Issues with new Curado K

[Joshua van Wyk]

So I recently ordered a Curado K from American Legacy Fishing, it arrived and looked great but no matter how I spool it the line always piles up more on one side. I don't think it's a user error as I've spooled countless baitcaster without any issues. And I'm also not getting the distance you'd expect from a $200 reel, my Tatula out performs it with every bait I've tried. Any advice on how to fix this issues would be greatly appreciated!

[burrows]

return it for an exchange or get another tatula you seem to love the tatula stick with what works for you.

[OnthePotomac]

I have not had a problem spooling line on either of mine, but "dialing them in" gave me some fits, but success prevailed and now they are performing just great  I throw plastics on both of mine on 7' MH Carbonlite  rods and on the one with a Senko I ended up with the outside dial on 6 to get it right.  Both reels have two brakes on and 15lb Invizx on them.
So far I cannot complain on distance with either of them.  Let me add that out of the box I removed the two spool bearings and the XShip bearing, which has nothing to do with spool spin, and cleaned them thoroughly, then lubed with Yellow Rocket Fuel.  Shimano ships their reels over oiled.  Are you getting good uniform travel on your worm gear while you are spooling line on?

[islandbass]

There is only one thing I can think of if all else is good. When you’re spooling the line, are you (rod and reel) in direct line with the spool of line? If you’re holding the rod at an angle to either side it could cause line to pile up on a side. 

 

If not, an exchange might be in order. Hope you don’t have to deal with that. 

[burrows]

The only thing I can think of is return it the Curado K is not supposed to do that. If you have experience with countless baitcasters like you said than you know that sub $200 reel should not do that. Go get your money back or exchange it. That’s my best advice brother.

[TylerT123]

If it’s the right side that has more line and it’s very insignificant, don’t worry about it. Make sure you use the internal pins and external dial. What lure weights are you using? Have you oiled the brake drum?

 

[Joshua van Wyk]

4 hours ago, TylerT123 said:

If it’s the right side that has more line and it’s very insignificant, don’t worry about it. Make sure you use the internal pins and external dial. What lure weights are you using? Have you oiled the brake drum?

 

Ive mainly been throwing frogs with it, I have the internal brakes set with 2 on and 2 off. I have not oiled  the brake drum, I will take a look at in the morning and see of that makes a difference.

4 hours ago, islandbass said:

There is only one thing I can think of if all else is good. When you’re spooling the line, are you (rod and reel) in direct line with the spool of line? If you’re holding the rod at an angle to either side it could cause line to pile up on a side. 

 

If not, an exchange might be in order. Hope you don’t have to deal with that. 

If all else fails I'll be exchanging it 

[TylerT123]

I usually have my spool tension set so a crankbait falls slowly, I think it was a 1/2, 3/4, or 5/8 oz crank and my brakes set to 2 internally and 4 externally and I don’t have to adjust it ever, from Ned rigs, Cranks and less aerodynamic baits. All about the same distance.

[Basswhippa]

My son was frogging and had the same problem.  He had been making 55 yard bomb casts using braid..  Solution.  Peel line to the spool and reel it back in.

[FishTank]

I have the Curado 201G Left and when I got it at Dick's I had them spool it.  I spooled it the second time around and it spooled heavy on the right side.  I tried spooling it multiple times and I thought Dick's had messed it up but I actually had the drag tight and the spool tension way loose.  This some how caused it to get in a bind which pulled the line to one side (or at least that is what I think happened). I can't say this is what is going on with your reel but I have since kept both drag and spool tension tightened in middle and I make sure I start the line out by tying it to one of the holes in the middle.   I have since had no issues.

[clh121787]

I have 6 or 7 K's. Maybe you got a lemon. To me they're the best reel for the money made. Especially if you use bigger diameter lines. 

[Vincent_Diesel]

Having gone through this myself I was set on returning my new as well, Curado K. I decided to do a bit o research and eliminate the uneven spooling to one side (in my case, side closest to retrieve handle). I like this K so much I was determined to keep it.

 

First make sure that the spool itself is absolutely free, meaning do not over-tighten the cast control dial. You want a little bit of side to side play on the spool, careful don't go overboard by loosening the dial it too much. I think side to side play on both sides is good and free, maybe .02mm would be my guess. After you've done that, you are ready to re-spool by watching this YT video. Hopefully you can re-use your line. Hope this helps, it did for me. Keep this Curado if you can, I think it's a keeper.

