The Calcutta Conquest is a soup-up Japan version of the Calcutta TE-GT reels and assumes the highest line of Shimano bait casting reels. The Conquest has a smoother and better built handle. Comes with drilled body and drilled side plates. cool They have lots of bearings. Conquest 50, 51=11+1, 100,101, 200,201=10+1, 300, 400=8+1 bearings. Hope that this helps. If you plain to spend a lot of money on a Shimano baitcaster you might as well get the best they make. My second choice would be the Scorpion 1000. The Scorpion is Shimano's soup-up Curado. I would definitly consider it before a Curado. There are plenty of reels that go round and round but if you are looking for something more consider the above. My .02 thumbs
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