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[tomustang]

Yes the Curado Es are nice, the left hand models are denoted by a one at the end. 51E(6.4), 201E(7.1), 301E(6.2 I think)

[bassinKS]

I love my Dobyns rods I have a champion 734c and a 705cb glass crankbait rod and a savvy 735c i love all of my Dobyns rods and those will not be my last ones i actually plan on ordering more this summer i would defiantly take a look at their rods i don't think you would be disappointed. As far as reels go i would also take a look at the lew's line they are really nice reels for a really good price.

[cfout4050]

Yes the Curado Es are nice, the left hand models are denoted by a one at the end. 51E(6.4), 201E(7.1), 301E(6.2 I think)

Thanks that helps alot..

[thehooligan]

I love my Dobyns rods I have a champion 734c and a 705cb glass crankbait rod and a savvy 735c i love all of my Dobyns rods and those will not be my last ones i actually plan on ordering more this summer i would defiantly take a look at their rods i don't think you would be disappointed. As far as reels go i would also take a look at the lew's line they are really nice reels for a really good price.

x2, love my dobyns rods and lews tourney pro.

[tomustang]

This is a sweet rod for the price (discounted) http://www.stcroixro...MHF-329-23.html

I use it for many techniques

They dont have a lot styles left but you can look to see if something's the power/action you want

http://www.stcroixro...ater-23-1.html#

[Capt.Bob]

Jigs & weighted soft plastics: NRX 854C/ Core 50MG

"Moving" baits, especially small swimbaits: GLX MBR 842C/ Core 50MG

Medium weight crankbaits: St. Croix Avid AVC66MM/ Curado 50E

Jerkbaits & topwater: Avid AVC66MF/ Curado 50E

Deep cranks: Lamiglas SR705R/ CTE200GT

Spinning tackle: St. Croix LES 70MF/ Stradic CI4

Were On the same wave length there roadwarrior, but I would guess my preference is because of doubleing my species for Bass and Walleye!! And like you find I can't go wrong with St. Coix Rods as a great platform to mount my Shimano's and "LEWS" reels.
1) Lews Tournament Pro 7.2:1 on an Avid AVCMF for most rigging deep jigging and soft baits I use the same rod for jerkbaits and topwater.

2) Lews Tournament Pro 6.4:1 on an Avid AVC70MM for small and medium crankbaits spiner baits and swimbaits

3) Lews Team 6.4:1 on an Avid AVC70MHF for flipin jigin and kind of work in heavy salad and timber.

4) Shimano 1000 Sustain FG on a Legend Elite LES63MXF for a super lightweight finess spinning outfit

5) Callcuta 200B on an Avid AVC70MHM for your deep crankin duties

I love the Lews reels SUPER SMOOTH and extra tough with big drags, and think the street price for the Tournament Pro is under $150.00 and the Avids $180.00 well under you usuall as you stated, as for my pick of the 200B plenty of power with a 5;1 gear ratio, and half the price of the faster more refined CTE200GT with a 6:1 gear. leaving lots of extra cash for tackle! I assure you that you will not be under gunned with any of these outfits, all around $400.00 or less, I like your style roadwarior, solid suggestions, I just thought I'd tweek em a little??

[outdoorsman110]

Jigs & weighted soft plastics: NRX 854C/ Core 50MG

"Moving" baits, especially small swimbaits: GLX MBR 842C/ Core 50MG

Medium weight crankbaits: St. Croix Avid AVC66MM/ Curado 50E

Jerkbaits & topwater: Avid AVC66MF/ Curado 50E

Deep cranks: Lamiglas SR705R/ CTE200GT

Spinning tackle: St. Croix LES 70MF/ Stradic CI4

right on RW

[Dr. Watson]

So I was looking at those cores50mg thats a good performing reel that will hold up? Want something that is smooth and does not need upgrades before its awsome. I just hope they have a lefthand retrieve. The curado I had a older one it was great so stay with the e series? Thanks so much for your and others I have not bought gear in a while I was just not hip on the newer stuff I heard alot of bad about some of the other curados . But not the E . But really thank you all for all your suggestions it really is helping me out. My garage was broken into while we were away for the weekend. Insurance is helping alot but some stuff you just can not replace. On a good note they tried to get into my house and well that did not fair well for them. My 4yr old female rott was home and tore a chunk out of somebody. I was so proud of that dog my wife always said shes harmless never hurt anybody. The dog my brother was caring for her while we were away I guess he just missed them or something because he was there 5 times that day . I am thankful that the house was not destroyed or anything missing from there.

I have the Core 50 MG7, it is probably the smoothest reel I have and probably casts the furthest with the least amount of effort, If you look though this forum hard enough you'll find the review I did of this reel compared to my MGX. The Curado E is another great reel.

