Absolutely one of the most indepth explanations for swimbait rods and reels out there! Also greatly appreciated you showcase rods and reels the average Joe can afford! Thanks
I own multiple Calcutta’s and have two Tranx 300 & two Tranx 400’s (one in low and high gear for both). The Tranx are just amazing and I even use them for flipping & pitching on top of using them for big snook, redfish and grouper. Only complaint I have about Tranx is I wish reel came with paddle and power handles since I am constantly swapping mine out based on application (I prefer paddle for freshwater, but power handle for salt). Great vid.
I'm a shimano guy but picked up the newest Daiwa lexa HD 300 size and it is a badass reel. Internally it's very similar to a tranx in the way its built, 22lbs of drag they stand up to big calicos, yellowtail, and smaller tuna. I just bought 2 swimbait rods recently, always finesse fished for largemouth so hopefully some trophy size bass are coming up this year. I love your channel, keep up the content and good luck with your jon boat project.
This was my 3rd season, and that Diawa always caught my eye. I throw my Curado 200k mostly. In Massachusetts we throw alot of wakes.Just got a used once 1st gen silver 200 Calcutta from my uncle and gonna use it for Wakes also and have a kastking Kapstan 300 for larger baits. Bad rap on the Kast king. This real feels really solid and casts a mile!
My KastKing Rover 40 is an amazing round baitcaster-easy to cast, holds a ton of 40lb braid, almost never backlashes, and it’s a good size for inshore and freshwater fishing. I only buy KastKing reels now, have three and they are the best combo of quality, features and price point.
I know you commented this a few years ago but how has it held up? Im looking into a Rover 40 as well but i just cant find information about how it holds up with heavy swimbaits. If you could answer that would be greatly appreciated.
Great video! Thanks for the tips and advice on a swimbait reel. I have been thinking about buying a low profile one lately. Will probably go with a 300 size shimano reel. Thanks again!
Quantum monster Pt is a 300 size reel,, fairly cheap, $150.00 have them on clearance at tackle warehouse for $99.00,,, solid reel has done me well for a few years now,,, even on the toothy musky
Mark Loedding that’s awesome, I had mine on a dobyns fury 7’9in and it was great now I have it on the 8ft savage gear browser rod and I love that reel I may get another one., it’s no Calcutta or tranx but it’s worked flawlessly for me I have the 7-1-1 gear ratio and I have problems or complaints, I’ve thrown big musky baits on it and even smaller topwaters,,,
Mark Loedding I actually got mine 2 years ago when it was clearance for &79.00! It was on sale for the longest time at $99,00 and then it may have been Black Friday sale last year or after New Years but tackle Warehouse had it for sale at the $79.00 price and I could t say no,, I may get another one this year especially with the 20% off Black Friday sales
Nice informative video. I use Calcutta b 400 for soft baits and Lexa 300 with my hardbaits. I fish a lot of saltwater calico bass which techniques are very very similar, fluoro for big jerkbaits, hard swimbaits either 25lb mono or 65lb braid then topwater weedless baits straight 65lb braid
How important are the breaks when casting a swimbait? The reason I ask is because I have a curado 300 type J, which doesn't have breaks, and is going to start throwing larger swimbaits. Right now I have the tension knob pretty tight and just wondering what it would like if my curado had breaks. Would it go further? or do you even bother with it?
I have a TranX 301A and a Lew's 300 Super Duty in 6.5... average size hands so those Calcuttas are just a bit much for me. Super impressed with the Lew's, it bombs and is built for abuse.
nice video, question: i fish for snakeheads a lot, i've cought at least 400 fish just this season (spring-fall), some of them are big up to 30", they fight hard, i crank hard. i've been using so many different low-profile bait casters (kastking, Picifun, daiwa, abu, pfluger,,,price range 40$-200$). after a season or 2 my low profile reel is no longer smooth any more no matter how i clean n oil them. i think it's just because i abuse them, crank them hard, fight hard with the fish. or may be because it's low profile designe. i blame chinese brands ,,, but it happens to my daiwa $170 reel also, it just abit longer about 2 seasons before i feel rough retrieve. My question is: have you ever abuse (crank hard, fight hard with the fish) your $500 round reel? will it last A LOT longer than the 200$ low-pro reel?
