Shimano Curado 150 MGL FULL REVIEW!!! (is it better than the TATULA SV??) 

Good review and thoughts man! I agree, micro module gearing from Shimano takes the cake on smoothness. I'm digging the 150 as well!

Thanks really appreciate your review keep up the good work 👍

been waiting for this review thanks . grabbed one up a couple of months ago and just love it they do seem to be hard to find but are worth looking for no problem with my drag looking for another one . great review keep them coming

I really love my MGL 150, very impressed with it

Love the reviews man and the reel keep up the good work 🔥

I have two the xg and hg, i use one for heavy punching and one for flipping and pitching and no complaints yet

Great video as always man, Keep up the great content, always keeping it real , that’s what I like your channel. That curado is great for the price.

heh, as you said, it's almost hard to believe you got one that came dry versus over lubed. You nailed one of the things I like which is a higher thumb bar. I like being able to get my thumb under to engage before I switch hands after the cast. I'm with you in thinking this reel is a great bang for the buck over more expensive reels, especially at this price point.

Thanks - appreciate the no nonsense, honest reviews. how light of a lure would you cast with this 150 mgl? 1/8 oz ok with the right rod/line?

Been eyeing this to pair with a Sierra 734 I just got. Can’t wait.

I bought 4 of those last year and haven't noticed that. They've been bullet proof so far. I used them for cranking mostly.

Glad I found this video....I've had a kastking for about 5yrs now so obviously I don't know alot about casting reels lol. Anyways after doing about a week of reading it actually came down to these 2 reels. Was looking at the slx xt as well but these 2 seem to be the talk right now. Under 200 the mgl 150 is the best bet? I will say I only do shore fishing and mainly like fishing cranks and spins and a few Texas worms. All on braid btw.

I had to shim my line guide, because it tended to settle line on one side. The drag star's clicker pins and springs are very tricky once you decide to tear down the reel, so be aware. The metal drag washer, which presses the carbontex one under, is made of ALUMINIUM instead of STEEL. It gains some weight difference, but makes possible future drag problems. Reel casts like dream, buttery smooth, extremely palmable - all true. But for me is the 200K still better and more refined reel.

I have a 200k and im looking to get a MGL next.. pretty set on it now

I thought i was going crazy with my drag slipping locked down like that. Crazy to hear it happened to exact same way!

I started to say this reel really has no cons, but you’re absolutely correct concerning the brake dial. And that’s a very good description of the gearing. I’ve given up hope of ever reading a Shimano brake dial’s markings without reading glasses.

Did you do a video on the serving of your Curado 150 ? If not you should . Your serving videos have been helpful .

That feeling is why I love my Curado. It's a finger on butter feel. My Curado 200k has it, but my Scorpion MGL doesn't. Even after upgrading bearings and servicing it the same way as I serviced my Curado 200k, and it's odd because there's no difference between the 200k and the Scorpion MGL. I literally bought a Scorpion MGL spool and use it in my Curado. I think some Shimano reels have it, while others don't. It's almost a good reason to buy them locally to try them out before hand.

Sold my SV’s and switched to the 150. Fantastic reel at $200. I think I like it more than the Elites at $50 more.

I’ve been mostly a Shimano guy, right now I have a curado 200, scorpion dc, 22 metanium shallow. The metanium is by far the best of the 3. I recently got a tatula for another Rod I had, and honestly, the tatula is now my second favorite only behind the metanium

Ordered a Curado 150 MGL a while back, used it one time and it developed some bad slap in the reel, almost an inch of movement before the spool would go. Returned it and ordered the new Zillion SV which I used for last year or so now.. I hated the breaks on Curado and would sacrifice a few feet at most on cast distance for much easier overall operation. The click drag on Zillion is a nice touch too. I use a tatula sv before the Curado hoping I would enjoy a Shimano reel too and wanted to give it a try.. learned I will stick to their spinning reels and rods but for casting reels, Daiwa is for me :)

Would you say the curado 150 MGL is a good option for casting light lures far? I was also looking into the Scorpion MGL but the curado is newer…

It is a great reel in my opinion. I have a few now & they compare favorably to my Chronarch MGLs at $80 less.

The curado 150mgl is the king of under $300. It makes the 70 and 200 curado obsolete. It does what both those do but in a single reel.

