06-09-2008, 05:56 AM
LH2, I ended up getting the Shimano Curado 100DSV. Like I said, for the price I got it for, it was too good of a steal to pass up. Bass Pro and Cabela's have them on sale for $169.99 and I paid $115.
I found I cast a little better with the brakes lessened and relying on my thumb unless its windy. The reel I got has a sideplate that comes off on the palm side, exposing 6 weights (for backlashes in the beginning of the cast) and a knob on the opposite side (for backlashes at the end of the cast).
I've used it quite a bit since I got it and now that I've become acquainted with operating it correctly, I have to work on accuracy... [:/]
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I found I cast a little better with the brakes lessened and relying on my thumb unless its windy. The reel I got has a sideplate that comes off on the palm side, exposing 6 weights (for backlashes in the beginning of the cast) and a knob on the opposite side (for backlashes at the end of the cast).
I've used it quite a bit since I got it and now that I've become acquainted with operating it correctly, I have to work on accuracy... [:/]
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