I like them. I'm a long time green Curado user so I had high expectations. They make a whirring sound during the cast but casting and reeling are really smooth. My superpower seems to be backlashing any reel on the planet and I can tell you I've backlashed the DC a few times when casting into the wind. I'm still getting used to it, but so far I really like them.
I backlash my DC reels almost as often as I backlash the regular Curados. Ha. The trick to the DC is you gotta whale on it pretty good. A light, normal cast and the DC will not activate and it’s backlash city. The noise it makes gives me vertigo. Lol. I get dizzy and the noise grates on me until I set it down and grab a different reel. Build quality is good. The size of the palm side is larger and the spool is shallower, to make room for the digital control “module”.
I give mine a 7 outta 10.
I have 5 Curado DCs and one SLX DC. They are all decent reels. I’m not sure I’d spend the extra $70 for the “DC” if I had it to do over again.
A real positive? When you really sling em, they do cast farther than any other reel I’ve EVER owned.
A real negative? They are “glitchy” when flipping and side slinging baits. Enough to cause me to miss targets by a foot or more.