12-23-2009, 10:00 AM
<br /> Well me and Ron finsihed up a little early today and when i got home my new reel came in the mail.so I snuck off to try and find some smallies.. Only had about 2 1/2 hours and the trolling motor batteries were dead which put a damper on things... Water flow still fast water slowly clearing up.. I think once the water clears up we should be in for some better fishing.. same thing today pumpkin and chartruse color jig throwing it up current letting it get swept down then swimming it back to the boat.. Caught 3 fish 2 smallies one nice one pictured a little baby and the courtesy drum..Id say the smallie was in the 4 1/2 lb range never bothered to get measurements.. but ill tell you what this guy was one of the best fighters i caught it a while he was hooked through the side of the cheek and boy he was mad! <br /><br /> Never been a shimano guy but got a new citica 200 E and i think it is one of the nicest reels i have thrown.. very small frame fits great in your hands and will cast a mile.. throwing a half ounce jig with all the brakes on it would cast 20-30 yards no problem.. never even adjusted the brakes to see if it would go any farther was no need.. there is a store on ebay that has these for 96 bucks with free shipping cant beat that with a stick..Tax return time gets here hopefully ill be able to buy 2 or 3 more..<br /> http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq341....jpg<br /> <br />