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Just purchased a Shimano Conquest 51.

Yup.Another vote for the Curado! Great reels.

The Curado I seems like a winner. I'm looking forward to it. Thank you for sharing.

Wow. Some of those people really need to give their head a shake .

Yep, I'm definitely interested in the new Curado.

That's great! Thanks for sharing.

Should be good.

Merry Christmas!

Well said!

I'm a big fan of my GLX 855 CBR.

I agree with the above. Useless baits! ;-)

Sorry martintheduck, I am away right now. The two in the back are Daiwa TD-ito (TD-Z) and the one in the front is a Daiwa TD-Z I'ZE Custom. TD-Z's in general are outstanding reels! Much appreciated.

Sorry martintheduck, I am away right now. The two in the back are Daiwa TD-ito (TD-Z) and the one in the front is a Daiwa TD-Z I'ZE Custom. TD-Z's in general are outstanding reels! Much appreciated.

Bantam1 wrote: For the naysayers the Chronarch CI4+ has brass gearing. Our spinning reels use different materials depending on the application. Most are cold forged aluminum main gears with a hardened brass or stainless pinion gear. We do not use full brass alloy gearing in any of our spinning reels.

Thanks, thehooligan.

I have a bit of a soft spot for them lol.

One more:

Way to go Shimano! Those Koppers baits look great, as well. Thanks, Glenn.

Great looking baits!

I have a couple Curado 51E's and a 201E and have never experienced what you have described. Like others have noted above, mine seem to have gotten smoother with age. Same can be said for my D series.

Currently, YZ Hybrid combined with the Palomar knot.

Glad to hear you got everything sorted out.Congrats on the purchase. I've been looking for a NIB Conquest SS for some time.

BTW, did you purchase this new?

Very nice, thehooligan. Gotta love the Conquest - probably my favourite reel.