Will they make a Cranking Curado K?

[iceintheveins]

Does anyone know if they will make a 5 ratio model of the Curado K? I'm still old school on my reel speeds, not into the high speed craze except on a few different baits.

[Czorn]

I hear ya. I feel like I'm the odd man out when it comes to deep cranking. I use a 4.9.1 with 8# F/C.

My buddy's all use a 7.1.1 and 12# F/C. But I'm the only one digging mud at 25 feet lol and I can crank all day long without cramping up.

[Crankin4Bass]

The bait monkey has been telling me it's time to stock up on low speed reels before they are history. 

[badgerboyng]

18 hours ago, iceintheveins said:

Does anyone know if they will make a 5 ratio model of the Curado K? I'm still old school on my reel speeds, not into the high speed craze except on a few different baits.

Probably not... These days a 6.x is as seen as slow. The slowest the Chronarch MGL went was 6.2, so I wouldn't expect Shimano to change that. 

[burrows]

I want to see a citaca k that’s what I’m waiting for.

[DomQ]

I've heard of a lot of people cranking with 7's, I'm not going to keep my hopes up that a 5 is going to come up out of nowhere. It's a lot cheaper for a company to tell you to slow down your retrieve than to release a new gear ratio 

[J Francho]

The 6.2 is fairly close in IPT (26") to previous cranking models.  Smaller spools call for higher ratios to keep up.

[Dwight Hottle]

The 2018 Bantam as a JDM model is available in a 5.5:1. Reel capacity is 145 yds of 10lb mono.  Pre order @ $284

JDM 15 Curado 200 PG is available in a 5.5:1 with 130yds of 12lb mono @ $159