If you open the side hatch cover, there's a peg that goes into a slot on the frame to align the hatch cover. There's a rubber O-ring on that peg that serves as a buffer. Well, if you palm grip your reel and put a little too much pressure on the side hatch cover, it will shift a little bit becuase th...

The size and weight of the Curado 50E reel makes for a great anything stickbait reel. I'm gonna use mine for some walleye and crappie fishing this spring season.

I don't have any major complaints about the reel. Just a few odd things or quirks to it. Slight off color two tone paint. Slight movement to hatch cover, due to rubber ring thingy. I'm going to be running 20# Sufix 832 braid on it for this coming season.

Lucky enough to still have over 100 post count. Although bummed about that other couple of 1000 lost post count of blabbering.

Stradic 2500 or 3000 will work just fine.

I'm still running some 4# Gamma.

I will eventually get around to using some 10# 832 braid on a spinning reel. Still haven't use the 20# and 30# on the baitcasting reels.