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BT · 05-22-2011, 08:37 PM

Tom,

I grew up with spinning reels too, and this whole conventional reel thing was new to me.

One thing I learned, no matter how good the fisherman, they all get a birds nest once in a while.

I was out yesterday, and I used for the first time my curado 300ej. its a bait caster, but the same concept, and cost a pretty penny. I have never casted a smoother set up in my life...but I still had a couple of birds nest. I had 100 ft of mono top shot, and almost every cast I casted into the braid (with a wax wing too). I have heard that the Talica IIs are amazing casters for a level drag.

The one thing I would be concerned about is making sure you get an aluminum ( i think thats what they are making them out of) spinning rod if thats the way you go and you spool it with braided.

And for the people that knock the wax wings, they are missing out. Those things swim like nothing else. Its amazing.

TCS · 05-22-2011, 09:35 PM

Hmm... Nobody said to get an Ulua yet...

Anybody going to try and talk me down?

The other thing I'm wondering about is spectra cutting into the index finger on the cast. I have a little penn slammer setup that I cast in the kelp for calicos with 25 pound power pro and that stuff starts to cut into the fingers from casting. What about that? Go heavier, like 80 pound so its not so sharp?

tagyak · 05-23-2011, 07:45 AM

my question is, will the braid start to twist up when you retrieve it onto a spinning reel? i know when i use fluorocarbon on my freshwater spinning reels it starts to twist up when i troll and also on the retrieve. just concerned that this would happen on the saltwater spinners.

RK · 05-23-2011, 09:14 AM

The saltists or okuma cedros (for less money) dont look like too bad of an option

05-22-2011, 08:37 PM	#1
BT Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Carlos Posts: 202	Tom, I grew up with spinning reels too, and this whole conventional reel thing was new to me. One thing I learned, no matter how good the fisherman, they all get a birds nest once in a while. I was out yesterday, and I used for the first time my curado 300ej. its a bait caster, but the same concept, and cost a pretty penny. I have never casted a smoother set up in my life...but I still had a couple of birds nest. I had 100 ft of mono top shot, and almost every cast I casted into the braid (with a wax wing too). I have heard that the Talica IIs are amazing casters for a level drag. The one thing I would be concerned about is making sure you get an aluminum ( i think thats what they are making them out of) spinning rod if thats the way you go and you spool it with braided. And for the people that knock the wax wings, they are missing out. Those things swim like nothing else. Its amazing. __________________ if your brain had fists, you could only hurt yourself!

05-22-2011, 09:35 PM	#2
TCS Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 478	Hmm... Nobody said to get an Ulua yet... Anybody going to try and talk me down? The other thing I'm wondering about is spectra cutting into the index finger on the cast. I have a little penn slammer setup that I cast in the kelp for calicos with 25 pound power pro and that stuff starts to cut into the fingers from casting. What about that? Go heavier, like 80 pound so its not so sharp?

05-23-2011, 07:45 AM	#3
tagyak Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alhambra Posts: 506	my question is, will the braid start to twist up when you retrieve it onto a spinning reel? i know when i use fluorocarbon on my freshwater spinning reels it starts to twist up when i troll and also on the retrieve. just concerned that this would happen on the saltwater spinners.

05-23-2011, 09:14 AM	#4
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	The saltists or okuma cedros (for less money) dont look like too bad of an option