[cfout4050]

Ok so far I got 2 core 50 1 Curado 51e 1 Cumara rod 7ft4 heavy 1 st croix 7ft mh legend tournament 1 phluger supreme with fenwick smallmouth 7ftml Im working on nrx and some more legend tournament rods to finish out and I think I wIll add a Lews Tournament to see what the hype is. Ebay has saved a boat load of money so far I am only 1,687.82 in this thanks to dealer samples and sales I caught. Thanks to all you have been fantastic and helped make this a better experience than i could have expected. Now if going to keep searching for deals AND Tackle.

[Dr. Watson]

Ok so far I got 2 core 50 1 Curado 51e 1 Cumara rod 7ft4 heavy 1 st croix 7ft mh legend tournament 1 phluger supreme with fenwick smallmouth 7ftml Im working on nrx and some more legend tournament rods to finish out and I think I wIll add a Lews Tournament to see what the hype is. Ebay has saved a boat load of money so far I am only 1,687.82 in this thanks to dealer samples and sales I caught. Thanks to all you have been fantastic and helped make this a better experience than i could have expected. Now if going to keep searching for deals AND Tackle.

If you get an NRX, I'm sure you'll love it, I find myself just holding this rod even when watching tv in the house and not even near the lake. I don't have one of the Green ones mine is the original blue, but it is absolutely perfect; blank is straight, guides are perfect, wraps are tight, and the epoxy is not cracked or overly done. Just make sure if you do get an NRX to get it in person and not order it over the internet' so that you can carefully inspect it. For some reason some of them that are out in the retail world got past QC with some flaws and defects and there are some fakes out there too, so be careful and buy from a Loomis authorized retailer. Also, I have the 802C, but in the back of my head I kinda wish I went with the 803C, either way it is my best rod that I have ever used and if you get one and pair it with one of those Core 50's, I'm sure you'll fall in love too.

[cfout4050]

If you get an NRX, I'm sure you'll love it, I find myself just holding this rod even when watching tv in the house and not even near the lake. I don't have one of the Green ones mine is the original blue, but it is absolutely perfect; blank is straight, guides are perfect, wraps are tight, and the epoxy is not cracked or overly done. Just make sure if you do get an NRX to get it in person and not order it over the internet' so that you can carefully inspect it. For some reason some of them that are out in the retail world got past QC with some flaws and defects and there are some fakes out there too, so be careful and buy from a Loomis authorized retailer. Also, I have the 802C, but in the back of my head I kinda wish I went with the 803C, either way it is my best rod that I have ever used and if you get one and pair it with one of those Core 50's, I'm sure you'll fall in love too. Yes I will do I have a couple of dealers close that have some. I am for sure going to grab one or two I am way under budget at the moment so its a sure thing...

[Busy]

Jigs & weighted soft plastics: NRX 854C/ Core 50MG

I have to ask a question on this. I'm looking to buy a dedicated jig set up and was wondering why have a reel with such a fast retrieve for jigs? This reel is out of my price range anyways, but is this pairing more about the weight of the reel, its retrieve speed, or both?

[Dr. Watson]

I have to ask a question on this. I'm looking to buy a dedicated jig set up and was wondering why have a reel with such a fast retrieve for jigs? This reel is out of my price range anyways, but is this pairing more about the weight of the reel, its retrieve speed, or both?

The one piece of advice that I always stuck with when I asked that same question was "you can always slow down with a high gear ratio, but you can only reel so fast with a lower gear ratio" I find this to be pretty true.

[cfout4050]

I have to ask a question on this. I'm looking to buy a dedicated jig set up and was wondering why have a reel with such a fast retrieve for jigs? This reel is out of my price range anyways, but is this pairing more about the weight of the reel, its retrieve speed, or both?

Well pretty simple really to reel line in fast like if the fish comes towards you and believe me they do. Oh and buy the way I thought that was fast to about 2 years ago when I saw guys buying fast reels for pitchin. Also I bought one Core 50 for 265. shipped normaly run 360.00

[Busy]

Well pretty simple really to reel line in fast like if the fish comes towards you and believe me they do. Oh and buy the way I thought that was fast to about 2 years ago when I saw guys buying fast reels for pitchin. Also I bought one Core 50 for 265. shipped normaly run 360.00

Thank you for the responses. I was looking at the Okuma Helios reel ($219) which I can find for $160 and the Okuma Helios Hs-Cm-701H ($175) which I can find for $140. The retrieve speed is 6.2:1, which is what I use for senkos as well. Never spent that much on a combo before and I want to get it right, plus I want to try out Okumas stuff because I never hear about them or see anyone using their stuff so I want to give them a shot. I might have to look at faster reels just worried about changing the retrieve because I feel my muscle memory is pretty set in stone with 6.1-6.4 speed.

Edit: I don't pitch or flip, never tried but I'd like to learn. I have a lazy man method with an underhand cast I use to flick the bait along the top of the water lol. I don't burn baits back to the boat either, I always fish them the whole way. Good point point about the fish wheeling to the boat though.