 

Uneven line fix

[a1712]

On one of my Scorpion 70's I was having this issue of line stacking on the left hand side of the spool. I disassembled the reel and discovered the line guide was hanging up on the levelwind worm gear at the turn over from left to right. It would just hesitate there for a split second before starting it's return back to the right. I called Shimano and they sent me a new pawl and worm gear, problem solved. My K impresses me more and more every time I use it. Smooth, powerful, long casting and just feels solid. Matter of fact, I just might need another one. Brian.

[TotalNoob]

On 8/5/2018 at 12:56 PM, Joshua van Wyk said:

So I recently ordered a Curado K from American Legacy Fishing, it arrived and looked great but no matter how I spool it the line always piles up more on one side. I don't think it's a user error as I've spooled countless baitcaster without any issues.

OP did you get this figured out? If so, please advise how!

 

In April, I bought the exact same reel from the exact same seller and am having the exact same problem. This was my first high end reel and it's left a bad taste in my mouth. Too late to return by the time I fully realized the problem (and that it wasn't related to me).

 

Line piles heavily to the right of spool (handle side) regardless of line type and it's absolutely unrelated to how it's being spooled on ... I've since spooled other baitcasters and line spools on nice and evenly; this problem is exclusive to my Curado. 

 

My advice, send that thing back while you can. You aren't the only one with this exact issue.

[TylerT123]

1 hour ago, TotalNoob said:

OP did you get this figured out? If so, please advise how!

 

In April, I bought the exact same reel from the exact same seller and am having the exact same problem. This was my first high end reel and it's left a bad taste in my mouth. Too late to return by the time I fully realized the problem (and that it wasn't related to me).

 

Line piles heavily to the right of spool (handle side) regardless of line type and it's absolutely unrelated to how it's being spooled on ... I've since spooled other baitcasters and line spools on nice and evenly; this problem is exclusive to my Curado. 

 

My advice, send that thing back while you can. You aren't the only one with this exact issue.

I don’t think it affects much, it’s just an aesthetic and maybe a line capacity issue but with the deep spool, it wouldn’t matter a whole lot.

[burrows]

4 hours ago, TylerT123 said:

I don’t think it affects much, it’s just an aesthetic and maybe a line capacity issue but with the deep spool, it wouldn’t matter a whole lot.

It probably doesn’t effect the performance of the reel but it would bother my ocd big time!!! I would fix it or sell it or return it.

[puddlepuncher]

I don't have OCD and it would bother me.  He is the guy I've emailed at ALF and he gets back pretty quickly has helped me a few times recently.  

 

Email Adam agdaywalt@americanlegacyfishing.com  He is the guy that emails responding to customer service inquiries at ALF and he gets back pretty quickly.  I'd imagine if you have a defective reel he'd be the one to talk to about getting it exchanged.

[Joshua van Wyk]

7 hours ago, puddlepuncher said:

I don't have OCD and it would bother me.  He is the guy I've emailed at ALF and he gets back pretty quickly has helped me a few times recently.  

 

Email Adam agdaywalt@americanlegacyfishing.com  He is the guy that emails responding to customer service inquiries at ALF and he gets back pretty quickly.  I'd imagine if you have a defective reel he'd be the one to talk to about getting it exchanged.

Thank you, I will definetly reach out to him. 

[dgkasper58]

9 hours ago, puddlepuncher said:

I don't have OCD and it would bother me.  He is the guy I've emailed at ALF and he gets back pretty quickly has helped me a few times recently.  

 

Email Adam agdaywalt@americanlegacyfishing.com  He is the guy that emails responding to customer service inquiries at ALF and he gets back pretty quickly.  I'd imagine if you have a defective reel he'd be the one to talk to about getting it exchanged.

Great suggestion

 

As for casting distance: It took me some tweeking as well getting both breaks the way I wanted them.Finally getting it dialed in was very nice to see.  An interesting thing that Shimano put in their pamphlet was to oil the breaks after every use (I thought this was a bit excessive) but I did have to also remove some oil from some of the reel as it was over oiled upon purchase.

[Mikeltee]

return it and get something else. I hate my K. It takes forever to setup for each lure. Once setup, I can throw for and hour and then the backlashes start happening. I freaking hate this reel!!!!

[burrows]

7 hours ago, Mikeltee said:

return it and get something else. I hate my K. It takes forever to setup for each lure. Once setup, I can throw for and hour and then the backlashes start happening. I freaking hate this reel!!!!

Are you knew to baitcasters becouse that’s not normal bro the curado k is one of the top selling reels on the market. It’s not one of the best for nothing.