I picked up a Curado 200k last year on sale. Smoothest retrieve I've ever felt, but the casting was annoying on lighter baits and anything that could stall, like a chatterbait.

 

I picked up a Scorpion MGL from Japan this year, because Curado K MGLs are about a hundred dollars more here in Canada, and was surprised to find out when I got it that it's literally just a Curado K with an MGL spool and a paint scheme, but it casts so much more controlled.

 

So I ordered a replacement Scorpion MGL spool from Japan, and popped it in my Curado K. It now casts lighter baits flawlessly. I was casting chatterbaits in to the wind without a problem, whereas before I'd have to put all the brakes on and still pick out backlashes.

 

I googled and I couldn't find anyone definitively confirming, so for anyone with a Curado K, a Scorpion MGL spool will 100% work with your Curado K, and it will make the reel a load easier to cast.

 

If you don't have a Curado K, then just get a Curado K MGL or a Scorpion MGL.

The 200k and scorpion mgl are identical reels mechanically, other then bearings and bushings but the spools are 100% compatible with each other.

12 hours ago, MSlammer said:

So I ordered a replacement Scorpion MGL spool from Japan

Fellow Canadian here. May I ask where you got the spool from and how much it was? 

 

I ordered the SLX MGL from Japan last year and I love how controlled it is, but still very free feeling. 

 

My Curado K is good and still very smooth, but increased control with lighter stuff would be nice. 

15 hours ago, LCG said:

May I ask where you got the spool from and how much it was? 

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