Well, after fishing a few seasons with Quantums and Abu Garcias, I have finally took the Shimano plunge. My girl was sweet enough to get me the 201E7 I asked Santa for.

My Quantums were nice, but finicky. I'm selling my last one. I absolutely love my winches and my Skeet isn't bad. I was very unhappy with my Premier (2009); so it is on the way out the door too. :-/

After reading all the glowing recommendations for the Curados, and the fact I love my centrifugal-brake-only Winches, the Curado was the logical next step for me.

Long story short, I'm pulling it out of the box tonight, dreaming of warmer days when the hard water is a distant memory and I find two sets of spare plastic widgets (what are they called?) for the centrifugal brake pins. One set is pink like the ones on the reel and the other is green. This may be a silly question, but is there a difference between the two other than color? :-? I'd appreciate any input. Thanks.

Whets

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Here ya go:

1) What is the difference between the colors of the VBS brake weights?

The Pink,Clear, and Smoke weights are lighter and are most commonly used for every application. The Green weights are heavier and for use with lures that require more braking action. The grey weights are even heavier for use with lures that need more braking action than what the green can provide.

Well, after fishing a few seasons with Quantums and Abu Garcias, I have finally took the Shimano plunge. My girl was sweet enough to get me the 201E7 I asked Santa for.

My Quantums were nice, but finicky. I'm selling my last one. I absolutely love my winches and my Skeet isn't bad. I was very unhappy with my Premier (2009); so it is on the way out the door too. :-/

After reading all the glowing recommendations for the Curados, and the fact I love my centrifugal-brake-only Winches, the Curado was the logical next step for me.

Long story short, I'm pulling it out of the box tonight, dreaming of warmer days when the hard water is a distant memory and I find two sets of spare plastic widgets (what are they called?) for the centrifugal brake pins. One set is pink like the ones on the reel and the other is green. This may be a silly question, but is there a difference between the two other than color? :-? I'd appreciate any input. Thanks.

Whets

8-)

Direct from Shimano!

Shimano makes two different break weights; Heavy (Black, Grey, or Green in color) and Light (Red, Blue, and Clear in color). Most of the new reels are shipped with the light break weights on the reel, and the heavy break weights in packaging in the box. If the light break weights don't provide adequate spool stopping power, change them simply by pulling them off of the spool and replace them with the heavier weights.

Tight Lines!!!!

Well, after fishing a few seasons with Quantums and Abu Garcias, I have finally took the Shimano plunge. My girl was sweet enough to get me the 201E7 I asked Santa for.

My Quantums were nice, but finicky. I'm selling my last one. I absolutely love my winches and my Skeet isn't bad. I was very unhappy with my Premier (2009); so it is on the way out the door too. :-/

After reading all the glowing recommendations for the Curados, and the fact I love my centrifugal-brake-only Winches, the Curado was the logical next step for me.

Long story short, I'm pulling it out of the box tonight, dreaming of warmer days when the hard water is a distant memory and I find two sets of spare plastic widgets (what are they called?) for the centrifugal brake pins. One set is pink like the ones on the reel and the other is green. This may be a silly question, but is there a difference between the two other than color? :-? I'd appreciate any input. Thanks.

Whets

8-)

Direct from Shimano!

Shimano makes two different break weights; Heavy (Black, Grey, or Green in color) and Light (Red, Blue, and Clear in color). Most of the new reels are shipped with the light break weights on the reel, and the heavy break weights in packaging in the box. If the light break weights don't provide adequate spool stopping power, change them simply by pulling them off of the spool and replace them with the heavier weights.

Tight Lines!!!!

From the Expert.

Always wondered which was which.

Thanks much for the replies. I looked at my instruction sheet and I skimmed the website, but I couldn't find my answer. I figured I better put it to the pros. Thanks again.

Whets

8-)

Thanks much for the replies. I looked at my instruction sheet and I skimmed the website, but I couldn't find my answer. I figured I better put it to the pros. Thanks again.

Whets

8-)

It is located in the FAQ, here is the FAQ URL:

http://fish.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/customer_service0/FAQ.html

Here is the FAQ question:

Why are there more than one color of break weights for my Baitcasting VBS system?

Good Luck & Tight Lines!!!!