What happend to me???

[ww2farmer]

First the rod buying spree..............and now I just bought a SHIMANO Curado with the $50 rebate. 2 weeks ago I was anti-Shimano but man the 101 size reel seems like just the perfect ticket for the TBC 7' MF I just got. I wish they offered the rebate on the Chronarch 51MG...............OH GOD!!!!!!!!!!! LISTEN TO ME.

[roadwarrior]

Welcome to the Possee!

[Jeff H]

Good for you for being open minded enough to try something new.

[Cajun1977]

just out of curiosity why were you anti shimano?

[castaway]

Congratulations. I also was anti shimano before. Now I own a Metanium XT, 2 calcutta 100's and a calcutta 200. ;D Ivan

[ww2farmer]

just out of curiosity why were you anti shimano?

Well.........back in the early 90's I had a Shimano baitcaster, not sure of the model, but if I remember correctly, it was a decent one that fell apart on me with little to no use. Still not jaded by Shimano, in the late 90's I bought a green Curado, bad luck perhaps, but it also was a lemon from the get go......AND..........Shimano service at the time gave me alot of grief over it. I swore off Shimano after that, but...........I will give them another shot, odds are I can't get 3 bum reels in a row, and even more so, I am older and wiser now, and perhaps I didn't "know it all" back then either.

[Tin]

He got ya  

[HogHooker]

Stick with AbuGarcia, way better!  ;D just an opinion

[EastTexasBassin]

Stick with AbuGarcia, way better!  ;D just an opinion

I'll second that.  All of my reels are AbuGarcia.  If I can't break it or mess it up, its the perfect reel for me.

[Tin]

Stick with AbuGarcia, way better! ;D just an opinion

I'll second that. All of my reels are AbuGarcia. If I can't break it or mess it up, its the perfect reel for me.

I will also agree with that, just can't destroy those things.

[ww2farmer]

Oh I still love my Revo S, and I see a Revo Premier in my future, along with a TD-Zillion, and maybe a Shimano Chronarch 51MG............gotta keep the $$ spread around evenly

[Micro]

Agreed! You miss out on too much good stuff if you stick to one brand.

I'm thinking about getting a Daiwa next.

Merry Christmas.

[Sam]

The Bait Monkey strikes again!

You did good.

I would think you will enjoy your Shimano products.

The only problem is that Shimano will change the inner workings of their reels and not change the reels' name.

Therefore, a 2000 Curado may not be the same as a 2007 Curado with its workings.

Abu is an excellent option.  Great products.

Enjoy and let us know how the reel holds up.