Jim137a Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 I was so impressed with my first DC 201 HG I bought a second one. I had the first one about a year and its been flawless. Palms really well, smooth as butter, you really have to screw up to get it to backlash. I’ve thrown from 1 to 5 oz baits on it all year without a hitch. Once you set the reel up for braid, mono or flourocarbon and get the spool tension adjusted properly you really can’t get it to backlash. If Shimano made a DC 300 and 400 series I’d be all over them - thats how good I think they are. JacksonF and Whammy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksonF Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Jim137a said: I was so impressed with my first DC 201 HG I bought a second one. I had the first one about a year and its been flawless. Palms really well, smooth as butter, you really have to screw up to get it to backlash. I’ve thrown from 1 to 5 oz baits on it all year without a hitch. Once you set the reel up for braid, mono or flourocarbon and get the spool tension adjusted properly you really can’t get it to backlash. If Shimano made a DC 300 and 400 series I’d be all over them - thats how good I think they are. Agreed. Best reel I’ve ever owned. I have 2 also and would love if they came out with a dc 300 or 400. I’d probably buy 2 of those too lol Jim137a, Bakerlounge and Whammy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerlounge Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 21 minutes ago, Jim137a said: I was so impressed with my first DC 201 HG I bought a second one. I had the first one about a year and its been flawless. Palms really well, smooth as butter, you really have to screw up to get it to backlash. I’ve thrown from 1 to 5 oz baits on it all year without a hitch. Once you set the reel up for braid, mono or flourocarbon and get the spool tension adjusted properly you really can’t get it to backlash. If Shimano made a DC 300 and 400 series I’d be all over them - thats how good I think they are. Just ordered a second 201DC, by far the smoothest reel I have owned. Jim137a and Whammy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bakerlounge said: Just ordered a second 201DC, by far the smoothest reel I have owned. Again, wish they’d make a DC 300 / 400. Whammy and Bakerlounge 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadTooShred Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 Hi guys I’m in the market for a new reel and I really been leaning towards this one as my Curado 201 on my LDC MH just doesn’t have the right juice for my throwback wake walker. As a result my back gets tired quicker. But for the money question, which ratio is more practical for wake and crank downs (WW, ufo, rats)? anything with a lip I guess. thanks for any help! jrevv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escondido_Talent Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 On 7/7/2022 at 1:11 AM, BreadTooShred said: Hi guys I’m in the market for a new reel and I really been leaning towards this one as my Curado 201 on my LDC MH just doesn’t have the right juice for my throwback wake walker. As a result my back gets tired quicker. But for the money question, which ratio is more practical for wake and crank downs (WW, ufo, rats)? anything with a lip I guess. thanks for any help! I use my 201dc for wakes and my cranks. And my HG for glides and swimmer. But if you’re only getting one, go with the HG cause you can always slow down your retrieve Jim137a and Bucketmouth559 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_blaster Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 5:25 PM, JacksonF said: Agreed. Best reel I’ve ever owned. I have 2 also and would love if they came out with a dc 300 or 400. I’d probably buy 2 of those too lol 100%. Been waiting for a 300/400 DC for a while. I’d love a couple of those. They used to make the Trinidad DC for saltwater so it’s doable for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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