iceintheveins
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My Curado 200E5. Like My new Curado I though too, but you just can't beat the smoothness, simplicity, and effectiveness at casting light to medium sized baits as the old Curados.
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It's amazing to me how much confidence impacts how well a lure works. It makes all the difference in the world. If jigs can catch lots of bass for me in Colorado's mediocre bass fisheries, they will work anywhere. Pitching a jig to trees/brush, rip rap, and along weedlines is one of my top tactics.
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Yep I sure do, especially when trout fishing or smallmouth fishing. Doesn't hurt the action at all, the only problem is sometimes your rig will tangle up.
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I mostly use them for split shot, mojo, and carolina rigs but also drop shotting. I'm not much of a shakyhead guy but they are great for that too. The bigger ones like a Trick Worm are great fished weightless as a floating worm.
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Norman Mad N and Thin Ns.
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I have a couple of their flex phantom swimbaits. Great lures.
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Topwaters (especially buzzbaits), squarebills, spinnerbaits, deep cranks, jigs, creatures, and plenty of other plastics.
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Yup. Just the way it is with lots of plastics, the softer material means better action.
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Yeah as heavy as an 8" Hudd is I would go with a minimum of 20 pound fluoro leader too. Follows and short strikes just flat out happen with swimbaits. As others said, a slight change up could seal the deal.
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Have caught more fish dropshotting and on squarebills this year. The Norman Fat Boy in Firetiger has been hot for in a local lake with heavily stained/murky water.
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I really do like the Veritas line. Have not tried the *** or Duckett's Ghost but have heard very good things about both,
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The PQ is a fantastic, foolproof reel, and I have four of them. The Curado is better though, I have an E and an I and love both.
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I like the rage chunks/craws better but love the Pacas too.
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Rage craw or Zoom Super Speed Craw.
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I would say senko or fluke type baits, but not always. Sometimes it's spinnerbaits, creature baits, or even jigs.
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10 pound Tatsu fluoro.
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I prefer a 5 ratio reel.
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They work but no more than a regular crank imo.
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Hard to choose, but for versatility I would say a pit boss. For catching numbers of bass in clear or lightly stained water it's a senko.
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Jig
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My favorite color is green brown.
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Koppers livetarget, fished in weedbeds or in shade pockets under trees and brush.