Hey man I am getting my first swimbait set up. Probably a dobyns fury 795. Just wanna throw 6” huds ganterel deps 175 ect. Think I can just run a curado k?
On the round reel would it be better to use braid to mono or braid to fluorocarbon instead of just mono or fluorocarbon alone? I’m just wondering about how often the line has to be changed? You just commented about the low profile reels and the consideration of various applications. Good point I wanna keep application in mind when purchasing my next reels.
David Williams Depends on the person, I go straight floro or mono on all of my reels, you burn through more line but I’m willing to do it for the overall feel of nothing but one type of line. It’s all personal preference though
Have any recommendations on a slightly cheaper low profile reel? Probably won’t be throwing anything over 3-4oz. I already have a few rods in mind, but feel free to throw in some recommendations for that too. I know the swimbait game isn’t cheap, but im in college so im looking to save a little money when I can lol
Nolan Madden I fish my hinkles fast, almost like a 250, whenever I throw glides, I’m throwing them to get that reaction bite, so most of the time it’s a faster retrieve but every now n than I’ll slow it down and just reel it slow
a fast reel like a 6:3:1 lexa, abu beast, or a fast tranx are going to burn a bait, take up slack super fast on big glides, and slow roll a bait when you want them to. they realistically can do everything a slow reel can and more.
madaluna45 That tatula is an amazing reel to start off with. Grab some small, 4-6” swimbaits that you think your rod can handle and fish 17-20lb line and you should be good to go!
ethan pham depends on what I’m gonna be throwing with said reel, for smaller soft baits and smaller hard baits, I would go with the ryoga, for bigger soft baits meant to be thrown deeper, I would go with the Calcutta
I’m really looking to get into big Swimbaits... I’m wondering if I could use a Daiwa Tatula 200 reel for throwing 3-4 ounce glide baits? I’m trying to keep the setup I’m gonna get as light as possible, and am wondering if a lower profile reel could get the job done
crazybassfisher i have, i thought you might have had a opinion on them since you're deeper into the swimbait game then i am lol. apparently the kapstan has over 35 lbs of drag,it can also be used for trophy catfish,stripers, and as huge swimbait reel. built in the reel is a Audible micro click tension adjustment,Strike alert spool clicker as well. it's a 300 size low profile reel, which the spool is braid ready. the price tag is $130 in amazon. i'm thinking of getting it as my main swimbait reel.also can be used to target giant muskies.
Omar Ortega ty pigpatrol used the kapistan on arapaima and 20lb peas in guyana with no issue at all. I think most of kastkings are trash though unless you keep them extra clean
Aquavert GreenWorks well i've been using there old reels when they first came out with no issues and i rarely ever clean my kastking reels and they work fine. from the brutus,speed demon,megajaws,bx1000h,and others from the line up.
Hi do you think a 200 size reel can throw some of the smaller baits? I’m looking at getting savage gear rod it’s a 8:3 and up to 5 or 6 oz but I’m probably only going to use some of the savage gear bait and my home made stuff.
Alon Bergman I think 200 size reels can handle up to about 4-5oz but nothing higher than that. Most guys use 200 size reels for 2-3oz baits for the most part.
@@crazybassfisher yes sir" water 39.5 today....Outside air is 27 now! some skim ice forminng in back of coves.... throwin hudds till the end..solid freeze..thats 2-3 weeks away...Good luck 4 fall! jd
Hey bro new subscriber here. Love your channel bud. Hey I have 1 question for you, what do you think about " The SwimBait/ Bigbass Guru" Mike Long, the Biggest Joke in Big Bass Fishing? Lol what a cheating, snagging asshole huh?
