Fishermen, tell me about the shimano curado dc reel.

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They say no birdnest on a setting. Just throw it out and you dont have to thumb it. You ever use one? I have to know if its legit.

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I’ve got a couple and I can backlash ‘em ! I can backlash any reel...I am very adapt at it...


They’re great reels though.....I’ve caught some bruising snook and jacks on em and even some 50 pound tarpon and quite a few permit.....they’re legit....pricey but worth it.....but they can be backlashed, trust me

It’s legit but not worth the premium for my uses IMO. I bought one and sold it. It helps a lot if you’re slinging big crankbaits or lipless cranks into the wind on a regular basis, I just didn’t find myself doing that enough to justify keeping it. They excel in ledge fishing situations where you don’t always get to choose the direction you cast relative to the wind, or in general if you throw a lot of baits that are heavy enough to get the spool burning early in the cast but then are big enough to catch a lot of wind.

They are great for casting against the wind

It’s legit. Especially inshore when the wind is blowing. I put a weighted hook w/minnow on it and set it to the highest setting and tried to backlash it by throwing it as hard as I could. Took it like a champ. Being able to skip bait on water is a really cool

I bought one and wasn't impressed. But I'm thinking I may have gotten a lemon. I've been throwing baitcasters all of my life and rarely backlash a standard reel. The issue I have with my DC is that the instructions say you should not thumb the reel when the lure is in the air. Well you can tell the reel is trying to control the cast, so that makes sense. Let the digital control do it's thing. But the problem with that is that occasionally it doesn't control the cast, and instead of feeling that with your thumb and stopping the reel before the backlash gets bad, you're expecting the DC to do it. So if it doesn't do it, the backlash is worse than I get with a standard reel.

That's one reason I think I may have gotten a lemon. The other reason is that everyone that likes their reel talks about being able to clearly hear the DC control on every cast. It's like a whirring noise the controller gives off. Well I rarely hear much of anything from mine.

So is the Shimano a better reel for no backlash than the Diawa Tatula or Zillion SV TWS? Both of the Diawa's are designed to eliminate backlashes. I have a Zillion but just don't use it a lot for skipping. That is an acquired art and requires practice. A good friend who uses the Tatula amazes me on Toledo Bend where he skips swim jigs underneath cypress branches. He can skip 20 feet up under the branches.

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Maybe I’m missing the boat, but I don’t need or want to pay for extra features that I rarely use.

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Speaking of rarely use, I hear you! I have a 60 grand bass boat that I don't use enough.

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I’m a habitual skipper

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Well I am impressed with you skippers. When I fish with my skipping buddy he fishes water I simply can’t get into. That’s one reason I dislike Toledo Bend. He catches in his water and I don’t in mine.

I just bought a DC and paired it with a 7’ St Croix medium heavy.