Shimano re-vamping lineup?

[Craigums]

The rumor mill is churning...

Several sites have Curados discounted to $139, and I've heard rumors that shimano may be trying to clear out inventory for a new Curado and Chronarch. I think there may even be some pictures floating around the web, but I've been unable to locate them. Rumors say the new reels will be made in Malaysia instead of Japan, and they will offer more gear ratios.

Either way at $139 I may be buying a few new curados even though I don't have any rods for them. I absolutely love the 200E.

Any insight from our resident shimano experts, or is it just that...rumors?

[Deitz Dittrich]

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[Deitz Dittrich]

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[TurnUpTheFishing]

This is a bit of a suprise. Didnt the new curado and chronarch come out just a few years ago? Either way Id be happy to buy a few curados at that price!

[Cecil]

Yeah, they came out a few years ago, but you can't call yourself cutting edge if you only update every 5 years. Im sure the improvements will be well worth it...

[blakjack23]

The rumors are true. Some shimano reels are being discounted because of new reels coming out. Specifically a new 50 size Chronarch, as seen in this pic, but full details won't being released until Icast.

[Juan Grande]

Thanks for the tip Craigums. I tried out my new Caenan this weekend I made about 20 casts and then noticed there was white grease all of the spool and the bottom of the reel. Not sure what happened, but I'm bringing it back to Cabelas. I want to upgrade to a Citica or Curado, but I don't know if I can since I got that reel as part of that "Get Outdoor Days" sale in early spring. I'd probably have to return the rod too that I got for $5.

I found a couple sites with the Curado 200E7 for $139.00. I assume that's a good price. What's the difference between this model Curado and those in the upper $200s? Fewer bearings?

[blakjack23]

You must be referring to the Chronarch, unless you are referring to the Curado 300, which is the only Curado in the $200 range. The Chronarchs have all aluminum frame and sideplates which make it MUCH smoother than the Curados(which have an aluminum frame and graphite sideplates).

histackleboxshop has the curados for $135 with free shipping

[Cecil]

That white grease is the extra factory grease that is on the worm gear I think. I had the same thing when I used my new reels this year. I just wiped it off and they are fine.

[itchmesir]

Yeah, they came out a few years ago, but you can't call yourself cutting edge if you only update every 5 years. Im sure the improvements will be well worth it...

dunno bout the rest of you but i prefer tried and true over "cutting edge"

[Deitz Dittrich]

yeas, but what if they never invented the "tried and true" because their old one was "tried and true".. I understand what your saying.. But man, Flasher graphs can still find fish.. FIberglass rods are still pretty nice, aluminum boats are great... WHat if a new better was never invented because we were happy with what we already had?

[Nick Kuhn]

Most companies do some sort of reliability work. I'd expect everything to last 1 million cycles of normal use. Usually. the reason something fails is a slight caveat of how people use something as opposed to the precision of the machine used to perform the cycling.