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Fair enough!

Sorry to dissappoint you but that is the fact. You should try using a CU100B and CU 50e and you'll understand what I mean. Happy New Year to you!

Do you have both CU 200e and CU 50e? I could not imagine you would say the 200e is better since the 50e cast further and retrieve smoother. Curado 200e is actually a disappointment on the curado series. The older Curado 100 B is even better than the CU 200e. The only application/time and place that it would be better than the 50e is when you need a backup reel in the tackle box. Don't get me wrong but I still like my CU200e....... in my tackle box as backup reel though..

it is double the size and weight of 300ej. It's called TranX it has cap of mono 30/160, Max drag of 25lbs and it weights 20.0z. The 300ej weights 10.5oz.

ah.. I should be more specific for you.. The 50e cast better and retrieve smoother.

The 50 performs better than the 200 model.

you mean this hybrid curado?

Wow, that was fast. It was a pretty good deal. I'm glad I jumped on it. You might want to try calling them since it just say's not available online.

For $119. Just ordered mine. There's a $20 off on $150 purchase so I ordered some Invizx.

Yes, that's the inner tube..

That's the first thing I did, swap the handle of CORE 100Mg with CU 200e. Now the core sports the a handle w/ bearings.

Thanks J. Yes I did replace the drags with Carbontex. I also like bearing on the handle knob, I like what you did with your Calcutta. I also replace mine a using a Caenan handle. I got the caenan for $30.00, I cannibalize it for bearings, Handle and the metal cast control cap. Here's the Caenan handle w/ bearings on the CT 50 XT. BTW, the Caenan has a spool shaft bearing, same size as the CT 50 XT spool shaft bearing , another spare bearing for the CT.

it's an improvement of quality on parts. Shimano sometime makes some wierd combination on parts. Another good example is the handle for Curado 200e and CORE 100Mg, The CU 200e has bearing in each handle knob while the CORE 100Mg has plastic bushings. That's actually one of the parts that I've swapped between CU200 E and Core 100MG. Another sample is the handle from Caenan and the New Curado G, the Caenan has bearing on each handle knob while the new CU 200 G has plastic bushing.

I guess you will never know..

I have this old CU200 e5 that I don't use much so I decided to swap the aluminum star drag to the CU 50e. Parts to include in swapping drag star: 1. Star Drag - (CU 200e has the aluminum and the CU 50e has the graphite material) 2, Star drag nut 3. Spring 4. Clutch Bearing Insert. From this : To this: The donor:

Shoe goo + a couple of quarters as counter weights + felt tip is your solution. No need to cut or sand the butt end of the rod. The Shoe goo will hold the quarters pretty good. The best thing about this solution is that you can remove the weights without damaging the cork if you later decide to remove them by using a braid line to cut thru the dried shoe goo. You can use a scotch tape to hold them in place when while drying the Shoe goo.

Could you please explain why would you say micro guides on this Carrot Stix Wild Black spinning rod which has a smaller gathering ring more beneficial compared to using a standard size gathering ring ?

check the pix on this, it clearly shows that this way smaller that a regular first ring guide size. You can easily guestimate the size by matching it with the diameter of the reel seat lock screw http://www.basspro.c...05012112/277174 now compare it with this one: http://www.basspro.c...10210560/149410

Micro guide is not really good for spinning rods. The only advantage is lighter weight but it restricts the flow of that line from the spool to that smaller first ring guide. Thus shorter casting distance compared to the one's with regular size ring guides. But if your going for casting rods with micro guides then that would make more sense. IMHO

6'6" Med/Fast Action Phenix UMBX, Conquest 100, Sufix 832 20#s Braid / Invizx FC leader 12#s. That's what I will take if I can only have one.

Only if you don't mind your PB bass to vanish during the fight.. But seriously that's one of the FC that I would stay away. Had too much break offs using that thing.

12# Seaguar Invizx got me this 40# sea bass using dropshot on rocky structure

All I can say about the carrot stix maker is ..... WHY??? First they have the bright orange blank and now they come up with a black blank but sporting a NEON green Butt end But don't get me wrong I do have the original carrot stix and I love them for soaking bait because I could be 100 yards away from it and still could see if the tip is moving on a bite

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Cumara Reaction 6'3" Heavy/Fast Action with CU 50e , 20# Braid sufix 832, 6ft of 12# leader. You need a mono or FC leader to minimize hook getting caught on the line when using braid. A 12# and up leader will be stiff enough that the lire is pushed in front by the lure avoiding tangle compared to using a straight braid where the lure will overrun the line and get tangled with the hook. Do not use glass rod. The tip is too slow. It absorbs most of the twitching action thus giving less movement on the lure. A heavy/Fast actoin rod will give the lure best action with less energy on the twitch/wrist movement.