I have 5 Curado's on rods and 2 in the box, never used.
Set up for a while.

Ron Ardoin bought some off of Ebay and fixed them up.
He bought the Curado's that were pre 200 E-7.
The light green ones. He has a buttload if anyone is
looking.

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Nobody said shimano sux..... Just that the new line is lower quality.
I love my cores!

I bought a few quantum reels, they're really smooth and great to fish with, but keep em clean and oiled they don't last as long as the shimano, but the smoke is a bad @$$ reel!

Cores are sweet reels for freshwater but saltwater they suck, I've had mine rebuilt 2-4 times in a year n a half.... Not made to fish the coast. I threw that thing in the garbage

I have been using Cores for 2 years and only had problem with one

Go fish that core over in Mike Sheltons area. You will need a new one after.

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Try washing em off & a Lil lube.... U know how to was & lube..... Dont u??? Lol

Yep wade fishin in punta gorda Fla and at Breton island will do it

I wade with my curado 50's.
Not dropping those cores n the saltwater.!!!

Fla Saltwater is Gay..... I would destroy there fishery if I went over their

Let me know when u wanna go ... Got a house to stay at anytime it's totally different over there

Anyone trying any of the U.S. reels yet. Ive heard some good reports about the drags and casting performance. Just wondering if they will hold up to the salt.

U just got them 2 months ago....when u went wade fishing?

In case you did not know....saltwater is saltwater...1800ppm at Cameron is the same 1800ppm in Fl or Jamaica or Alaska...

Obviously waters with same ppm /ppt salinity are same salinity.... That coast in Fla has bigger tidal swings bringing in way saltier water inshore

The Ocean adv 35 parts per thousand...

Gulf of Mexico adv about 32 ppt

Two weeks ago before all the rain...big lake was 32 ppt....

Some areas of the Gulf will get to 35ppt but in water depths over 1000 feet

The Max inland is 28 - 32 from Mexico to Fl...

I find it hard to believe BL was 32ppt . Terrebonne bay is 15ppt right now . Just sayin..... I could be wrong idk

Who cares about water salinity,shimanos quality has dropped on their 2012 lineup....no doubt about that!

well, V.B. is about 5.5 ppt right now!!!! just sayin,, pffftttttt

Lol..dude we was almost 20ppt in Lake charles....it was 18 not long ago....its all logged on the Corps salinity sites...

There is a Salinity meter at the Jetties on the weather monitor...