SenkoGuru

Lol, If you could stop the dobyn's bandwagon for a second and get off your soap box and maybe read the post, nothing was said about inferior gear and nothing was ever said about any fishing gear I use but your such a Pro that a newbie like me shouldn't dare tell you that. How old are you any way kid?

I hope you enjoy it. That reel is flat out awesome, you will love it. The rod is good too, well balanced and good for bottom contact. I am not saying it is bad (the dobyn's bandwagon is tough to deal with) I'm was just saying it is a lot like the Powell line with a higher tag. It is still a top of the line rod.

and............ bandwagon rolls on

Friend, I do not think I was pooping on any ones party. I'm happy he bought what he wants to buy with HIS money that he worked for. Hope he catches a lot of nice fish with it too. Now with that being said if you don't agree that the Dobyn's Rods are just over priced blinged out Powell Rods you are kidding yourself and just because they are, that still does not mean they are not nice rods because they are. I just stated that you are paying a larger price for what is pretty much a blinged out Powell Rod, The thing is, I had forgot that Dobyn's has such a blind bandwagon fan base, so please, excuse me, I'll move along now.

That's great, we all should spent a little on something we want every now and then, I hope you enjoy the set up for a long time. I do kinda wish you would have bought a better rod though, you said you use Powell rods and to me the dobyns is just a Powell Rod with more bling and a bigger price. I guess that's why their are so many different rod company's though, we all feel differently about them and I'm just not a dobyns fan.

I must admit, I am surprised to hear someone say the dual braking is bad on the Lew's, that is some of the best brakes I have fished with. It sounds like you would like the Lew's BB1 brakes, they are just like the Shimano's with the six-pin centrifugal braking system. As far as the baitcasters go, IMO, you will not go wrong with either reel, I LOVE the Daiwa Tatula and If I could only take one reel it would be the Lew's Team Pro's that I own but that is a major price difference. If you were to put a $100.00 Lew's VS the $100 Daiwa Tatula, it isn't even close. The Daiwa Tatula wins every time. I think if you want to palm the reels go with the Lew's tournament, that one has dual braking so it will throw better but if palming isn't needed I would go Tatula.

I was a pretty big fan of Shimano and loved the curado E, then one day while at a store I bought a Lew's Team Pro and just went stupid. I sold all of my Shimano curado E's and bought Lew's and while I do really enjoy the Lew's and I am happy with them, they are not a Shimano Curado E. I find myself missing my Shimano Reels. My wife bought me a Daiwa Tatula Type R for Christmas and I would say it is a very nice baitcaster too, I really like it also. No on has been able to hold and use the new Shimano curado's yet but in truth you can't go wrong with any of those reel's they are all nice. If it was me knowing everything I know now and having had the other reels though, I would wait and get the new Shimano Curado. They have a good Rep for a reason, most of there reels are built solid. Also I would not go with the Lew's MG because of the mag breaks only, if you are going to get a Lew's atleast go with the Reg Lew's Tournament reels, it has dual breaking.

The new Ghost 6'10" Medium is a great rod for this.

There is one set up I don't go fishing with out. My 7'9" Xtra-Heavy Duckett White Ice with a Shimano Chronarch E and 65 pound power pro. I just bought a new set up and it is a 7'8" Xtra-Heavy Denali Kovert with a Shimano Citica G and also 65 pound power pro My last set up is for a little lighter pitching and it is a 7'3" Heavy Duckett White Ice with a Lew's Super duty. The Denali Kovert is a good rod but boy is it ever over matched by that White Ice.

Um....I think you missed the point. They do not state it has an extra bearing on the pinion gear, they state that the AIR makes it much smoother, so wouldn't you think this is just a little miss leading? Any way, I don't really care, the reel is priced right and is one of my favorite reels, love the Daiwa Tatula Type-R. EDIT.........I did just think of one ploy I feel for like 15 years ago, I do not even remember the name of the worm but they came out with a plastic worm and when you bought it, it was like five worms rolled up in a pack. The ploy was to just unroll it, rig it up and throw it out and let it sit, it would wiggle and move all on it's own and drive the Bass crazy. One pack of those worms sold for like $12.00 for a pack of five. I was stupid enough to buy three packs.

The new Daiwa Tatula with it's air rotation, they claim it makes the reel smoother. Now don't get me wrong, I really like the reel, Have a type-R and it is great but the air rotation they are marketing is nothing more than an extra bearing to support the pinion gear.

I use a 7'1" Medium White Ice Rod with a 6:4.1 Team Lew's, Best Trap Rod I've ever fished. If I start to stay hung up in the grass I'll move to the 7'1" Med-hvy White Ice rod with a Lew's BB1 in 7:1.1 That Med-Hvy White ice rod has an amazing tip on it but turns to backbone half way down, great fishing rod.

No question about it, if you have a family and need to go low price get the H2o Mettle, it is a whole lot for a small price ($50.00). I do not see how they sell it for that price to start with and if you can wait they will soon have a sale on them and you can buy them for $39.99. Very good reel for the price. Now if you can save up the money to that $115 that Mr. Ron was talking about the Daiwa Tatula is a Beast of a reel, you will love it.

I can vouch for the Denali Kovert 7'8" Extra Heavy. It is a very nice rod and I'll be using it for punching and flipping, along side a Duckett White Ice 7'9" Extra Heavy. Both Rods are great for their price range. I was honestly surprised with how nice the Kovert is, I had doubt on ordering the Denali because I'm pretty diehard on White Ice Rods but now I'm glad I did. I'll be buying the Denali Kovert 7'2" Heavy and the 6'9" Med-Hvy very soon they are that nice. I know I'm new here but if you knew me, this is a huge statement, I really don't fish anything other than Duckett Rod's so this is high praise for Denali.

I just bought a Denali Kovert but I got the 7'8" X-Hvy for flipping punching. IMO, The Kovert is built very well and seems like it will be a great Rod. I plan to buy the 6'10" Kovert next month and I would say go with the Denali BUT I have not fished either rod you have ask about, I only replied because I just bought a Denali Kovert and was pleasantly surprised by how nice it is.