Curado I On Tackle Warehouse 2024

rawjuice reply :

Does anyone know why its 139.99?

John G reply :

I don't know but I read the reviews on TW yesterday and there are a lot of unhappy folks out there.

LuckyGia reply :

I bought one and after 2 days I am still trying to dial it in. I have a Citica that I dialed in in a half an hour.

It is built very well though.

Diggy reply :

Interesting. I got an email from another online retailer with the same price as TW, but it was listed as a sale, something must be going on.

Master Bait'r reply :

On 4/8/2015 at 6:50 PM, John G said:
I don't know but I read the reviews on TW yesterday and there are a lot of unhappy folks out there.

That's because they wanted it to be the Metanium. They'd be a lot happier if they just flushed and oiled it rather than yelling at the thing and waiting for it to work better as a result- but understanding what to expect from a $150 reel would help people a lot. They aren't going to get a Metanium for that price.

My guess is that it's a seasonal promo from Shimano. There is nothing wrong with the Curado I aside from having a lot of grease in it from the factory.

QUAKEnSHAKE reply :

Usually on TW a sale price is in red but the price on the "I" shows as it would for regular prices.

Maybe the Tatula being sold at "market" price(along with its performance) is taking a big bite out of the CUI sales.

ColdSVT reply :

I dunno but if i didnt have to fix my boat id have two or three of em on the way!

fishballer06 reply :

A few retailers have them at this price right now. I personally love my new I series Curado's.

I'm wondering if maybe they're dropping the Curado I price and bringing out a new reel in between the Curado and ci4?

stkbassn reply :

I wish the E series was still available and in the 6.3:1 and I think all Curado problems would be solved. That's only my opinion but so far I am very pleased with my Curado I . It casts very well but it seems a bit more touchy than my E series or Citica E series reels. So far I am still impressed with the size of the I and the casting....pretty sweet reel. At $139 wow, amazing. If I had more cash I'd get some more at that price...

kschultz76 reply :

On 4/8/2015 at 11:07 PM, stkbassn said:
I wish the E series was still available and in the 6.3:1 and I think all Curado problems would be solved. That's only my opinion but so far I am very pleased with my Curado I . It casts very well but it seems a bit more touchy than my E series or Citica E series reels. So far I am still impressed with the size of the I and the casting....pretty sweet reel. At $139 wow, amazing. If I had more cash I'd get some more at that price...

If you want an E series they're still available....its called the Chronarch E. Cabelas and Gander Mtn still selling them, and on sale. Get them while you still can if that's your preferred variant.

fishballer06 reply :

I think the Chronarch E is being discontinued and stores are discounting them to sell them out. Great time to pick one of those reels up as well!

Pio reply :

How do you guys think the curado I compares to the lews bb1 pro?

stkbassn reply :

On 4/8/2015 at 11:50 PM, kschultz76 said:
If you want an E series they're still available....its called the Chronarch E. Cabelas and Gander Mtn still selling them, and on sale. Get them while you still can if that's your preferred variant.

I was just commenting on the Curado here since the OP was and several others had some questions or suggestions as to what might be going on with the new I and why it might be priced low at this time. I've fished with Chronarch E's and while they aren't bad, they aren't Chronach B's or D's..not even close. And the Curado E's are better reels than the Chronarch E, without a doubt (in my opinion). The Curado I is also a better reel in my opinion.

CTGalloway21 reply :

I am about to go ahead and get rid of my last Curado I for another Tatula. I will just say the Curado I is high maintenance.

bootytrain reply :

I think its temporary to compete with a competitors price. Much like they did last year with their unadvertised shimano reel sale.

robster80 reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 1:48 AM, Pio said:
How do you guys think the curado I compares to the lews bb1 pro?

havent fished the bb1 pro but ive had a tourn pro and super duty and ive got a curado i and to me its no comparison id take the I over the Lews anyday

John G reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 1:49 AM, stkbassn said:
And the Curado E's are better reels than the Chronarch E, without a doubt (in my opinion).

I thought that other than cosmetics, they are the same reel. I have not owned either of these but I do have a NIB Scorpion 1500-7 and I have used other Scorpion 1500's in the past and IMHO, they are a fine reel for their price.

kschultz76 reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 1:49 AM, stkbassn said:
And the Curado E's are better reels than the Chronarch E, without a doubt (in my opinion). The Curado I is also a better reel in my opinion.

The Chronarch E is the same platform as the Curado E; same frame & sizes, same braking system, etc. Also both of them made in Japan, lots of shared parts and same schematic really. If you prefer one over the other that's certainly up to you, I've never used the Curado E myself so I can't disagree. Can you quantify how the Curado is better? I pulled the trigger on clearance Chronarch E's to fill in some extra reels I wanted rather then buying used Curado E's since they were cheaper and brand new. I have a Curado I but wanted to try the E series because everyone speaks so highly of them, and I wanted to get the best price I could get. At the time of course the Curado I was $179. I also wanted a 5.x reel in left, and the E series was the only way to do it.

