PikeRoadBassn wrote:

johnD wrote:Do y'all have pics of the brakes and race on this reel ?

It's identical to the Metanium MGL

thanks !

Do y'all have pics of the brakes and race on this reel ?

why do you need to second-guess the manufacture ? if they say it's not saltwater approved that means no bueno...

KlingerNOK wrote:

masterbass wrote:I'd be sad, but I'd probably go with Lews. I used to own a couple back in the day and they were decent reels.

The ones built by Shimano...

I know a guy that has at least 20 of those old lew's built by shimano.

probably okuma. as okuma , shimano and daiwa have their own factory's. idk who makes lew's and abu low profile reels... Hate to break it to ya, but Okumas are Banax rebrands. They're one of a better examples of a Banax though. Lews are rebranded Doyos and are good reels for the money. The Abu Revos...

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no air rotation mentioned either.

KlingerNOK wrote:Quite sure those do not have any form of braking except spool tension, so they aren't designed to be cast.

They have brakes just like every other curado E.

https://fishshop.shimano.com/media/fish ... 817771.jpg

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Modified-90mm-reel-crank-straight-carbon-fiber-cranks/1089104_32306501915.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.Hicz6t I've got a few of these. They come with nut, retainer, screw, two bearings and some shims. Pretty good for the money IMO. that is sweet ! i think i'll...

Thanks Finnz.

Does anybody have some suggestions for a straight 90 mm handle for the tatula ct , that doesn't break the bank ? I'd like to use the stock knobs if possible. Thanks in advanced.

what they screwed up on is the brakes.. there is a reason they did not carry over the i series brakes to the curado 70. the 70's brakes are superior imo.

I think simply put , it's nothing that the E series was.

Looks like a curado 70 style drag. Any chance you have pics of the brakes ?

my ct type R skips pretty good..all i did was flush the bearings and re-lube with rem oil.