Future Of The Curado

[War Eagle 44]

I've been told by two different tackle shop owners that they can hardly give away the G series. One is a small town shop the other in a big city, it doesn't seem to make a difference. The small shop had them on special for $99.99 and still had trouble moving them. The owner told me if he ever did sell them all he wouldn't order any more unless a customer special ordered it and paid up front.

 

As far as the redesign for 2014 that's just what I was told. Again I don't have any concrete evidence to support my statement but this guy has been very reliable in the past with the info he's given me.   

[Capt.Bob]

 People continue to compare apples to walnuts with the G series reel, as such there are people unhappy about it.

Lastly I see far fewer complaints about the G series than I do about other reels, on the whole. It remains fairly isolated and generally is from the same few people. The number that are happy far, far outnumber those whom are dissatisfied.

As Lynn Reeves smiles from ear to ear!!

[Fishwhittler]

If the Curado G is on the same level as the Curado E, why is Shimano still making the Curado E but calling it the Chronarch E?  The Chronarch E is a $200 reel.  The Curado G retails for $160.  Do the math—something doesn't add up if the G is just as good as the E.

 

The Curado G is a reel in between the Citica E/G and the Curado/Chronarch E.  Not a replacement for the Curado E, a lower-cost compliment in the same way the Revo SX compliments the Revo STX.  The Citica G is the successor to the Citica E, but there's not quite so much difference between the two models there.

 

The only reason there's any brouhaha at all about the Curado G is because Shimano decided to swap the names around.  A consumer sees the Curado E.  The G is a step below the E, still a good reel but a step below.  Yet they share the same name, and the G comes after the E.  Logical conclusion?  That the G is supposed to be a better reel, an improvement on the old one.  Never mind the Curado E is still being built as the Chronarch E, with a few minor changes—the Curado name is what the consumer sees first and foremost.  When the Curado G isn't quite as nice as the Curado/Chronarch E, what does the consumer think?  That Shimano downgraded the Curado, when in reality all that happened was they introduced a new reel.  

 

Suppose Shimano had called the Curado G the Cutlass, Connecticut, Chimpanzee, any name under the sun that starts with C.  And then kept on calling the Curado E the Curado E while raising the price to $200, or calling it the Curado G and making a few minor changes and raising the price.  I guarantee there would have been rave reviews about the new Shimano Chimpanzee reel that is $40 less than a Curado and is almost as good.  And there would have been no complaints about the reel being a watered-down Curado.

 

Shimano's reason behind the name changes was not illogical from their perspective, but the resulting negative feedback on the Curado G should have been foreseen.  It was a marketing ploy that went over like a lead balloon.

[webertime]

If the Curado G is on the same level as the Curado E, why is Shimano still making the Curado E but calling it the Chronarch E?  The Chronarch E is a $200 reel.  The Curado G retails for $160.  Do the math—something doesn't add up if the G is just as good as the E.

 

The Curado G is a reel in between the Citica E/G and the Curado/Chronarch E.  Not a replacement for the Curado E, a lower-cost compliment in the same way the Revo SX compliments the Revo STX.  The Citica G is the successor to the Citica E, but there's not quite so much difference between the two models there.

 

The only reason there's any brouhaha at all about the Curado G is because Shimano decided to swap the names around.  A consumer sees the Curado E.  The G is a step below the E, still a good reel but a step below.  Yet they share the same name, and the G comes after the E.  Logical conclusion?  That the G is supposed to be a better reel, an improvement on the old one.  Never mind the Curado E is still being built as the Chronarch E, with a few minor changes—the Curado name is what the consumer sees first and foremost.  When the Curado G isn't quite as nice as the Curado/Chronarch E, what does the consumer think?  That Shimano downgraded the Curado, when in reality all that happened was they introduced a new reel.  

 

Suppose Shimano had called the Curado G the Cutlass, Connecticut, Chimpanzee, any name under the sun that starts with C.  And then kept on calling the Curado E the Curado E while raising the price to $200, or calling it the Curado G and making a few minor changes and raising the price.  I guarantee there would have been rave reviews about the new Shimano Chimpanzee reel that is $40 less than a Curado and is almost as good.  And there would have been no complaints about the reel being a watered-down Curado.

 

Shimano's reason behind the name changes was not illogical from their perspective, but the resulting negative feedback on the Curado G should have been foreseen.  It was a marketing ploy that went over like a lead balloon.

