Shimano Curado BFS Reel Cast Testing Review as Ultralight

[@ericpettyfishing]

I have been into mini lures and micro jigs and stuff for a while but I just ordered my first bfs set up today. I am excited. I have plenty of baitcasters for bigger stuff, but I love ultralight fishing. Anyway good videos. Thanks for the tips

[@rawrfishing]

you will have a ton of fun using BFS! let me know if you have any questions

[@pacman_17]

Ai ya - I know it's a BFS reel review but great to see many of your finesse lures in one video. It's just what I needed.

[@rawrfishing]

Heh I normally throw more but i feel that this reel isn't the best for the EUL. But it still is good at the UL level! 1/16th oz jig and a plastic will go super far even if it's 2 inches!

[@IV-fad]

Can’t wait for mine to arrive! Not going to be casting the lightest of lures with it but plan on throwing Gizmos and Ned Riggs with it depending on conditions

[@rawrfishing]

That is what it is made for and it will be fun! What's ur rod and line setup gonna be?

[@IV-fad]

@@rawrfishing Major Craft Days 65UL It’s a little stiffer than most ultra lights and should work well for those applications. Got a Daiwa Wise Steam 45UL for the real light stuff. Line will be 10lb Sufix 131 braid to 6lb Maxima Ultragreen

[@rawrfishing]

@@IV-fad sounds like some fun

[@buddybeavers2691]

That is what it's made for. You can cast Ned rigs with a lot of other reels. Even a 150. This reel is designed for very small tackle. You could have just bought a 70 or something.

[@buddybeavers2691]

@@IV-fad There are all different kinds of stiffness in UL. The UL-Light-MH-H All that is is the size of the backbone. Action is what determines the stiffness. You can have a very stiff UL or a vice-versa. But even some Rod brands get this wrong and mix up Action and power.

[@fishing-with-jaydenyt874]

I love that tiny pond keep doing more fishing their and keep up the great work

[@rawrfishing]

It's my cast testing pond and quick session pond ;)

[@jebujex]

Dreaming about bfs gear atm, just bought my second baitcaster setup for pike. Tatula tws 300 reel. Hopefully i will get bfs for next season 🙂

[@rawrfishing]

Nice! I'm always dreaming about some finesse setup lol!

[@mattnguyen1672]

How does it do with 1/16 oz jig heads with paddle tail?

[@rawrfishing]

If it's a 2 inch Swimbait.. It's border line okay as portrayed. But if you swap to roro spool, it's lighter and Will do great. Another spool would be the avail spool, but will need the magnet upgrade.

[@djgruv]

Do you like the Curado or the Kastking Zephyr more for bfs?

[@rawrfishing]

I like them both for specific reasons and techniques. Zephyr is affordable and easily available where as curado have a better braking system, but no where to be found. Zephyr got a lighter spool meaning it can cast lighter lures, but bearings needs to be swapped unlike the curado. Hope that helps 🙏

[@ericarneil9598]

Looks like a nice reel.. I ordered my Roro micro bearings for my Zephyr.

[@rawrfishing]

This reel is great! And a great way to move above past the budget bfs reels. But I think this reel should be a bit cheaper... but I guess with being an import, gotta bulk up the cost! Makes me glad Zephyr is pretty damn good at that price once upgraded with micros. I hope the new bearings will arrive for you soon!

[@ericarneil9598]

@@rawrfishing thanks I'm looking forward to giving them a try. Where or what brand of spool pin pliers do you use and also the micro split ring tool. Thanks Jimbo keep up the awesome videos..

[@rawrfishing]

@@ericarneil9598 I use generic pin pullers these days. Sds should have one or two on their store front too. Split ring pliers I have been using the pinchette from Smith Ltd. BFE may carry that.

[@richarddeboer8934]

Solid tip, bad rejectory is so common and dont understand why using that at all for BFS especally for distance or jigging and hooking. But everone has his own cup of thea and they never change it. One thing is for sure you like what you doing. Got the Aldebaran Bfs xg Poison Adrene Bfs and more then enough, fishing is a learning game too, think out and above the box. Excample cast 20 till 30 yards plus easy with 3.5 gram/1/4 onz on 1.95 cm rod if distance is needed. Otherwise flick of the pols small waters solid tip will do the job, but why break up a rod in piece with top weight on the top-end and grazy wobble rejectory it really rings no bell but in small streams less issues. Best rods are hollow and 1 piece/ blank for the best performing but depending what you want to do with it and also line you using.

