What To Pair With A Shimano 50?

[fishballer06]

So this winter, the Shimano 50 size bug got me. I recently picked up a Chronarch 51e and I planned on pairing it up with a St Croix AV70MF. I then found a practically new Curado 50e for a great price, so I snagged that one up as well. I'm not sure what rod to pair up with this reel. I hate to have two setups that are exactly the same, so I wanted to see what you all would suggest pairing it with. Let me hear your opinions. Thanks. 

[roadwarrior]

I have this combination and think the rod will match up PERFECTLY with the 50E.

 

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/dhc7-primmus-review.html

 

 

 

[Arv]

Pair it with whatever you want. All but one of my baitcasters is a 50 size. It may not be ideal for some special casses like deep diving cranks or swimbaits, but anything else it should be fine.

[bass1980]

Throw that curado on your avid and put the Chronarch on a ***. That black and white combo looks sick. Here's mine with a Curado I handle.

[bass1980]

That's a 7'1 MF rod. I also have the same reel on my jig rod. *** 7'3 HF.

[new2BC4bass]

One of mine is permanently teamed with an Elite Tech Smallmouth 6'10" MF.  Love that combo.  Not sure about the other, but most likely will be on another Medium rod.

[buzzed bait]

i have a curado 51e on a *** black 6'10" MF, love the feel of this combo.  use that weightless worms, light jigs and t-rigs.

my other curado 51e is likely to get upgraded to an Avid soon for a topwater/jerkbait combo.

[BrianinMD]

It will pair well with most anything, the question becomes what technique will it be used for?

[fishballer06]

I could honestly care less if the colors pair up. I'll take quality over aesthetics any day. 

 

As for technique, I've already got a setup for basically every application, so it's not like I have any gaps to fill. It will mostly likely be used for a jerkbait/plastics/small topwater type of setup. 

[ColdSVT]

My chronarch 51e is on a 7'1 mhf ***..looks sweet

But i may put it in my LTB and move the lews tp from there to the *** lol

Bug bit me last month to join the 50 crowd lol

[fisherrw]

pheinix m1 ml

[new2BC4bass]

i have a curado 51e on a *** black 6'10" MF, love the feel of this combo.  use that weightless worms, light jigs and t-rigs.

my other curado 51e is likely to get upgraded to an Avid soon for a topwater/jerkbait combo.

 

Great.    I have the 7'3" MF model.  Nice rod to put the other reel on.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Pick a rod and line to fish a technique you don't have covered already, spool up the 50E and fish.

[Darren.]

Agree with DVT. Don't overthink it. Put each on a rod,

and if you don't like the setups, change 'em out!

 

I've settled with my 2 Chronarch 50e reels paired up on 

6'6" ML Carbonlite, the other on a 6'6" MF Carbonlite.

 

Lightest setups I own at this point, and love 'em.

[John G]

I have my CU50E mounted on a Loomis SMR 702C-TW. This setup fulfills my top water needs perfectly.

[FishTank]

G Loomis 803C GLX Jig and Worm rod.  

[lmbfisherman]

Throw that curado on your avid and put the Chronarch on a ***. That black and white combo looks sick. Here's mine with a Curado I handle.

Poor fish, it looks cold with that snow. 

 

I have my 50s paired with 6'8" MH/F Cumara with Curado 50E and a GLX 853C with a Chronarch 50MG.

 

I'm looking for two new rods to pair with my other 50MG and Chronarch 50E.  Last season they were used on my GLX854C and Fenwick ET Smallmouth 6'10 M/F.

[Arv]

Throw that curado on your avid and put the Chronarch on a ***. That black and white combo looks sick. Here's mine with a Curado I handle.

just got that same combo, except a 6'7 mh ***. Water just needs to soften up so I can try it out

[BrianinMD]

Looking at your orignal post and the techniques you list. If you like the Avid go for another one of them in a little shorter length for the jerkbaits. A 6ft 6in MF should do great.