 

Can I get an Amen-nuh!

[jbsoonerfan]

I've been told by two different tackle shop owners that they can hardly give away the G series. One is a small town shop the other in a big city, it doesn't seem to make a difference. The small shop had them on special for $99.99 and still had trouble moving them. The owner told me if he ever did sell them all he wouldn't order any more unless a customer special ordered it and paid up front.

 

As far as the redesign for 2014 that's just what I was told. Again I don't have any concrete evidence to support my statement but this guy has been very reliable in the past with the info he's given me.   

 

Give me the # to those shops. I will call them and make them an offer for their G series Curados. If they can't even hardly give them away I'm sure they would just love to have someone call them and make them an offer.

[War Eagle 44]

Give me the # to those shops. I will call them and make them an offer for their G series Curados. If they can't even hardly give them away I'm sure they would just love to have someone call them and make them an offer.

Your post seems very accusatory in tone, like you're trying to imply I'm not telling the truth. I don't have to prove anything to you, or anyone else here.

[Hooked_On_Bass]

Well, fishwhittler about summed it up.

[jbsoonerfan]

Your post seems very accusatory in tone, like you're trying to imply I'm not telling the truth. I don't have to prove anything to you, or anyone else here.

 

 

I never implied you were lying, just simply asked a question.

 

I just asked for the numbers to the shops so I could maybe help them out and offer to buy those piece of junk Curados from them.

 

So, just post those numbers so I can help a poor shop owner out. No need to prove anything.

[lmbfisherman]

I never implied you were lying, just simply asked a question.

 

I just asked for the numbers to the shops so I could maybe help them out and offer to buy those piece of junk Curados from them.

 

So, just post those numbers so I can help a poor shop owner out. No need to prove anything.

That is how I took it.  I'm all for a good deal if they want to sell them for a low price. 

[iceintheveins]

The curado e was an awesome reel. I have one still, the E5. I hope the new one they come out with is on the level of the E and has a 5.0:1 ratio reel for cranks and slow rolling spinnerbaits. I would just buy a chronarch e but the slowest they have is 5.5:1 and that's a little fast for my taste for cranks.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

If the Curado G is on the same level as the Curado E, why is Shimano still making the Curado E but calling it the Chronarch E?  The Chronarch E is a $200 reel.  The Curado G retails for $160.  Do the math—something doesn't add up if the G is just as good as the E.

 

The Curado G is a reel in between the Citica E/G and the Curado/Chronarch E.  Not a replacement for the Curado E, a lower-cost compliment in the same way the Revo SX compliments the Revo STX.  The Citica G is the successor to the Citica E, but there's not quite so much difference between the two models there.

 

The only reason there's any brouhaha at all about the Curado G is because Shimano decided to swap the names around.  A consumer sees the Curado E.  The G is a step below the E, still a good reel but a step below.  Yet they share the same name, and the G comes after the E.  Logical conclusion?  That the G is supposed to be a better reel, an improvement on the old one.  Never mind the Curado E is still being built as the Chronarch E, with a few minor changes—the Curado name is what the consumer sees first and foremost.  When the Curado G isn't quite as nice as the Curado/Chronarch E, what does the consumer think?  That Shimano downgraded the Curado, when in reality all that happened was they introduced a new reel.  

 

Suppose Shimano had called the Curado G the Cutlass, Connecticut, Chimpanzee, any name under the sun that starts with C.  And then kept on calling the Curado E the Curado E while raising the price to $200, or calling it the Curado G and making a few minor changes and raising the price.  I guarantee there would have been rave reviews about the new Shimano Chimpanzee reel that is $40 less than a Curado and is almost as good.  And there would have been no complaints about the reel being a watered-down Curado.

 

Shimano's reason behind the name changes was not illogical from their perspective, but the resulting negative feedback on the Curado G should have been foreseen.  It was a marketing ploy that went over like a lead balloon.

 

X2 - Nailed it. The Curado has historically been a no frills work horse reel at a price-point positioned as an entry into mid-level reels. All they've done is return to that place. 

[*Hootie]

Shimano Chimpanzee.....lol. I likeit!!

Hootie

[baluga]

I wish they come up with the CU100B series with CI4 material.  That would the great.  I still have my CU100B and it's casting better than my CU200E5,  and  working smoothly.

 

I guess they made my wish fulfilled but even better a Chronarh with CI4 material. Just saying.