Absolutely one of the most indepth explanations for swimbait rods and reels out there! Also greatly appreciated you showcase rods and reels the average Joe can afford! Thanks
I own multiple Calcutta’s and have two Tranx 300 & two Tranx 400’s (one in low and high gear for both). The Tranx are just amazing and I even use them for flipping & pitching on top of using them for big snook, redfish and grouper. Only complaint I have about Tranx is I wish reel came with paddle and power handles since I am constantly swapping mine out based on application (I prefer paddle for freshwater, but power handle for salt). Great vid.
I'm a shimano guy but picked up the newest Daiwa lexa HD 300 size and it is a badass reel. Internally it's very similar to a tranx in the way its built, 22lbs of drag they stand up to big calicos, yellowtail, and smaller tuna. I just bought 2 swimbait rods recently, always finesse fished for largemouth so hopefully some trophy size bass are coming up this year. I love your channel, keep up the content and good luck with your jon boat project.
Great job buddy,well explained, my favorite is the Tranx 300HG 🤣👍
This was my 3rd season, and that Diawa always caught my eye. I throw my Curado 200k mostly. In Massachusetts we throw alot of wakes.Just got a used once 1st gen silver 200 Calcutta from my uncle and gonna use it for Wakes also and have a kastking Kapstan 300 for larger baits. Bad rap on the Kast king. This real feels really solid and casts a mile!
My KastKing Rover 40 is an amazing round baitcaster-easy to cast, holds a ton of 40lb braid, almost never backlashes, and it’s a good size for inshore and freshwater fishing. I only buy KastKing reels now, have three and they are the best combo of quality, features and price point.
I know you commented this a few years ago but how has it held up? Im looking into a Rover 40 as well but i just cant find information about how it holds up with heavy swimbaits. If you could answer that would be greatly appreciated.
Great video! Thanks for the tips and advice on a swimbait reel. I have been thinking about buying a low profile one lately. Will probably go with a 300 size shimano reel. Thanks again!
Ranger374 Hell yeah! Glad I could help in any way!
Great vid mate,you have some VERY nice reels there ,perfectly explained.
Quantum monster Pt is a 300 size reel,, fairly cheap, $150.00 have them on clearance at tackle warehouse for $99.00,,, solid reel has done me well for a few years now,,, even on the toothy musky
I got one of those on clearance from Tackle Warehouse and put it on a Dobyns Fury 795. I'm pretty happy with it so far.
Mark Loedding that’s awesome, I had mine on a dobyns fury 7’9in and it was great now I have it on the 8ft savage gear browser rod and I love that reel I may get another one., it’s no Calcutta or tranx but it’s worked flawlessly for me I have the 7-1-1 gear ratio and I have problems or complaints, I’ve thrown big musky baits on it and even smaller topwaters,,,
Mark Loedding I actually got mine 2 years ago when it was clearance for &79.00! It was on sale for the longest time at $99,00 and then it may have been Black Friday sale last year or after New Years but tackle Warehouse had it for sale at the $79.00 price and I could t say no,, I may get another one this year especially with the 20% off Black Friday sales
Nice informative video. I use Calcutta b 400 for soft baits and Lexa 300 with my hardbaits. I fish a lot of saltwater calico bass which techniques are very very similar, fluoro for big jerkbaits, hard swimbaits either 25lb mono or 65lb braid then topwater weedless baits straight 65lb braid
Nice video my dude ! I use a 300 size diawa for my big stuff for now.
MtnW Bassin Hell yeah, loved my Lexa when I had it!
Well I'm still looking for something so this helps a lot thanks Geoff
Fish Boy Thanks for watching man!
Never really fished a round real except on a guided saltwater trip!! Shimano is my best!!!
What do you think about the shimano 20 conquest dc? Would it work for swimbaits thinking about order one from Japan
Good Info brother.... People better lock in on this info. Keep it up
How important are the breaks when casting a swimbait? The reason I ask is because I have a curado 300 type J, which doesn't have breaks, and is going to start throwing larger swimbaits. Right now I have the tension knob pretty tight and just wondering what it would like if my curado had breaks. Would it go further? or do you even bother with it?
I have a TranX 301A and a Lew's 300 Super Duty in 6.5... average size hands so those Calcuttas are just a bit much for me. Super impressed with the Lew's, it bombs and is built for abuse.
