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| I was considering the purchase of a shimano curado 201DHSV with a 7:1 gear ratio for throwing / burning small 3/4 - 1 oz bucktails and possibly for smaller twichbaits and the such with maybe 50 lb spiderwire ultracast. Was curious if anyone has tried this particular or other 7:1 ratio reels for these applications. Rod wise, I am considering a custom st. croix legend 8'6" to 9' - the 3/4 to 3 oz top & tail version. Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | If you want to go that small I'd look at the Chronarch BSV. It's got stronger gears and a better drag. I've got the Chronarch and a Curado 300 and think for most muskie fishing applications the Curado is a better fit. I use the BSV for jigs, traps, and other small baits. The problem with the smaller reels like the BSV or a 201 is that the line capacity is limited. At the end of the cast that 7:1 is more like 4:1. Also, steeper gears like on the 201 will make fighting a fish tougher. You just don't have the power for fish in the 20# and up range.
Edited by Muskie Treats 5/18/2008 9:14 AM
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Location: London, England | I used to try to use an old curado with 50lb power pro for that, but if you cast any distance the spool level drops so far that the retrieve speed is pitiful. Swapped to a 6500 on the same rod that day and it was much better. Don't know if the 7:1 gears wouls help with the speed, but the line level on the spool will still drop dramatically. |
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| went out and bought the curado 201DHSV. it held 150 yards of 50 lb spiderwire ultracast. did a little experiment. with a full spool it's 7:1 ratio cranked 30" inches of line per handle revolution which is exactly as shown on their website. stripped 150 feet of line off (a loooong cast with a 3/4 oz bucktail) re-measured inches of line cranked in at that length of line off the spool...27"! less than 10% difference versus full spool! i would be willing to bet it would be extremely difficult if not impossible for anyone to recognize any speed difference of the buck with the naked eye if one were able to hover 12" above the water and watch it from the time it hits the water and screams it's way back to the boat but maybe a musky can! moral of the story...don't worry about narrow width high speed reels as they will burn from the beginning to end of the cast! |
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