The Curado 50E performed well for ice fishing. Although I did not use this reel exclusively, when I did pull it out, I was not dissappointed with it's performance in any way. It handled lighter lures of up to 1/32 oz and free spool very well. I didn't not even once encountered any line twist problem. Even while hole hopping with 10# Fireline Original, I was not dissappointed. Just remember to strip off ice beads from your line before reeling it onto the spool and you're fine.
At $200 retail for the price of the reel, it's way too expensive for ice fishing. However it's basically the only light duty low profile baitcasting reel that allows one to pretty much just concentrate on ice fishing rathter than worry about pulling line from the spool. It's too bad that I didn't get any hot big fish bite this season, so this reel did not get as much use as necessary. There's just something about jigging with a baitcasting reel that's more enjoyable over a spinning reel.
