Something that continues to amaze me is how easy a baitcaster is to adjust but how many people still say they can't use them.

Hey Mo, when I was in the Army, we had this rule...called the 10% rule. You have to be 10% smarter than your equipment your using! LoL. This rule carries over into civilian life as well...LoL

So this explains Zebco's success...huh?! 

LoL...yeah, Zebco made a ton of money on spincast outfits, because a lot of fishermen aren't 10% smarter than a baitcaster....lol

My 1st baitcaster was a Abu Garcia 5501 C3. This is the old round type of baitcaster, the kind that you have to be dedicated to before you can cast it consistently. It's 10ish years old now, still in good shape and only used for punching bass. My main reel is a Curado 201E7. It's a great baitcaster. I did super-tune mine with ceramic bearings and some very careful polishing. Casts a mile and very well balanced. I would like to try the new 'G' series Curado. I have a birthday coming up (hint, hint).

Vito you would be surprised at the number of people I have run across that aren't 10% smarter than a spincaster!

Posted By Pegsguy on 29 Dec 2011 10:29 AM
Vito you would be surprised at the number of people I have run across that aren't 10% smarter than a spincaster!

Whoa, Nellie! Now this does present a problem...guess there's always the cane pole.

Yup sadly the 10% rule still applies!!!!!!

Lmao!

Posted By cedwards0823 on 17 Dec 2011 03:37 AM
I recently picked up an Abu SilverMax and its an awesome reel for the buck. It's not gonna keep up with a high dollar reel, but for a mid priced baitcaster, IMO it can't be beat. Paired it up with a Berkeley Lightning Rod-Shock series and it's becoming my favorite. I also use a Browning Midas series for throwing jigs and heavier finesse baits.

cedwards0823,

I have to agree with you on the reel & rod, I have 2 Silver Max's and 2 Berkely Lighting Rods which I purchased from Dick's. I had accidently broken the tip of on rod while closing the bed cap door down! Well I took it back to Dick's to see if they would replace it or would I have to send it of to a rod repairer. Dick's said just go back to Sporting goods and get a new one and that was it. I also have Black Max, this also works very good even though it's not as good as the counter part Silver Max. I bought a another baitcaster Prodigy from Cabela's  and a BPS Tournament rod.  I like the BPS with the expandible butt twist long or short.

I have 7 of old curados and 3 chronarcs  I am still using today that I bought in 1999. I have bought many more expensive reels since then and no trouble at all with the curados all still in good working condition. Hard to mess with success. Scott

I have 7 of the old curados and chronarcs that i bought in 1999 all of them in great working condition. I have purchased many other more expensive reels then them since then and had problems with many of them. I may never get rid of them. Scott

sorry didnt know it took the first time. Scott

Ive got a Diawa Twitchin Reel and a Smoke reel I love. Nice stuff ! I usually use spinning reels though

i ahve atleat 15bait casters ..all are from abu 6600c4,6500c5.6600.black max,blacmax c,6500c5magx,& the others i cant remaber the names theyre all great reels& have lasted forever i use them all every year,,i wouldnt use any other reels,only other brands i use are my spinning reels

Pinnacle vision slyder, had one for a while now and couldnt get used to any other one.

Posted By mo65 on 13 Nov 2011 09:43 AM
What's your favorite baitcaster for bass fishin'? Mine always has been the Pflueger President, but recently I bought a Lew's Speed Spool Tournament. This thing is awesome...I may have a new favorite. It's the smoothest, easiest to use baitcaster I've ever fished with.
                                                                                                                                                                                            

I've got a Plunger President and a Plunger Trion.  I suppose they are ok, but they sits on the shelf gathering dust.  I feel a Citica or  Citori or even some of the mid price bass pro reels are as good for less money.  For every day fishing I have several Quantum Accurists (AC500PTs and CXs and a few AC570PTs) spooled up with 65lb braid for flipping and frogging (these get some serious abuse), and a bunch of Shimano Curado 200 BSF, D, and E reels for everything else.  The D is probably the smoothest and toughest, but its also the biggest and heaviest.  The E is pretty good all around.  I liked the BSF best for a long time, but the spool tensions adjustment is too finicky.  The 200F gets an F just looking at it.  Sorry.  Don't even have to fish with one to see they made it cheaper to try and get people to step up to the next level reels. 

I would like to try a Quantum Smoke as a potential replacement for the Curado now that Shimano put it to the pooch on that line.  but its a little above my price point.  I guess I'll just keep waiting until I run low on good reels before I make a decision on what to try next. 

Posted By Bob La Londe on 20 Jan 2012 10:15 AM

I've got a Plunger President and a Plunger Trion.  I suppose they are ok, but they sits on the shelf gathering dust.  I feel a Citica or  Citori or even some of the mid price bass pro reels are as good for less money. 

Hmm...I don't know about that. The Citica is a pretty good reel, but come on, its no President. The Citica has four bearings...the President has 10. The Citica has 11lbs. max drag...the President has 20. I would suggest blowing the dust off your Pfluegers and fishing with them!
        

How many of you were pro's the first time you picked up a baitcaster? Thats right, ZERO! Who are you to poke fun at folks who struggle with them? I put my first baitcaster away for an entire season after I got sick of nesting it constantly. Does that make me stupid? Am I a dumb ass because I couldn't use my baitcaster at first? It takes some practice to get used to. Maybe thats just me though.
With that said, I still only have that 1 baitcaster. Except now it has become one of my favorite combos. It's a cheapy also. A Mega Cast by BPS(made by Shakespeare). The combo was only 30 or 40 bux, but I love it. I'm currently looking into a baitcasting ultra light set up. Havent done much research on them as of yet though.

I don't think your struggle learning the baitcaster makes you stupid...I think your struggle was a direct result of learning on that cheap reel. Maybe a better reel would have shortened you learning time. The latest baitcaster I bought is the Lew's Speed Spool Tournament that I mentioned in the first post of this thread. And like I said then, it is the easiest baitcaster I've ever used. I would have liked to had it to learn on...probably wouldn't have taken 10 minutes to learn on this jewel!