The Green Curado Returns

Posted by Rich Lindgren at 6/20/2008 7:25 AM and is filed under Product Reviews,Announcements
If you have been paying attention lately, you know that Shimano has been giving some good deals on their current Curados & Citicas, either via rebate or store sales.  When a manufacturer does this, they are usually trying to clear inventory, thus the introduction of a new model or models to replace the existing.

Well the first glimpses of the newly revamped Shimano Curado & Citica are here!!!!!  The new line will be the Curado E and Citica E's.

Pictures by TackleTour.com
Couple things you will notice right away, they are going back to the muted Green finish of the Curado Bantam that was so popular with many bass anglers and many of us still have several of these, as they were proven workhorses.  The profile is a bit smaller to compete with the Abu Revos that have entered the market in the last couple years.  Even better news, the price point of the Curado E is thought to be $179.99 vs. the Curado D currently at $199.99

Looks like these reals will launch in a burner (7.0:1) and a 5.0:1 to start and the Citica E will have the 6.2:1.  See a complete breakdown of this new real and the Citica E here @ TackleTour.com!!!

So start saving your pennies, not sure when the launch date is but ICAST is right around the corner and they should be available shortly after that!!!  I think this is a reel I will be ordering right away, the look of the Curado D's never really excited me, but something about this one has me fired up again.  I have been a Curado guy since the old Red Curados that most guys never knew existed.
   
The Red Curado was a great reel as well, but it had evolved a bit from its early design

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  • 6/20/2008 10:30 AM John Cline wrote:
    This is good news. I use to use all curado's. In the last few years I thought the cost was way to high for the quality of the product. I have been buying all Revo stx the last few years. I may have to give the new curado a try for old tomes sake. Shimano has lost a lot of market share the last few years. It's good to see them make the upgrade.
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  • 6/24/2008 2:54 AM Hojin Chang wrote:
    I own a bunch of Curado's and they're silky smooth. I just wish they held more line. It's hard to spool heavier line on these babies. The 7:1 looks quite interesting but I wonder how much line it'll hold.
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  • 6/29/2008 9:21 PM Jon Clausen wrote:
    I wrote http://lateral-lines.com/index.cfm/id/Requiem_for_a_Baitcaster,  about my disappointment back in 2006 when they, IMHO, decided to price gouge on the name that had built a solid reputation for quality and affordability. I'm glad to see they may be trying to get the Curado back to what it was.

    I'm may buy another Shimano baitcaster and still love my Stradic spinning reels, but I have to say I've been pretty happy after switching over to Pfleuger's Trion. Not sure I'll go back now. Time will tell but at least they are headed in the right direction.
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    1. 6/30/2008 10:41 AM Rich Lindgren wrote:
      Thanks for the comment, I fixed your link so readers could find your article!!  Never tried a Pfleuger, Love all my Shimanos!!  I only bought one of the Curado D series, and that was because I wanted the burner model which they never had in the old green Bantam series
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