Could someone please enlighten me

[Shane J]

I just got home from BPS, where I bought a Shimano Cumara CUC-X68MH. I get home, rig it on up with my Curado E7, and fill the spool with line. Then I go to put the hook on the hook keeper, and I know this is gonna sound stupid, But I don't see where the hook goes! It clearly says "convenient hook keeper", but I'm not seeing it anywhere. Am I losing my mind?

[0119]

Thats one thing I hate about the Cumara. Look at the end of the grip, its a tiny hole in the foam. OK for a single hook, rotten for a treble.

[Shane J]

Ahhhh! Thank you very much! Yeah, they could have done better on that, but I do love this rod! Matches very nice with the Curado. Appreciate the help in my dumb moment there.

[dodgeguy]

drill a small hole through the trigger .it makes the best hook keeper

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Fuji EZ-Keeper. Cost you like 4 bucks at BPS. Problem Solved.  The hook keeper design on the Cumara is just silly.  The one thing I can complain about Shimano rods is that the hook keepers suck.

[Shane J]

I love the idea of the e-z keeper! Thanks, SoFla.

[shackman]

Hey SJ..what is the price that BPS has on the cumara's if you don't mind me asking..

[Grey Wolf]

drill a small hole through the trigger .it makes the best hook keeper

Ya think that might mess up the warrenty ?

[0119]

Good luck with the e z keeper. I found them to be a real pain. They move easily, and line gets caught on it during some slack line techniques like walkin the dog. I find they dont work at all on my cumara spinning rod. They line constantly gets caught on it.

[BossHoss]

Clip off the tip of a wire coat hanger and attach it wherever you want with a zip tie... basically free.

[Gale1980]

how about just hook it to the reel? thats what i do and most people i fish with do if there is no hook keeper on rod.

[Shane J]

I paid $219 for the Cumara. Best money I ever spent on a rod. If those e-z keepers aren't any good, I'll have to look around, and see what I find, and in the mean time, I'll just use the stock keeper. I'll have plenty of time, because in a week, the reel is being sent out for super tuning and a drag upgrade. Hopefully another visit to BPS outta solve my rod's keeper problem.

[TJHfishin]

i have the same combo minus the mh i have the medium xfast with the curado it is amasing

[hitchhiker]

You could also use those zip ties that have a loop on the end.  Attach the reel, and put the zip tie on the threads ahead of the reel and clip it close.  Or you could buy a hook keeper from a rod building supply catalog and wind one on. 

Either one should be an easy diy.

[Raul]

how about just hook it to the reel? thats what i do and most people i fish with do if there is no hook keeper on rod.

Hooking to reel to scratch away the anticorrosion coat on my Chronarchs and Scorpions Mg, no thanks !

[bilgerat]

If you can find this type of cable tie http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.drillspot.com/pimages/409/40938_300.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.drillspot.com/products/124032/Tyrap_TY537MX_Mounting_Head_1_4_IN_Screw_Hole_Cable_Tie&usg=__lRuJ83WnSIwPHMhDsdP9JPCr6As=&h=300&w=300&sz=61&hl=en&start=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=990WvCZ_22sddM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwire%2Bties%2Bwith%2Bscrew%2Bholes%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1 in the appropiate size it works well. I've done it on several rods and it worked out good.

[Big Bait Fishing]

why don't you do it the right way , go to a rod builder , choose the hook keeper you would like to have on the rod and have him/her wrap one one in exactly the spot you want it at !!! and it will look like it came from the factory !!!! should only cost you like 20 bucks and the price of a hook keeper (like 2 bucks) 

[SirSnookalot]

Never use the hook keeper, have yet to see any one else use it.  Normally I tie my lure fresh when I get to my fishing site, but when not using that rod the guide works fine never producing a nick.

[shortbasser]

Hook holster.  Made by Faultline Outdoors.  Avail at BPS or you can order direct from Faultline and save yourself some $$. www.faultlineoutdoors.com.

I have them on all my rods.  Work great.

Shortbasser