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Welcome to the forums! Jeff

By tight I mean the tolerances. No play in anything. Casting ability is excellent. I can't tell really about x ship, but it was plenty powerful to reel in that big girl on the buzzbait. I think x ship is a great feature that will aid, but go un-noticed. I don't know how you would really tell it was helping or not. Know what I mean? Jeff

That is beyond huge...... a monster! Jeff

Dear Raider, 1.Can you cry underwater? 2.How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? 3.Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up like every two hours? 4.If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat? Signed, More to come....

Congrats on the nice fish and win! Jeff

The brakes are not magnetic. The dial is an additional adjustment for the centrifugal brakes to dial them in more! Jeff

No! There are 4 people on here that cannot guess. Dwight Hottle, A-Jay, Brian Needham and Redline Robert! At least until page 5! Jeff

Dear Raider, What is the meaning of life? 00 Mod

Went down to Florida for a couple days this past week to fish with a couple good buddies of mine from here on BR. Dwight Hottle and Robert (SouthFLA) of Hawg Tech. We fished a mixture of lakes, reservoirs and canals and whacked em good! I mean really! Mostly topwater which makes it even more fun! Put the new Curado I through its paces as well. Ended up catching between 25-30 fish a day per person with some big ones mixed in. Big Cavitron fish! ( Shout out to Bobby with Megastrike!! ) Bullet in the grass.... Dwight's Girls: And last but not least, this fish was weighed and released, but I want to have a little fun with it. What do you think this one weighed? Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

Welcome to the forums! Jeff

And FAST! Let me tell you. Full gas tank, 2 anglers with PLENTY of tackle and water in the live wells we hit 78.9 MPH! That sir is FAST!!!! Talk about getting to your spot first on tournament day! Jeff

I started with 1 on, and no spool tension. I fish my reels pretty loose. Ended up with 2 on and dial on 1 and no spool tension. Probably without braid, and my normal lines, and not as much wind, I could have stayed with 1 on. Reel had no issues reeling in over 50 fish this trip! Jeff

This could get expensive for you this year on the might Pickwick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eyebrows: Jeff

Heard this one over the weekend and I like it. When reeling in a dink, "This one is going for ski lessons!" Jeff

I fished out of one Saturday in Florida. That thing is FAST! Comfortable to fish and at 21+ foot long had plenty of room! Jeff

Just got back from putting my I through the paces. And I am impressed. Spooled with braid, which I hate, it was a bit more challenging to get dialed in with all of the wind that was blowing in Florida, but after being hard headed, and switching the brakes, it was trouble free from there on. Tight, smooth and silent. I will be getting another. Now with the bad. My Metanium is used as a bottom contact reel, and this one will have to be as well. I used this reel for jerkbaits, topwater frogs and poppers while down there. The "switch" that opens the side plate rides right below the upper knuckle on my left pointer finger, causing a blister when popping and moving all day. Might just be me, but it will have to be on a rod that I hold the reel differently. So a different reel for those techniques, but other than that it is solid. Even stuck this pig on it! Jeff

Just got back from fishing in Florida with Robert and he kept my Curado I for some fitting and a special surprise! The handles are my absolute favorite and I see many more in my future! Jeff

Welcome back! Glad to see you alive and well! Jeff