baitcaster for light plastics

[jbrew73]

I think he is just saying that high end or specialty gear isn't required for casting weightless soft plastics.

[fishwizzard]

2 hours ago, desmobob said:

 Also, TW has the Daiwa SV105 on sale right now... that's another good finesse reel.  I have one and like it, but prefer the Pixie.

The sv105 with a Ray's/DIY spool is really nice and will cast down quite low with good to descent control.  

[WRB]

The rod power and action, line type and baitcasting reel tunning all play an important roll. If you don't know how to cast properly none of those will help.

Tom

[Catt]

3 hours ago, millerp said:

What your saying then is casting is everything that rod and reel set up is not important?

 

What I'm saying is some have mentioned casting Senkos, Flukes, & jerkbaits like they're difficult to throw needing specialized equipment to do so!

 

I'm using a 36 year old Calcutta with a Crucial medium heavy extra fast rod & have no problems throwing unweighted Zoom Finesse Worms!

 

I agree with the proper setup for throwing light lures but those aint light lures!

[Darren.]

Man...such disdain for spinning reels... 

 

A Chronarch 50e does the job just fine....

[DaveT63]

I agree with the Pixy.  I use it with my St Croix Legend Elite 7' MF rod and love it.

[lmbfisherman]

I’ve thrown a weightless Zoom finesse worm on a 1st Gen Fenwick Smallmouth ET M/F, paired with a Curado 50 E with not a lot of effort.  I won’t win any distance contests but it’s far enough.  In fact that combo with that rig still holds my PB record for most caught smallies in one outing.  If you are buying a new reel and want true finesse, I think you should go Aldebaran.  I haven’t bought one myself yet, but if you’re going to pay Met MGL money might as well do it right!

[Fishinthefish]

I have a rod that I use for the exact same thing. I had Mike at DVT build it for me, it's an MHX Pro Elite series blank, with a Shimano Core 51MG or a Shimano Aldabaren 51 on it depending on the line/day. Works wonderfully.

[Raul]

4” and 5” senkos are anything but light, any baitcaster can throw them.

 

[lmbfisherman]

1 hour ago, Raul said:

4” and 5” senkos are anything but light, any baitcaster can throw them.

 

If you’re throwing Senko, I totally agree.

[Yumeya]

I have a GLX 842, Metanium 13 with a Yumeya shallow spool and HH air bearings and its amazing.

I also added Curado K brass gears

 

I would say a 842 with a MGL would rock, I also two NRX 852 in casting and spinning one with a 

Excense and one with the Metanium MGL and they are awesome also.

 

[OnthePotomac]

I guess I do not over think these things enough because I have thrown all my plastics on a 7' MH fast tip Carbonlites on a variety of my Curados over the last five years. Before that it was the old BPS Extremes 7'MH.  Initally spooled with 14lb mono and now with 15lb Invizx flouro.  Weightless if possible, or with a 3/16th pegged slip sinker.  Most are now on a Curado 200E7, 50E or 70XG.  At least this works on the tidal Potomac grass beds.

[Oklahoma Mike]

On 2/20/2018 at 11:58 AM, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

Throw your baits with hook etc on a scale. You might be surprised at how hefty they actually are. Chances are your regular reels will work just fine. 

This. I throw a ton of weightless plastics and can run them just fine on pretty much any setup I have that isn’t a swimbait or punching rig. 

[burrows]

I only throw weightless plastics on reels that cost 1000$ plus can’t cast light lures unless I buy a ridiculously expensive reel! That’s the bottom line fellas.

[Boogey Man]

1 hour ago, Burro said:

I only throw weightless plastics on reels that cost 1000$ plus can’t cast light lures unless I buy a ridiculously expensive reel! That’s the bottom line fellas.

Me too. Plus it's cool to say BFS. When I started out tho it was called RTS. Right Thumb System. It was alarmingly cheap too. Then I saw this new kinda rod and reel. It was an odd looking apparatus. The guides were underneath the rod. So was the reel. The spool didn't rotate either it had a wire thing, the only thing I could think to call it was a bail. You flipped it over and when you cast, it let the line come off the spool. Then when you started reeling, this bail thingy flipped back over and wrapped the line back around the spool. A miraculous invention!!!  We decided to call them spinning combos!???

[millerp]

I remember when I was first learning to fish as a child, maybe 10 or 11 ,I used to open the bail set my rod on the ground pick up the end of my line tie a rock to it and wind up and give it a toss, I think I will go back to that method with my baitcaster, cause I'm not having that much luck.

[3crows]

I use a Falcon Weightless Worm rod and a Shimano Curado 70. Works fine. I have a Stradic CI4+ on another Falcon spinning rod and it is nice but prefer the little BC rig for finer control.

[KP Duty]

I have an 852 I purchased last year but have yet to put a reel on.  I'm going with the 8.1 steez tw that comes equipped with the shallower 1012 spool.  Just waiting for the dollar to get a little stronger.  

[Boomstick]

On 2/19/2018 at 5:05 PM, NHBull said:

Looking for a caster to take its place and the NRX 852c comes to mind with a Met MGL

 

Any thoughts on this.

 

My thought is if that setup is in your price range, go for it. Other than maybe the price, I doubt you are going to have any complaints. I doubt you will be able to get a better rod anywhere. If you fish in heavier grass/weeds or prefer weighted soft plastics, you may want to consider a MH/F, but weightless or with light weights, M/XF should be perfect.

 

I use my Tatula 6'10" MH/F rod for soft plastics. I would like to eventually add a M/F or M/XF rod for weightless soft plastics down the road, but I have other fishing gear I want to get first (dropshot rod, heavy frog/jig rod, bass boat).

[Bassboytv]

If your still looking and your on a budget I’d consider an slx mgl I’ve gotten to try one out and i was very impressed I use mostly curados and am getting a chronarch mgl- if your not on a budget the chronaech mgl is an amazing reel for the price