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How could you put the METS over fishing. Even fishing without a hook would be better than the the METS...lol

Why don't you ask the teacher?

I think it's lost. hahahahaha

That's awsome Jason..Doug

interesting my dear Watson.

When to use a sweet beaver? When it don't smell like calogne.

LOL I just ordered that plus 2 other Jackalls earlier today.

Thanks Bizz. They're the ones who wanted $9 bucks dekivery for $11 product. I'll wait till I build a larger shipping list before i order

Does anyone know where I can buy those huddlebug craws at? I found a site that were $11 for a bag of 5 but they wanted $8 and change for shipping.

Welcome aboard mate. Your English is just fine compared to most around here. I don't t-rig my crawdads. I eat them.....

Thought I'd give Abu one more try so I just ordered the Premier from Cabela's. Will be here by Thursday, in time for my tourny.

I just got my new Loomis and Curado Thursday. I'm heading out to the Indian River at 5 tomorrow morning for some Snook, Trout and Redfish....,Let us know how that Inshore works out for ya....

Dude, That was flippin hilarious, to me anyway.

Careful, most companies do not use the same blanks anymore for casting and spinning. The spinning blanks are usually softer through the middle. I knew I shoulda kept my mouth shut..It's been about 7 yrs since I built rods so I'm sure thing have changed.

I'm ordering mine. only bad thing about is this.. New $250 reel = new $300 LOOMIS......= $550 new set up I have to sneak it into the room, past the WIFE and onto the rod rack. It's like MISSION IMPOSSIBLE around here. But I'm always up for a good challenge.

If I was going to start building rods again (stopped building about 7yrs ago) then I would use the bet guides and reel seat I could find. Even if I had to save $ for it. Don't put junk components on a good blank. Use atleast the same quality or above that Loomis uses. Thats what I would recommend...

Yes. A casting Blank and a spinning blank are the same balnk. You have to spline it. The guides go on the outer part of the spline for baitcasting and on the inside for spinning.

I sent a pm to ReelMech. Let's see what he has to say... LOOK! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No wait, It's REELMECH!

I found this on the Shimano site. Seems the clerks at Bass Pro were clueless. Shimano Offers Deep Spool Feature In New Curado And Citica Reels - Ideal For Coastal And Saltwater Flats, Select Bass Fishing Situations Media contact: John Mazurkiewicz/Catalyst Marketing IRVINE, Calif. 7/06 -- Providing anglers with the comfort and castability features of a low-profile frame, and the line capacity and power needed when fishing and saltwater coastal areas and flats, along with certain bass fishing techniques, Shimano introduces new Curado and Citica baitcasting reels with a special deep spool design. Added to the Curado series is the CU-100DSV with a spool capacity ranging from 165 yards of 8-pound test, up to 100 yards of 14-pound test. Anglers chasing after redfish and bonefish in the shallows at times need that capacity, plus with its 6.2:1 gear ratio and deep spool, it will bring in 25-inches of line per crank, said Jeremy Sweet, reel product manager for Shimano. The Curado 100DSV is equipped with four shielded stainless steel ball bearings and a one-way stainless roller bearing, and weighs only 7.4 ounces. As with all Curado reels, Shimano's 1/4 Turn Easy Access Sideplate allows easy access to adjust the VBS centrifugal brake weights, plus the sideplate remains attached to the reel when opened so it cannot be dropped into the water. To the Citica series, Shimano adds the CI-100DSV and 200DSV reels, both with fast 6.2:1 gear ratios. The deep spool design provides line capacities from 180 yards of 10-pound test to 120 yards of 14-pound on the 200 size, and 165 yards of 8-pound to 100 yards of 14-pound on the 100DSV. The 200DSV will bring in 26 inches of line per crank, while the smaller Citica pulls in 25 inches per crank. The Curado and both Citica DSV reels have the same proven features as the standard version reels. Anglers who have made these reel series some of the most popular in the Shimano line-up will see Super Free, VBS, Super Stopper with Assist Stopper, aluminum frames and Dartanium drag material, Sweet said, plus we use our larger HEG gears in the Citica 200DSV to provide more leverage and more fish moving power. For more information on the new Curado 100DSV and Citica DSV low-profile baitcasting reels, see your local tackle dealer - visit the Shimano web site at www.shimano.com - or call Shimano's product support team at 877/577-0600 (6 am to 5 pm Pacific Standard Time). ### Suggested retail: Curado 100DSV - $199.99; Citica 200DSV/100DSV - $119.99

