right with this weight range ?

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by Dalleinf » Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:12 pm

Suggestion is sound.
Still, 300 can also do 1/2 oz lures (I use the 301s for Salmon with 1/2 oz spoons and spinners).
And all can do a bit heavier.

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by jief » Sun Jun 06, 2021 1:01 pm

Thank you

So I updated the data to :

BFS under 3/8 oz
100 1/4 to 2 1/2oz
200 3/8 to 5oz
300 1/2 to 8 oz

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by Dalleinf » Sun Jun 06, 2021 1:38 pm

The BFS can also do 1/2 oz or more - maybe not what it was meant for, but still.
Jief, how is this important to you?

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by jief » Mon Jun 07, 2021 12:34 am

I hesitate for the size of a conquest reel for a St-croix legend X 7'4"HF ...
It's my multi purpose rod for pike and bass...

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by goldrod » Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:25 am

jief wrote:
Mon Jun 07, 2021 12:34 am
I hesitate for the size of a conquest reel for a St-croix legend X 7'4"HF ...
It's my multi purpose rod for pike and bass...
I have two of those rods.. and most of those reels
why the hesitation ?
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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by goldrod » Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:27 am

Dalleinf wrote:
Sun Jun 06, 2021 1:38 pm
The BFS can also do 1/2 oz or more - maybe not what it was meant for, but still.
Jief, how is this important to you?
I agree the limitation is line size or just light braid
and with that comes capacity ...

the rod he's using in my little opinion is a great balanced rod.. fishes great with the D7 or OG zillion even an antares 21
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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by jief » Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:48 am

I hesitate to go with a 100 or 200 Calcutta conquest.
I use my legend 74hf with 1/4 to 2 1/2 oz

100 nice for casting light lure. Maybe not so much for 2 1/2 oz lure

200 maybe to much for lighter lure but nice to have more line capacity and for heavier lure...

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by jief » Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:19 am

goldrod wrote:
Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:25 am
jief wrote:
Mon Jun 07, 2021 12:34 am
I hesitate for the size of a conquest reel for a St-croix legend X 7'4"HF ...
It's my multi purpose rod for pike and bass...
I have two of those rods.. and most of those reels
why the hesitation ?
what size reel is best for you with this rod?

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by goldrod » Mon Jun 07, 2021 7:48 pm

jief wrote:
Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:19 am
goldrod wrote:
Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:25 am
jief wrote:
Mon Jun 07, 2021 12:34 am
I hesitate for the size of a conquest reel for a St-croix legend X 7'4"HF ...
It's my multi purpose rod for pike and bass...
I have two of those rods.. and most of those reels
why the hesitation ?
what size reel is best for you with this rod?
I just had the rod out.
The conquest bfs is a 50 size reel so I don’t know why you’d want to use it on that rod but I would not.
The 100 size 6.8:1 gear ratio reels felt amazing. I was thinking to myself why didn’t I think of this. Truth is I probably did but forgot

If I used them it would be a monster all around rod. Because imho the rod is good at all levels of the water column and that gear ratio just does it all.
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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by jief » Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:52 pm

Thank you for your help

It will be a 101hg

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Re: Calcutta conquest size and lure weight range

Post by jief » Wed Jun 09, 2021 12:48 am

This is it

It's the 2021 version of the 101hg conquest with Mgl3 spool.
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