Chickamauga

Line capacity was not high on my list. I'm not one of those guys that respools all my reels everytime I fish a tournament, but I do reitie all the time because I fish alot of grass. And, before you know it, I'm down twenty or thirty yards on a spool. The 200 series Curado just felt good in my hand, especially pitching and I haven't tried the Calcutta except cranking. I do like the ability to cast all the way across the lake with the Calcutta. I junt need to decide if it's the best all around choice for most every application.

Thanks for the feedback! The lower profile Curado just feels more comfotable for all types of presentation than the Calutta, especially pitching. Do you think the Calcutta is a good choice for flipping and pitching? I guess I could get used to it.

I'm new to the sport and new to this forum. About a year ago, after joining a club, I took all my rod/reels to a custom rod builder. He put custom handles on my St. Crois rods, built me about a dozen custom rods, and I junked the rest. I started out with all Quantum Accutist reels and they began falling apert. I fish so hard I literally have wore the names off the sides of the reels so I started buying a few other brands. I now only have two reels that are holding up to my abuse and they are the Calcutta 200B and the Curado 200HDSV. The common denominators the Shimano brand and the Centrifugal Brake System. So now I feel comftorable updrading to all Shimano reels and I'm stuck. I want to stay in the $200 range. I like the size, feel and line capacity of the Curado 200 series but they only have a 5:1 that I can use for deep cranking and slow spinner baits and a 7:1 that I can use for frogs and buzzbaits. The 100 Series Curado seems to be their 6.2:1 solution but it has much less line capacity and is smaller in my hand. I carry 24 rods on my boat and I don't want to have to mentally switch gears everytime I pick up a different rod. Is there another series or manufacturer I should be looking at?