barroncooper

I agree here. I have a couple of caras and bucoos. they hit the nail on the head with the bucoo. It was probably a bad business decision for them though because after fishing with the bucoo, there's no reason to buy a more expensive rod. just kidding but it's that good though. I wish there were more actions and lengths available though.

great info gentlemen. I appreciate the comments. I got it and so far I like it. super smooth. unfortunately I won't be able to fish it til the weekend after next. this coming weekend is my 2nd drill for officer candidate school. wish me luck

great info gentlemen. I appreciate the comments. I got it and so far I like it. super smooth. unfortunately I won't be able to fish it til the weekend after next. this coming weekend is my 2nd drill for officer candidate school. wish me luck

I'm a diehard shimano fan but that doesn't make me an exclusive shimano fan. found a revo sx @ local tackle store for $100. 6.4 :1. I was thinking about moving this reel to the rod I use for lipless cranks and taking the curado e5 off and making it my deep cranks and wobble head set up. how does everyone like the sx. all opinions welcome

amen brotha

the allstars will take a beating I agree. but for 109, my $ is going to falcon for the bucoo

I'm with you on this. I don't see the need in 24 lbs of drag for largemouth unless you have the rod and line to back it up. I've always doubted it is 24lbs anyway

that all makes sense

I probably should have but I didn't think it was bad enough to do so. It wasn't as smooth as my new 200gtb's but very few reels are. I thought maybe it just needed some break in time. It seems as though it's fixed for now. with now load on the spool it was perfectly smooth. but when pulling a big double leaf spinner bait you could hear and feel the meshing of the gears. still can kind of but not nearly as bad

skeet I'd advise against reel butter. I used to use it and it turns black inside the reel. mine didnt start performing like it does until i started using shimano products. I know that there are others that will do just as good or better, but a few posters got me worried about warranty issues.

dirt and fouling definitely was not the issue. the inside was squeaky clean. I think the issue resided in the weight of the lube used and the amount.

what grease on earth is not high tack If you actually handled the two lubes mentioned, you'd know exactly what he means by "high tack." Drag grease is WAYYYY sticky, LOL. I understand that, but in the context of how he said high tack grease will attract dirt, what grease would not attract dirt or what grease would not let dirt stick to it.

what grease on earth is not high tack

I love ya'lls h20 express lipless cranks

out of the box I noticed a little roughness and noise from my curado. i wrote it off for a while thinking that a few trips would properly break it in. after 4 or 5 trips the symptoms were still there. I broke the reel down did a thorough cleaning and de-greasing and re lubed the drive and pinion with some shimano ace star drag grease. i soaked the bearings in naptha and relubed them lightly with shimano oil and reassembled. It's absolutely perfect now. It's as smooth as my calcutta 200gtb now. I had heard that the factory started using a lighter weight grease during initial assembly. Can someone confirm this. If you're a prospective buyer and have heard about some roughness, it's totally remediable. I loved this reel when I first got it, but after the simple maintenance, I want 3 more.

7' heavy falcon bucoo. $100. give em a try. I promise you'll be addicted to em

I thought you would never ask! that's just effin awesome

made in my home town. they actually have a fluke looking thing that has a frilled tail end like a tube.

I wear a 7 3/4 to 7 7/8 and i have both the howlers and hammerheads and those two are the only ones I've found that will fit my grape

yeah those are hard to beat. they definitely make the plastic last more than 2 fish

haha I take offense as well. oh well with urban and tebow gone I think that dynasty is over... sorry for the hijack

I fished lake darbonne all weekend for one fish. she was a good one though. water temps were around 47-49 all weekend. I checked this morning and they were back around 43-44. It's just not quite right yet.

as always... I've never seen anyone get so excited over a 2# fish on city limits... that's passion my friends

I welcome both baitcast thumb and bass thumb. It means I've been fishing and catching

so far here in Louisiana, the bites have started after 10am for me. I know our winters aren't as harsh as you all's but it seems after a couple of hours of sun on the water pushes em to biting