just reed on tackle tour someone called shimano and said curado is discontinued ...so something new is coming ;D

yeah Shimano should just go back to bike parts.    

totally kidding, hard to believe they are redoing a well built popular line already. I guess time will tell. Like the Core though, have crossed over for that one.    Just picked up a Curado 100 used like the feel and looks of it. Waiting on ice out to give it a try.

Gee I wonder how Abu and Quantum feel following the rebate train just to find out that Shimano did it to unload whats going to be outdated stock.  Cant believe I fell for the car salesmen trick of a rebate to get rid of last years model.  The 300 has only been out a year!  Shimano's really letting down the inshore market.  They have plenty of bass specific models but not much for us.  Cant use the mag. models even if it does have a thin protective skin, seen too many disolve.  Cant use the Calais, you cant do your own maintenance.

I heard this from a reputable source before reading it online.  Bantam1 over on Tackle Tour verified this as being true by his reply of 'No Comment'.  It is very obvious that a 'No Comment' response is used if something is true, and if it is not true than the rumor is put to rest by just  saying "Not true...this is totally false!".  If somebody asks you if you're gay...you are going to say HELL NO!  If you really are gay, you are probably going to say 'No comment'.  I'm not saying Shimano is gay, just trying to illustrate   ;D

WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN SHIMANO REELS :

I agree Muddy it looks like Daiwa from now on :'(

WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN SHIMANO REELS :

Oh yes we do ;D

WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN SHIMANO REELS :

Hey hey hey goodbye

WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN SHIMANO REELS :

It's nice to see that you're coming over to the good side (ABU) muddy

I don't see why they didn't get it right the first time.  I mean their whole deal with replacing the old green curado's with the new ones is because they "claimed" to have been listening to their customers who wanted lighter reels, with better ergonomics and also wanted all the plastic parts replace with metal.  All they did was replace the plastic parts with metal.. I guess now they are going back and doing what they should have done to start with.. but only time will tell if they get it right on this attempt or not.