What is your opinion on the spool of 150? Does the holes on the sides of the spools cause problem in term of water getting into the reel? This is the most concerning part for me...apart from that, i lovs this reel

Do you think I should get a second in another 7:4:1 or spring else if I’m going to Cary 2 one with braid an one fluorocarbon?? Thank you

Would this be a good reel for mid size swimbaits? 6 inch magdraft?

Did you change the bearings in that reel? Sounds different than the originals I have.

Great review! I have 2 of these 150 MGL reels. I have been saying the same…exact… things comparing them to the new Met MGL. The difference is barely noticeable! As for the SV TW vs the 150 MGL, the 150 MGL wins on distance all day however for me, the Tat SV TW does everything else better such as ease of adjustments on the fly, skipping, casting in windy conditions, and I’m not a huge fan of the micro module super smooth retrieve in shimanos. I prefer the feedback that the larger teeth on Daiwas gears provides. Different strokes. My 2 cents, GET BOTH! Awesome review PF!

Very strange for me because I have 3 of these MGL Curados and 2 are the smooth hollow feeling which is awesome, but my other third one is rough and feels as if you can feel each gear to the point where something seems wrong with it or dirty.

The finish is so important to me. I like to look nice. And I’ve notice all shimanos without matte finish they scratch real easy like my scorpion has marks all over the face

I have both the HG and XG in the 150MGL, and love em. But the Curado 70 has started to become my favorite of the newer Curados. I highly recommend it. I have 4 K's, 3 are good, 1 is noisy, all in all, they're ok. The Chronarch , for the money, is my favorite Shimano reel.

Thanks for the review and insight . Hopefully a new version Chronarch Mgl next year really like the brake adjustment on it. How does the frame size compare to the Chronarch MGL?

I got one of these as my first baitcaster this year. Funny enough, love the reel but had the same thing going on with the drag so I mainly keep it locked down. I thought maybe baitcaster drags just all sucked compared to the stradics I use. Guess I need to get in there and do some lubing. Any chance you’d do a better walkthrough of what you did?

Out of the 3 I have they are were great out of the box. I totally agree with your assessments.The brake dial is a bit hard to read, but its smooth and I love the handles. I picked up another Chronarch mgl and it feels dry, even a little noisy on retrieve, do you have a break down/cleaning vid for Shimanos?

How much smaller next to the curado 200

I started out with Shimano. Now I just can't tear myself away from daiwa's sv spool. You have to go to shimanos DC brakes to get similar performance. like you said shimanos do palm better, but I hate finicky brakes

Shimano hit a home run with these new curado mgl . I own 5 of them and that surpass my chronarch mgl . I don’t have any negative thing to say these curado

So I have couple Daiwa and one 150 MGL.. Looking at picking up another reel. How would the Daiwa Elite compare to the 150 MGL? I am an omnia member and have a few points to spend. With code etc the price difference of the Daiwa Elite is it a better choice ?

Since it's a little bit confused in the official site, how much fluoro it can hold in reality? 100yds of 14lbs, 100yds of 12, 10lbs???

First i would just like to say that you are the only person that agrees with me about how bad the brake wheels are labeled on Shimano’s. I dang well almost need a magnifying glass to see the numbers. Which just seems like a easy fix and a big miss for shimano. Secondly and opinion based for sure, but for $80 dollars more i prefer to fish the Chronarch. I think it is the king of under $300 and really performs well. I have around 5 of them and 2 Met’s. I am not a fanboy of either side but i find myself really loving the the new Zillion. For what it does at it’s price point is insanely good. Dare i say better than my Mets? Maybe and a. Few bucks cheaper with a break wheel that not only clicks but can be seen in almost any lighting. Great review as always and i look forward to the next videos.

Wow, I have the same opinions. I actually returned mine. My biggest "con" was the very noticeable casting differences between fluorocarbon and braid. I really wanted to use this reel with fluorocarbon but it felt so restricted compared to the braid. Maybe it just needed some grease but idk.

Thanks, good review! Don't hate on me, have you tried Walmart, they have left/right in most speeds, $199

Good Review!....

