garroyo130

A 2000 shimano? maybe with braid ... line capacity would be a concern for me

That's an oddly specific diameter. Are you having break offs with 12lb? bc that thing will pull stumps

Nah ... I'm good. I already failed math once

I recall reading or hearing somewhere that what you should aim for is neutral buoyancy when drop shotting. It stuck with me and because of that, I've avoided anything Z man for drop shotting. Lunker city ribsters are good.

Are you just trying to flip it or something?

We don't know enough about fish. My theory is that they are geniuses and posses intelligence far above what humans are capable of achieving ... but they have the memory of a goldfish.

Found myself looking for a reel for that same purpose myself. I settled on the Tat 200, but if I had to do it again, I would go 150. The 150 will still hold more line than the Curado.

Lol OP came looking for a single suggestion but left with about 10 more than he came in with

Yo Zuri Hybrid is a great budget line. Buy on diameter, not lb test as its underrated.

St Croix

This thread

IMO that's key. The moment you start watching things it gets dangerous ... especially if you don't realize its just a bunch of people trying to make money or sell you something.

I tried it once upon a time and it was the only time that I've had braid cut into the rod guides. Outside of that it managed fine on the reel. I believe it was 30lb power pro.

Yup stuff looks good. But there's nothing I hate more than a shopify website ... eew

Zoom Trick worm, 1 - 3/0 split shot (7" from the hook), 3/0 offset round bend hook Cast, let it sink to bottom, fish with short sweeps of the rod

Terrible comparison picture to post. I can't stop looking at the hot friend ...

DoYo?

Unless the lightning rods have changed, I wouldn't consider those handles cork. Its rubberized cork composite stuff. They are good rod for the price, I just wouldn't call that cork.

I experimented switching frame bearings over to bushings and quickly realized that much tighter tolerances need to be built into reels for bushing to work smoothly. If something isn't machined precisely on a certain axis, the bearing allows for a small amount of play and can keep spinning smoothly, which from my experience is not the case with bushings. Perhaps its different with those plastic bushings which have little grease pockets but my experience with brass bushings wasn't a good one.

I'd give the lighter rod a shot. That said, I don't really like the K for 1/4oz and under that has any level of wind resistance.

I considered it but thats really only ideal if all you use is cassette spools or whatever you call them.

Are you okay with those getting posted here?? ^ I agree

@Delaware Valley Tackle

what is Daiwa reel techs? DVT? are you looking for someone to service your reel or for advice on how to do it yourself?