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Sports Category => Outdoors & Recreational Hobbies => Topic started by: VillainousHero on March 11, 2020, 01:54:59 AM
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Shimano Curado 70
So I went on a spree and purchased the Closed out reels. I actually went with the 70HG version so it's a 7.2 gear. It's not that I needed a new reel, it's just that I saw a deal too good to pass up. Normally it retails for $199 but the deal I saw was for $119 and at that price it was worth it.
To compare with it's predecessor like the Curado 50E or the Chronarch 50Mg is kind of what this is about.
Anyway it's only been used for ice fishing and it's been wonderful with all the upgrades and advances from the old ones. Not that it matters to me, but there is a slight improvement in the feel overall. It's not like I have cast with the reel at all, in fact for ice fishing, I have all the brakes turned off. I better remember to turn them on if I should decide to mount them on my full sized rods. I made that mistake once. I thought my reels where casting freely...they were, no braking. Then poof a gust of wind came and it was a birds nest on the spool.
Anyway...there may be a new replacement coming out in the near future, as they are phasing out this model.
and now...I need a rod to go with it. Oh the dilemma! O0
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You use bait casting reel for ice fishing???
Weird
All these reel that sound japanese
Alot of them are made in china
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People used bait casting reels or spools full of line long before they even used spinning reels. Spinning reels users are actually the weird ones. Even if they're the majority right now.
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One doesn't have to cast just because one has a casting reel.
Shimanos are well-know their reliability.
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That's where the reels are called by a slightly different name. Called Conventional Reels or Trolling Reels or even as Line Counter Reels.
They are designed almost like bait casting reels. Conventional Reels for like big fish, fishing on the ocean. Trolling Reels are a lot like them, but there's freshwater versions as well as larger saltwater versions. Line Counter Reels, simplly have that line counter gauge on them. Since the intention is to fish off a moving boat, there is really no need to cast. Just lob over the side of the boat with your lure/bait and let out line. Because some of these are not casting reels, they don't need a brake control system to be added to the reel.
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What terrible mistake I made in that sentence.
Shimanos are well-known for their reliability.
One doesn't have to cast just because one has a casting reel.
Shimanos are well-know their reliability.
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What terrible mistake I made in that sentence.
Shimanos are well-known for their reliability.
Lol
My dirt cheap zebco work just fine
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.... right
I got some nice smallmouth bass this weekend
Pretty good fishing
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Those quality items give you a better feeling in casting, reeling, and even setting up the hook, etc, Rock. You should try them and experience the feel.
Sure, you can catch fish with any kind of line or pole--even a bamboo stick, which is still common in trout fishing. But there's something that just allows you to set the hook better, feel the bite sooner more, etc.
The experts have fished and tested their equipments based on those experiences and the experiences of many professional and survival anglers. They know what to do about hooking those fish.
Smallmouths are fun to catch but aren't yummy. Nor are largemouths yummier but largemouths are more fun to catch.
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Those quality items give you a better feeling in casting, reeling, and even setting up the hook, etc, Rock. You should try them and experience the feel.
Sure, you can catch fish with any kind of line or pole--even a bamboo stick, which is still common in trout fishing. But there's something that just allows you to set the hook better, feel the bite sooner more, etc.
The experts have fished and tested their equipments based on those experiences and the experiences of many professional and survival anglers. They know what to do about hooking those fish.
Smallmouths are fun to catch but aren't yummy. Nor are largemouths yummier but largemouths are more fun to catch.
I try them already
Don’t like it
Return it back to the store for refund
I actually catch less fish with it
Weird believeit or not
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Ok. Experience says it all. And whatever suits you.
I'm not crazy enough to spend over $600.00 on a pole or a reel. But I'm ok with some reasonably decent, quality items.
About two decades ago, I took a line with a hook on it, dug up a worm for bait, and set the line on the side of a river. I tied the string to a tree. I went to canoe for a bit and came back. The line was tight. I pulled it in and got a huge cat! Yup, that even without a pole. So, I know what you mean.
