Originally Posted by
Gus
I know how popular Shimano reels are with the Fishin.com community. I own seven myself and love them. Well, last weekend the thumbar, or push button as most call it, on one of my Calcuttu CT 100's boke. I was shoked to discover that this part is no longer available as Shimano has discontinued the CT 100. I was able to find a replacement, with some difficulty. The CT 100 was the first "high end" reel that was generally adopted by freshwater fishermen in the US. It was very popular. I know that round reels are no longer fashionable but mine are between 15 and 6 years old. They retailed anywhere from $120.00 to $159.00. Are we as fisherman to junk perfectly good reels because this part is not available? Every reel they make has a push button almost exactly like it!! Is there not another model that could or does use a button that fits?
It is a shme that they have failed to support this reel when it would, in my opinion, not be so difficult. Are we supposed to throw our $150.00 reels in the garbage every 10 years after meticulously cleaning and maintaining them?
Shame on Shimano
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