"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
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Todd... I too cringed when buying my first Curado and though a couple of
times to take it back to the store before I used it. I remember the
remorse
too well.

Then, I went fishing and it all went away! The Curados are awesome.. cast
after cast after cast! Buying the first one is hard, but the rest come
pretty easy. My first one is still as sweet as the last one that I bought
this year.


I gotta agree with Charles on this one. I bought my first Curado used off
EBAY. It looked rough, and to be honest the first couple times I tried it I
didn't like it. Then I put a drop of Quantum Hot Sauce on the bearings, and
actually adjusted the brakes and the spool tension. Wow. What a reel. I'm
still using that reel almost every time I go out. Well, when I'm not using
one of the other three new Curados I have bought since or one of the four
Curado super free models I bought after that. Shimano ticked me off though
discontinuing it and bringing out a new model (at a much higher price) to
replace it.


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Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com