tnt2671 Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Many many people complained about lack of outside brake adjustment on shimano reels so they made it happen. They also gave the caster the ability use to less braking than what the vbs gives, what I wanted and can utilize. I think most just cant handle the extra speed and are spoiled, perhaps shamed by not being able to control the spool showing their overall lack of baitcasting thumb control abilities. The SVS spool can be set and forget just like the vbs. Mine is set on 1 brake and never changed from 1/8oz to 3/4oz cant be any simpler. I could almost guarantee people would be complaining if the new shimano reels left off this feature to adjust brakes externally. agree 100% you can set it forget it if you choose and it will perform every bit as good as the old svs system and if you want to get every last bit out of it the dial allows that extra fine tweaking capability that the old system lacked. they both work great, but the new Shimano infinity systems are imho the best cb available on the market to date and is just an improvement on an already proven system. the E-series are great reels and not by any means out of date but the new gen metanium , ci4+'s and i's hands down an improvement. 1 Quote
bootytrain Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 From what I can see just on the bench the I is different, but not leaps and bounds better than the E. Shimano got away from the Curado's traditional workhorse reel reputation with the E series. Their first attempt at returning balance to the Universe with a G was a debacle because they had spoiled people to some degree with the E. The I's X ship is a nice improvement but nothing innovative really. Daiwa has been using dual pinion bearings for a while. A nice simple centrifugal brake is hard to beat IMO. There was no need to mess with that except for giving the perception of innovation. All Daiwa dual bearing pinions are in their "free floating" spool models, where the pinion basically needs to be supported by either bearings or bushings since there is no long spool shaft running through the center of pinion to help support it like on Shimanos X Ship reels. None of their long shaft (Shimano style) spool models like the Tatula, Lexa, etc. have dual bearing pinions. While the E series was great, for me personally I think it was just too basic in features, and theres nothing wrong with that. But when you have the new Revos to contend with, then the Lews revival where for the money their reels are really feature packed, Shimano just did what was natural, evolved to keep ahead of the competition. I cant really say why some people don't see a performance difference between the 2 models or like I do and a lot of others, or even have problems dialing in the new brakes. I guess it just goes to show how so many anglers fish differently. 1 Quote
HookdUP Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 agree 100% you can set it forget it if you choose and it will perform every bit as good as the old svs system and if you want to get every last bit out of it the dial allows that extra fine tweaking capability that the old system lacked. they both work great, but the new Shimano infinity systems are imho the best cb available on the market to date and is just an improvement on an already proven system. the E-series are great reels and not by any means out of date but the new gen metanium , ci4+'s and i's hands down an improvement. Quote
zachb34 Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 I bought two brand new Curado I reels a few months ago. I've used one with no issues, but I just started using the second one and on a light cast where the spool doesn't gain speed quickly it whines very loud. Still casts fine just makes a whining noise that sounds like something is going to wear out really fast. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted March 23, 2015 Super User Posted March 23, 2015 I bought two brand new Curado I reels a few months ago. I've used one with no issues, but I just started using the second one and on a light cast where the spool doesn't gain speed quickly it whines very loud. Still casts fine just makes a whining noise that sounds like something is going to wear out really fast. Oil your brake drum. That should solve it. Quote
Preytorien Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 I've only used an E when my buddy let me use his, then I bought a G....I'm no reel expert and these guys sure have more technical knowledge, but I'm totally impressed with the I. I get great casting distance, almost no backlashes, and smooth operation. I love it Quote
Poolshark Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 I bought two brand new Curado I reels a few months ago. I've used one with no issues, but I just started using the second one and on a light cast where the spool doesn't gain speed quickly it whines very loud. Still casts fine just makes a whining noise that sounds like something is going to wear out really fast.I noticed that on one of my reels as well and tiny bit of oil solved it. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted March 23, 2015 Super User Posted March 23, 2015 Oil your brake drum. That should solve it. ^^^ THIS^^^ problem solved. Quote
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