Nap8tak

tomustang Posted Today, 06:51 PM Nothing wrong with what you have already. What else would matter would be your line diameter WRB Posted Today, 05:56 PM Nap8tak, on 08 May 2014 - 14:21, said: What is wrong with the reel you have? Tom You guys are right it's a great reeI and I don't mind the Cardiff 401 that much only except the fact that the it is huge. I bought it over 10 years ago intending to use it as a live bait reel for Muskies and Large Catfish. It just soo happens to work really well casting huge swimbaits but is very clunky when I'm having to cast over and over again. I'm using Fireline XDS 85lbs line(not wanting to lose $20-$100 lures) at the moment and am still able to cast 40-50 yards. I'm new to swimbaiting so I'd just like to know what your typical setup would be line included. Lures I've been throwing include S-wavers 6", Savage Gear Line Thru Trout, High Power Gliding Gizzard shad, Luhr Jensen Wood Choppers. I do plan to get more lures and widen my selection. I like huddlestons, Triton Mike Bull Shad, Spro BBZ-1 Swimbaits, Etc. but I'll leave that question for another forum. I am throwing in Kansas and Missouri waters so I'm not sure how successful swimbaiting will be but I'm willing to give it a shot. Thanks for all your comments and shared wisdom.

I recently purchased a Dobyns Champion Mike Long Signature Swimbait Rod and am curious if anyone out there has any recommendations for a quality reel to be paired up with it. $100 - $300 budget is in effect. I currently am using the Shimano Cardiff 401 on it and am thinking about switching it up with a Chronarch201e. I'm not really brand specific either and do use Abu Garcia's and Quantums as well. Never had tried out any other brands of reels but am willing to switch if it is the best setup for throwing 3oz. - 10oz. swimbaits. Thanks Bass fishermen.

Now I'm just curious, are you open on the weekends?

Buddy of mine was fishing there on his yak Monday and landed a nice 3 and 2 lber. So they're on.

I once had a lure like the one you mentioned made either by yo-zuri or Matzuo. I bought it back sometime from 2000 - 2006 and It was a killer bass lure and I even hooked up multiple 10lbs channel cats as well. Body shape of it is totally different from the REDEYE shad line and is more Broad bodied. It probably is discontinued now and I don't know why companies do that with lures that are soooo productive. Only thing was I lost it on a fish and wasn't sure who made it. If I ever saw one again I'd know it right away. Body type really looks like Matzuo make them but I've called the reps and they said they don't make anything like that. Picture attached looks close to it but is not. Closest thing I can find to it was a Lucky Craft LV100, except those LV100 don't suspend. Wish I still had that money lure.