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Author Topic: Luna 253 or Shimano Curado?  (Read 9322 times)

n8

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Re: Luna 253 or Shimano Curado?
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2010, 02:31:19 PM »
you'll fall in love with that rod by the end of the first day... the curado 200 would be a perfect fit for it. it's next to weightless in ur hands!
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Re: Luna 253 or Shimano Curado?
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2011, 12:37:34 AM »
I am thinking of buying a Curado 201E7 as switching my Luna 253L among three rods is becoming a chore.
I really like the Luna, but I think it's time to give a shot at a low profile baitcaster for the first time.
I was looking at a photo of the Curado and noted that the spool release tumb tab is made of plastic and sits kind of higher that in my Luna.
Is this comfortable to use?
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GENERAL-SHERMAN

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Re: Luna 253 or Shimano Curado?
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2011, 10:15:28 AM »
i have a curado 200 dpv or something like that and its a good reel(one of the older models) ... casts really nice. retrieves very fast and smooth and more comfortable than the luna but one thing i can say is i think the drag on the luna is probably a better.... altho i probably left my drag cranked up for a period of time which messed it up so now it seems to skip while Im fighting fish... the new ones are probably way tougher.  abu also makes some low profile reels that iv heard good things about with a similar comparison in price.
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