The Shimano Curado 200e7 beats all reels in its class, hands down, in every aspect of our on-the-water tests.
The Curado 200e7 was recently redesigned from the ground up in a ground-breaking effort to make it smoother, smaller, lighter, more comfortable to use and just plain better all around.
Though the Curado was already an extremely popular, reputable reel within the bass fishing market, the redesign reinforced its place in the field as the reel of choice for serious fishermen and set a new standard by which other reels in its class are judged.
Before buying my first redesigned Curado, I had actually bought a comparable Abu Garcia reel. The Abu reel was nice, but it had some issues. After using it on the water and not being able overcome its problems, I returned it and bought the Curado. I have been sold on them ever since.
If you’re not fishing with the new Curado 200 series reels, you’re missing out on true baitcasting reel performance.