Bad reel?

[Z-Man]

I bought another Curado 200E7 from TW last week. I put it on a 7' MH Crucial and spooled it with 15lb. Floroclear. I finally had a chance to take it out last night and man was I disappointed. It wasn't smooth at all, couldn't cast more than about 20 feet and the retrieve was choppy as all get out. Here is the question. When I got it I pulled it out of the box and opened the side to adjust the breaks. When I did the spool came sliding out the side. Is that supposed to happen? It had been sitting in a boiling hot UPS truck for a few days so I cleaned and re-oiled it and put it back together. This morning I took some line off the spool, thinking maybe I put too much on. Any ideas? Time to send it back?

Thanks for the help in advance.

[Bubba_Bruiser]

The spool slips out of them pretty easy. Alot of times they pack a lot of grease in new reels and they need cleaning before they ever get used. I spool mine as high as I can though, so I wouldn't really think that is the problem. So of the more reel oriented guys will probably chime in for some more helpful suggestions though.

[rrw4258]

If all else fails, TW usually has a really great return policy. I would just return it and get another one.

Ryan

[pro reel]

It probably just has way to much grease in it. Some grease has probably gotten on the spool sfat and pinion area and thats like a dragging brake. This is very common with shimano reels and many of them need a good cleaning and tuning to reach the maximum potential.

[Z-Man]

Kevin I may be sending you both my curados this winter for a good cleaning and a tune. The first one I got was awesome right out of the box. This one is the complete opposite. Starting to wish I would have gone with another revo sx. lol

[pro reel]

Originally Posted by Z-Man

Kevin I may be sending you both my curados this winter for a good cleaning and a tune. The first one I got was awesome right out of the box. This one is the complete opposite. Starting to wish I would have gone with another revo sx. lol

You can get a revo that has the same problem, but I have heard of it being more common with shimano's. I had an E 7 a few weeks ago that was brand new in the box.It was so sluggish that I thought soemthing had to be broken inside. Nothing was broken, it just was packed with grease. I couldn't get the spool to fee spin more than one second. After it was cleaned and tuned it had a 30 second free spin.

[Z-Man]

Good to hear! I can't cast a 3/8 buzz bait more than 20 feet. I was getting so pissed off last night it spent the rest of the time in the bottom of the boat.