Anyone know when they'll be available for purchase?

Anyone know when they'll be available for purchase?

i emailed a tackleshop and i asked if they planned on getting a shipment and they said they were hoping to get them in on August 1st.

I guess I'd better put my order in now.  

does this mean the new cu will be far better than the older us counter part ???

There has never been US counterpart, all Curado reels in all it 's different stages from A to E have always been manufactured in Japan.

i mean i know most guys feel japan reels are better

You are confusing to which market the reels are aimed, Japan has it 's own line of reels ( japanese domestic models ), in some cases they are better, in others they are not. For example, the Curado 100D is by far a better reel than the Scorpion 1000/1001. The Scorpion 1000 was a a better reel than the Curado 100B in some aspects and it others it wasn 't.

See I disagree with the Scorpion being inferior to the 100d...I'd take the scorpion over it.  The regular Scorpion is in my top 2 or 3 of the best casting reels ever (casting distance)...right up there with the td-z.  Couple it's casting with the external centrifugal brakes and you've got a hot ticket.  JMHO of course.  Funny you mentioned it, because I was just looking on Ebay for Scorpions; I think they will stop making these very soon and wanted to ****** up a couple.  They've been around too long...