Northwest Fishing Reports

what are yours guys favorite im thinking of buying 2 new 09 tours along with a curado.......

If you got the $ stick with shimano they got a whole line of nice reals not just the Curado though the curado is very very nice!

First off, send some money my way...

I like my older Curado...I don't think you can go wrong with Shimano.

300dvs curado curado 200:-$ own 12 zero issues on each and all and all extreme weather conditons my Calcuttas:-$ fail at 20 degrees:-$ other then that sweet as well:cheers:

I agree you can't go wrong with Shimano, I've got a curado and 2 Chronarchs, but I sure am loving my 2 ABU Garcia REVO's I got at the beginning of this year! Light as a feather and smooth as silk. Have fun shopping! -Dave

I love my older curados. I abuse the hell out of them and they keep going. I don't have an opinion on anything new...tho I don't think you can go wrong with anything shimano..or any brands mid to upper end models. Go to a tackle shop with your rod or rods and ask to put what ever on and see for yourself how it feels.

i like the revo's too. 24 lbs of drag pressure means you can spool up with 80 lb braid and basically turn the drag off and pull anything out off anywhere.

Nik wrote:i like the revo's too. 24 lbs of drag pressure means you can spool up with 80 lb braid and basically turn the drag off and pull anything out off anywhere.

Now where is the fun in that?:-"

My thoughts:-$ to a TEE!!!!:cheers: lol

fishaholictaz wrote:

Nik wrote:i like the revo's too. 24 lbs of drag pressure means you can spool up with 80 lb braid and basically turn the drag off and pull anything out off anywhere.

Now where is the fun in that?:-"

The fun is when you hook an 8 lber on a frog in a mess of lily pads and milfoil and you know you can get her to the boat, or when you can throw your bait in places that no one else would even consider throwing it. I'm all for playing a fish in open water but there are certainly times when you would really, really prefer that the fish didn't pull any drag. that's when i like my Revo. i'm more about the victory and less about the battle. i guess i'm the kind of fisherman they had in mind when they designed the Revos.

I like the pucker factor of throwing into thick stuff with 15 lb test mono and never knowing what will happen. If I win...good for me..if I lose..I'll be back. To me, the fish winning sometimes is part of the game. Just me tho

BassDood wrote:I like the pucker factor of throwing into thick stuff with 15 lb test mono and never knowing what will happen. If I win...good for me..if I lose..I'll be back. To me, the fish winning sometimes is part of the game. Just me tho

No not just you bassdood me too:cheers: Now if I was on tour no fish gets away but for fun what the hey:-" You get a fish tied up to a stump 6-10 ft down with that 80lb braid chances are the fish will die#-o

Shimano-Quantum-Daiwa,..in that order for me,..I also try and keep 2 matching Rods-N-Reels unless I have a Specialty-Stick,..IMHO Shimano is the best!

TGL-BB

fishaholictaz wrote:

BassDood wrote:I like the pucker factor of throwing into thick stuff with 15 lb test mono and never knowing what will happen. If I win...good for me..if I lose..I'll be back. To me, the fish winning sometimes is part of the game. Just me tho

No not just you bassdood me too:cheers: Now if I was on tour no fish gets away but for fun what the hey:-" You get a fish tied up to a stump 6-10 ft down with that 80lb braid chances are the fish will die#-o

I was fishing last night and hooked into a 3 pounder that raced around the lily pads and then up under the dock. Took me a few minutes to work her back out. I was using P-Line CX 12# that held up very very nicely. SO I won that one but later in the evening had another 3+ that tied itself in the pads and spit the kreature back at me. So splitting the series so far at 1-1 we are going into the rubber match .... LOL.

Every major brand of reels has some good models, and some not so good models. I was just thinking about this, and I have at least 7, maybe more, Baitcasters, some dating back to 1984. Some of the older models just rock, while some of the newer models are just so so.

Still, if I were to hint, I'd say I have a Zillion suggestions. I think it is my favorite overall real.

Price is not always the key to a great real, but going cheap will give you a real that won't last long, even if it fishes good for a couple of years.

Anglinarcher wrote:Every major brand of reels has some good models, and some not so good models. I was just thinking about this, and I have at least 7, maybe more, Baitcasters, some dating back to 1984. Some of the older models just rock, while some of the newer models are just so so.

Still, if I were to hint, I'd say I have a Zillion suggestions. I think it is my favorite overall real.

Price is not always the key to a great real, but going cheap will give you a real that won't last long, even if it fishes good for a couple of years.

I would definitely agree with that AnglinArcher! My earlier Daiwa reels didn't serve me too well, but I know the Zillion and others are just awesome reels! As someone who has experimented with everything from the Japanese Shimano Scorpion to the cheap spiderwire tarantula, there are two things that I think tend to make the biggest difference in fishability.. 1) The number of bearings a reel has, and 2) the ability to have a fine tuning adjustment on the side plate for the magnets to really dial in the specific weight of the lure you are throwing to the conditions (strong wind in your face, dead calm etc.,) May just be my personal preference, but that's what i usually look for, and when I'm trying to teach others how to fish a baitcaster, my more expensive ones are usually the ones they are going to have the most success learning with. One thing is for sure though, you don't have to spend $150.00 anymore to get an awesome baitcaster these days!:cheers:

Don't ask me about reels. I bought 2 new Curado E's at the beginning of the year. My GF loves hers, and I haven't even put line on mine yet haha. My older Shimano's are holding up too well to need new ones at this point.

Shimano CMan ;)

I got a Quantum Tour Burner at Christmas. And if I remember to reel a little slower with tit sometimes it will be awesome ... lol. I love the reel and sense I got it for under 90 on Ebay I cannot complain in the least. But I also still use the first baitcaster I bought last year when I started the bass fishing adventure. It is a Shakespeare Dimension and I know it is at the lower end of the spectrum but it has held up to every task I have asked of it.

any one ever fish the shimano core????

I run with Abu Revo's, They are not to spendy but a great reel. JMO