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Cool. My brother fished it the last 3 years so I thought I would give it a shot. I'm 2 hours south of there though and have no clue where to fish.

I just start grunting and then say " wow, look at the size of this turd. It's huge!" There like, Excuse me? They're the ones to usually hang up.

Is anyone fishing the redfish tourny this coming Sunday, the 7th, in Titusville?

Goodfellas by far is the all time best mobster movie. Boondock Saints are bad azzzz too.

How could you put the METS over fishing. Even fishing without a hook would be better than the the METS...lol

Why don't you ask the teacher?

I think it's lost. hahahahaha

That's awsome Jason..Doug

interesting my dear Watson.

When to use a sweet beaver? When it don't smell like calogne.

LOL I just ordered that plus 2 other Jackalls earlier today.

Thanks Bizz. They're the ones who wanted $9 bucks dekivery for $11 product. I'll wait till I build a larger shipping list before i order

Does anyone know where I can buy those huddlebug craws at? I found a site that were $11 for a bag of 5 but they wanted $8 and change for shipping.

Welcome aboard mate. Your English is just fine compared to most around here. I don't t-rig my crawdads. I eat them.....

Thought I'd give Abu one more try so I just ordered the Premier from Cabela's. Will be here by Thursday, in time for my tourny.

I just got my new Loomis and Curado Thursday. I'm heading out to the Indian River at 5 tomorrow morning for some Snook, Trout and Redfish....,Let us know how that Inshore works out for ya....

Dude, That was flippin hilarious, to me anyway.

Careful, most companies do not use the same blanks anymore for casting and spinning. The spinning blanks are usually softer through the middle. I knew I shoulda kept my mouth shut..It's been about 7 yrs since I built rods so I'm sure thing have changed.

I'm ordering mine. only bad thing about is this.. New $250 reel = new $300 LOOMIS......= $550 new set up I have to sneak it into the room, past the WIFE and onto the rod rack. It's like MISSION IMPOSSIBLE around here. But I'm always up for a good challenge.

If I was going to start building rods again (stopped building about 7yrs ago) then I would use the bet guides and reel seat I could find. Even if I had to save $ for it. Don't put junk components on a good blank. Use atleast the same quality or above that Loomis uses. Thats what I would recommend...

Yes. A casting Blank and a spinning blank are the same balnk. You have to spline it. The guides go on the outer part of the spline for baitcasting and on the inside for spinning.

I sent a pm to ReelMech. Let's see what he has to say... LOOK! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No wait, It's REELMECH!

I found this on the Shimano site. Seems the clerks at Bass Pro were clueless. Shimano Offers Deep Spool Feature In New Curado And Citica Reels - Ideal For Coastal And Saltwater Flats, Select Bass Fishing Situations Media contact: John Mazurkiewicz/Catalyst Marketing IRVINE, Calif. 7/06 -- Providing anglers with the comfort and castability features of a low-profile frame, and the line capacity and power needed when fishing and saltwater coastal areas and flats, along with certain bass fishing techniques, Shimano introduces new Curado and Citica baitcasting reels with a special deep spool design. Added to the Curado series is the CU-100DSV with a spool capacity ranging from 165 yards of 8-pound test, up to 100 yards of 14-pound test. Anglers chasing after redfish and bonefish in the shallows at times need that capacity, plus with its 6.2:1 gear ratio and deep spool, it will bring in 25-inches of line per crank, said Jeremy Sweet, reel product manager for Shimano. The Curado 100DSV is equipped with four shielded stainless steel ball bearings and a one-way stainless roller bearing, and weighs only 7.4 ounces. As with all Curado reels, Shimano's 1/4 Turn Easy Access Sideplate allows easy access to adjust the VBS centrifugal brake weights, plus the sideplate remains attached to the reel when opened so it cannot be dropped into the water. To the Citica series, Shimano adds the CI-100DSV and 200DSV reels, both with fast 6.2:1 gear ratios. The deep spool design provides line capacities from 180 yards of 10-pound test to 120 yards of 14-pound on the 200 size, and 165 yards of 8-pound to 100 yards of 14-pound on the 100DSV. The 200DSV will bring in 26 inches of line per crank, while the smaller Citica pulls in 25 inches per crank. The Curado and both Citica DSV reels have the same proven features as the standard version reels. Anglers who have made these reel series some of the most popular in the Shimano line-up will see Super Free, VBS, Super Stopper with Assist Stopper, aluminum frames and Dartanium drag material, Sweet said, plus we use our larger HEG gears in the Citica 200DSV to provide more leverage and more fish moving power. For more information on the new Curado 100DSV and Citica DSV low-profile baitcasting reels, see your local tackle dealer - visit the Shimano web site at www.shimano.com - or call Shimano's product support team at 877/577-0600 (6 am to 5 pm Pacific Standard Time). ### Suggested retail: Curado 100DSV - $199.99; Citica 200DSV/100DSV - $119.99

I don't know who is correct about the saltwater issue with these reels. I DO take care of all my reels, especially after saltwater use since I do a lot of that, and probably won't effected by the salt. I was told by 2 different employees from Bass Pro on two different trips that the reason one is salt and the other isn't is because of the spool. The spool on the Curado 100D is drilled(has holes in it) while the spool on the Curado 100DSV does NOT have a drilled spool. The drilled spool will allow saltwater to get into the inner parts of the reel making it difficult to get out without breaking it down every single time you use it. Both model reels are the SAME price. But if the employees were correct in their advice then why does the Premier have a drilled spool? I think the drilled spool probably has something to do with casting rather than saltwater getting into it but I don't know. It would be nice if we could get clarification from a "reel" expert (pun intended) and not just assumptions.... I do know this though. I will be ordering a Premier next week.

Ditto....Look no further and buy immediately....