I try them already
Don’t like it
Return it back to the store for refund
I actually catch less fish with it
Weird believeit or not
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i try baitcasting reel
it was pretty hard
end up returning it back to the store
maybe with more practice and experience
i will master it
spinning reel for me
(https://www.tacklecrafting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TOP-BAITCASTING-REELS-1080x675-1024x640-1-400x250.jpg)
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I'm not good at baitcasting at all. I got a Daiwa baitcast combo three years ago and haven't learned how to use it. I've been trying to get Villaineous Hero to teach me how to. But he's always busy and have not been able to go fishing with me.
The combo rod and reel is still at home. I just removed the plastic covering the other day. I might just raffle it off or customize it into a spinning rod for my other spinning reels. I did that to another baitcast rod a long time ago and it seems to have worked very well with my spinning reels.
I've bought other spinning reel combos that have worked very well for anything from crappies to walleyes and even cats and rough fishes. Guys at the Hmong Fishing Scene tell me to get a setup of heavy fast action with 40-lb+ braided on mono leader for largemouths. I'm doing that right now and just bought a 65-lb PowerPro smooth-casting braid with a heavy St. Croix rod for that. I have a 17-lb Trilene leader I can use. Will finish the setup this week and test it over the weekend.
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I'm not good at baitcasting at all. I got a Daiwa baitcast combo three years ago and haven't learned how to use it. I've been trying to get Villaineous Hero to teach me how to. But he's always busy and have not been able to go fishing with me.
The combo rod and reel is still at home. I just removed the plastic covering the other day. I might just raffle it off or customize it into a spinning rod for my other spinning reels. I did that to another baitcast rod a long time ago and it seems to have worked very well with my spinning reels.
I've bought other spinning reel combos that have worked very well for anything from crappies to walleyes and even cats and rough fishes. Guys at the Hmong Fishing Scene tell me to get a setup of heavy fast action with 40-lb+ braided on mono leader for largemouths. I'm doing that right now and just bought a 65-lb PowerPro smooth-casting braid with a heavy St. Croix rod for that. I have a 17-lb Trilene leader I can use. Will finish the setup this week and test it over the weekend.
the expensive stuff never work for me
it's always the cheap stuff that seem to work for me
i remember buying a $10 lure
total waste of money
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Expensive stuff are not guaranteed to catch. They are guaranteed confidence and comfort with a little pride.
I don't think it's the quality of the equipment that proves the level of bites. The baits will determine that. And baits can be live or artificial--just gotta be the kind a particular type of fish likes to eat. Minnows, crawlers, and leeches, though, do well across species.
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Expensive stuff are not guaranteed to catch. They are guaranteed confidence and comfort with a little pride.
I don't think it's the quality of the equipment that proves the level of bites. The baits will determine that. And baits can be live or artificial--just gotta be the kind a particular type of fish likes to eat. Minnows, crawlers, and leeches, though, do well across species.
I never can tell the quality
Why buy a $50k racing car if out speed limit is 25 mph???
See what i mean
I need stuff that works
My zebco reel works
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Unfortunately Bait casting reels do really rely on quality that comes with a price. But one doesn't need to buy expensive to get performance.
To tell quality one has to use it and use it for an extensive period of time to appreciate it. It's all about quality time.
I still have my ugly stick set up...but I still prefer to use my St. Croix rods. I still have my Shakespeare reels too, but I prefer to use my Shimano reels.
A very long time ago...Zebco was made in Japan...it's now made in China.
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Unfortunately Bait casting reels do really rely on quality that comes with a price. But one doesn't need to buy expensive to get performance.
To tell quality one has to use it and use it for an extensive period of time to appreciate it. It's all about quality time.
I still have my ugly stick set up...but I still prefer to use my St. Croix rods. I still have my Shakespeare reels too, but I prefer to use my Shimano reels.
