Time to Take Baitcasting Seriously

[Ed Fast]

On a serious note:

If it's the model of curado i think it is, then a full spool means easy backlashes, no matter how good you are. I know that sounds weird, but it's true! Call me if you want details.

Ed

[Spade]

I'll call ya soon. It's a Bantam.

[spactrukn]

On a serious note:

If it's the model of curado i think it is, then a full spool means easy backlashes, no matter how good you are. I know that sounds weird, but it's true! Call me if you want details.

Ed

Probably why it was in the mud in the first place

[Spade]

HAHA, might be but now that it's being rebuilt beyond factory specs, it should be pretty nice. Depends on what Ed has to say about it. Should I call him in the middle of his fishing on the Deschutes to find out?

[seamslayer]

Push all of the brakes in and use the spool tension knob to slightly hold the spool back. Once you regain your thumb and spool controll you'll be casting #1 & #2 spinners like there is no tommorrow. I don't know about the full spool issue because I learned with on a full spool; I will say that it is nice to have the spool full since Curado's aren't known for their line capacity.

[Spade]

Am I reading right and understanding that you're saying don't use the brakes at all and just work with the tension knob?

[steelhead_stalkers]

I believe the brakes are used for the initial momentum caused by the cast and the tension knob is to help prevent backlash as the line slows down after the initial casting speed. You need both to increase your casting distance!

Don't tell anyone but I actually used to bass fish a lot!

[Spade]

I've already learned to use the Curado and got to the point where I didn't birds nest on it very often at all. Only had two brakes on it (but that's before the rebuild) and also whenever I was actually going on the river, I'd only used it for stuff that had some weight to it like a #4 spinner or 1oz float setups.

[seamslayer]

I believe the brakes are used for the initial momentum caused by the cast and the tension knob is to help prevent backlash as the line slows down after the initial casting speed. You need both to increase your casting distance!

If, per your explanation, the spool brake is designed to controll the initial momentum of said spool pushing in all of the brakes would infact increase your casting distance because less energy would be spent starting the spool spinning. Think of it like spinning yourself in an office chair--your inner child is in their somewere: if you spin around with your arms and legs stretched out you don't spin very fast, but, tuck your arms an legs in and you speed up. So, if you were to push all of the brakes in while applying some tension from the spool tension knob you have the ticket for serious distance. Spool brakes were desinged as a mechanical last-ditch-effort to merry lure/line speed to the spool speed. If your casting form is smooth and you use your thumb to equalize the speed of the spool to that of the line birds nests will dissapear.

[GW]

The VBS keeps it from blowing up on the second half of the cast, not the first.

If you're birds nesting right out of the gate then your spool tension is too low.
If you're birds nesting on the second half of the cast then you need some VBS to slow down the spool.
If you're birds nesting when your gear hits the water, then your thumb isnt adjusted right.

That's how I adjust all my reels atleast.