A stupid question, but one I have

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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(Yes I have a bunch
of Curados, and yes they have drum brakes, and yes they are good reels.
LOL) I just like the mag brakes because they are so much easier to adjust.

Bob La Londe
http://www.YumaBassMan.com
Some day I hope to be good at this.

But Bob... if you have a bunch of Curados, you don't have to adjust anything
at all after the initial adjustment. I mean, I can switch from spinnerbaits,
crankbaits, and buzzbaits, to fishing (weighted) soft plastics with the same
reel. The trick this little tension knob on the crank side; not the brakes.

As far as fishing weightless plastics, (Senkos excluded as I consider the
heavy salt content weight) you're pretty much going to do better with a
spinning rod and lighter line unless your just going to drop the bait into
an area. The heavier line that you'd normally use for a baitcaster isn't
exactly what the plastics manufacturer had in mind when they developed their
baits. Fall rates and actions are seriously affected by the use of heavier
line.

Just my two cents worth,
Charles

BTW: How've you been Bob?

"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
.. .
(Yes I have a bunch
of Curados, and yes they have drum brakes, and yes they are good reels.
LOL) I just like the mag brakes because they are so much easier to
adjust.

Bob La Londe
http://www.YumaBassMan.com
Some day I hope to be good at this.

But Bob... if you have a bunch of Curados, you don't have to adjust
anything
at all after the initial adjustment. I mean, I can switch from
spinnerbaits,
crankbaits, and buzzbaits, to fishing (weighted) soft plastics with the
same
reel. The trick this little tension knob on the crank side; not the
brakes.
As far as fishing weightless plastics, (Senkos excluded as I consider the
heavy salt content weight) you're pretty much going to do better with a
spinning rod and lighter line unless your just going to drop the bait into
an area. The heavier line that you'd normally use for a baitcaster isn't
exactly what the plastics manufacturer had in mind when they developed
their
baits. Fall rates and actions are seriously affected by the use of heavier
line.

Just my two cents worth,
Charles

BTW: How've you been Bob?

Doing great. Both boats are good right now. Business is strong, and I'm
getting ready to take the rest of the day off and go fishing. Can't get
much better than that.




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"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
.. .
(Yes I have a bunch
of Curados, and yes they have drum brakes, and yes they are good reels.
LOL) I just like the mag brakes because they are so much easier to
adjust.

Bob La Londe
http://www.YumaBassMan.com
Some day I hope to be good at this.

But Bob... if you have a bunch of Curados, you don't have to adjust
anything at all after the initial adjustment. I mean, I can switch from
spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and buzzbaits, to fishing (weighted) soft
plastics with the same reel. The trick this little tension knob on the
crank side; not the brakes.

I actually do not like the spool tension on the Curados. I have 200B and
200BSF reels. On ALL OF THEM its the most miniscule amount to adjust from
total free spool to way to tight for anything but launching heavy lead. I
can deal with it now, but I imagine for a beginner it would be pretty hard
to get that touch down right.


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Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com



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