I have a Shimano curado reel and I would like to pair it with a curado rod. I found one casting curado 7'2 medium light extra fast rod on a very good sale. It is the only one this cheap likely because this is a niche rod category. I do utilize ned rigs often. Would anyone recommend this rod? What use cases would this rod Excell and what disadvantages would there be? I'm wondering if the extra fast aspect will make up for the medium light aspect of the rod making it slightly more versatile. Thanks in advance. Tight lines 

Edit* this would be paired with either my curado mgl 151 6.2.1 or 23 metanium 101 for bass, and the occasional crappie or bluegill. As stated above I do really enjoy fishing ned rigs and I believe this rod may work for that. I'm curious what all else it may be good for or limited to.

That’s the BFS labeled rod. I bought one in June from TW for $125. I wanted it for 1/8oz Ned rigs and 1/16 Texas rigs. I didn’t like it. 
 

Not fast in action. It has a lot more bend deep into the rod when casting far more relaxed stroke. And the tip wasn’t light enough to go down to a 1/8 head plus finesse trd. I mean it was fine, but not what I wanted. 
 

I moved to the phoenix ml on a suggestion from frydog and gave my dad the curado since that’s all he fishes.  For a 6” swamp crawler and a 1/16 or 1/8 weight it’s a good spinning rod replacement (he doesn’t like a spinning rod). 
 

im excited to try the new Falcon Cara BFS that they just announced. 7’2”, falcon 3-power. 1/8-5/8 I think. 

Okay, thanks for the insight. I went ahead and bought it for $100 with the black friday discount thinking it was too good to pass up. What rating would you say that it actually fishes at and what weights would it excel in? Also, if you're familiar with the curado 151 mgl in 6.2.1 or the 23 metanium 100 in 7.1.1, which do you feel it would pair best with? I'm finding conflicting answers as to which one will cast lighter lures better. Thanks casts_by_fly

1 hour ago, Stickperch said:

Okay, thanks for the insight. I went ahead and bought it for $100 with the black friday discount thinking it was too good to pass up. What rating would you say that it actually fishes at and what weights would it excel in? Also, if you're familiar with the curado 151 mgl in 6.2.1 or the 23 metanium 100 in 7.1.1, which do you feel it would pair best with? I'm finding conflicting answers as to which one will cast lighter lures better. Thanks casts_by_fly

For $100 it’s well worth a try if you want a lighter lure/like casting rod. it would be a great small crankbait rod (3/8 and under).  A weightless senko on a lighter hook. Finesse jigs.  Smaller top waters like poppers and Zara puppies. If you fish 1/4 oz shaky heads or equivalent weight 3” paddle tails. It’s a 1/4-3/8 oz lure weight rod and 10-12 lb line. I would call it a moderate fast and medium power.  It shouldn’t bend as much as it does on a cast to call it a fast action. 

 

as for the reels, the met is a better feeling reel than the curado.  Both should cast similarly as both will have the mgl spool. That’s a pretty good choice for that rod. The met is smaller and will feel like a better pair. 

21 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

For $100 it’s well worth a try if you want a lighter lure/like casting rod. it would be a great small crankbait rod (3/8 and under).  A weightless senko on a lighter hook. Finesse jigs.  Smaller top waters like poppers and Zara puppies. If you fish 1/4 oz shaky heads or equivalent weight 3” paddle tails. It’s a 1/4-3/8 oz lure weight rod and 10-12 lb line. I would call it a moderate fast and medium power.  It shouldn’t bend as much as it does on a cast to call it a fast action. 

 

as for the reels, the met is a better feeling reel than the curado.  Both should cast similarly as both will have the mgl spool. That’s a pretty good choice for that rod. The met is smaller and will feel like a better pair. 

Thanks a ton man, I'll be saving that in my notes for reference. The rod should be here tomorrow and now I've got a game plan for it. Thanks again bud

Cast_by_fly, do have a link for the Falcon Cara BFS rod?

8 hours ago, ghost said:

Cast_by_fly, do have a link for the Falcon Cara BFS rod?

Not yet.  On the falcon home page they have a link to the youtube video for it.  They don't get heavy into the specs, but at once point the guy holds the rod and you can see the label decently well.  He is using the 7'2" at that time.

 

My hope is that it is similar to the 7'2" swimjig rod only powered down 2 powers.  That would be pretty ideal.