I have a curado 300E, very nice light reel that fits perfect in the palm of your hand. I only use it to throw jerkbaits and smaller lures now. I'm sure it would hold up fine to larger lures but with the higher line retrieval speed it looses to much power for me on bigger baits. I've had nothing but good luck with my calcutta 400b. I've got a few now and they are a great all around reel. I still feel the cardiffs are a great reel for the money, not nearly as smooth as the calcutta but close to half the price if money is a factor.