Shimano Curado...Change is Near!

[fooman]

If Shimano does redesign and lower the prics of the Curado wouldn't that be a kick in the teeth to all the guys who bought the new D series..

How so? You take that chance every time you buy a durable good.

This situation is quite normal in the golf world. Club companies release a new line every two to three years in order to maintain their bottom line. IMO there were two companies that really resisted that line of thinking. Shimano and Ping. Ping started shifting to the flavor of the year line around 02, I'm surprised Shimano has lasted this long.

While making a quality product is first and foremost, a manufacturer of durable goods must also consider repeat business. If you're standing pat on your product line, your market share will eventually dry up.

It would be a kick in the teeth IF Shimano redesigns the Curado then turning around and dropping the price...I would be PO if I dropped $200 on a newly designed reel and turn around the next year and the company makes it better and cheaper..

If a company has a good product at a reasonable price they do not have to keep tweaking it year after year..

Thats 1 thing I liked about the Curado C's ,I could buy a couple every year and they were all the same not like some other companies who feel they have to change things yearly..

[jasone]

yea but shimano has been here for some time as has the curado and people can trust it and will last forever its a tank and you cant put a price on relieablity of your gear

not putting down REVO or abu but the revo is new and no one can say how it will do in time as only time will tell us this

You have a very good point.  

However, as Micro mentioned Abu is an old hand.  The first hard decision I had to make was whether to buy an Abu or a Daiwa.  I think I was 14 at the time.  I went with the Daiwa, my brother got the Abu.  Guess what, both are still working 15 years and hundreds of fish later.  

There is going to come a point when the durability critics are going to have to cede and say "ok, maybe it does last".  Until that time comes, I am going to abuse my Abus and if they break then I guess I will go back to Daiwa.

I am sure the Shimanos are fine reels.  I never had one so for me to make a judgement beyond the specs is ridiculous.  I just can't pay the money for the name.

J

[South FLA]

Just sold my Revo Premier,  very light, felt tight, but had issues and I went through 2 of them before I gave up.  

Guess what I got....yup a Shimano Curado 100D, was going to go for a high end Daiwa, think redline robert taste, but could not pass the rebate deal up.  I don't know if Shimano is close to a model change, but the rebate worked on me at least.  

[uptonfish]

As far as the Revo being new and the "time will tell thing," same goes with the current Curado, which ISN'T the Curado of a few years ago.

But Shimano has a much better track record with low profile reels.  Abu's calling has been round reels and in the past Abu has put out some awful low profile reels.