Needing a Shimano bait casting reel

[Jig Man]

I am wanting to put it on a Gloomis Bronzeback 6’9” ml rod.  Right now I have a Curado 70 XG on it with 8# line.  The lightest thing I can throw is a TRD on a 1/8 oz head.  I would like to be able to use lighter Neds and maybe 10# line.  What Shimano should I get?

[Reel]

Curado BFS

[Big Swimbait]

1 minute ago, Reel said:

Curado BFS

^This

[Bigbox99]

Curado BFS if you just want to buy something from TW.  The Scorpion BFS if you want something without the green accents and can use buy from Japan used markets.  If this is the 07 rod a Scorpion 1000xt with Yumeya spool for the 09 Alde would really look the part and match the vintage of the rod.  I have a Scorpion 1000xt with a yumeya spool on a L trout rod with 10# braid.  It's definitely up to the task.  

[casts_by_fly]

yeah, if you want to throw lighter than 1/8 oz then you need a BFS spool.  I don't know the curado, but the aldebaran is nice.  JDM versions @$250 or so.

[GreenPig]

On a Loomis, the Aldebaran or Aldebaran BFS

The Aldebaran will cast that weight easily but the BFS is just lovely to run.

[Jig Man]

The Aldebaran is more than twice the price of the Curado.  Is it more than twice as good?

[Robinhood21]

Digitaka has the 2025 SLX BFS for like $160... that's hard to beat!

[casts_by_fly]

On 3/12/2025 at 1:58 PM, Jig Man said:

The Aldebaran is more than twice the price of the Curado.  Is it more than twice as good?

Where are you getting a curado bfs for $125?

3 hours ago, Robinhood21 said:

Digitaka has the 2025 SLX BFS for like $160... that's hard to beat!

I did contemplate it. I decided to go for the aldebaran for an extra $100. I don’t love the plastic-y feel of the slx and putting it in the deck next to a set of bantams and metaniums I would have just wanted to upgrade again in the future. YMMV 

[T2DM]

2 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

I did contemplate it. I decided to go for the aldebaran for an extra $100. I don’t love the plastic-y feel of the slx and putting it in the deck next to a set of bantams and metaniums I would have just wanted to upgrade again in the future. YMMV 

I've read somewhere in TT that the 22 Aldebaran BFS has Ci4+ side plates meaning only one screw goes into the magnesium frame and four screws into the Ci4+ materials. One screw hole stripped on my Chronarch MGL, really disappointed when that happened😒 and that's my main reason not to own anything but bantams and metaniums from now on.