Curado 300 or Lexa 300? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ZepBonham · 10-22-2013, 08:33 AM

I just recently went through the decision curado 300, lexa 300, or toro NaCl. The curado is tried and tested, you know what you are getting there. The lexa seems to have two followings, those who love it and those who have had immediate problems and say its trash. I'm of the latter opinion. My lexa 100 failed from day 2. My buddies lexa 300 failed from week one. Calling diawa and searching forums far and wide confirmed major problems in the lexa line. I hope the 400 is tweaked to improve factory built errors. Now to the toro NaCl, which is the reel i bought. I can cast swim baits a mile. The level wind technology should be in every new reel from now on! It's is more anti-corrosive than lexa or curado. It has a clicker for dropping live bait! I haven't found a community of problems like I have with the curado and lexa. So far I love my choice.

Xirmev · 10-27-2013, 08:16 AM

Has anyone upgraded the spool bearings? I want to upgrade mine with boca ABEC #7 but they dont have them for lexa 300, any idea which ones will fit? Thanks

CKallday71 · 10-27-2013, 11:20 AM

I bought one of the Curado 300EJ when Amazon had them miss priced for $179 Shipped and I can say it's one of my FAVORITE reels! I have it mounted on a Terez Waxwing rod and the combination is absolutely flawless! I have wrestled BIG Calicos out of the kelp and filled my bait tank with stacks of macs and some bigger Bonita too. I would LOVE to fight a Yellowtail on it some day!

outdoorzen · 10-28-2013, 12:26 PM

Following up on my last post here, I got my Lexa 300HSP in as advertised. Shipping was short about $3.50 so the total came out to $136.50. Still not a bad price.

Raskal311 · 10-28-2013, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CKallday71

I bought one of the Curado 300EJ when Amazon had them miss priced for $179 Shipped and I can say it's one of my FAVORITE reels! I have it mounted on a Terez Waxwing rod and the combination is absolutely flawless! I have wrestled BIG Calicos out of the kelp and filled my bait tank with stacks of macs and some bigger Bonita too. I would LOVE to fight a Yellowtail on it some day!

The miss priced was $79 wasn't it?

MarkT · 10-28-2013, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Raskal311

The miss priced was $79 wasn't it?

Yep, I got one. My son got a 37# and a 25# yellowtail on it at Cedros fishing from a panga. I was impressed!

I really like the Lexa 300hsp. The power handle is nice but the length is the same on the paddle one and you have less chance of it going into gear on the cast with the twin paddles. Looking forward to the 400 in the next month or so!

10-27-2013, 11:20 AM	#3
CKallday71 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: The 951 Posts: 430	I bought one of the Curado 300EJ when Amazon had them miss priced for $179 Shipped and I can say it's one of my FAVORITE reels! I have it mounted on a Terez Waxwing rod and the combination is absolutely flawless! I have wrestled BIG Calicos out of the kelp and filled my bait tank with stacks of macs and some bigger Bonita too. I would LOVE to fight a Yellowtail on it some day! __________________ I fish therefore I am. Selling cars since 2006. If you love what you do you never WORK a day in your life.

10-22-2013, 08:33 AM	#1
ZepBonham Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 35	I just recently went through the decision curado 300, lexa 300, or toro NaCl. The curado is tried and tested, you know what you are getting there. The lexa seems to have two followings, those who love it and those who have had immediate problems and say its trash. I'm of the latter opinion. My lexa 100 failed from day 2. My buddies lexa 300 failed from week one. Calling diawa and searching forums far and wide confirmed major problems in the lexa line. I hope the 400 is tweaked to improve factory built errors. Now to the toro NaCl, which is the reel i bought. I can cast swim baits a mile. The level wind technology should be in every new reel from now on! It's is more anti-corrosive than lexa or curado. It has a clicker for dropping live bait! I haven't found a community of problems like I have with the curado and lexa. So far I love my choice.

10-27-2013, 08:16 AM	#2
Xirmev Junior Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2	Has anyone upgraded the spool bearings? I want to upgrade mine with boca ABEC #7 but they dont have them for lexa 300, any idea which ones will fit? Thanks

10-28-2013, 12:26 PM	#4
outdoorzen Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 64	Following up on my last post here, I got my Lexa 300HSP in as advertised. Shipping was short about $3.50 so the total came out to $136.50. Still not a bad price.