ACGOG Posted June 6, 2022 Posted June 6, 2022 Howdy! I think I'm finally ready to dip my toe into the baitcaster world. After doing a ton of research I think the Curado DC is an ideal place to start and will help prevent a lot of the issues I've had messing around with baitcasters in the past. I have a Shimano Stradic CI4+ 2500 that was recently serviced and had all of the bearings replaced (and hasn't been used since) that I'd ideally like to trade + $100 for it, which hopefully is enough to swing in your favor. I'd also consider just buying it outright if the price was right (I have twins due in August though so trying to keep costs down ?). Thanks! Quick Edit: Realize there's a bunch of different Shimano DC reels out there. Happy to add cash as appropriate. I also have a Daiwa Exist that I'd *possibly* be open to trading for a higher-end reel as well. 1
Super User ATA Posted June 6, 2022 Super User Posted June 6, 2022 3 hours ago, ACGOG said: Howdy! I think I'm finally ready to dip my toe into the baitcaster world. After doing a ton of research I think the Curado DC is an ideal place to start and will help prevent a lot of the issues I've had messing around with baitcasters in the past. I have a Shimano Stradic CI4+ 2500 that was recently serviced and had all of the bearings replaced (and hasn't been used since) that I'd ideally like to trade + cash for it. I'd also consider just buying it outright if the price was right (I have twins due in August though so trying to keep costs down ?). Thanks! That's a great choice, first time when I try curado DC I feel I would have all my rods for curado DC if I was starting by that time. Anyways I am glad to have one. You'll love it. It is a big time caster. I have it on my frog/Top water rod and spooled with 65lb Maxcuatro. 1
ACGOG Posted June 7, 2022 Author Posted June 7, 2022 16 hours ago, ATA said: That's a great choice, first time when I try curado DC I feel I would have all my rods for curado DC if I was starting by that time. Anyways I am glad to have one. You'll love it. It is a big time caster. I have it on my frog/Top water rod and spooled with 65lb Maxcuatro. Yeah, my experience with casters has been awful but after doing a ton of research this seems like it'd be the best one to start with to make sure everything goes smoothly. I wish I had a better reel to trade for it though as I'm not sure anyone really wants to downgrade, but I'm not in a rush so we'll see! 1
Brett's_daddy Posted June 7, 2022 Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 11:11 AM, ACGOG said: Howdy! I think I'm finally ready to dip my toe into the baitcaster world. After doing a ton of research I think the Curado DC is an ideal place to start and will help prevent a lot of the issues I've had messing around with baitcasters in the past. I have a Shimano Stradic CI4+ 2500 that was recently serviced and had all of the bearings replaced (and hasn't been used since) that I'd ideally like to trade + $100 for it, which hopefully is enough to swing in your favor. I'd also consider just buying it outright if the price was right (I have twins due in August though so trying to keep costs down ?). Thanks! You might want to check out the Shimano SLX DC as well. Very similar reel in that it's a DC as well...doesn't have quite as many bells and whistles but it's also about $70 cheaper and you could easily get it for $189 OR you could go the JDM route and get one at Digitaka.com for $163 shipped. 1
ACGOG Posted June 7, 2022 Author Posted June 7, 2022 55 minutes ago, Brett's_daddy said: You might want to check out the Shimano SLX DC as well. Very similar reel in that it's a DC as well...doesn't have quite as many bells and whistles but it's also about $70 cheaper and you could easily get it for $189 OR you could go the JDM route and get one at Digitaka.com for $163 shipped. Thanks for the tip! I've used Digitaka in the past for all my reels and have had great experiences. I'm hoping that someone will work a trade out with me as I don't ever use my Stradic anymore (it's a great reel though). It'd be great if someone else would get some use out of it!
ACGOG Posted June 16, 2022 Author Posted June 16, 2022 I edited my original post but I also have a 18' Daiwa Exist LT3000S-CXH that I'd possibly be interested in trading as well, though I'm not sure if the only equivalents are a Steez or an Antares (price-wise).
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