No, they have the same bearings, for the most part.  Upgrading to a carbontex drag is just that, and upgrade.  Isn't going to make a Curado into a Core.  The difference between the two is weight.  There really isn't anything you can do to a Curado to make it into a Core.

I agree with ww2farmer and Sam....if it don't feel just right, you will find it on the flea market board.

I do have a Chronarch 50Mg on G.loomis custom rod that seems to float in your hand. Some of the members at the Guntersville Roadtrip might remember holding that one.

Ronnie

I might just not be as much of a reel snob as others, lol, but I think they fish about the same with the exception of the weight!  But like I said, on the touch heavier rod than my core setup, its awesome!  Plus its mainly for pitchin jigs and thats not as easily compared as my worm rod that I cast not pitch!

Jeff

If it doesn 't feel just right then I don 't have it. 

No, they have the same bearings, for the most part. Upgrading to a carbontex drag is just that, and upgrade. Isn't going to make a Curado into a Core. The difference between the two is weight. There really isn't anything you can do to a Curado to make it into a Core.

My apologies.

If it doesn 't feel just right then I don 't have it.

x2

I have bought and ended up selling so many rods and reels, because they didn't feel just right. I am also constantly switching reels with rods just to fine tune that "just right" feeling.

No apology needed for learning something.

All my Steez rods feel like that haha

Fixed it

Perfected it 

My two favorites, best feeling and lightest combo's:

Aldebaran Mg/CUC-72M

Core 100/CUC-68MH

I have put Rod Grips made by Reel Grips on them because I don't like the slick, EVA grips on them (I use to cringe making a one hand cast because to me,they just have no grip to them) Rod Grips solved that problem! Try em!

My two favorites, best feeling and lightest combo's:

Aldebaran Mg/CUC-72M

Core 100/CUC-68MH

I have put Rod Grips made by Reel Grips on them because I don't like the slick, EVA grips on them (I use to cringe making a one hand cast because to me,they just have no grip to them) Rod Grips solved that problem! Try em!

I wasn't big on the EVA foam either, but I really kinda like it on the CUC-72MH. I don't like the hook keeper though.

I agree with ww2farmer and Sam....if it don't feel just right, you will find it on the flea market board.

I do have a Chronarch 50Mg on G.loomis custom rod that seems to float in your hand. Some of the members at the Guntersville Roadtrip might remember holding that one.

Ronnie

Ronnie created a fantastic rod for me.  It is a 6'8" Shikari MH with a spiral wrap.  I have a 51mg on it.  Best "feeling" combo I own. Works perfectly for the 5/16th jigs I prefer to throw.

I also have a Loomis swimbait rod that he made with a 301 Curado on it.  It's a bait slinger, for sure.   

Fuji Reel seat, plus Daiwa reel = The best fits for me so far.

Shimano's and Abu/BPS/Pfleuger reels are pretty good too.

What Daiwa reel?

I haven't felt a bad one yet, although i've never touched a steez.

I like the Advantage HSTA frame and the Zillion frame the most though.

Where do you get all of these reels? Do you have a really high paying job for a 15 year old? Just curious.

I don't own them, but I have fished my Uncle's HSTA and he recently purchased a Zillion he let me use for about an hour.

I should start my job though mid way through this month if all goes right. 8-)

Wow... that's tough.

The best feeling combo I have would probably be an Alphas Ito 103-Ai mounted on a 6'6" MHF Daiwa Cielo. Balances like a dream, casts effortlessly, pitches very well, skips relatively well, etc. It's also ridiculously light. Best part is it handles light baits exceptionally well.

For some reason though, I have a supertuned and upgraded Curado 100D mounted on an old 6'7" Falcon Lowrider XG MHXF that is pretty much idiot-proof. This combo is not as well balanced, is heavier, and doesn't work as well for skipping or pitching or lighter baits, but I've yet to have it backlash for any reason at all while casting for some reason. There have been many a time when I just load it up with a 3/4 oz jig and swing it like a baseball bat and forgot to thumb the spool properly, and yet it won't bird nest. I doubt it's the spool tension either because the combo casts things really far and the spool free-spools just fine - it spins for something like 6 seconds.

Fuji Reel seat, plus Daiwa reel = The best fits for me so far.

Shimano's and Abu/BPS/Pfleuger reels are pretty good too.

What Daiwa reel?

I haven't felt a bad one yet, although i've never touched a steez.

I like the Advantage HSTA frame and the Zillion frame the most though.

Where do you get all of these reels? Do you have a really high paying job for a 15 year old? Just curious.

I don't own them, but I have fished my Uncle's HSTA and he recently purchased a Zillion he let me use for about an hour.

I should start my job though mid way through this month if all goes right. 8-)

Where are you gonna work? I have an internship with the DGIF this summer, and I'll probably work at Green Top or an air conditioning company locally. They pay $17 an hour.  ;D

Good luck just walking into that $17/hr. job with no experience. Unless you're family.

:-/

Saint Croix Avid AVS63MLXF, Shimano Stradic CI4, 6# InvisX.  Love that rig.

I have a few that I can't bring myself to seperate.  One is a 7'M Zillion with a Daiwa Alphas 103, it just feels right for tubes, small jigs, and jerkbaits.  Another is my 6'10"MH Carrot Stix Gold and a Daiwa Sol, it's a great shallow crank/jerkbait setup.  I won a 6'6''MH Pinnacle Perfecta rod and strapped a Curado 50e on it and man does it feel good for jigs, topwater, and t-rigs.

Good luck just walking into that $17/hr. job with no experience. Unless you're family.

:-/

Saint Croix Avid AVS63MLXF, Shimano Stradic CI4, 6# InvisX. Love that rig.

Family friend. I would just learn as I went I guess.

Fuji Reel seat, plus Daiwa reel = The best fits for me so far.

Shimano's and Abu/BPS/Pfleuger reels are pretty good too.

What Daiwa reel?

I haven't felt a bad one yet, although i've never touched a steez.

I like the Advantage HSTA frame and the Zillion frame the most though.

Where do you get all of these reels? Do you have a really high paying job for a 15 year old? Just curious.

I don't own them, but I have fished my Uncle's HSTA and he recently purchased a Zillion he let me use for about an hour.

I should start my job though mid way through this month if all goes right. 8-)

Where are you gonna work? I have an internship with the DGIF this summer, and I'll probably work at Green Top or an air conditioning company locally. They pay $17 an hour. ;D

Ace Hardware. Probably ~$9/hr

Be thankful you even getting that much, I only got 4.95/hr my first job.

Be thankful you even getting that much, I only got 4.95/hr my first job.

Im very thankful to even get a job! Let alone work at a hardware store before I turn 16

My Dobyns/Premier and Dobyns/Zillion combos are both extremely comfortable to fish with.

...But they don't compare to my Zillion rod/Zillion reel combo. For those of you who haven't handled a combo like this, try to get your hands on one. It feels NICE

to me the steez combo feels way better than the zillion combo. the zillion reel's profile is a bit higher and it doesn't sit the same on the rod.