finlander Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I have 3 Abu 6500C3's. Cast alot for pike and musky. Tossing HEAVY baits. Now I want to pick up a smaller baitcaster, for bass fishing. What should I look for in a reel when tossing light stuff? Like small spinnerbaits. I don't watch too many fishin shows to see what they all are using when tossing a certain bait. Cabelas shows an Abu pgm(?) that looks like the EON that was out a couple of years ago. Any suggestions for line weight/type when going lighter too wooould be appreciated. Thanks, the Finlander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markell Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I love the Shimano Curado 100. I am sure there are others that may be better but for the price, it would be hard to beat. The 100 is a smaller version of the 200. these are the only reels that I use now. These are the low profile type reels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlander Posted April 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Do you bass-ers use backing on your reels? Line types and what test? And how much do your lures weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cflbasser Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I agree with Markell... I have 5 of the Shimano Curado 100's and 1 of the Shimano Curado 200's. I prefer the smaller 100's but the 200 is good for a carolina rig. You can pick a used one up off E-bay for around $75 -$100. New ones will run $130. A lot of the Bassmaster/FLW pro's use these reels also, so you know they perform... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cflbasser Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I agree with Markell... I have 5 of the Shimano Curado 100's and 1 of the Shimano Curado 200's. I prefer the smaller 100's but the 200 is good for a carolina rig. You can pick a used one up off E-bay for around $75 -$100. New ones will run $130. A lot of the Bassmaster/FLW pro's use these reels also, so you know they perform... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I have quite a few shimano curados, And love them Ive had them for years and all but have needed no work. However I also been playing for the last 1-1-1/2 with a rick clunn. to me tehey are 2-3 times better than a curado with one exception and thats if you dont know how to thumb your reel you will get backlashs. They will out flip/pitch and cast a curado by 100% easy. and on top of that they are 69.00. Since you have abu's you will find them easier to use.. the nice thing about the curados is once you get them set up for the lure and rod and reel you DONT have to thumb them. but these clunns the bearsing are so good they just fly if you dont thumb them. Heres a link on some info I wrote up. http://www.del-mart.com/htmlfolder/info/reel.html Delw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cflbasser Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Fin - As far as backing goes... The only reel I use backing on is my flipping reel. I use some 15# test mono to back 50# Power Pro braid. This mainly because of the cost of the Power Pro, but also because the braid tends to slip around the spool a little. The mono keeps it from doing that. On my flipping stick, I'm using 1/2 to 1 ounce tungsten weights. On All of my other reels, I'm using 12 to 17 test Big Game with no backing. The lure weights for these range from weightless worms to 1/2 ounce Rat-L-Traps, and everything in between. Occasionally, I'll use 20# Big Game for a spinnerbait or carolina rig (depending on cover). By the way... These are all fished on the Curados... Hope that helps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticav Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I liked the low-profile Eon reel and own three...they tweaked and tuned it a little and call it the PGS now which I own one of and it is awesome. Casts a light lure very easily and is a joy to fish. I have tried the Curado's several times when fishing with my friends, many of whom will not buy a reel that is not a Curado, and can say the same thing about them too, they are just too pricey for me to own 7 or 8 of, I get mine new-in-box off eBay for under $50. I do know a couple of guys that would still buy the Shimano if they doubled their prices, I have a couple of Shimano Scorpions that I cherish as much but I just like my Abu's the most, JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Finlander, I have a Lews 19GS that I want to sell. The reel sold for $100.00 new. I have had it a year and will sell it for $65.00 shipped. The reel is in excellent condition and has always been serviced. I still have the original box and tools that go with it. I use 12 lb. test line on it. It is a very smooth reel. The reason I want to sell it is because I want to buy another Scorpion 1000. It suites my style of fishing better. Send me a PM if you are interested. Skeeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticav Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Hey Skeeter, get with me if you don't get rid of it...JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Boss Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 disregard all the shimano and go for a team daiwa s it is 10x better than any curado will ever be i can cast a 1/8 jighead over 150ft best of all you can buy a new one in the box off ebay for 90-bux they retail for over 200- check these out ive had em all this is by far the best TAYLOR Nevrmine ebay here is a guys email adress tell him TAYLOR sent you and said he could get you a deal 90-team daiwa s 103 dew5521@mchsi.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.J. Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I agree with Delta Boss. Team Daiwa is the way to go. However I use the Team Daiwa X reels. They are a little on the expensive side, but it is well worth the money. I can pitch a tiny jig incredibly far with these reels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lure--Prof Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I have owned alot of different baitcasters over the years. Most of my bass fishing in the last many years has been with Shimano and Lews. I used to do promotional work representing Shimano at many shows etc., including a Bassmaster's Classic. That being said, I played with a couple of brand new reels side by side a couple weeks ago; a Curado and a Bass Pro Shops Extreme. The difference was night day. The Bass Pro Extreme felt, handled, and cast as thought it was $100 more, instead of being $40 less. Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 im a fan of round casters so i have found i really like the pinnicle vision series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonOffroad Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 After a while of not fishing, I just picked up an Abu Garcia 5500C3 + a BassPro 6'6 medium crankin stick. I used to own a Team Diawa, I forget the model about 2 years ago. I'm usually fishing for bass, and I typicly throw 3/8-1/2oz baits. Some 1oz roostertails have landed me some 5lb+bass this year. Got ahold of a big one, but as the story goes it got away when the knot in the Spiderwire slipped out of its self. Took that stuff back yesterday, and picked up Berkley BigGame 20lb test in chartruese We'll see how it does this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
