Curado 300E

[hatrix]

So my brother who does not own a casting reel and as far as I know has only used mine a hand fuull of times is dead set on getting one of these. What he wants a new set up for is for muskie and throwing big stuff like swim baits and bricks. In reality all of that would only be like 1/50th of the actual fishing he does. Would it be better to get a nice dependable all around reel instead and just buy a rod for muskie and throwing the big stuff? I don't know that the reel is really as important as the rod. If he bought a smaller reel he could get a rod and reel for about the price of the 300E and then buy another rod for every day use and have both set ups. Like I said he has never really used a casting reel and it seems like such a big jump to spend so much on such a specific set up when you dont already have a boat full of other rigs.

[Bluebasser86]

I would get a more all around rig before getting something that specific. You could fish most things with it, it would just be serious overkill.

[Michael DiNardo]

Depends on how serious he is about his muskie fishing. If he is going to be throwing the big Double 10s, he will definitly need a reel specifically for them. I would go with a Revo Toro(Winch) or Shimano Trax with the 4.6:1 ratio. If he is fishing for muskie with "normal" minnow baits and large bass spinnerbaits and buzzbaits or bucktails like the Mepps Muskie Killer, a Shimano 200E would work. I use the 201 myself. It is a good size for bass as well. Even medium muskie baits can put mucho pressure on reels.

Mike