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The Curado I is a great reel. I own four of them and find them comfortable to throw all day. They have a solid feel to them as well as excellent performance for the price. One of my four started making noise during my third trip with it, so I ran a dry qtip around the brake race and then rubbed a qtip with a drop or two of the included oil on the same spot and haven't needed anything since. It's been a little over three months without the noise returning and this is one of my buzz toad rods that gets used a bunch.

I would appreciate that. I have my local tackle shop spool my reels. I had s spool of 50lb Power Pro that would dig in very badly if I caught a fish. Almost every time I was hung in the pads it would dig in. That was very annoying. Basically every cast after catching a fish or pulling my frog out of the "V" in a lilly pad resulted in a very short cast with me having to pull out a few yards of line to clear out the mess. That sucked!! As soon as I ripped that line off and had it replaced the issue was solved! Never had a problem before or after. Just a little concerned now.

Been using 50lb braid with no leader on my frog setups and heavy pitch/flip setups for years. Just spooled my trig setup and my senko setup with 40lb braid without leaders to try. I'm in North Florida and fish around dense vegetation 95% of the time. I still have a couple of setups with mono for spinnerbaits/chatterbaits and squarebills. And one all purpose setup with fluoro that is soon to be some type of hybrid line. I'm wanting to go lighter than 40lb braid, just worried about the line digging in. Time will tell.....

+1 for the OrochiXX EMTF. Fished it for the first time today with a weightless Texas rigged 5" Senko. I could sling that Senko a very good distance with little effort. Using a Metanium HG with 40lb braid on it. No fish on it yet because the wind wasn't cooperating today. Really looking forward to landing the first one with it. The action of the rod is very impressive, as is the weight and balance. Already thinking about grabbing a second one! It feels that good......

Thanks guys!

Hi everyone. I'm new to this site and just thought I would drop a line or two. I love bass fishing and buying tackle. Been fishing since I was 6 years old and can't kick the addiction. Fish On!