Afrayedknot wrote:

brokeneye wrote:if anyone has one, the country of origin should be clearly stamped.

I read somewhere that they were made in Korea.

ain't got a dog in this hunt but, if true, seems like that would give credence to the oem argument.

if anyone has one, the country of origin should be clearly stamped.

fishingandfords wrote:I would go with the curado. If it was a core 50 or 100mg7 then It would be different

this.

in my hands, the original core was a disappointment.

I dunno. smaller, lighter, faster, stronger...these traits may or may not always translate to "better" but, they do translate to "improved" and "improved" is just one more way of gaining market share. as I've stated before...this is how we wind up with '58 chevy's after we've tasted the 57's. And t...

I dunno.

smaller, lighter, faster, stronger...these traits may or may not always translate to "better" but, they do translate to "improved" and "improved" is just one more way of gaining market share.

as I've stated before...this is how we wind up with '58 chevy's after we've tasted the 57's.

steez 100.

have fished most of my plastics with a mhxf (bcr803 glx) since that rod came out.



doubt i'll ever go back to just plain mhf again.

100 d here.

the 5:1 200 e was a great little reel for deep cranks and blades but the 7:1 200 e, in my hands, was nowhere near as smooth.

in my hands, the older mg50 was a tad better caster with 1/8 oz. beetle spins, rooster tails and such.


when you get to 1/4 oz., there is little difference.

one of my older, smaller lakes has a bluegill base for bass forage...there are no shad in the lake.



shad lures still out produce bluegill patterns there.

triple_illusion wrote:sigh...they need me on their design team....

I would settle for their practice team.

to all, as well.

to gamma's house we go.



safe travels, folks.

well done, sir!

well done all around, sir.

btw, the cr 722 is one of my go-to's, as well.