New Curado 70

[newyorktoiowa57]

Is there going to be a new Curado 70 or equivalent  coming out at the classic?

[Crankin4Bass]

I hope so!

[TBAG]

I would guess so, since all retailers have been trying to deplete their stock of current model 70's.

 

 

[haggard]

I sure hope so. Kicking myself for not picking up another C71 when they went on closeout at Tackle Warehouse for a steel discount.

[Crankin4Bass]

I started a thread about this a couple weeks ago and a couple people said the replacement is the SLX MGL.

 

 

[OnthePotomac]

Bamtam1 at Shimano says no new 70 and the SLX MGL right now is for Japan.  I guess perhaps available on a Japan tackle web site.

[Cityangler7]

4 hours ago, OnthePotomac said:

Bamtam1 at Shimano says no new 70 and the SLX MGL right now is for Japan.  I guess perhaps available on a Japan tackle web site.

I picked up an SLX 71 and winded up selling it, the Curado 71 is a better reel in my opinion. 

[OnthePotomac]

Did you mean an SLX, SLX XT, or SLX DC?  There is no SLX 71.  There is a JDM SLX MGL.

[Cityangler7]

15 minutes ago, OnthePotomac said:

Did you mean an SLX, SLX XT, or SLX DC?  There is no SLX 71.  There is a JDM SLX MGL.

I picked up the SLX 71 MGL from japan, I used it a few times and found the curado 71to be a better reel.

[JustJames]

The SLX MGL is not a bad reel at all. It is more control than 70, and easier to cast. I think it might be able to cast light lure better than 70. It doesn’t have x ship bearing but that might be a good thing since my 4 CU70 is grinding.

BTW I sold my SLX 70, not because I don’t like it but I have too many of this size reel.

[Crankin4Bass]

12 hours ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

The SLX MGL is not a bad reel at all. It is more control than 70, and easier to cast. I think it might be able to cast light lure better than 70. It doesn’t have x ship bearing but that might be a good thing since my 4 CU70 is grinding.

All 4 of you Curado 70’s are grinding?
 

Anyone else’s have this issue? I wonder what’s causing that?

[jimmyjoe]

8 minutes ago, Crankin4Bass said:

All 4 of you Curado 70’s are grinding?
 

Anyone else’s have this issue? I wonder what’s causing that?

 

   Mine was doing that. I sent it to Shimano and they said they changed the gears. It's fine now.

   My Curado 200i has also had the gears changed.

   Dunno what the problem is.       jj

[garroyo130]

19 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   Mine was doing that. I sent it to Shimano and they said they changed the gears. It's fine now.

   My Curado 200i has also had the gears changed.

   Dunno what the problem is.       jj

I heard about the problems with the 70s but had no idea the I's were having similar issues. I wonder what causes it ... 

[JustJames]

3 hours ago, Crankin4Bass said:

All 4 of you Curado 70’s are grinding?
 

Anyone else’s have this issue? I wonder what’s causing that?

Yes one more than the other depends on how much it’s been used or abused. The ones that caught the most big fish (crap and catfish) and the one for frog, grinding first and the most. The newest one and has been use the less (71) start to feel it but not as much. In the mean time my 200ipg that I use for big spinner bait and medium swimbait still smooth.

Added: a lot of ppl claimed that x-ship bearing that cause the grinding. I went to shimano headquarters and they give me a set of x-ship bearing. 

[jbsoonerfan]

For the price of the SLX MGL 70 I am finding that I like it more and more each time I use it. I finally decided to dedicate it to a 7'2 MH Zodias and use it for 3/16 oz Texas Rigging.