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Cal did a review of the Antares and said it was the smoothest reel he's ever turned the handle on.. And thats saying something considering the amount of high end tackle he has.

I'm in Nashville, can I ask what lake this is?

No new LPs from shimano at icast. Wouldn't be surprised if the brought over the new conquest from Japan to sell here like the metanium and Antares.

If they just added a 6 pin svs infinity and xship to the existing body it would be the perfect reel.

I want to get one of each of the different models before they get replaced, 2 down, 4 to go.

Glad you like the Curados, you seemed a bit worried for a minute lol. One thing I would like to say is that the "2 on and forget them" mentality for the new 4 pin SVS Infinity brakes as well as the old 6 pin VBS is doing them a disservice. Leaving 2 brakes on the Curado I means that you are using roughly 50% of the braking force, even more if you have the dial set higher than one. If you are throwing a great casting lure like a lipless crank, or heavy jerk bait, or a spoon, its very doable to go down to 1 brake block on both the SVS infinity and the old 6 pin VBS and get really long distances, it will take a little fine tuning and a good casting stroke but I don't think its hard. For instance, I had 2 pins on and the dial set to 1 on the Curado, throwing a 3/8th oz rooster tail 100 ft consistently(measured with my line counter) with no backlash and little to no thumb needed on splashdown. When I switched down to 1 brake and the dial set to 1 I was consistently getting 135ft with little to no thumb needed on the splashdown.

No, it replaces the chronarch d. There's no replacement for the core 50. Hopefully it will be around for at least another year before they update it.

Why do you feel the need to pit them against each other? Just own them all and be happy lol. I would hope that the newer reel with the latest technology from a manufacturer would perform better than the design its replacing.

The current 50 size lp is already an all time great imo. The 100 size is considered an all time great in Japan.

What is telling is that the T3's have been on sale for over half a year now at TW and still haven't sold out. But the Curado Gs went on sale and were gone in a day or 2.

You can pick up a previous gen Daiwa Exceler for $49 from Cabelas. Aluminum frame, Magforce Z. and get one of their cheap rods. In fact I bought this reel and one of their cheaper rods for my nephew to learn baitcasting for under $100. Then later if you decide you need a better rod, the Exceler can grow with you as its a decent workhorse reel.

Id say yes, its something you can grow into because of the braking systems level of adjustment. I have the 8:0 ratio and the retrieve is lacking in power, maybe the lower ratios would be better.

That's why I said "used to own" lol.

Ford used to own Aston Martin, Audi owns Lamborghini, Fiat owns Ferrari... so whats your point? Just because Zebco BOUGHT Van Staal doesn't mean that a Quantum reel is as well made as a Van Staal just because Zebco owns Quantum too. Try again.

Plus it has that snazzy yellow cast control cap.

Do you sell just the knob caps? And do they fit shimano knobs?

Its got the 3d system with max brake, all around, and long cast. So you have basically 60 settings to choose from in conjunction with the 20 click's on the mag dial.

I've got the tat r and T3b. The T3 casts farther, palms a little better, and has more braking adjustments but the Tatula is better in every other way for me in everyday fishing situations. It feels more solid and better made, much more powerful retrieve, and has a better t wing system.

maybe you have the spool tension on too tight? Is the external dial set to 1?

Nice shimano.. Does hawgtech sell the knob caps separately?

This is odd, mine casts great out of the box, greased up bearings and all. Just keep fishing it.

If a product is confined to a limited manufacturing price point it won't matter where its made. I've had a made in Sweden morrum zx, wasnt impressed with the build quality.

It doesn't seem to affect anything, and that's when you can really dial long distance. I'd only recommend it for really good casting aerodynamic lures.

It probably has 2 brakes on from the factory, I started with that and if Im using a lure that casts really well I can go down to 1 brake with 1 on the external dial. Id start with 2 and make adjustments on the dial(the higher the number the more braking force) as needed. The external dial works very effectively and really allows you to dial in your casting. Enjoy!

Dudes just trolling