Low ratio left Curado I

[OkobojiEagle]

Bantam... with the popularity of the Curado I, has there been a conversation about adding a 5.x ratio to the lefty selection?


oe

[Bantam1]

Unfortunately not. The demand for lefty 5:1 Curado decreased every year. We decided to drop it from the line up.

[OkobojiEagle]

Quite disappointed! I had to buy a Curado 201B5 from a flea market board... hope they are as bullet proof as Shimano fans claim.


oe

[SteveSchmelzle]

The "b" isn't bullet proof (although the Super Free version is close), however, the "d" is bullet proof.

Bantam:

[Bantam1]

There are simply not enough lefty anglers that need a slow ratio Curado. Plus with the modern gearing in our reels there really isn't much need. The 6.2:1 reels have more than enough power to fish the deep cranks.

[OkobojiEagle]

The 6.2:1 reels have more than enough power to fish the deep cranks.

It's about retrieving baits at the correct speed, repetitively.

oe

[Bantam1]

That's a cadence issue. I understand your point, but you can find the right cadence with a slightly faster reel. You just slow down the retrieve slightly.

[joekaz]

Me personally, I hate when I have to turn the handle slow when using deep cranks . I would rather turn the handle a little faster and easier with a 5:1 ratio reel.

[Cagey]

Me personally, I hate when I have to turn the handle slow when using deep cranks . I would rather turn the handle a little faster and easier with a 5:1 ratio reel.

Sometimes even that is too fast. So I bought one of those curado CU-201B38's which is a 3.8:1 retrieve. This is one reel I doubt I will ever get rid of unless something better comes along.

I recently purchased a weedless spinnerbait and put it on a 7.2:1 retrieve and it was way too fast for the lure. Retrieving slower was a pain so I pulled out the B38 and problem solved! Now it is a finely tuned super smooth set up when lure speed and reel speed are closely matched.

[Crappielimits]

I hate these high speed reels.

[SteveSchmelzle]

no you don't.

you want high speed reels. you need high speed reels. you live for high speed reels.

everyone wants high speed reels.