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The curado I can be your frog reel and all around baitcasters in one.

Try trout or crappie magnets.

I started fishing wacky this year and the great thing about it is when you do hook a fish, its usually a decent sized one, and you can catch fish in the middle of the day when the fish are lazy and not biting anything else. I use the jackall weedless wacky jig head due to the amount of snags where I fish.

Dang dude, do you even throw baits light enough to test that spool? Lol

Congrats! That buttery smoothness is what I consider shimano "breeding" that you can immediately feel in their reels.

I went from a 1\2 oz chatterbait to a weightless flick shake on the all around setting. Not sure what the mag dial was on but I did turn it up a few clicks because of the change in weight and adjusted the spool tension and it gave me the worst blow up of the day. Had to give the mag dial a few more clicks. Stopped the blow ups but the distance was cut dramatically.

Took the T3B out today and gave the Curado and Metanium a rest. Some observations, magnetic is far more sensitive to wind changes and lure changes. Got a few blow ups and they were the kind that took at least 2-3 minutes to fix. As with anything you just need time with the system to develop your skills with it.

The thumbars have a nice solid feel with a positive click, more real estate as well. They are placed a tad higher so that your thumb is in a better position on the spool IMO. This is another area where I think the Curado is better than the Tatula. My Tat R thumbar got a little mushy after about a week.

No need to wait 2 weeks, just cast around in your yard.

The should be exactly like your chronarch ci4. Slide over with a little pop sound.

Shimano Curado I. Saw it on the bay for under $160.

LC Pointers caught more fish than my Jackall Squad Minnows and Megabass Trick Darters this year so far. And the color selection is insane!

A. Martens... Straight shooter and he uses the best reels

The curado I dragstar is aluminum, or some sort of metal.

Actually Shimano's DC is the most advanced magnetic braking system

Go online and get some Keitech Swing Impact Fats.

I'm sure its because they get fed on a regular basis. You never see any skinny fish in the tanks at BPS.

Well you can do what I did and literally checked every online vendor and any sporting goods store within 150 miles until I found one. This was back when they first came out back in February. Luckily I was looking for a 5:5 ratio which apparently is the least desirable. If you can find one just cancel the TW order.

Are you talking about the curado I? TW is the best at fast shipping. If they have it in stock it will usually ship in a day.

I think alot of current baitcasters that are not designed for finesse can throw light baits better than people think. I was fishing my Curado I today and just to see what would happen, I put on the 1/8 oz Z man mini chatterbait no trailer on a rod rated down to only 1/4 oz and I was shocked it threw it so well.. and on 10lb mono.

Most are cheaply made, lots of plastic parts. I think the Zebco Omega is a quality one that would last a few years.

The USDM pixy added clicker to either the dragstar or cast control knob. Not knocking the Pixy but there are several other BFS options that perform at the least just as good or better than the pixy.

Was definitely a gator gar because the snout was shorter and wide. Crazy because you never hear about them here in Tennessee

I don't think the gar were there to eat, maybe to spawn? The big female I saw had males literally attached to her sides wriggling around. But I guess their presence was enough to spook the bass.

I went to a favorite spot where I regularly catch bass, its a marina with a small cove. Ive been there the past 2 days and caught bass up to 1.5 lbs. Today nothing.. not even a nibble. I work my way around the cove and I see there are pretty big gar there and it looks like they are spawning(2 males following a big female around). I see a few more gar. Is the presence of the gar making the bass move out to different areas? Just for fun I poked the big female gar with my rod and it didn't even flinch.. its scales were like metal! lol.