Bassindaily Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Curado 300e animal house supertuned and hawgtech handle LDC xh parabolic with carbon hood Daiwa pluton 200h studio composite 102mm handle custom wrapped Phenix blank 6-9oz Shimano scorpion dc7 Curado 300 handle LDC h standard issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2833-34497 Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Alright this is my first set up on a budget due to taking care of bills from wife five surgeries related to breast cancer. I wanted to make sure I liked throwing swimbaits as well as learning to throw them accurately before I get bigger stuff when I upgrade. Good information on this forum on rods, reels, and line to use; so I’ve been reading, planning and saving for the eventual upgrade. The rod is a Cabela’s Pro Guide IM6 PGC706-1 with a Lew’s Super Duty reel with Suffix 20lb. test mono. Those are my current swim baits in 6†to 7†lengths. The new rod ran me on sale with shipping a total of ~$46 and the reel was brand new in the box $5 with shipping. Talk about making a budget work!!! The reel was mismarked as “Buy†on eBay instead of “Start Bidding†and since I’ve bought from this group before they said I jumped on a great deal!! Needless to say I’m hooked on SWIMBAIT fishing and looking forward to upgrading, but I’ve also hooked my 8.9 lb. PB and several other nice fish on this set up which seems to handle everything well!! massbass10, Fat-G, LUV-2-CATCH'EM and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadinesmom Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 DSOUTH! holy crap man! always making guys jealous! i need to sell either the steez or type r and get another calcutta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm83 Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 the reel was brand new in the box $5 with shipping. $5 for a lews?!! dude! thats not even a deal! thats a straight steal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Powell Max Frog Rod 735MHEF That is a great rod and its versatility is beyond compare. I've thrown frogs, big spinner/chatter baits, buzzjets, 6-inch Basstrix, and flipped with it. If there is ever a trip that I bring a "non" swimbait setup with me, it's the 735 matched with a Curado 200E and 50# braid. I would recommend this rod to anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aasenke Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Dan that is really an awesome set up you have there, plus those rods are pretty sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasturgeon Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Here is a sample Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2833-34497 Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 the reel was brand new in the box $5 with shipping. $5 for a lews?!! dude! thats not even a deal! thats a straight steal! :o I was leery at first until I saw who was selling it and had bought stuff from Sportsmans Outfitters before. Yeah it’s a steal and I like it for my 1st setup and may continue using it for the smaller/lighter stuff even once I upgrade!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Here are most of londonmitch and I set ups. nightbite, LUV-2-CATCH'EM and egoodnow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimbaiter23 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Holy Crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-G Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Powell Max Frog Rod 735MHEF That is a great rod and its versatility is beyond compare. I've thrown frogs, big spinner/chatter baits, buzzjets, 6-inch Basstrix, and flipped with it. If there is ever a trip that I bring a "non" swimbait setup with me, it's the 735 matched with a Curado 200E and 50# braid. I would recommend this rod to anybody. I feel the same about Dobyns rods. If I ever get a non-swimbait rod again, it will most certainly be a Dobyns. His DX rods are insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triple_illusion Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 lookin good guys, keep em comin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nufo Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 3 of my main set ups top to bottom GUSA 79 mag wrapped by me back in the day curado 301dsv LDC xxh para 401 te LDC xxh 401d (my favorite) And a few of the baits seeing time in the rotation right now Fat-G 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colbypearson Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Over the years I've had and fished swimbaits on- Okuma 7'11 XH Okuma 7'11 H Okuma 7'6'' mh Custom NFC 8' 6 power Custom NFC 8' 6 power Dobyns 867 Calcutta 400 TE, Calcutta B, Curado 300e, Curado 200e, Bantam Chronarch, Bantam Curado, Citica D, Cardiff 300. Currently I'm between rods but still using a Custom NFC 8' Here's the other one- same blank very slight dirrences in accent thread I have ANOTHER, exact same rod, same grip, etc..... Headed my way Monday, will post pics when it arrives . I also still use an Okuma XH a lot but you guys know what those look like so I wont bore you. Geronr28 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewsturrrr Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Here is a sample Hmmm.. I think I seen more than just these from you before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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