A very long time ago...Zebco was made in Japan...it's now made in China.
what reel you using man
show some picture
so i know what to look for at my next visit to the sports store
i try baitcasting. it's hard man
i got frustrated and toss it on the ground
maybe if i keep using it more, i will get good eventually
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I like to have a little good feeling to go with...
I never can tell the quality
Why buy a $50k racing car if out speed limit is 25 mph???
See what i mean
I need stuff that works
My zebco reel works
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I guess so. But I don't have the time get used to baitcasting. lol
Things made in China are gorgeous but unreliable.
Unfortunately Bait casting reels do really rely on quality that comes with a price. But one doesn't need to buy expensive to get performance.
To tell quality one has to use it and use it for an extensive period of time to appreciate it. It's all about quality time.
I still have my ugly stick set up...but I still prefer to use my St. Croix rods. I still have my Shakespeare reels too, but I prefer to use my Shimano reels.
A very long time ago...Zebco was made in Japan...it's now made in China.
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I guess so. But I don't have the time get used to baitcasting. lol
Things made in China are gorgeous but unreliable.
Iphone are made in China
Its good product
Cheap stuff
Alot of reel are made in china too
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It's not that China isn't capable of making quality things. They just choose not to make their products quality.
Look at Ford. It's not that Ford isn't capable of making quality cars. It just makes some cheap cars for the general public but has high-class cars just as Lexus, Acura, etc.
But I just don't trust too many things made in China.
Iphone are made in China
Its good product
Cheap stuff
Alot of reel are made in china too
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It's not that China isn't capable of making quality things. They just choose not to make their products quality.
Look at Ford. It's not that Ford isn't capable of making quality cars. It just makes some cheap cars for the general public but has high-class cars just as Lexus, Acura, etc.
But I just don't trust too many things made in China.
I trust china products
They make good stuff
I buy lots of stuff made in china
Lots of fishing stuff are made there too
Including japanese reel
IPHONE are made in china
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I thought Samsung makes iPhones. At least I've seen hot Korean chicks on Samsung's phone ads.
Not everything made in China is good. Many of the rodent traps made in China break more easily than those made in England or Vietnam.
I trust china products
They make good stuff
I buy lots of stuff made in china
Lots of fishing stuff are made there too
Including japanese reel
IPHONE are made in china
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I thought Samsung makes iPhones. At least I've seen hot Korean chicks on Samsung's phone ads.
Not everything made in China is good. Many of the rodent traps made in China break more easily than those made in England or Vietnam.
The korean makes samsung ( great phone too)
The chinese made iphone
Look at the back of your iPhone
It say “assembly in china(aka made in china)”
They have suicidal net around the iphone building
Because their worker were jumping off the building
Shytt job
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Well, it doesn't matter where they are made. The makers know how to make things great if they choose to. And if they choose not to, the products won't have quality in them.
I think most people want the Stradic Ci4 fishing reel because it's made in Japan. This island-parts country is known for its quality work, although I wouldn'take Suzuki cars to be comparable to Toyota and Honda cars.
Ah! Just found out that Taiwan is the maker of iPhones. They may be assembled in China, but the phone parts are probably made in Taiwan.
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Well, it doesn't matter where they are made. The makers know how to make things great if they choose to. And if they choose not to, the products won't have quality in them.
I think most people want the Stradic Ci4 fishing reel because it's made in Japan. This island-parts country is known for its quality work, although I wouldn'take Suzuki cars to be comparable to Toyota and Honda cars.
Ah! Just found out that Taiwan is the maker of iPhones. They may be assembled in China, but the phone parts are probably made in Taiwan.
they have these suicide net around the building
because their worker were jumping off the building
slave work, slave wage, unfair, bad working condition
(https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/MK-BZ529_CLABOR_GV_20121217184515.jpg)
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Those nets are probably more to prevent objects from falling onto people. They won't stop suicide jump-offs. Any living human being can jump onto them, crawl to their edges, and then slip off still.