[@rawrfishing]

Oh yeah man! I think I have been bass influenced. Therefore I tend to lean on stiffer rods. This is more of an ajing style rod, but as u can see, I and many others like using it. Now that won't stop me from trying a few other rods. I plan on trying more rods for trout for fall. Any you would like to recommend for me? Was thinking the tsurinoya elf rods. Those seems to bend/flex more

[@richarddeboer8934]

Dobyns sierra hear good reviews over it and polish brand Dragon rods toray/ nano I have mijself very sensitiv and good build and not so expensiv maybe you can take a look those. About Shimano I think its to stiff for youre kind of fishing like Expride Zodias Adrena great for Trout Redfish and light inshore fishing. Royal spirit from Ali cheap medium fast but nice no solid tip for starters and for in the back of your car and works really fine and good rejectory. If you want to know more its fine to mix idea's now BFS getting more populair 👍🐟👍

[@rawrfishing]

Thx man! I got the Sierra and so far I like it. Guides are small tho

[@richarddeboer8934]

Here we have a differend kind of fishing most on Perch Zander and Pike no naturel Troutrivers, so fish with braid and luv this microguides less weigt while casting and flex the blank so more accurated. Love the way of UL BFS fishing or dropshot on the baitcaster. For me is distance important so use bit of stiffer rod and Pioson Adrena BFS set jighooks perfect, also can hook Zander or Pike that will be fun and triggy 🤪 use Tatula tw sv 103 wunderfull reel 5kg dragg and cast 3 gram easy or less ain't no BFS reel but does the job, pretty amazing on stock bearings and spool luv this no issue baitcaster didn't espected when I buy it. Use the Aldebaran XG on the lighter rods. Got this fever also m8, but need no medicine fix it buying ones in awhile new lures 🤩

[@rawrfishing]

@@richarddeboer8934 the sv tw103 is an awesome versatile finesse reel that can handle some BFS sized lures indeed! I heard great things about it. So I gotten one myself! Just haven't used it yet lol

[@mikeustan494]

Is it common for people to remove magnets in the braking system to cast lighter lures?

[@rawrfishing]

If you are using brakes at 2 when this goes to 5, then yes. You have more control If you can use the entire dial than just a part of it

[@davidohlert4754]

What up Mr. RaWr I have the curado bfs but would like something a little lighter. How does the Kastking Vepher compare to the curado. Thank you for your time. Happy fishing

[@rawrfishing]

Woah... don't call me Mr rawr lol.. jimbo will do! Ehh what do you mean by lighter? Both reels will throw very similar lure weights. Curado got a stronger and more refined braking. Look forward to an aftermarket spool for the curado! Could be coming soon!

[@davidohlert4754]

Well I meant lighter weight the curado is 6.2oz and zephyr is like 5.6 or something...yea I can't wait for those spools to come out. Thanks for the reply jimbo 👍

[@rawrfishing]

oh gotcha! u want lighter reels. I guess the alphas air or aldebaran bfs would be lighter than the curado. i do agree the curado was a bit heavy... but zephyr isn't that much further to be honest. people like the sturdier alum frame on the curado.. but i am happy with zephyr as it's light as heck. what you can do is swap out some materials! like reel handle to reduce weight. i am sure whenever the spool comes into the market, it would reduce some weight for sure.

[@dannii312]

I don’t know why, but my curado keeps on backlashing .. even 4-5 gram Wobbler is hard for me to cast without a Backlash. My 2 Daiwas I can cast Stress free all day ..

[@rawrfishing]

Interesting, I assume you run the same rod, lines and amount of line spooled on?

[@fauzipanjihermawan576]

maybe out of topic, but what line do you prefer using for bfs snakehead fishing?. i know it seems crazy but theyre just small snakeheads

[@rawrfishing]

Many ppl do but I don't have those Here. Channa argus only and they can get over 10lbs easily. Would be a challenge for me to do it and I rather use thicker line for that. Totally not the UL bfs at that point. But needed for the strong bite force penetration

[@fauzipanjihermawan576]

@@rawrfishing i usually fish channa striata, in my city they are just like 5oz or the bigger one are only like 2lbs. i haven't tried fluoro yet tho

[@rawrfishing]

@@fauzipanjihermawan576 yeah I am familiar with those. Those are popularly sold here from Asian fish farms. But yeah u can definitely use this for them.

[@Brian424]

Would be nice if he would cast into the dark section of water where the trees are reflected in it, so maybe we could actually see where it's hitting the water instead of having to take his word for it. I try my best to count how many times he cranks to reel it in, and the number of cranks seems to match up pretty well with the distance he estimates.

