Raul

With off the shelf gear you will seldomly get a neutral balance outfit just because the reel seat isn 't glued in the place where it will balance neutrally with THAT reel you have in your hand, in order to achieve such only a custom built rod could do it but that rod will be only for that reel and no other reel alone. Reason why "custom built" may mean somebody just piecing a rod togeteher ( blank, guides, reel seat ) and adding a fancy paint job in the backyard or somebody that is actually building you a rod with a specific construction taking into consideration your specific needs plus your specific desires.

It 's indicative of a magnesium frame reel, all Mg reels have different acoustics, specially bcs.

The reel may be built by Daiwa but remember it 's made to Cabela 's specifications, so it may be great if Cabela 's aked for good quality materials or it can be a lemon. It 's not made to Daiwa 's specifications.

For starters they should seprate state, nation and international records for LMB between Florida strain and Northern strain. I find completely unfair for the people that aspire to break the LMB record when they have no opportunity to do so because Florida strain doesn 't live in their waters.

Only problem with stealthy lines is that if you are short sighted like me it 's so stealthy that you can 't see the line either. :-[

Nope, the depth of the crankbait is altered by the diameter of the line not by the weight of the line. For ex: When we say 12 lbs test we are not mentioning the line diameter, 12 lbs is actually the tensile strength. Why we say 12 lb is because 12 lb test is in average 0.34 mm but line diameter for that test varies from brand to brand and from type to type of line from. 0.31 to 0.36 mm Is there a standard test line used when the say a bait will run 5-7 feet? The benchmark to determine the diving depth of the crankbait is 10 lbs test or 0.28 mm - 0.31mm , what you see in the label or the website is when using the 10 lb test benchmark, reason why it is not a determined number but a range ( 0-1, 1-3, 3-5, 5-7 and so on ) is because there are other variables, line diameter and length of the cast. What I'm trying to get at here is this; if I fish a bait marked 5-7' on 15# line, The theory says that you substract aprox 1 ft for every pound test you increase the diameter, if it says the bait runs 5-7 ft in theory the bait should be running at 0-2 ft because you increased the diameter by 5 lbs, depth that is very unlikely. But it will run a lot shallower ? oh yes it will. How does one know what weight line gives the 5-7' depth? In theory the line diameter giving you the deepest range ( 7 ft ) should be the thinest ( 0.28 mm ) and the shallowest range ( 5 ft ) the thickest ( 0.31 mm ) 10 lb test.

Go away you evil spirit !

Amistad is junk next to Sugar lake and it 's not THAT far away.

I use my crankbait rod for topwaters too, medium power / moderate action .

I fish once or twice a month, I clean and grease every 3-4 outings depending upon how much punishment the reel takes, oil the spool supporting bearings every 1-2 trips. There used to be a time when I fished on a daily basis, I cleaned and greased the reel every week, no wonder why that reel has lasted for a couple of decades.

Delo 's

If I were you I would limit my search to the southernmost part of the US, specifically Florida or southern Texas, never been to Florida to fish but Texas I know well: Amistad, Choke Canyon, Falcon or cross the border to Mexico ( Amistad doesn 't count ) Sugar Lake & El Cuchillo.

The heart is young it 's the danged skin what wrinkles.

It depends, to me catching fish is a bonus.

Too big, 2-3/0

You can go two ways: 1.- Go with the bling and get a Scorpion 1000 ( which is a great reel ) 2.- Go with Delo 's and get a Curado 100D ( which is a better reel than the Scorpion ) for $165 plus free shipping.

WHERE ?!?!, I can 't seem to see it.

Exactly like that, yep it swims just by reeling it in.

And what 's that supposed to mean ? That SBT/Strike King should stamp a warning around these lines ?: If you are not KVD you should not purchase this lure. Which obviously is gonna generate monster sales cuz a lot of guys think they are just like KVD.

5' 11" and ......... 110 pounds

The only way to know fer shure is to try with a drop and admire the "bouquet", if you faint after sniffing at it then it most probably be not exactly good.

Ahhhh, but that 's because you have never seen Jun Shoji san. The man is the big Kahuna of finessin ' and sight fishing, no wonder why he 's called The Sight Master.

Imae designed it, the bad mouths say LFT stole the design from him.

It does make the experience a little bit more intersting. ;D

That 's a reel I would try but being so close in price with the Metanium Mg and Mg7 ....