which ratio reel 5:1 or 7:1 do you perfer and why

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by Salty

i thought you were changin it up to the new cores??

[Ray]

"hey rene in heaven is there only gonna be curados, and yammy 150 4 strokes??? *****!!"

I have boffa dem too....

[Dink]

I still don't know if the Curado is a saltwater reel..............every review I've ever read(besides "W" and ASR) only talks about them bass fishing..........??????.........I have seen the bearings they put in them............not sealed

[all star rod]

Originally Posted by Dink

I still don't know if the Curado is a saltwater reel..............every review I've ever read(besides "W" and ASR) only talks about them bass fishing..........??????.........I have seen the bearings they put in them............not sealed

POX and Fritz uses them to. Also, take a poll on here I bet atleast 80% of the people on this site that saltwater fish use Curado's. I wipe mine down and oil it every now and then. No problem. I have 3 myself. I would love to have a Chronarch 100D7!!!! Well several to be exact!

[Montauk17]

I have used my 3 curados in saltwater for a little over a year now with no problems. All I do is wipe them down with a wet rag and oil them every few months.My buddy has one of those daiwa inshore reels and he has rust on it.If you read reviews it says there for "light" saltwater use.

[huntin fool]

Right handed vs Left

While bass fishing if you are pitching/flipping, a left handed reel is best.

While salt water i prefer right handed since i'm right handed, but you'll be fighting stronger fish, so go with whatever arm is best



7:1/5:1


W i don't totally agree with your statement..
Depends on time of year, style of bait, activness of the fish..
come summer time, I burn my baits 90% of the time so i use a 7:1 for bass

winter time with bass, i slow work a jig, worm, etc. So i fish 5:1.




Thats how i see it...

[skeeter812]

I prefer a higher ratio as it allows you to cover a lot more water

[catch.and.fillet]

At Bass proshops in Katy, the counter guy told me last night that he sells Curados almost 10 to 1 over other reels for saltwater trouts and reds. He says to oil in two- three spots after every use and it'll last forever - on the reel handles, under the brake nut, and in the bearing under the removable cover. He said his podner has had one for 15 years and dunks it in saltwater at least once or twice a year on accident but it keeps running. I'm sold: 200/201 E7 for me.
Fool - I hear you on the right hand/left hand, but I'm still undecided as I'm used to casting right, and reeling left with my spinners and i'm right handed.

[all star rod]

Originally Posted by catch.and.filet

At Bass proshops in Katy, the counter guy told me last night that he sells Curados almost 10 to 1 over other reels for saltwater trouts and reds. He says to oil in two- three spots after every use and it'll last forever - on the reel handles, under the brake nut, and in the bearing under the removable cover. He said his podner has had one for 15 years and dunks it in saltwater at least once or twice a year on accident but it keeps running. I'm sold: 200/201 E7 for me.
Fool - I hear you on the right hand/left hand, but I'm still undecided as I'm used to casting right, and reeling left with my spinners and i'm right handed.

Man I would like to see if CURADOS were made for Saltwater!!!
That is what I do with my 3 Curados....just not after every use!

[fritz20]

I use right hand retrieve for all of my reels. In the salt I switch hands after I cast, but for bass I learned to pitch and flip with the rod in my left hand. Now I can hardly pitch or flip with my right hand!! I didn't want to buy right and left hand reels for each type of fishing. It is quite easy to learn, it just takes some time and practice.

[Will"E"Fish]

In time I'd recommend both just so there's no question as to what one has that the other doesn't. Buy the quality type of reel of your choice.

[Choupique]

7:1 on jigs, topwater
5:1 on suspending baits, crank baits