calcutta bfs Need Help Replacing Offset Clutch for Conquest BFS

[ATA]

Is there anyone did this before? I need some help to know how messy it will get to replace it. If springs and internal parts need to be remove, Ill not do it and ill send it to professional. Also if you know someone locally doing this I would appreciate if you give me contacts.
 

[redmeansdistortion]

You should be able to remove the screw from the clutch cam that holds on the thumb bar, then slide the bar over a bit to remove the plastic spacer, then it should come off.

[bulldog1935]

Yours is easy - directions here on Hedgehog

https://www.hedgehog-studio.co.jp/product/1734

 

Most Shimano and Abu are simple - all you need to do is remove the spool to get to the screws. 

 

This is the ugly one, and Daiwa is also this complicated

https://www.hedgehog-studio.co.jp/product/2110

 

 

@redmeansdistortion yeah, I was working on that, and coffee at the same time...

[redmeansdistortion]

5 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said:

I hope this one isn't yours, but I'm afraid it may be

https://www.hedgehog-studio.co.jp/product/2110

 

That one is for the older style, the BFS is based on the 2014 model.  On the newer ones, there's no long pin under the thumb bar, but instead a short one that's machined directly into the frame.  By removing the plastic spacer, it should be possible to move the thumb bar over enough to clear the pin and remove it.

[JustJames]

edit: After watching YouTube, I think you can do it. But why???. The conquest is beautiful and super classic on it own .

 

 

[redmeansdistortion]

26 minutes ago, Bass_Fishing_SoCal said:

edit: After watching YouTube, I think you can do it. But why???. The conquest is beautiful and super classic on it own .

 

 

It's definitely a work of art.  I really love mine, but I do like my Millionaire CT better.  Aside from the super crisp thumb bar on the Calcutta Conquest BFS, the Millionaire definitely feels more refined even though it has no micro gearing.

[ATA]

3 hours ago, Bass_Fishing_SoCal said:

edit: After watching YouTube, I think you can do it. But why???. The conquest is beautiful and super classic on it own .

 

 

this one will make it nicer :), 

 

[ATA]

done, thanks for helping.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I’ve never heard a thumb bar called an offset clutch before. A Japanese translation maybe? Anyway, if your model has the post it’s easy. If it has the through pin much more involved. 

[redmeansdistortion]

12 minutes ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

I’ve never heard a thumb bar called an offset clutch before. A Japanese translation maybe? Anyway, if your model has the post it’s easy. If it has the through pin much more involved. 

I believe it's called an offset clutch because one side of the thumb bar is longer than the other.  For instance, with @ATA, he casts right and reels left, and his thumb will naturally contact the longer half of the thumb bar. 

[bulldog1935]

KDW on newer Super Duty (left), but it's hard to see for the Studio Composite handle.  Tough to beat this reel for fishing 1/4 to 1/2 oz with long casts, and it casts 1/8 oz  surprisingly well.   Found a ZPI cap, also, but no luck on a cool star drag.  On the right is the cheap AMO thumb-button on my older SD - anything is an improvement over the stock Lew's plastic button. 

All of my salt bait reels have KDW titanium handle nut (or screw), as well.