I am hunting a 90mm+ stock handle for a 2021 100HG Conquest. You have any extras? Noticed you had a custom handle...
I have the Calcutta 200gtb love it use it for small to med size lures !!!!!!!
nice video, question: i fish for snakeheads a lot, i've cought at least 400 fish just this season (spring-fall), some of them are big up to 30", they fight hard, i crank hard. i've been using so many different low-profile bait casters (kastking, Picifun, daiwa, abu, pfluger,,,price range 40$-200$). after a season or 2 my low profile reel is no longer smooth any more no matter how i clean n oil them. i think it's just because i abuse them, crank them hard, fight hard with the fish. or may be because it's low profile designe. i blame chinese brands ,,, but it happens to my daiwa $170 reel also, it just abit longer about 2 seasons before i feel rough retrieve. My question is: have you ever abuse (crank hard, fight hard with the fish) your $500 round reel? will it last A LOT longer than the 200$ low-pro reel?
For me, the 2018 Ryoga has now replaced all other reels. you should absolutely try it out 🤙
normen buchmüller I was definitely thinking about copping one of those in the near future, love the way they feel
I wish i could afford a ryoga, some of my friends abrolutely love them
Preach Norman. Ryoga is insane.
Hey man I am getting my first swimbait set up. Probably a dobyns fury 795. Just wanna throw 6” huds ganterel deps 175 ect. Think I can just run a curado k?
On the round reel would it be better to use braid to mono or braid to fluorocarbon instead of just mono or fluorocarbon alone? I’m just wondering about how often the line has to be changed? You just commented about the low profile reels and the consideration of various applications. Good point I wanna keep application in mind when purchasing my next reels.
David Williams Depends on the person, I go straight floro or mono on all of my reels, you burn through more line but I’m willing to do it for the overall feel of nothing but one type of line. It’s all personal preference though
What about the lews super duty and bb1s?
Have any recommendations on a slightly cheaper low profile reel? Probably won’t be throwing anything over 3-4oz. I already have a few rods in mind, but feel free to throw in some recommendations for that too. I know the swimbait game isn’t cheap, but im in college so im looking to save a little money when I can lol
Do you prefers to work your hinkle aggressive or just do a steady retrieve I am trying to decide between a 5.8 tranx or a 7.6 tranx for my hinkle
Nolan Madden I fish my hinkles fast, almost like a 250, whenever I throw glides, I’m throwing them to get that reaction bite, so most of the time it’s a faster retrieve but every now n than I’ll slow it down and just reel it slow
a fast reel like a 6:3:1 lexa, abu beast, or a fast tranx are going to burn a bait, take up slack super fast on big glides, and slow roll a bait when you want them to. they realistically can do everything a slow reel can and more.
Nice vid man but in the future throw the beat up reels my way!!!! I’ll restore them
Zachary Naranjo yeah back in the day we didn’t have any body that restored reels so we just trashed them! Will definitely hit people up!
We should link up and search for some hogs!!!
You can send them into Shimano for repair.
@@zacharynaranjo1481 I'm down too, lemme know when!
@bobsmith ok for sure might head on the search this weekend
Great explanation!
Keep them videos coming.
Munski19 Will keep trying my man! Thanks for watching!
sweet video'' and thanks for the tips'''
What’s your input on a beginner very beginner in swimbaits. I have a St. Croix Mojo Bass rod that I got for free with a Daiwa Tatula 200 tws?
madaluna45 That tatula is an amazing reel to start off with. Grab some small, 4-6” swimbaits that you think your rod can handle and fish 17-20lb line and you should be good to go!
crazybassfisher that’s exactly the lb of line i got.Thanks bro like your videos very helpful
I only cleaned my 300 dollar reel once a year and its amazing,craaaaaazzzyyyy 😂
Aren’t gears disengaged during casting?
Great info bro
Solid info!
What are you thoughts on the Daiwa Coastal 200
Jose Coronado Haven’t fished the coastal before but I’ve heard it’s such a solid reel!
get a curado k im sure it can handle mid size swimbaits
15k subs!! Canyon didn't give one up last weekend 😟
bob smith Thanks man! Canyon seems tough right now!
