Baitcasters

[ocf2]

what are some things to know about them, i am lookin for a good all around baitcaster for under 200$, and what should i know about gear ratios

[HellaBass]

CURADO

[ocf2]

ok.... what make the curado a good baitcaster?

[Central Bassman]

U need to go to a couple different store and play with the reels. Whatever one fells best and you are most happy with thats the one u get.. Everyone has there favoirts but you have to be happy with it not us!!!

[RobertELee]

Most baitcasters in the $150 - $200 range are pretty good. Like CENTRAL BASSMAN said go look at the styles at a couple of stores and I'm sure you will find one that fits you. As far as gear ratios go, 6:1 is what you will find to be a good all around speed. And those are what you will find the most of out there also.

[ocf2]

ok... i was lookin at the daiwa wiento, has anyone use this reel, i really like the concept of the twithchin bar, i also like the daiwa x, quantum pt energy and pt accurist, and the flueger supreme lp. do any of you use these, what are the faults/and what did they get right

[st.crioxfishin]

I have a pflueger president and 2 pflueger trions, I love all of them and have had them all for at least 2 years, one of them for 4 years. They still produce great. My friend just bought a pflueger supreme this year, I've tried it and I might get that one next year. As you can see Im bias towards pflueger reels, but get what you like best!

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Id recomend a pflueger president ($140) or a citica ($120). The Trions are nice reels but they are a bit bulky for my taste.

I havnt actually used the viento but have played around with it. It seemed like a decent reel but I didnt get the point of the twitchin bar. Seems just as easy to twitch your rod or reel a quarter turn.

[RobertELee]

The viento is new this year, I too like the concept, but have not heard of anyone who has one. The rest of the reels are all really nice, I don't think you could go wrong with any of them. You might want to put them onto a rod at the store and see which one fits your hand best. I personally have the old and new style curados and also some pflueger presidents, all of them have been great.

[Central Bassman]

Pfluegers are they way to go.. They have some really nice reels and they are at a good price. I just pick one up at gander in maple grove.

[blakjack23]

OCF2, are you any relation to OCF?

[buzzin for bass]

For that price range I would suggest at least looking at the prodigy combo by Cabella's. From the responses here at FM I'm convinced I'm the only one using them but I have been very happy with the rods and reels. For about $150 you get a very sensitive rod, with plenty of back bone to hual the big ones out of the thick stuff and the reels are smooooooooth. I think it has been 4 or 5 years since I bought my first combo and other than dirt on the cork of the rod can't tell the difference between that one and the one I bought last year. These rods/reels have seen lots of time on the water without being any worse for the wear.

[blakjack23]

Hey Buzzin, you're not the only one with a Prodigy combo. I bought the baitcasting combo two years ago with the Cabelas XML rod and it has been a great combo. I did have to exchange the reel after the line spooler stopped going back and forth, but Cabelas exchanged it without any hassle. A great combo for the money in my opinion.

[BASSproJOE]

i just bought the new quantum pt burner 7:1

best reel you can buy, a tad bit expensive though

smooth as silk