Personally, I use a Shimano Exsence DC, Abu Garcia Revo Inshore, and a Calcutta Conquest.

However, for your price range, I'd personally consider a Revo Inshore or the Curado I. If you need more line capacity, try to find a Curado 300E for sale (they hold up really well in Saltwater fishing IMO).

What manufacturer are you referring to when you say 40 size reel? Pflueger or Quantum?

Didn't see this setup till today!!! Absolutely amazing

cndbasshunter wrote:still love my old reels more....tdz, alphas, pixy, etc.. all 10 year old or more.

Couldn't agree more. Something about holding "old" gear. I have some old rods that I wouldn't let go for any price.

Give G. Loomis a call. They'll take good care of you and answer any questions you might have. Definitely great customer service.

i_am_R2 wrote:

QUAKEnSHAKE wrote:Crankbaits for me. I keep buying them but never use them

This

+1 This made me laugh because it's so true.

That's a highway robbery right there Great buy!! It's crazy when you run across someone selling things and they have no idea the value. Sometimes you have to wonder where they got their inventory from....

Beautiful rods. I don't have a beautiful rod yet, but I'm looking forward to my first MB rod

I think the misspelling arises from the pronunciation of Daiwa. It is definitely not intuitive.

Thanks for sharing! Really looking forward to ICAST

I used to want to own one, but nowadays I've gone more towards speed/value/semi-practical haha.

Not really, I love playing soccer but for some reason watching just isn't that fun for me.

I can't freakin stand them. The nearest beach is a minimum 4 hour drive from my area and yet, more than of the vehicles here have those damn stickers. Yeah buddy, you're totally living the salt life when your tag reads "HALL". Lake Life would be a whole lot more appropriate seeing as how Lake Lanie...

Gotta love it when nature calls....can't stop it.

Just curious, but has it affected your hookup ratio in any way?