Have you felt the Diawa ryoga?
ethan pham Yes sir, that thing is sooooo sexy
crazybassfisher I may have a chance at getting the ryoga or conquest at 50% msrp, which would you get?
ethan pham depends on what I’m gonna be throwing with said reel, for smaller soft baits and smaller hard baits, I would go with the ryoga, for bigger soft baits meant to be thrown deeper, I would go with the Calcutta
Awesome video
Pgbassin Thanks for watching homie!
Aren’t the tranx high speed reels come with a power handle? Did you switch out the handle? Vid?
Cuong Nguyen The guy i bought it from had both handles so I prefer the paddle
great video calcuttas are the best
I’m really looking to get into big Swimbaits... I’m wondering if I could use a Daiwa Tatula 200 reel for throwing 3-4 ounce glide baits? I’m trying to keep the setup I’m gonna get as light as possible, and am wondering if a lower profile reel could get the job done
have you tried the kastking swimbait reel yet?
Omar Ortega I have not, have you heard anything about them?
crazybassfisher i have, i thought you might have had a opinion on them since you're deeper into the swimbait game then i am lol.
apparently the kapstan has over 35 lbs of drag,it can also be used for trophy catfish,stripers, and as huge swimbait reel. built in the reel is a Audible micro click tension adjustment,Strike alert spool clicker as well. it's a 300 size low profile reel, which the spool is braid ready. the price tag is $130 in amazon. i'm thinking of getting it as my main swimbait reel.also can be used to target giant muskies.
Omar Ortega ty pigpatrol used the kapistan on arapaima and 20lb peas in guyana with no issue at all. I think most of kastkings are trash though unless you keep them extra clean
Aquavert GreenWorks well i've been using there old reels when they first came out with no issues and i rarely ever clean my kastking reels and they work fine. from the brutus,speed demon,megajaws,bx1000h,and others from the line up.
Omar Ortega i cant comment really, only heard really badass stories and a few horror stories of them falling apart within a few months.
Kinda different technique, but has anyone ever used a lever drag reel with no braking system for fishing swimbaits?
Hi do you think a 200 size reel can throw some of the smaller baits? I’m looking at getting savage gear rod it’s a 8:3 and up to 5 or 6 oz but I’m probably only going to use some of the savage gear bait and my home made stuff.
Alon Bergman I think 200 size reels can handle up to about 4-5oz but nothing higher than that. Most guys use 200 size reels for 2-3oz baits for the most part.
Thanks
HOT TIPS" CHEERS from Idaho!
J Dean Thanks for watching! Is it already getting cold up there?
@@crazybassfisher yes sir" water 39.5 today....Outside air is 27 now! some skim ice forminng in back of coves.... throwin hudds till the end..solid freeze..thats 2-3 weeks away...Good luck 4 fall! jd
U live in Austin now?
Pat War No sir, was thinking about moving out there but thought otherwise
Man i was like no way did i just find a new favorite fishing buddy!!!
thank you sir!!
Bearded Fishing No, thank you for watching the video!
First!🎣
Martin The Fisherman thanks for being first!
Why spend a lot of money on a reel when you can get a 150 dollar reel
If you think the calcutta is one of the best round reels on the market you need to check out the Daiwa ryoga and Megabass monoblocks.
Jared Adams That’s why I said it’s “one of” the best reels out there, the ryoga is super badass
@@crazybassfisher lol it might be in the top 20 😂. Jk man. I don't have a calcutta but I know its a beast of a reel for sure.
Just ordered a tranx 300 earlier !!!
BIG BAITS AND BIG BLOCKS Those 300’s are super solid reels!
Hey bro new subscriber here. Love your channel bud. Hey I have 1 question for you, what do you think about " The SwimBait/ Bigbass Guru" Mike Long, the Biggest Joke in Big Bass Fishing? Lol what a cheating, snagging asshole huh?
Lexas and Tranx
Lexas and Tranx!