Anyone tried the Excalibur xcs 100's

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Yeah, I like them. Pretty durable, good paint, quality hooks, and they run true outta the box.

For me a 7ft. med. action cranking rod,A 6.4:1 reel, 10-12lb. mono,And lures like spro little john 1/2OZ and strike king kvd squarebills,-

                                                for me thats what i have luck on.

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quote name=Catch and Grease" post="1691142" timestamp="1422735243]

Yeah, I like them. Pretty durable, good paint, quality hooks, and they run true outta the box.

Yes, I'd agree with this. Caught a lot of bass with these.

Get you some H2O squarebills from Academy. $4 every day and on sale for $3 and even less all the time. Great colors, rattling and silent versions, decent hardware, the main squarebill I throw anymore. 

I seen some of the storm arashi ( I think I'm spelling it right) do you guys have any experience with those?

 

Just a little bit.  Right of the bat I noticed that they cast very well despite a fixed weight.  Even in the heavy winds I fish as a great plains angler they cast really well.  They also slice through the water given their ultra thin bills making them effortless to retrieve.  Their medium buoyancy  (not too much and not too little) paired to the ease of the bait to cut through the water means that in cold water they have a good action at slow speeds.  Not my favorite cold water crank but competent none the less.  The "tail kicking action" is overstated IMO.  The axis of rotation in the wobble is located more towards the center of the bait than other tail kickers that feature an axis near the head that produce tight head movements with a wide tail kick.   The flat deeper diver looks real good.  It features a weight transfer system. lower buoyancy and has goo aerodynamic properties despite being "flat" because its not really flay but slim.  I haven't fished the flat but I hope it compares well to a DT6 but with enough Arashi special sauce to differentiate itself from the DT6.  I love DT6s and I'm hoping the Arashi Flat 7 isn't a sex'd up weight transferring, circuit board bill Rapala turd.