QUAKEnSHAKE

I had a Helios and put the sep2 knobs on it but wound up returning reel do to a couple issues. Cabelas didnt have another Helios for exchange so traded for CH50E put sep2 knobs on my 50mg.. No pic with the knobs but here one next to my 50 size shimanos for comparison of size.

FYI Walmart has the Helios for $132 I dont use that big of braid so cant really say how long it last just letting you know about walmart price. oh and if you do get it, shimano chronarch knobs fit it and you can add another bearing in each knob for 2 bearings per knob.

Nice bass Nice_Bass

Noise is nicely reduced to near nothing. For frog use on slop and fibrous weeds S8S picks-up much less debris I took notice of this with micro-guides on my rod they didnt get clogged nearly as much.

The curado 50e has composite dragstar same as chronarch50e so no downgrade there. The handle on the CH50e only allows 1 bearing per knob the curado 50e handle allows 2 bearings per knob.

Nice catches slonezp!! My smallmouth catches are very limited managed only maybe 12" one this year but still took a pic of it. I saw it cruising by about 2 feet from shore tossed a crawler to it and got it.

Yeah over time you will get to know the rod better and fishing it then going down to the smoke you notice those subtleties BUT the Smoke rod is no slouch. I have a 7 M/F Smoke its an awesome rod I too have a 7'6" SC Elite let me tell you I felt the same way that somehow the Elite should blow away the smoke but it doesnt. There are differences but those differences to dollars varies from one person to another. I got lucky and only paid $130 for my Elite and glad for it. I too have Avid and LTB the jump to Elite just isnt to me worth it full price. So fish just the Extreme for a while only it nothing else then go back to the Smoke Falcon then you should notice.

How was your guys Labor Day weekend fishing? The fishing in my local lake turned on, well for a pressured small lake these are very good catches anyways had 30+ hrs fishing this week managed two 18"ers.

Do you clean the bearings and oil them yourself? It really helps.

From my use anything from 1/8oz buzzbaits to 3/4oz spinnerbaits spro frogs senkos KVD1.0 and yep rapala 5 like my rippin rap 5/16 lipless crank great for that. I would say most options are open for you depending on rod choice. Havent used those big swimbaits so dont know there.

This the one you wanting? http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-XPSWeight-Balance-Kits/product/15083/?cmCat=CROSSSELL_PRODUCT

Thanks I just received my 10#Sunline Sniper from Gander only other fluoro I tried was Trilene 100% wasnt that good so hopefully this will perform on a shimano 50 reel. I have L&L but will try the line bare cause its low test but if it needs it it will get soaked. I'll try that Shaw knot as well.

I would have liked to know your results without the use of conditioner, would be a truer representation of the line for me. Sort of like a before/after cause the way tatsu gets hyped it seems like it wouldnt need any in the 1st place but maybe that size test does. What knot are you using with it?

Sounds like your describing my Seagur Kanzen wish you better luck with Berkley CS than what I received from Seaguar.

#1 Kinami Palm Tree with lipless crank Rapala Rippin Rap 2nd and Senko(bama bug) being 3rd SK Red eye Shad 4th.

At times yes but the sinker gets worm on bottom quicker and out a bit farther so it helps. Now take weight off just crawler and gills get more involved. Water I fish is rather clear so can manuver away from gills or sight target cruising bass while walking around lake. Seems like with splitshot on and in weeds the gills dont bother but bass still hit.

Its an AWESOME AWESOME FUN FUN rod to fish with. Wife got me it for our 10 year anniversary. Ill at times rig a split & SK 3X super floating 7" finesse worm.

Chrome Blue works well for me

Sweet fish there

bb sinker, #4 hook, nightcrawler, on 8' ml mod Avid, 6# nanofil.

Ive looked at the tables on occasion after I caught a good bass that particular day and found it was caught during the "poor" time to fish, go figure. My PB was during "poor" time. I just looked and for 8/22/13 two seperate sites give differing "peak" time periods so which one to follow??? 11:13am-1:43pm or 2:20pm-4:20pm. The good thing is the rain should end around 9 here so head out then will be out fishing during both time periods.

I caught and lost pike on braid would say braid not the best for pike use.Though I only use up to 20# braid so the 50#-65# may hold a bit better. Braid has low abrasion resistance

Isnt a heavier spool/backing (to an extent) more apt to give better distance than lighter spool. Though lighter spool is better for casting 1/8 & lighter lures. The heavier spool will start slower but want to stay in motion, the lighter spool will start-up easier tend to slow quicker.

The Aruka Jr 3/8 size caught me my biggest bass so far this year'

Yep lightweight sure is a plus. My Legend Elite,Cumara,LTB are getting very little use. My CH50E getting so little use I figured heck rather have my 2bills back so instead of just hanging on pegboad returned it. Reason for this my Core50/Smoke 7'mf rod combo is just super light & sensitive yet has the power range to use 3/4oz lipless cranks,1/2 frogs,jigs down to Caffeine Shads,Senkos,Flukes. The rod also balances quite well with the 50 just adding to the overall great feel of the combo I take and use this the most.