[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-08-06 AT 06:25PM (EST)[/font][p]I'm in the process of replacing my reels, and I'm about 90% sure I'm going to go with the new 2006 model Curados.

I was all set to go with conventional wisdom -- 7:1 ratio for buzzbaits; 5:1 ratio for slow-rolling spinnerbaits and cranks, 6.2:1 ratio for everything else.

Then my partner chimed in, saying he'd get all reels in the 7:1 ratio if it were him. His reasons ---> 85% of our fishing is flipping/pitching jigs and soft plastics or c-rigging. It doesn't matter what speed reel you have for those applications, and the extra speed can help you get fish out of timber/grass quickly. The rest of the time is with a spinnerbait at night. He said it's easier on him to slow-roll a blade with the faster 7:1 reel because he barely has to crank it; with the 5:1 he has to reel constantly to keep the blade moving.

What do you guys think?