I was able to use one of my new Curado K's yesterday and I have to say, Its the nicest sub 300.00 reel I have used. WOW! this thing does everything with ease. I was bombing a 3/8 Chatterbait with 40lb braid yesterday. I made no effort what so ever on each cast and the didtance is on par with my Met...

I used to own a slew of Curado/Chronarch 51s, Core 51s and 09 Aldebarans. All great reels for the time, but in my opinion those reels have all been surpassed by the 15 Aldebaran, Curado 70 and the Curado 200k. I'm on the water at least twice a week every week throughout the year and have put in a l...

I still use mine! I love the FH series. I am now limiting my stradics to FH, FI, and FJ's only because I am no fan of the newer drag mechs. I just rebuilt my 1000FH and put it on an old St. Croix rod and been having a blast with it. I put ceramic bearings in the line guide roller and tightened up th...

I doubt if there is. I would assume the warranty would only be for the person who purchased the rod new.

lifeofRiley wrote:Every shimano reel I've ever cleaned has the back side threaded. I'm just wondering what the point is, and what size or type screw/tool goes in there?

It is for pawl removal. The threading matches cover screws for that reel. Screw a cover screw into the pawl and pull it out.