redfish

[fishinpox]

fished saturday out of fourchon. arrived at the landing to find rain a super high water. it stopped raining so we launched the boat the water was so high and the fish were deep in the flooded grass making it hard to reach em w/o a weedless lure. caught 5 reds then it started to pour rain hauled butt put the boat on the trailer and started to head home but when we were passing the golden meadow boat luanch the skies looked clear so we said screw it lets go. we found pretty high water in g med as well but the tide was falling i caught 5 more reds here and we called it a day hearing back to baton rouge. alll fish caught on spinnerbaits and tagged/realesed i'm really getting into this tagging program partly because i dont feel like cleaning fish!, but mostly because im starting to see its not all about the killing , its becoming more sport and technique that im enjoying plus my freezer is full !! all in all we didnt smoke em but it was a great day on the water

[fishinpox]

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[bay_slayer]

Awesome pics..........good catch

[Bluechip]

Looks like fun....Great pics...Thanks...

[Mediumheavyaction6'6]

i like that redfish magic! Those are some great pics, I agree about the releasing thing I am getting tired of cleaning fish. After I feed all my friends I will be taking pictures instead of an ice chest.

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

that must be a nice camera, great shots, i tagged my first red today.

pretty excited because my freezer is full too lol

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by yak'em-n-stack'em

that must be a nice camera, great shots, i tagged my first red today.

pretty excited because my freezer is full too lol

it is from lsu biology dept $2000.00 camera something like 10 megapixel! my friend brought it from his dept. at lsu

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

thats awesome

im gonna have to schedule a sunday trip with yall.

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

oh, and im glad to see my tuition and student fees going to good use lol

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by yak'em-n-stack'em

oh, and im glad to see my tuition and student fees going to good use lol

you dont even wanna know bro!!

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

lol, i know whats up

[jpeff31787]

i dont know what kind of camera you have, but great pics and some pretty good fish too lol It looks like curados ya'll are using.. How do they hold up in saltwater? I have one but afraid to bring it with me. Do you rinse them or anything after every trip?

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

i dont know what kind of camera you have, but great pics and some pretty good fish too lol It looks like curados ya'll are using.. How do they hold up in saltwater? I have one but afraid to bring it with me. Do you rinse them or anything after every trip?

thats all i use are curados and i have a citica i use for topwater, i never rinse em i dont clean em all i do is oil em everyso often they are holding up fine. i dont care if they get screwed up ill just return em lifetime warr.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

thats all i use are curados and i have a citica i use for topwater, i never rinse em i dont clean em all i do is oil em everyso often they are holding up fine. i dont care if they get screwed up ill just return em lifetime warr.

I don't think there is a Lifetime warrant....unless that has changed in the past year or two.

Only 1 year warranty on material defects.

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by Gerald

I don't think there is a Lifetime warrant....unless that has changed in the past year or two.

Only 1 year warranty on material defects.

i just checked the paperwork your right, 1 year from purchase date. oh well i still aint washin em

[Montauk17]

I have 2 new curados ive been using them since january in saltwater only and have not had a problem. I put my reels in a 5 gal bucket with water and soak overnight.

[Gerald]

Curados cleaning

It is never....NEVER....recommended to soak the Curados to clean them. And never squirt them with a hose. To much water on the reel will allow water to get inside and damage the bearings.

Shimano recomends that you wipe the reels off with a damp cloth.

I was washing my curado with the hose and sometimes soaking it in a bucket of water. After a year and a half.....three of the bearings inside were badly rusted. Now I either wipe off the reel or very lightly rinse off the reel. I open up the reel every 3 to 6 fishing trips and put a drop of oil on the bearings and sometime do a little cleaning.

It has been 4+ years since having the bearing replaced and the reel still preforms very well.

[BossHog]

Originally Posted by Gerald

Curados cleaning

It is never....NEVER....recommended to soak the Curados to clean them. And never squirt them with a hose. To much water on the reel will allow water to get inside and damage the bearings.

Shimano recomends that you wipe the reels off with a damp cloth.

I was washing my curado with the hose and sometimes soaking it in a bucket of water. After a year and a half.....three of the bearings inside were badly rusted. Now I either wipe off the reel or very lightly rinse off the reel. I open up the reel every 3 to 6 fishing trips and put a drop of oil on the bearings and sometime do a little cleaning.

It has been 4+ years since having the bearing replaced and the reel still preforms very well.

Yeah I agree with that its the worst thing you can ever do to a reel, I learned the hard way when I was younger. The best thing is just spray with a light mist of water then put oil on the bearings. The problem with to much water is if you rinse them off then let them sit up for a while with water on the bearings they will rust.

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

is the curado not stainless insides?

or is it just not high quality stainless, because i know that low-mid quality stainless will rust as fast as regular metal