Carrington

i just bought the calais for a great deal, ill post pictures when it gets here through the mail

its my second, i currently have a cheap one and a fairly nice spinning setup so i figured id get a nice baitcast setup

ok, im right handed

btw do yall think that a 7 foot g.loomis m/h fast action crankbait rod would be a good match for the calais or the zillion?

im open to the two models that are in the thread.

thankyou everyone, and road that statement is what i want, i want a crank rod that is a tank so thankyou very much

well im going to virginia tech next year and i dont live near the lake so i was trying to get any information on good lures and such to use there.

this reel is going to be put on a g.loomis crankbait rod and the whole setup witll be fro throwing a range of crankbaits from super shallow to super deep.

ahhh this is such a hard choice, ive heard alot of great comments about the curado but ive also heard some bad comments about it. That is whats steering me away from the curado, but i need to get off for the night so ill check this thread tommarow. Thanks for the help today guys.

ya idk what was up with the handle, but i have my mind pretty deadset on the zillion or the calais on top of that, i have always regreted when i did not get the best i could afford so this time im gonna try and save money in the long run and get the best i can afford.

anyone else have any tips they would like to share?

The i guess you call it the spool was lose in the body and the handle was slightly wobbling. and why do you recommend the zillion over the calias

any more positives and negatives on the two reels in the title?

the displays they had were brand new. They had just gotten them in 2 or 3 days ago. So it was basicaly a brand new real and on top of that the curado was one of the brands that was kept in the display case so kids could not come up and mess with it.

i looked at it, and i didnt like the look of it, and tbh it felt balkyer then the other 2. It basicaly didnt fit well in my hand

ok thankyou for the help

today i went and tested the reels and i must say the E5 felt very loose to me compared to the two in the topic title. It felt as if the E5 was a cheaper made real so that is why im going with the more expensive reels because i feel you get what you pay for.

I was wondering what are some great lures and colors for smithmountain lake.

I am wondering which is better for a crankbait reel. The shimano calais or the Daiwa Zillion. i would get the lowest gear ratio in whichever i get.

ok thank you so much for the help.

So you said the d can cast lighter lures. Does that imply that i could do finese fishing with it possible? such as maybe a senko with no weight added?

would anyone recommend the shimano chronarch d series over the curado 200 E5?

ok i will look at that reel and yes i am talking about that rod, thank you for the advice. I am trying to get a few different reels together so when i goto the store i can look at them all and chose from there

the power was med-heavy not the action

Ok, so i was wondering if the G.Loomis crankbait series 7ft rod with med-heavy action was a good rod for crankbaits and then i was needing suggestions on a great low profile baitcaster for crankbaiting that is $350 or less.