tschirk Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 I want to pick up a new Curado 200e or 300e and rod to match. I mostly cast texas rigged with Senko worms. What rod do you like and why? I am considering Shimano Compre IM8 CPC-X610MH Casting 6’10” Med.Heavy ExtraFast 10-20lb 3/8-1oz 1Tip+9 What other rods should I look at? Thanks, Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggyj Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Shimano Crucial Rods are dynamite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 The carrot sticks are super light with a great warranty. I'd recommend the 200 curado for a worm rod as I think the 300 is too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 how much weight are you putting on there? I'm thinking a 300 size of any model is too much reel to cast those lighter plastic rigs and nearly impossible if it's a weightless rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmon Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 The carrot sticks are super light with a great warranty. I'd recommend the 200 curado for a worm rod as I think the 300 is too big. Agreed The 300 is more of a pike\muskie reel. I have the 200E5 for pike and Bass. The rod I would rec. would be St. Croix AvidAC70MF. I wacky rig 95% of the time. Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Don`t have any Curados but the 300 is bigger not sure how much of a size weight difference, doubt it it is more than an ounce or two. 200 size is fine for bass and probably all but the largest size pike on a regular basis. Just can`t see a need for a 300 for bass fishing unless you would regularly fish in an area loaded with 10 pounders. A lot of decent rods out there. I have diawa heartland, shimano convergence, berkley lighting rods, abu garcia rods, comfort and length I like mine 6 1/2 to 7 foot a 7-6 for flipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPD Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Hi Ted, Good choice there... go with the 200 E7 for flipping the 300's will be too much of a difference is weight for that application. For the rod, I would suggest going up one size and getting the CPCX70MH - 7'0"... that little bit of extra length will help with your hook sets. That will be a sweet combo for what you want to do. Good luck JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 You'll be happy with the Compre Ted, their an excellent rod at a great price. I've been swapping out all my St. Croix musky rods and replacing with Compre's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 The Curado is going to be a great reel for ya and the 6 10 Compre will fit the bill nicely. If you want to look at others the Shimano Crucial 7' 2" H rod will also be an awesome setup and the Crucial has the 6'10" model also. Happy shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschirk Posted March 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Thanks all.. Sounds like a 200 with a 7' rod it will be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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