Love my slx xt but...

[Ben77]

I want to upgrade and get something better money is not a problem. I'm thinking about getting a curado dc. I'm fairly new to baitcasting and love them any other suggestions?

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

3 minutes ago, Ben77 said:

I want to upgrade and get something better money is not a problem. I'm thinking about getting a curado dc. I'm fairly new to baitcasting and love them any other suggestions?

The step up from SLX to Curado is real but not game changing. Unless you want or need DC I’d look Chronarch or Metanium. 

[Darth-Baiter]

i kind of agree with @Delaware Valley Tackle.  i have an SLX. mine is DC.  myMGL reels are awesome.  definately better but it isnt always obvious.

 

what is obvious is the rigididty of the reel.  under the load of a big fish, i swear i can feel the SLX flex and creak.  it does it so often i am always checking the reel seat tightening nut thing thinking it came loose.  nope. it is the reel.  i'll get the 150 Curado DC  one day.  for science.  test it out.

[T2DM]

If money is no problem, then skip a few Shimano reels and just go Metanium B or Bantam A.

[msgf91]

Even with st croix LTB and a Bantam you get that anxious flex feel if you don't have the reel seat tight. I felt some flex when I caught a big drum. Might just be flex if you load the rod up a lot. 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

The SLX and Curado are so close, it wouldnt be a worth while upgrade.  The least expensive way to break into the upper level reels is to go JDM.  For what you pay for a domestic Curado DC you can get a JDM Zillion or 20 Metanium.  While Zillion or Metanium aren't flagship reels, theyre on another level when compared Curado.

[ATA]

I am so suggesting metanium 20 or Metanium Dc, Also due to the rate you can get Antares very cheap( I bought my two Antares 21 Dcs when they came out $1500), Antares now about $600.

[webertime]

Newest Zillion is amazing.  That's all I can say, just so good at everything.

[Smirak]

I’ve got a couple SLX DCs and a Curado (non-DC). I had a Curado DC, but I really didn’t see a $70 difference between that and the slx dc, so I got a non-dc Curado. If money were no object, I’d get a metanium dc. 

[optimator]

My SLX MGL’s are just as smooth as my Curados. But the Curados feel much more solid to me. 

[ska4fun]

On 5/17/2023 at 10:57 AM, Ben77 said:

I want to upgrade and get something better money is not a problem. I'm thinking about getting a curado dc. I'm fairly new to baitcasting and love them any other suggestions?

Barely an upgrade. Try the Alphas CT SV, a multi-purpose, high-end reel.

[GPtimes2]

Already mentioned above, but I would second the Antares DC suggestion.

Digitaka.com (Japan) has them for $479. Or keep watch for the Antres (non DC) to come back in stock. They are currently listed for $378.  People who buy every high end reel there is will tell you how good these are (some say the absolute best). I would still recommend these even if they were  $700. And they get to your door from Japan a few days faster than crossing the USA from a local vender.

[djhands]

I have the conquest with an Antares DC it's an amazing combo the reel is so smooth 

[Scud_Muffin]

Tatula SV is my preference over the Curado DC and it costs less.

[Gera]

Make a real change and go for a Daiwa. (not a fanboy I'm a 60/40 Shimano-Daiwa user)