Hogsticker2 wrote:I'm a little confused. In the article (I'm not sure who wrote it) the author states he was casting small, weightless plastics. In the merged Curado DC thread, in response to a question I posed regarding casting ranges, Dan responded, stating this was not a good reel for quarter ounce and under. I believe my question was which would be better for a quarter ounce - Curado or Scorpion. Can you tell me which plastics you were fishing weightless on the 4 setting?
Hi Hogsticker, I wrote this one up. Thanks for the question. Only had a 12 hour window with the reels on the water so was getting through whatever baits I had available on the boat. This is a preview so when I get more time with the reels I'll be putting together a full blown review. I definitely fished baits 1/2oz. and above more because I wanted to experience the casting modes on various rods and with different lines. I fished a 1/4oz. warbait jighead just for weight across the ranges and also with a Jackall Rhythm Wave, and also tried fishing a few plastics weightless including Senko, Fantik Larva and Dagger baits that I had on the boat. Small sample size but I would agree with Dan that the Curado DC is not the ideal reel for the ultralight stuff, it seems to handle the mid-range to heavy stuff really well, but that being said it could certainly cast 1/4oz. baits just fine, and mode 4 while not very long distance does enable you to make short accurate casts without backlashes. If your skipping a lightweight bait this mode does work, and while I am definitely not the best bait skipper I was able to do it without blowing out the reel.
I don't personally have a lot of experience fishing the Scorpion so couldn't say which would be better at that weight range. When we get some Curado DC's in for more than one day on the water it is definitely something I will look into and compare notes with Cal on.
Thanks, Z