The newly-redesigned Shimano Curado 200E7 defines smooth. The new reel boats 6 ball bearings and oversized brass gears. This combination gives almost-unbelievable smoothness and brute strength. Long casts and smooth retrieves are what this reel is about.The new, smaller design fits neatly into anyone’s hand, regardless of how small their hand may be.Casts made with the Shimano Curado 200e7 are longer than its predecessor and backlashes are virtually a thing of the past with the new braking systems on the reel.It’s hard to define just how smooth this reel is without sounding like an advertisement. It’s really that smooth.Take a Curado for a test drive. I think you’ll have one word to say when you’re done… Smooth.