I don't know who is correct about the saltwater issue with these reels. I DO take care of all my reels, especially after saltwater use since I do a lot of that, and probably won't effected by the salt. I was told by 2 different employees from Bass Pro on two different trips that the reason one is salt and the other isn't is because of the spool. The spool on the Curado 100D is drilled(has holes in it) while the spool on the Curado 100DSV does NOT have a drilled spool. The drilled spool will allow saltwater to get into the inner parts of the reel making it difficult to get out without breaking it down every single time you use it. Both model reels are the SAME price. But if the employees were correct in their advice then why does the Premier have a drilled spool? I think the drilled spool probably has something to do with casting rather than saltwater getting into it but I don't know. It would be nice if we could get clarification from a "reel" expert (pun intended) and not just assumptions.... I do know this though. I will be ordering a Premier next week.

Ditto....Look no further and buy immediately....

Well, I returned my new Revo SX that blew up while putting line on it to BPS. They gave me store credit with no questions asked. The clerk from the reel dept. said he has not had a Revo returned yet, much less with a blown sidecap and spool. I fingered the Revo STX and the Curado 100dsv for about 30 minutes comparing them. I went with the Curado since I already have the 200DHSV and know how dependable they are. What made my mind up was the Curado is an ounce lighter than the STX and it is also made for saltwater which the STX isn't. I like to trout and redfish also. It was only $50 more than the SX and same price as the STX. But I didn't get off that cheap. I told the clerk to ring up the difference when all of a sudden out of the blue came this darn monkey hauling tail down the isle straight towards me. That darn bait monkey grabbed me by the ear and drug me over to the tackle isle. $137 later and this is what I ended up with...

Ditto. Wow, I guess I stirred the bee hive with this one. I love Loomis and I bought another one yesterday in addition to the replacement. There are many good fishing rod manufacturers out there and I too have several different kinds of rods. Well, not really. For bass I have Loomis, St.Croix and Hurricane Red Bone( which is the best rod I've ever used for $78, at Sports Authority) I've built rods for years and marketed them at tackle shops. I built on Loomis blanks, St. Croix and others. I was alwys use to using custom made rods as apposed to store bought production rods. Yes, I would consider the rods I built on Loomis blanks to be better than the ones Loomis put out, prettier at the least. I have gotten away from building rods and started buying production rods. A lot of companies making rods use people to put them together and wrap who don't even fish. Sometimes you will get a rod from whomever that was not put together the correct way because of some lazy person being paid minimum wage screwed up. I do not know what caused my Loomis to break. The last time I used it was for a tourny a week prior and for all I know my partner could have stepped on it and cracked it. Or could be a defect. I've seen several people break rods and it's usually because their drag is too tight and they are horsing the fish beyond the strength of the rod. I watched a buddy break a $500.00 custom made Loomis. We were fishing in the Tortugas for grouper. I looked at his rod bend and told him he had the wrong action blank for bottom fishing, that his was geared more for plug casting. Sure as sh%t, SNAP. In my opinion and experience, generally, the more money you spend on a rod, Reel, t.v, car, boat, shirt, shoes the better the product is going to be but their WILL be times you get a lemon. I will continue with Loomis as my 1st choice rods.

When we hit our drought here in Florida and the local lakes and canals dropped extremely low, I used weightless worms or Flukes. The fish get trapped in little "ponds" and explode on anything that hits the water. The worm and fluke were the easiest to keep on top of the water and not get caught in the weeds. If it's open water then I'd use a Rapala minnow or baby spook.

Fivebasslimit, I sure wanted to use it in my tourny. I was looking forward to purchasing the Premier too. I kinda feel the same as you do about the guy who lined it for me. I'm still venting but when I calm down I'll rethink it and probably get another for a 2nd chance. I read too many good reviews on here about them for this to be a routine problem.