Not too long ago everyone had the Curado for $129. Now the new Citica is listed on a few sites for $149. Sure enough the Curado is back to the MSRP. Not for nothing but I'd feel ripped off paying $149 for a Citica at this point. /rant

I remember when gas we $ .99 a gallon.

Not too long ago everyone had the Curado for $129. Now the new Citica is listed on a few sites for $149. Sure enough the Curado is back to the MSRP. Not for nothing but I'd feel ripped off paying $149 for a Citica at this point. /rant

You bought to soon but you don't need me to tell you that. Just out of curiosity, why did you pay so much for the Citica when the Curado can be bought cheaper all day everyday? 

You bought to soon but you don't need me to tell you that. Just out of curiosity, why did you pay so much for the Citica when the Curado can be bought cheaper all day everyday?

I didn't buy anything just an observation of the how the pricing drop coincided with the Citica release and markup.

I didn't buy anything just an observation of the how the pricing drop coincided with the Citica release and markup.

Oh ok. I misread your post. It will be interesting in the coming months to find out low the Citica drops in price.

It's shimano, most of their thinking doesn't make sense

So what's the question again?

It's shimano, most of their thinking doesn't make sense

The only aspect of their thinking that I haven't liked lately is them bringing JDM reels to the USDM and making the new Antares such a large reel. Other than that, what's wrong with their thinking.

Oh ok. I misread your post. It will be interesting in the coming months to find out low the Citica drops in price.

Haha no prob. Was just telling Hooligan I'm in the market for (4) reels. All the same, workhorse purposes. Really want 100ish size but metanium is out my price range for 4 lol. So I'm in the market none the less just happened to realize the pricing debacle. Surprised the Citica got a mark up I would be all over them day one. I may end up going with the Scorpion XTs or Chronarch Ci4s if budget allows it.

I know the ch50 or scopion 1000 would be on my very very shortlist

Haha no prob. Was just telling Hooligan I'm in the market for (4) reels. All the same, workhorse purposes. Really want 100ish size but metanium is out my price range for 4 lol. So I'm in the market none the less just happened to realize the pricing debacle. Surprised the Citica got a mark up I would be all over them day one. I may end up going with the Scorpion XTs or Chronarch Ci4s if budget allows it.

Japan Lure Shop has the XT1000 for under $150.00 right now. I just got a Curado 200HG and I am thrilled with it. I prefer it over the XT1000 for bottom contact baits because of the fast gear ratio and it palms great. It's not as small as my XT1000's but it still palms great for me.

Japan Lure Shop has the XT1000 for under $150.00 right now. I just got a Curado 200HG and I am thrilled with it. I prefer it over the XT1000 for bottom contact baits because of the fast gear ratio and it palms great. It's not as small as my XT1000's but it still palms great for me.

Never heard of that site before. Thanks!!! The metaniums there are cheap as hell. Lol I gotta do more research on the different JDMs brenious aldebarens etc

Never heard of that site before. Thanks!!! The metaniums there are cheap as hell. Lol I gotta do more research on the different JDMs brenious aldebarens etc

I think it's fair to say that Japan Lure Shop is one of everyone's favorite JDM reel sellers.

Japan Lure Shop has the XT1000 for under $150.00 right now. I just got a Curado 200HG and I am thrilled with it. I prefer it over the XT1000 for bottom contact baits because of the fast gear ratio and it palms great. It's not as small as my XT1000's but it still palms great for me.

At $260 I may go Metaniums thanks again man! I was finding them around $380

I think it's fair to say that Japan Lure Shop is one of everyone's favorite JDM reel sellers.

Lmao I see why!

Japan Lure Shop has the XT1000 for under $150.00 right now. I just got a Curado 200HG and I am thrilled with it. I prefer it over the XT1000 for bottom contact baits because of the fast gear ratio and it palms great. It's not as small as my XT1000's but it still palms great for me.

The 14 scorpion and curado I are they the same thing minus paint job?

surely the price will drop soon. i bought my curado i for 179 as soon as they were released and that was on e bay. maybe a month later u could find em for 145-150 on there. hopefully the citica will drop to around 110-120

So. . Pitchforks and torches?

Not too long ago everyone had the Curado for $129. Now the new Citica is listed on a few sites for $149. Sure enough the Curado is back to the MSRP. Not for nothing but I'd feel ripped off paying $149 for a Citica at this point. /rant

Yeah, impossible to pay $149 for a Citica while the Curado can be had cheaper right now. It's a little crazy and a little frustrating because the Citica E was like a goldmine when it came to quality for price. The new Citica I looks awesome but as we've said, for $150? Not so sure. I'll buy one for closer to $100 whenever that chance comes along. I can wait until that time comes Unless that dreaded monkey dictates otherwise.

The 14 scorpion and curado I are they the same thing minus paint job?

I think the only difference minus the pait job is the new Scorpion has 4 bearings in the handle and the Curado has 2. I am going to add 2 more bearings to my Curado handle eventually.

The only aspect of their thinking that I haven't liked lately is them bringing JDM reels to the USDM and making the new Antares such a large reel. Other than that, what's wrong with their thinking.

 

E series chronarch and curado are close to the same thing, which downgraded the chronarch.

 

Curado redesign to the G series in response to Lews getting more customers with speed spool models.

 

The $100 added prices for JDM reels to US retailers.

 

Their customer service can't decide either to warranty their reels for parts by sending you parts or having you ship it to them, and that goes for the same parts.

 

Shimbindo fiasco that still occurs.

 

Their denial of septon knobs getting sticky.

 

To name a few..

 

 

 

Their service/responses/pricing at times is just off, doesn't make them bad of a company. But I won't derail any further

E series chronarch and curado are close to the same thing, which downgraded the chronarch.

Curado redesign to the G series in response to Lews getting more customers with speed spool models.

The $100 added prices for JDM reels to US retailers.

Their customer service can't decide either to warranty their reels for parts by sending you parts or having you ship it to them, and that goes for the same parts.

Shimbindo fiasco that still occurs.

Their denial of septon knobs getting sticky.

To name a few..

Their service/responses/pricing at times is just off, doesn't make them bad of a company. But I won't derail any further

I can't say that I have had those problems or experiences so for the most part, I am a very happy customer.

E series chronarch and curado are close to the same thing, which downgraded the chronarch.

Curado redesign to the G series in response to Lews getting more customers with speed spool models.

The $100 added prices for JDM reels to US retailers.

Their customer service can't decide either to warranty their reels for parts by sending you parts or having you ship it to them, and that goes for the same parts.

Shimbindo fiasco that still occurs.

Their denial of septon knobs getting sticky.

To name a few..

Their service/responses/pricing at times is just off, doesn't make them bad of a company. But I won't derail any further

I sent them my buddies bait runner 6500B to get repaired 3 times and they never fixed the issue which was the bail assembly they replaced everything else lol they ended up sending back a new model bait runner and a spare spool. So it paid off to complain about the miscommunications but still. Other than that I haven't had any issues with their service dept. always easy to get parts when needed and half the time they don't charge.

I think the only difference minus the pait job is the new Scorpion has 4 bearings in the handle and the Curado has 2. I am going to add 2 more bearings to my Curado handle eventually.

ok good to know. I couldn't figure it out. What I may end up doing is 2 of those and 2 metaniums at these prices. I can't go wrong.

ok good to know. I couldn't figure it out. What I may end up doing is 2 of those and 2 metaniums at these prices. I can't go wrong.

 

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