Hey guys,

Have any of you tried or seen the New shimano rods? Camura,Crucial, and Compre.

Seen them on TW man they look sweet! The Compre is a IM 9 blank with a new reel seat for 100$ WOW!! Just wondering if anyone has actually held one.

It´s Crucial, Compre & Clarus, the Cumara has always been the way it is so it´s not quite "new". Nope, I haven´t tried any but if they are as good as the previous models they should be great rods.

Never fished a shimano rod.

But I think I will be in the future.

They seem like a function first not fashion kind of rod.Always wanted to try the Cumura now i think I'll try the Crucial. I think I read it has the same blank as Cumura.

Never fished a shimano rod.

But I think I will be in the future.

They seem like a function first not fashion kind of rod.Always wanted to try the Cumura now i think I'll try the Crucial. I think I read it has the same blank as Cumura.

I fish cumaras and love them. The no flash and all function theme is exactlty what I like about them. As far as the crucial goes I heard that it is the same blank but the resins are different which makes the cumara noticeably lighter. I personaly will pay the extra money for the cumara but I believe the new crucial is on its way to becoming the best bang for your buck rod out there.