Curado not working well

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I have a brand new curado left handed model. I have taken it out a few times since bass opener. I have been fishing with a baitcaster for 2 yrs now. I do feel comfortable fishing with one.

Somehow I cannot cast far with it. What could be wrong? The breaks on the side, I have two up across from one another and the rest down. With the knob that tightens the spool, I have it tight enough in that the lure does not fall down right away, but gradually with force.

I have tried various break setups and fooled around with the knob. I still cannot cast as far with it.

I just oiled it last night by watching some youtube clips. Just took it out and still, it cannot cast as far.

I have a citica reel and that thing has been casting properly. Any know what else I can do wtih it?

This thing is casting about 50 ft or a bit more only and that is with as much force as I can cast.

Thanks.

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BTW, I am using it with a 7'2 carrot stix.

I also have 20lbs power pro braided line on it now. Before, I had seaguar's 20lb flouro on it.

I did accidently dip the reel into the water a few weeks ago.

[HellaBass]

I would loosen the main brake knob a bit more and then push out the centrifugal brakes as needed. The main knob is a friction brake that is on thru the whole cast, the centrifugal brakes only kick on when the spool is at its fastest.

[Gekhang]

this^^ my main brake knob is fairly loose and i let the centrifugal brakes do most of the hard work for me.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

I think I have tried all of that already. It is still not casting properly. Line does go out, but not as fast as it should.

I'll fool around more and see what more I can do.

thanks guys.

[Friar_Tuck]

if you've cleaned it and everything is set properly along with the spool being full(when line gets a bit low on them it'll effect casting performance). Then i'd say its a bearing issue. curado's only come with abec 3's anyways. I'd upgrade the 2 spool bearings to at least ABEC 5's or better.

google Boca Bearings...

[Deitz Dittrich]

be sure that the line is through all the guides properly and that the line is not running under the bar at the reel... other than that, without seeing it myself I have no clue.

[Irish]

If you are experienced enough with a baitcaster you could just have one of the centrifugal brakes on. I get much more distance with one break versus two with my Curado.

[IBFishin2]

Like mentioned above the tensioning knob needs to be loosen and thumb control need to be used. When I had the e7 I just use one brake and tension on almost free just a little to keep the spool from moving side to side.

[CHEX1982]

Dud. Bring it in. You paid good money for it and it should work right out of the box. Grrrr...and yet, Shimano wants to take the production to Malaysia!

Did you buy it at Cabela's or Gander? They are usually really good with over 30 days exchange.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

Good Responses! thanks guys! I wish I can just bring it to one of you guys to look at. Maybe if I become too desperate.

My friend just informed me the difference between lubing and oiling. I oiled it based off of a youtube clip. No lubing.

I do not have much line on it now due to the bird nest I had over the weekend. I'll throw some new line on to see if that helps.

Also...since I put new line on it myself, I'll check to make sure it has been put in the right way.

Thanks all!

Newbie...learning.

[finspat]

I had the same problem, I bought 2 curados 200E7

Thinking I am rocking now!

And went to cast geesh al mighty thats a wimpy cast

maybe it was me, I had to struggle to get a cast past 100 feet.

My fav the bantam it will blow this new reel out of the water!

So i decided to take apart this reel and my goodness it was packed

full of grease, I took the spool bearings out and soaked them in

laquer thinner, then after about an hour I would set the bearings

on a paper towel , then reinstall the bearings,with a drop of shimano oil

yes one drop on the bearings before reinstall. (Oil Comes with the reel)

Let them bearings do the work, shimano did a poor job having too much grease

to begin with, Shimano is still the best in my book!

also check out Boca bearings, from what I hear these are the bomb

was ready to buy these, Til an old timer told me about the grease issue!

Happy fishing

finspat

[Larson15]

Part of the problem might be that you are using 20lb braid which has a 4-6lb mono diameter. Baitcasters do not like the smaller diameter braids for long distance casting as they tend to dig into the spool much easier. I generally do not use anything less than 40lb braid on baitcasters as they cast much better.

[Bushwacker7]

The problem probably is that you dunked it. Shimanos do not like water. I would send it into them.

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finspat...i may have to try that. Thanks for the info.

Larson15...wish I would have read your post sooner. I just got 30lbs on it yesterday. Hope that works. I did use 20lb flouro and it was horrible.

Bushwaker7--that is my assumption. I assume that oiling it will help. If it still doesnt work well, I may have to send it in.

[Aaron Carrell]

finspat...i may have to try that. Thanks for the info.

Larson15...wish I would have read your post sooner. I just got 30lbs on it yesterday. Hope that works. I did use 20lb flouro and it was horrible.

Bushwaker7--that is my assumption. I assume that oiling it will help. If it still doesnt work well, I may have to send it in.

I just recently started using a new Curado as well, and I will attest to the fact that it is over-lubricated. There's so much grease in those from the factory that it does lose a bit of speed IMO.

Regarding your line choice though, I've used 30lb braid on 2 of my baitcasters for 3 years now and I wouldn't change a thing. I can cast that farther than my other 3 with 65lb braid when using the same setup for sure. I agree though that I don't think I'd ever go lighter than 30lb braid due to it burying on hooksets. Its rarely a problem for me right now though and I whollup hook sets on braid even though I shouldn't most of the time.

I really don't see how "dunking" a reel could ever have a bad effect on it other than maybe a few minutes while it drains completely. Haven't you ever fished in the rain? you can't tell me you lose casting ability just cause your reel is getting wet. My hands get soaked all the time cause my reel is so wet, so I just can't validate that one. I mean, come on! its a FISHING reel!

[Tim_Anderson]

I've been using mine for musky fishing, and it's a blast. FULL spool of 65# suffix performance braid, and I run with the spool control pretty loose. Use my thumb just a little bit. Can even cast pretty light lures really far with that heavy line. I NEVER oil or grease my reels, and I dunk them and fish in the soaking rain all of the time. Shimano's are awesome, man, but I suppose if you've covered all of your bases, you might have gotten a lemon. Don't be discouraged with it - it's one of the best reels out there.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

GOT IT WORKING!!!! I watched a youtube clip and followed it. The host used alcohol and oil. I did the same thing and then I bought some new line, Power Pro 30lbs braided.

I think the main problem was that I didnt have much line in my spool. That may have caused the problem. After putting the new line one, the casts were once again wonderful and smooth.

Thanks all! I appreciated all the responses.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Glad you got it working!