new reel

[Neddy]

Hi just bought myself a Shimano curado 200m baitcaster reel.  I have been toying with the idea for a while as I am getting back into Murray cod fishing. It's been a while since I treated myself to a new baitcaster as my original one I bought back in the 1980s was an Abu 6500 overhead reel which is still going okay.   I  also tried an Abu Garcia revox 4 baitcaster which was going out as a clearance item but returned it to the store in favour of the curado. There are lots of videos on utube about this reel and it has good reports. I was a bit disappointed that Shimano do not supply the small container of reel oil anymore yet they stipulate that you oil the braking system once every five or so outing. I have some Penn fishing reel oil that's going to have to do!  They charge around $20 for genuine Shimano oil! 

[Neddy]

Utube Shimano curado 200m

 

 

 

[ellicat]

What size line will you be putting on it ? What rod ?

[Neddy]

I will use 30lb braid. On a 7ft  4-6kg medium flex graphite rod. i will mainly be tossing lures about 1/2 Oz in weight. I have about ten rods to choose from as I have had boats,kayaks, and have done a lot a shoreline creeks and surf fishing etc over about 65yrs of fishing. 

[Billiekart]

Re cost of Shimano Oil...it's a Japanese corporate thing...sell the hardware...and make a killing on the consumables