After using the citica's I got for the first time, I think I may like them more than the curado. They casted everything the curado did with no problems. Maybe I am just nuts, but the second time around with the curados I am happy, as it was a better price and I think the first time I got a dud. All in all I got some nice reels for a nice price. I still like my lews tournament pros better though.

The Citicas are good reels for sure but after a couple years I like my curados better.

I like my Citica better than my Curado. Don't know why. Just seemed nicer in hand for some reason. Maybe it was knowing it was nearly the same reel for a lot less money. Maybe it was the green paint vs. the silver (silver looks better). Who knows?? Maybe it's the rod I have it on, it feels lighter overall cause the Citica is on a M/F while the Curado is on a MH/F. I still enjoy fishing the Citica combo more than the Curado though. It might even be what I'm fishing with on them too. I use the Curado combo for heavy jigs and spinnerbaits while the Citica gets lightweight jerkbaits and shallow crankbaits.

I was even considering selling my Curado and keeping the Citica, but then the bottom fell out of the market since everybody was getting them new for around $60 or less. Now I'd be better off keeping it for what I'd get out of it. It was a gift to me from mom and dad so I have nothing in it but my parents paid full retail for it so any sale on the cheap would be a serious loss.