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C-Rig and A-Rig

The Tatula LT 2000 is a nice one. Enjoy your new rod!

07 and 08 original Rapala, size 1 and 2 Mepps aglia, small poppers, small Flukes, and 4” weightless worms. All great baits, stream smallies can be pretty aggressive.

Small mepps size 1 and 2, 07 and 09 Rapalas, small poppers, and mini crankbaits. Basically all small Lures.

I know that rod. It's an excellent ned rig rod, but also great for any really light line finesse stuff. It would also be an excellent panfish/trout rod. It's pretty much how it's labeled, it's light plus a little more oomph but not much.

Either rod is cool for an all around rod. I would go up to the Fury line though. They are very nice for the small amount of $ more that they cost.

Ever see these shallow Plano boxes. They are perfect for terminal tackle. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Plano_Pro_Latch_Utility_Box_3601/descpage-P3601.html

Another thread gone a stray. This thread the OP asked how Curado K's are holding up, not if an SLX casts farther. What is all the obsession with casting 4' father anyway?

Shallow docks and 1/8-3/16oz jigs and weightless worms are an excellent combination.

Kuying Teton are excellent rods. Not just for the low cost, they are really nice rods. All that I have are well put together, with great Fuji components. I have three different Teton rods and all are great rods. Really sensitive and comfortable. TTS662L spinning rod is an amazing ned rig rod for light applications.

I have three with zero issues.

Reel Magic Works great

McCoy line is fantastic. Super limp and strong. I switched from Trilene XL 14lb to McCoy 15lb a few years ago. I like XL but the McCoy is so much more limp and stronger that I stuck with it. I recommend it. It's way way more easy to manage than Big Game.

Cool. You like it with the motor? Is it pretty comfortable to fish that way? I'm looking into getting one this year.

My 4.5"-5" swimsuit rig is a Loomis 6'9" or 6'6" 3 power rod with 12lb copolymer on a Gamakatsu 5/0 weighted superline hook.

I use 40-50lb old school power pro.

Have you ever used your NuCanoe Frontier with a trolling motor on the back?

I want the 6'10" target Mojo Glass ripper.

I agree with @FryDog62 about St Croix rods. I have two Legend bass rods that are amazing but a touch tip heavy. The best balanced rods I've come across have been G Loomis, the new Tatula Bass rods, and Dobyns regardless of which reels are on them.

I felt a few in a local store and they felt terrible to me, kind of clunky and unbalanced. They seem cheap to me. I would steer clear. A Dobyns Fury smokes any Favorite rod I've felt.

The IMX MBR rods are fantastic. They have one of the best tapered blanks ever imho. Excellent rods. I have never fished an expride.

I use both the LT 2000 and LT 3000 with it. The weight is almost the same, the reel line capacity is exactly the same on both reels. The spool on the 3000 is just wider and shallower. I ned rig with 6lb mono with the 2000 and use 15lb braid to leader on the 3000. I love this rod! super comfortable and sensitive.

Spinning - Daiwa Tatula LT 3000 shallow spool Casting - Curado K

My advice is always to not cast as hard as you have been. When I started mellowing out my casting speed any wind knot issue I would occasionally have went away.

I don't have this exact models but I do have a 6'6" StCroix LTW ML rod with a Tatula LT 3000 and it's a perfect match. Hope that helps a little. The 6'10" would probably be very close to it.