[@rawrfishing]

28in screen monitor here, i can clearly see where it hits the water. Could be difficult if you are using a smaller device, but most people take my word for it! As you see, my library are filled with these type of videos

[@Brian424]

@@rawrfishing No offense, it's just that I watched a how-to BFS video where the host claimed to be casting 70-80 feet on a grass lawn After about ten casts he stepped off the distance and even with him taking noticeably short steps he only got to 18 steps, which means he probably wasn't making it 50 feet. That was one of the first BFS vids I watched and it must have traumatized me. 🙂 I've always favored the smaller side of fishing, that is, smaller hooks, tackle, line, lighter rods etc, (I'm also a longtime fly fisherman) and when I found out about BFS a few months ago I knew I had to get in on it. With all that said, I just ordered the same rod you used in this vid from your site, Bait Finesse Empire. I've looked at a lot of the big fishing sites and the true UL BFS rods with the action I want are usually too many $$$. Amazon has a few that are in the ballpark but they all seemed like I was compromising something, and I wasn't as impressed with them as I was with the way you were dominating the pond with the rod you used. It looked like just the right blend of length, backbone, and tip action to be a great BFS rod for my purposes. I just received my Curado BFS XG the other day (left handed...high five!), because I'm a lifelong Shimano reel fan after 40+ years of using their spinning gear. I've been keeping my eyes open for a good rod to go with it. It's my first BFS reel, fifth baitcaster. I just started using baitcasters two years ago, and I also have a Curado 200, an SLX DC 151, a Daiwa Tatula 100, and a $45 Abu Garcia Max X, which was my first one. I'm looking forward to receiving my rod so I can rig it up and get outside to do some practice casts. The temperature has been a roller-coaster here in Wisconsin so far this winter with highs from 7-35F depending on the day. We have almost no snow on the ground right now, so casting on the lawn for ten minutes at a time is doable if it's a "warm" day. Thanks for the vid and for pointing me toward just the rod and price point I was looking for. If all goes well with my rod purchase, you'll have a customer for life.

[@rawrfishing]

Not offended at all. When I first started making these videos, I did focus on trying to estimate casting distance for viewers. once in a while, I will count the number of cranks, but it's still fairly inaccurate since manufacturers give you the IPT/CPT when the spool is maxed, but as an UL enthusiasts on BFS, we don't even get close to max spool! We limit our line to keep the weight low and thus, there's no way to really get the distance unless I want to roll out some tape or use a tool to count the line. But in todays videos, I hardly measure anymore as BFS isn't really about casting distances, but I get it.. We still need some sort of casting distance to say BFS is worth it. So some reels will, you will see me count some cranks, but my recent videos focuses on exploring the brakes behavior and seeing the range of lures it casts with specific rod and line spooled on. BFS rods are very interesting. Most American BFS rods are geared towards bass fishing right now. Most of my BFS rods and videos are more for multispecies and throwing lighter lures. This one is an Aji style rod, stiff rod tip for imparting motion. It is also fragile so don't boat flip anything :P If you can tell me more about what lure ranges you are trying to cast and what your fishery is like, I can share with you rods I currently use for that fishing. I got bass rods, multispecies rod, trout rod and even inshore finesse rods for BFS reels!

[@lorenzoborseti1227]

Ciao amico, scusa ma non conosco l inglese...! Com'è questo mulinello da bfs? Lo consigli? C'è molta differenza dagli spiritfox tsurinoya bfs, e il kastking zephyr? Help!!

[@rawrfishing]

This Reel is technically better than both Spiritfox and Zephyr in all aspects but the spool weight. Even tho that is the case, they cast very similarly on how low the weights can go. But I am pretty confident that there WILL be aftermarket shallow spools that will be lighter than the stock curado spool. I would take this any day over the other two reels!

[@sethpeoples3583]

What would you say the best rod and reel bfs setup would be for $400. I’m targeting anything from panfish, perch, trout and maybe bass. Just wanting to know what would be best for my $400. To may options on the market for me to make a Decision and I’m to new to bfs to know.

[@rawrfishing]

I would throw most of that into the reel. Daiwa Alphas Air tw would be the best choice for the EUL lures! Rod can be cheaper and there are plenty of options. Especially the few UL tsurinoya rods I have portrayed on my channel

[@sethpeoples3583]

raWr Fishing how much is the alphas air tw and what rod would you match it with?

[@rawrfishing]

@@sethpeoples3583 320 or so imported. Could be more now that the demand shot up the roof. Could even be 400. Aldebaran was 300... now closer to 375 after curado was released. I think you have a lot of options like I mentioned. But you need to do your own research on what rod and line to use based on the lures you throw. This rod portrayed is a great one.

[@sethpeoples3583]

raWr Fishing How would you compare the air tw to the steez air tw? And that’s for all the info it’s awesome that you reply so fast.

