Duck, I like my Curado a lot too, and use it most of the time. I bought this Corsair some time ago for the exrta capacity of heavier line and use it when there is a possibility of hooking a big king. Although I haven't used it very much and have only caught a handfull of kings with it, I have had no problems. The comments in some of the posts here have me wondering about it's reliability. I guess I'll just keep using it and if it screws up I'll just leave it on the railroad track by the boat launch.