Great review!... Seeking some help, I just bought myself an expride b 7'6 heavy. Kinda struggling on deciding what reel to pair with this rod. Should I go with the curado k or curado 150 mgl? Any suggestions.

I like it better than the Chronarch mgl

Alright, Punch...if I can get a Chronarch MGL for $217 vs $184 for Curado MGL150(wish your code worked with Shimano products lol), is the more expensive reel worth it?

I own 2 of these. I fish inshore saltwater. I started with 1. The reels I have to compare this to in my current line up is the Lews Custom Lite, Lews Tournament pro, Diawa TW SV103, JDM Zillion, JDM 20 Metanium, JDM 22 shallow metanium, Curado 200k, and SLX DC. The Curad0 150Mgl is on the comparison level of the Metaniums and Zillion. The similarly priced or more expensive Lews, Diawas, and Shimanos fall short against it. The comfort in hand, palmability, smoothness of drag, reeling, and casting is great. The casting of light (between 1/16 and 1/4 oz) lures exceeds that of my 2020 met. It take the shallow edition met to match or better it. The zillion does as good on light lures. With heavy lures the metanium outcasts it by a few yards. The zillion falls short but not by much. The 2 lews come close also. The curado 150mgl is an amazing reel

The inside of my 70k shakes and I just got it last week. It’s annoying as hell. Also whatever it is also makes the spool tension knob and the handle shake. 8 month wait if I send it to shimano for repair. Don’t think I’ll get a 150 after that this one.

Which one u pick daiwa sv 103 or mgl 150? For 4g to 18gm frogging

I absolutely agree with the "hollow" feel of this real. It is actually very enjoyable. After I've spent thousands of dollars on Shimano fishing reels. In my opinion the only two reals worth the money on buying is the SLX XT and the Curado 150. In my opinion with those two models of reels you are going to get the same performance from shimano's low end up to shimano's higher end line of reels. And those two reels side by side aren't that much different as well.

I bought 2 of these a couple of weeks ago, and I cannot for the life of me get either one of them to dial in! Both spooled with 15# assasin and in order to not have a bomb go off in my hand, I have all 6 inner tabs up, and the small dial up all the way. Even the tuner button has to be set stiff. I have Scorpion 150s that have been just fine, so IDK what the problem is! Im about to grease the spool bearing to slow it down! Any help @PunchFishing??

JDM met are 230ish right now.

So you got 200 dollars which one would you get? When I went to my local Cabelas they had both I have to tell you the Daiwa seemed like it was a better Quality reel and I have been a shimano Spinning reel guy for 40 years

What is your favorite multi purpose reel?

Would you get a Daiwa Zillion SV TW or a Curado mgl?

I just want to know why Shimano handles lock up.

Any experience with the curado 200 m vs curado 150 mgl?

It’s funny Shimano haven’t done any makeover on the chronarch come to think of it

How does the reel do with jerkbaits?

If price wasn't a factor, would you go 150 or DC?

I'm so OCD I could never use Daiwa grease on a Shimano reel. Lol. The 70 MGL and 150 MGL are great reels, for sure.

Sorry Brian, i stick to my JDM metaniums but i do NOT pay more than 325€ incl shipping and VAT for them. This review is Solid but the Curado is Not MY reel. Would you care for a Spool of BRAID ?? (15 lbs- 150 yds)

Would it be as good for skipping as the tatula sv

Uhmmm … I have to re-lube mine as well, for some reason the curado mgl 150 is kinda dry out off the box

I had 21 zillion and 20 metanium and I sold my metanium after a month of use. I really didn’t think it was anything special to be honest. Good Reel but my Zillion palms better in my hand.

This is my first shimano, I like it a lot. The higher drag was the biggest selling point for me. Also I would not be able to appreciate a higher end reel than this one. My fishing skills are nowhere near worthy of a reel of this quality. 😬

Brake washer or do you mean the drag washer

is it close to the metanium or not really?

I don't understand why people trip about reels being dry out of the box. I think that's pretty standard with all of them. Every Diawa I've had has been like that. You get your reel you need to check your reel out. Not that hard

This sucks, just bought some gomexus parts to throw on 1 of my mgl 151s and the drag star is different from all my other Shimanos. 😢

Fit and finish on shimano > daiwa for durability!!

The finish on Daiwas will kill you