J Francho

What are you using? How Deep are ya? Any action? Should have been here yesterday.

That's it! Little details that the OP is missing while not paying attention to what's important.

For t/c-rigs, you want the "vanilla" Cumera. The Reaction series have a parabolic taper, as opposed to the fast taper you want for t/c-rigs.

They probably don't title these. They don't for canoes, kayaks, and SUPs, so I wouldn't expect that here either. There should be a hull ID stamped somewhere. Use that to register the boat.

That's a start. I have six or seven boxes of them.

The Sol has faster spool start up nad since the magnetic break is centrifugally activated, it doesn't shorten the cast by slowing the spool down as much as centrifugal brakes do. It does need to be adjusted more frequently, whereas the Shimano is set it and forget it, but it's a simple dial on the side. Ergonomically casting difference? I have no idea what you mean by that. Ergonomically speaking, the Sol is smaller.

Those two choices are worlds apart in price, design, weight, and specs. Though each would work equally as well.

Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it.

It has nothing to do with material, aluminum or fiberglass, and everything to do with hull design. I'll take my little Xpress out in Lake Erie, but not my 21' Bullet.

I don't feed the line through the level wind when spooling. I manually fill the spool so it's perfectly even for the last 75 yards or so.

The 150 will be around 400-450 lbs. The trailer is probably around 500 lbs. as well. That gives you a gross vehicle weight of around 2000 lbs. Crestliners are great boats. I've fished off a few, and they have a great ride.

That's about it. Once in a while, I need a 7:1 reel to really burn a spinnerbait or trap, but for the most part it doesn't matter to me. I use "bait resistance" and the bend of the rod to know I'm in the zone.

I love Upper Saranac, and fish a tournament there every year. I targeted largemouth in shallow water to win it this past July. Smallmouth abound at every corner in just about any depth beyond 10 feet or so. Split shot 4' worms and drop shot plastics work best on them. I caught this one on a jig and Rage Chuck in submerged wood, next to a floating dock.

That doesn't include the OB.

Not quite,that pic was from the end of May. But yeah....

Flush the spool bearings, and use a quality light oil, like Bantam Oil and you'll get close.

ML/XF rod, 4-6 lb. fluoro, #1 size hooks is standard fare for big smallies up here. Not quite "ultra light," but close enough.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/dropshot-bedding-bass.html

Fluoro is a monofilament style line, which has less friction and usually casts farther than a braided super line.

OS are just OK for me. Keep in mind they are NOT what the OP asked for, since they are a ceramic "hybrid" meaning cerimic balls, steel cage and races. You get better value, same performance, and smoother feel from Smooth Drags ABEC 5 stainless.

I haven't tried the Lew's, but the Sol is more suited to this out of the box than the 50e, though with minimal effort, you can get a 50e spinning just as well.

Just be sure to check the baot/trailer/motor gross weight. You might be surprised at weights. Granted, it's a light racing hull, my 21' Bullet with a 2.5L Merc is lighter than my 18' aluminum Xpress. Crestliner makes a great boat. Get the outboard checked out by a mechanic.

Aside from my speaking ability, not much has progressed beyond what I figured out by the time I turned 5.