Baitcaster performance question

I agree with Steve get a Shimano Scorpion, smooth with 3 o's : )
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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"Darin Lee" wrote in message
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was wondering if anyone can answer a question on baitcasting reels. In
shopping around online
looking for a new reel for next season I can find all kinds of info on
ratio's and retrieval rates
etc....but what I really want to know is how well it casts! My old two
bearing Abu reel...now junk
unfortunately...casted smooth, easy, and fast....distance and accurracy
were great...my newer
Mitchell and Quantum do not cast near as well as the old abu...what do I
look for? How do I know I
am getting a smooth casting reel?

While it's not a 100% accurate method of rating, "usually" the more ball
bearings a reel has, the
smoother it's going to be. But that's not always the case. There are
different grades of ball
bearings and I've seen 10 BB models that use cheap bearings that were
quite rough feeling.

The best way to find out is to go and try them. Shimano Curado is a good
reel for the money.
They're very durable, comfortable, reasonably smooth and not priced beyond
the average angler. I
have a bunch of these reels and really like them for both personal use and
for guide clients.
However, for a really smooth reel, check out the Shimano Chronarch or
Shimano's Japanese equivalent
reels.
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Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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