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HawgTide

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HawgTide

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I heard from the rumor mills that Shimano is going to stop making the Curados. People are saying that the replacement will have a new name and be about $30-$40 more. Some folks say that they are stocking up on what remaining Curados they can find, just in case they don't like the new one. Has anyone else heard this? Deitz?

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Deitz Dittrich Grand Master

Deitz Dittrich

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HT- I have not heard this. I'll do some digging and find out for you. If you think about it, they have not redesigned the curado for as long as I can remember. Maybe time for a face lift?.. then again, why mess with the #1 selling baitcaster?

I'll dig and get back to you.

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andy j Proficient

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I would doubt they would change them, to good of a reputation and they would never sell as many at a higher price point. $120 for a Curado is stretching it for most guys. Like Deitz said, best selling baitcaster and to many tournament fisherman using them to quit making them.

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lunker651 Community Regular

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I hope not.. I just bought one three weeks ago. My first baitcasting reel, I think it is a really great reel. So smooth and quiet. Thinking about getting another one. Great reel for newbie.

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Deitz Dittrich Grand Master

Deitz Dittrich

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Nothing yet capt.. I have sent quite a few e-mails and have had nothing in return yet... maybe because this is the down time in the fishing industry!.. they are all done with the show season... and this is their vacation time. I really hope this is just a nasty rumor!

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seriuosly, I wouldn't be surprised if they did change the Curado. They have changed their whole line of spinning reels, the chronarchs, and calais. I can honestly say that I would cry myself to sleep for a couple months. I own over a dozen and never have broken one. If they do change them, i doubt they would increase the price. They already have a super-free for 149.99 and a 100 size for 129.99

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They changed their Calcuttas and they were one of the highest regarded reels among muskie fisherman. They would be about the exact same as the Curados are for bass guys, and they still change them.

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It was unveiled yesterday at the icast show. Here's a review:

Curado D: Before the show word had already gotten out that Shimano would be redoing a number of their most popular baitcasters, including the top selling Curado. What most anglers didn't know is what these new reels would look like. The Curado D has been the go to mainstream reel for countless anglers for nearly 15 years, and this major redesign was quite an undertaking. The Curado D will please anglers that are fans of the Chronarch MG/Scorpion. Two sizes will be available a 100 and 101 (left hand retrieve), and a 200. Left handed reels in the 200 size will be available in spring 06. The 100 series reels are identical in profile to the Chronarch50Mg, while the 200D is longer.

The most exciting thing about the new Curado is HEG (High Efficiency Gearing), a system that uses much larger gears to provide more leverage and fish moving power. Here's where it gets really interesting for power fisherman. The implementation of HEG enabled Shimano to offer one model, the CU201DHSV (Spring 06') with a blistering fast 7.0:1 gear ratio that pulls in 30-inches of line per crank, and still have the power to pull a fish out of heavy cover. The new Curado D's now offer premium level performance, and will bear a new price of $199.99 per copy.

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Deitz Dittrich Grand Master

Deitz Dittrich

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Well, I got it from the top... The Old Curado is officially discontinued... The new one will have a higher price tag but will share its name with the old one.. the Curado D... Many of you will notice that your curado is a curado 200B... the B only stands for it being the second version A being #1.. b..ect.. i am assuming they made a C that they never put on the market.. For those with the Stradic spinning reels they are 2500FH... F is for front drag.. H is for the version they are on..the 8th stradic they have made...

So, the Curado D does have a higher pricetag, but all will be Super Free technology, have the HEG gears, and the ARB barings...

Sorry to all that loved the 200B.... The new is comming!

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