I agree with you, ive fished with quantum, shimano, daiwa and abu garcia reels and for the money shimano personally is my favorite.

@mtinch7 I’m actually getting ready to order (2) Tournament Pros! Glad to hear you love the reel so much…I haven’t met one person who doesn’t prefer them after casting one!

@BassinNW Have you tried the Lew’s speedspool? Just received mine this morning and it feels great. I tried out my friend’s and loved it. For an 90 dollar reel it outperforms most 150 dollar reels. You should consider getting one when you’re looking for a new reel.

Great video! Good info and explanation.

No doubt that either of those reel choices from Shimano will fit the bill nicely on that rod. My personal favorite is the Curado, but it does come with a little bit higher price. You won’t go wrong with the Citica either. As darkness said, it is mostly a matter of personal preference.

@darknessfalls714 Well, it’s a lot about personal preference. I completely recommend the Shimano Citica and Curado.

With Shimano releases their new 2012 lineup, you can find the Citica and Curado for around $100-$125. For the price, you can’t beat this performance!

hey can you help me find a reel im buying a 7′ mh carrot stick with micro guides but i need a reel to cast like zoom trick worms weightless and stick baits far any help?im talking bout like a good 20-120 ft

@BassFishinTexas Oh, you bet. I use ROF 12.

@BassinNW I actually meant the ROF (rate of fall), because each 6″ & 8″ has a different weight

@BassFishinTexas I have the 8″ version, but will also be picking up the 6″ as well.

@BassinNW What size huddlestons do you use?

@BassFishinTexas Fairly well. It’s all about the retrieve! The slower I roll with these big baits, the more successful I become. Little twitches and slow rolling them KILLS.

Dan how have you been doing with those big swimbaits? I was looking into using big swimbaits for the clear water resoviors we have in central texas

@VideoCodMaster Ok, I would recommend a 7′ Medium Heavy, instead of a heavy. It will be a great all aroun
d rod for most techniques. Jigs, plastics and even crankbaits if needed.

@BassinNW I am just a beginner but I think I will use jigs more often than crankbaits . I really don’t know what size or weight my lures are gonna be. I am lookin to buy the shimano compre (heavy) as the rod and the abu garcia ambassador C4 as the reel.

@VideoCodMaster I could help you better if I know details. What sized lures are you wanting to throw? Also, is this rod going to be used for multiple techniques or just one in particular…like jigs, crankbaits, etc?

@BassinNW I have another question: can you use a 1/2 oz lure for a heavy rod like the compre knowing that the minimal lure weight for this rod is 1oz?

@BassinNW thanks

@VideoCodMaster You can catch all sorts of fish, but the “power” relates to the stiffness of the blank and the weight of lures recommended for that rod. You wouldn’t want to throw a 1-ounce lure on a “medium” powered rod….for that, you would rather go with a “heavy” rod due to a stiffer blank.

You can catch small fish on anything.

Can you use the compre (heavy) to fish small fish ?

@blazerkid1996 I do, I own a Abu Garcia Veritas and a St. Croix. This video is from 5 months ago. Thanks though!

@smoovefishing I don’t think the Mojo is a waste of money…but Carrot and Abu have a larger following.

@fishingdaybyday the mojo is a waste of money but the veritas and the carrot stik r nice, i have had all of the 3 but sold mojo way over priced and the veritas is super great just wish it had the semi micro eyes hope that helped u

Nice video Dan, what do you think about the 6’10 MH Compre with the Curado 200e7 for jigs, plastics, and carolina rigs?

@gerkhang The Curado/Crucial combo because I really enjoy using jigs…but the Compre/Citica is really lightweight.