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Sounds familiar, except I wrenched mine out at home. Not sure I could do it again, but I was determined in the moment. Just got the bill yesterday for a tetanus shot and antibiotic. 438 smackers. I wonder what it would've come to had they removed the hook?

It felt like I was being broiled midday yesterday, but by the time I hit an eastern lake with my brother at 11:00pm the temps dropped to 61 and it felt like we were freezing. It was a dry cold though... Not a lick of wind was swirling, and not one pop was heard in the pads or weeds. It was really tough to find anything biting, so after humping a Jon boat 300 feet down a beaten path we were questioning ourselves for fishing a brand new cold front. Finally nabbed some wading a super shallow shoreline then jumped back on das boot for one last shot and got a few more. The lake holds golden shiners and good thing I brought a Berkeley Grass Pig in Swamp Gas because they wouldn't touch anything else. The toll for crashing on my brother's couch is levied by Sammy the cat. He's very pushy and won't let me sleep unless I agree to be his pillow. It was 5:00 am by the time we drove home and unloaded, so I was too exhausted to negotiate with him.

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That's crazy talk! Got a link??

Of course they will and they do every day for people who elect to use spinning reels. I watch crappie guys using them who end up catching bass quite a lot. Do it to it if that's your budget. Personally, I don't throw anything lighter than a finesse TRD on a 1/16oz head and coming in at 5 grams I can chuck it almost 85 ft on a Tat SV on light line and a 7ft MXF rod. I use spinning gear for this too, but with the Tat I don't ever have to deal with the inevitable line twist and wind knots. It's only a matter of time for that, so here's one of the appeals of casting reels for this application. If budget is your issue with BFS gear, check YToob. There are several guys who've invested plenty of time buying and trying budget options from overseas. There are more than a few that work well at this point. You don't have to break the bank to play with this stuff if you do your research.

This might make you feel a little better. As stated earlier, the Tatula CT and Fuego CT share identical frames, side-plates, gearing, spool, brakes, and clutch mechanicals. The Tat CT has a few more parts to actuate the T-Wing and a different paint job, and that's it. For the record, I've brutalized my Fuegos in super choked out waters loaded with lily pads and milfoil for 5 years. Lots of good fish too. Neither went geary, and they're 8 speeds, and not so much as a hiccup even once. No sticking thumbars, or antireverse bearings going out, nothing. Fish it hard and don't worry about it. Grease it occasionally and it'll remain rock solid.

Of course not. But which line? The topic here is treble'd swimbaits up to 3 ounces. The pedestrian choice of 20lb Berkeley Big Game pops into my mind not only because I'm rather pedestrian myself and use it for those baits, but because it's a popular choice. The Tat 150 doesn't hold close to 450 feet of 20lb Big Game. It's thick line. 200 feet or so. Perhaps, maybe, a whiff more. Sounds perfect to me in a scenario where the limiting factor is the OP's stated intention for mid to short casts. The Tat 200 holds even more line than the Curado K 200, and the other suggestions of 300 sized reels hold way more line than either. The upside of the Tat 150 or the K 200 is their 28mm spools. Because of their extra width, their IPT will be less affected after the cast than most 25 mm spools found elsewhere in compact reels.

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Just pony up for a nice full-face fishing helmet and bedazzle it with moose feathers or somethin' fancy like that. She'll love it! The monkey never sleeps.

It looks quite shallow in the pics which is what I want.

I know it's aluminum and heavier than the CI4+ version. Doesn't bother me even a little bit. It's sitting in my cart for $121 right now which seems like an absurdly good deal, but I'm wafflng.@bulldog1935 waxes on about the long-stroke line lay bonus which is enough of a benefit for me to consider it even though I hate the lack of an anti-reverse switch. I know it's a real thing because of me old Daiwa SS 1600. Somebody push me forward or pull me back!

Look at it this way. If you fished where I fish, that would qualify as a smashing success even on a great day. I'm digging deeply to summon tears for you, and in order to get them flowing I went back to the moment when I found my childhood hamster Evel Knieval stiff as a board, but they just won't come. It's all good, yo. ?

If the spool is full, it's impossible unless he's using a 1 oz ned head and a 9' rod.

What size braid are you using and what bait were you throwing to empty the spool? I have the same reel. It's impossible to run out of 15lb braid on a cast with a 7' rod. Not even close.

Don't trust anyone who says the good old days weren't really that good at all. Oh yes, they were.

Just had this conversation with my sister-in-law about reviews on her Dyson docking station. You've gotta learn how to "read" the kooks.

A Curado K or a Tatula 150 will be fine for mid to short work with a 7'3" rod. They have nearly identical line capacity. If you see yourself ever using this rig when fishing off a boat deck then stepping up to the Tat 200 will be better if you want to bomb cast. It has greater line cap than the K or 150. The tat 150 is as rugged as the Tat 200.

Congrats!?

They've been flawless with my fishing orders. Fast notifications and very fast shipping. Rods, reels, baits, whatever, and rods are shipped in tubes. My only complaint is that I'm afraid to open their tickle emails. There are usually great deals found when I go through the pages that are too painful to pass up.

It'll be perfectly fine and will stand up well to large swimbaits on the smaller end. Regardless of what's sent out into the ether about people throwing swimbaits 150', I rarely if ever see them getting thrown anything close to that far and I fish with several guys who are all in with them. Use what you got and don't sweat it.

Works for me. The majority of the fish I've caught over the past 6 years were hauled in on several versions of Omen Black 2s. Nothing but dependable and rugged sticks. The Evolve reel seats fit my grip perfectly which is a big thing. The 7'4" Meta is next and I'll have a Widow Maker as soon as it comes in stock next spring.

Perhaps @Tatulatard will chime in. He's the maven on aftermarket Tatula platform spools and such.

Midway has open box 6.3:1 LH Zillions for $218 new with warranty. Daiwa Zillion SV TW Baitcast Reel LH 6.3:1 - Open Box (midwayusa.com)

They're often Banax builds AFAIK. That's fine. I've had zero issues with my Banax built Quantums.

I've been out on a boat with the works as far as electronics go. Sometimes nothing presentation-wise will get them to fire other than camping on the spot and waiting for that to happen. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. It's the double-edged sword of SOTA electronics. They're 100% there, but it's simply the wrong time and nothing works.