12 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said:

the OP turned out to be a rod question

Certainly the lowest hanging fruit on that tree.

12 hours ago, Basshunter_ said:

I would assume the problem is my medium heavy rod then since I have a shimano curado 200k

 

1 hour ago, bulldog1935 said:

the OP turned out to be a rod question

 

OP's original post is very vague.  This post of his admits the rod might be the problem, but sounds like he feels the 200K will work fine.  I don't agree about the reel.  Not saying it couldn't be done.  I watched a young guy cast an 1/8 oz. rated lure (actual weight unknown) on a MH St. Croix with an E-series Curado.

 

However, I've never personally witnessed another person with as powerful cast as he had.  The reel was also set up not to backlash with that weight.  Don't remember the distance he got.

@Big Hands it's either that or put down the $100 that says I can cast 1/8 oz farther on deep-spool linear-mag Super Duty, and any Lew's centrifugal brake will dial down to backlash before it reaches my cast distance.  This difference showed up on the water one day, then I took it home and measured it on the casting range (and sold my Lew's centrifugal brakes).  

 

Linear mag excels at casting light where mid-cast (wind) backlash is the bad guy.  Centrifugal brake is for solving start-up backlash with heavy lures and heavy hands.  

  

This is BFS-magnesium-spool Alcance, also Doyo-built to ZPI design.  

ZPI reports the 7-g mass of their shallow BFS spool (titanium spindle) - Lew's doesn't report theirs.  

 

I’ve got 3 Curado BFS/Phenix Feather combos and love them.  They’re just not for fun, they’re part of my bass combo rotation and use them every time I’m out on the water.  
 

 

1 hour ago, bulldog1935 said:

@Big Hands it's either that or put down the $100 that says I can cast 1/8 oz farther on deep-spool linear-mag Super Duty, and any Lew's centrifugal brake will dial down to backlash before it reaches my cast distance.  This difference showed up on the water one day, then I took it home and measured it on the casting range (and sold my Lew's centrifugal brakes). 

 

Since I have no reason to doubt your assertion, I'll just tuck that c-note away in my spool of imported hard coated PE 1.0 savings account.

My BFS reels always have fun

and they don't rotate, they're full-time in all my niches, 

inshore/shore

 

River kayak

even surf