[@rawrfishing]

@@sethpeoples3583 I have no experience or knowledge of that reel other than the fact that it's way more expensive and out of my budget. I heard it have a drag clicker tho??? Not sure

[@Jackie.4869]

Which one is better than Valiant Eagle 2?

[@rawrfishing]

Depends what you wanna do. BFS does not have any standards, so you need to specify what your goals are. But I can tell you that I have zero desire to push/sell KK products anymore as they have been unhappy with my honesty and have done some nasty things behind the scenes within the marketing world. if you want a good reel that throws light lures, the Tsurinoya Dark Wolf Ultra is a good one to have! swap to roro micro bearings and it's wonderful for 1 gram.

[@Jackie.4869]

@@rawrfishing Thank you for responding quickly, and thank you also for your suggestion to recommend Dark Wolf Ultra . I hope you review SeaKnight RedFox Bfs they already use Centrifugal braking system, almost similar to shimano braking.

[@rawrfishing]

@@Jackie.4869 I can't say I am familiar with that reel. But if anything, magnetic braking is better in my opinion for bfs

[@trickytrav88]

Hey im going to buy a new ultralight rod for BFS fishing. Ant recommendations?

[@rawrfishing]

Sounds exciting! What weight range you planning to throw? Will you be ordering only within country or will you jump onto aliexpress too?

[@trickytrav88]

Im not sure where im getting it yet. But i wanted something light for a trout magnet up to a senko weight

[@rawrfishing]

@@trickytrav88 that's a huge range...probably best with two different rods. Also assuming u be using the smallest senko? Which is probably around 2 or 3 grams with all that salt? Lol

[@trickytrav88]

@@rawrfishing what rod do you use with your bfs it looks pretty good?

[@rawrfishing]

@@trickytrav88 tsurinoya Dexterity C632UL for this cast testing video. But dobyns on the most recent stuff. Details are always provided in my videos!

[@BackTheBlu]

Have you tried the whopper plopper 60?

[@rawrfishing]

It's currently sitting in my box of new lures to be used this season. 🙃

[@BackTheBlu]

@@rawrfishing I bought one, but I'm not sure if I'm using it correctly. Are you just supposed to reel them in or are there other techniques? I also got a similar lure from AliExpress called the Kingdom GoldPop, it's lighter and smaller than the wp 60.

[@rawrfishing]

@@BackTheBlu just reel it in with various speeds. Slow as possible but still plops is the standard.

[@antoneyrizzato5880]

Hi, do you use braid or nylon? How many meters are there?

[@rawrfishing]

generally around 100 to 125 ft of line

[@alanfulker1152]

Does this rod have fuji guids?

[@rawrfishing]

Yes, pretty much standard these days

[@Sgt6217]

Bro... ounces please. I failed math 🤣😂 great video

[@rawrfishing]

Lol. Use Google converting tools! You will get used to it lol. Just make a nice table in excel and print it out. Trust me. It's better to learn metric

[@tylerj602]

I can't find any bfs rods

[@rawrfishing]

Sorry dude... the US is slacking! Try Bait Finesse Empire to see if they got any. Cabelas and BPS got some...but quality isn't anything decent. Just sort on casting, UL and L

[@ChasRibaka]

Hi buddy, great review, like to support the channel 😁 👋

[@rawrfishing]

Thx i appreciate it! 👍👍

[@johnpaulauditor1169]

is this reel saltwater rated?

[@rawrfishing]

It doesn't say on their website. Not sure . Been trying to find the answer too since I live close to the coast

[@nathanjones7599]

Every reel is as long as you clean them after use

[@เด็กเกาะบ่อ]

Love the hat

[@rawrfishing]

Gotta keep the sun out;)

[@timeintheoutdoors]

Nice video….I got my reel. It was not for me….I liked the Curado MGL better.

[@rawrfishing]

That's a different braking system ya? Not familiar with it

[@M.Redsky]

is 8' light action rod suitable for BSF reel? It can throw between 1/8oz (3.5g) -- 3/4oz (21g).

[@rawrfishing]

wow 8 foot? i don't think any rods can really handle lures that wide of a range and still perform good. can't have 1 rod that does it all, we all have run into this as an angler lol

[@M.Redsky]

@@rawrfishing you didnt answer my question.

[@rawrfishing]

@@M.Redsky I am sorry that my opinion didn't answer your question.

[@soda1344]

Can you skipping reel ?

[@rawrfishing]

You can skip for sure. I would pump up the brakes a bit tho lol

[@soda1344]

@@rawrfishing thank bro

[@cccollarncuffs]

My spool doesn't wiggle.

[@rawrfishing]

I make it micro wiggle or just to the point of no wiggle via the tension knob. That's where you want it

[@Brian424]

That's what she said.