*Hootie reply :

I have 2 Curado 50e's and one Chronarch 50e. The only difference I can see is the paint job.

Hootie

tstone reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 1:49 AM, stkbassn said:
And the Curado E's are better reels than the Chronarch E, without a doubt (in my opinion).

When people say this, I know who not to take reel advice from. The Curado E and Chronarch E are the exact same reel.

Blues19 reply :

Im wondering if they are dropping the price of the Curado to make it closer to the Citica price... The Citica is no longer on the Bass Pro site or TW, so maybe they are trying to discontinue that and lower the curado price to take the place. Its lower for the Curado and a bit higher than the citica (about the middle of both) May just be going with one there instead of two. Did that make sense?

stkbassn reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 5:04 AM, kschultz76 said:
The Chronarch E is the same platform as the Curado E; same frame & sizes, same braking system, etc. Also both of them made in Japan, lots of shared parts and same schematic really. If you prefer one over the other that's certainly up to you, I've never used the Curado E myself so I can't disagree. Can you quantify how the Curado is better? I pulled the trigger on clearance Chronarch E's to fill in some extra reels I wanted rather then buying used Curado E's since they were cheaper and brand new. I have a Curado I but wanted to try the E series because everyone speaks so highly of them, and I wanted to get the best price I could get. At the time of course the Curado I was $179. I also wanted a 5.x reel in left, and the E series was the only way to do it.

I have and fish with both but all I know to help quantify why I believe it's better is simply the way they feel in my hands and the way they fish. I absolutely prefer the Curado. I don't know, the Curado to me feels more solid and has been a more consistent performer for me and my preference of the two. That being said I do think the Chronarch E is a very good reel. I do understand that the Curado E is commanding a pretty high price these days and certainly I would buy more if I could get a better deal but so far my Curado I has been great and I'll spend 140 on another one of those new before buying a used a Curado E for 180 or so.. Citica E's are great too and apparently the G's are pretty darn good from what I hear . I don't even mind the G Curado's...they've been great for me too though a lot of people trash them pretty bad. Good casters for me anyway. I don't think there's a wrong or right here and maybe the specs are pretty close or exact in a lot of ways. For me I prefer Curado E, others may disagree. Either way, all reels we've discussed here are pretty darn good .

RBK reply :

I just bought two Curado 200I reels. Loaded them up with 14# Silver Thread AN 40 Copolymer line. The bearings were packed with grease but after a good cleaning and a drop of the reel oil supplied the bearings spun freely, Set them up with two breaks on and the side dial on #2. Casting on a few different rods from Medium to Heavy fast action and weights from 1/4 to 1 OZ they performed on par with my Chronarch CI4+ !!!! No complaints, money well spent and at 140.00 a great price.

Rick

Pio reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 6:06 AM, RBK said:

I just bought two Curado 200I reels. Loaded them up with 14# Silver Thread AN 40 Copolymer line. The bearings were packed with grease but after a good cleaning and a drop of the reel oil supplied the bearings spun freely, Set them up with two breaks on and the side dial on #2. Casting on a few different rods from Medium to Heavy fast action and weights from 1/4 to 1 OZ they performed on par with my Chronarch CI4+ !!!! No complaints, money well spent and at 140.00 a great price.

Rick

Do you recommend cleaning the bearings on a new curado I, is it needed?

RBK reply :

I would recommend cleaning them. When I removed the bearings from both reels they were really stiff and would not spin freely. I soaked them in Lighter Fluid and after a few soakings they spun freely. Be sure to dry them off really good and just use a very small drop of the supplied oil. I applied the oil to both sides of the bearings and spun them. ( use oil sparingly ). Before closing the reel up put a little oil on a Q-Tip and cost the brake drum.

Rick

Alonerankin2 reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 5:29 AM, tstone said:
When people say this, I know who not to take reel advice from. The Curado E and Chronarch E are the exact same reel.

They are not the "exact same reel" very close though..

LuckyGia reply :

Day 3 with this reel and I am still fighting backlash. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I can turn the knob to the point it interferes with the return, and it will still backlash. Drag knob set to highest point also. My citica has no backlash issues what so ever.

Alonerankin2 reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 8:15 AM, LuckyGia said:
Day 3 with this reel and I am still fighting backlash. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I can turn the knob to the point it interferes with the return, and it will still backlash. Drag knob set to highest point also. My citica has no backlash issues what so ever.

What's your setup? ( rod & bait) what line? Also, how many internal brakes on?

LuckyGia reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 8:22 AM, Alonerankin2 said:
What's your setup? ( rod & bait) what line? Also, how many internal brakes on?

Shimano Curado I

20lb braid ( Power pro )

*** *** green rod

3/8 ounce bullet weight , 4/0 worm hook

Zoom 6" lizard

LuckyGia reply :

All internal brakes on

down4ttown reply :

Curado is a steal at $139. Reel is awesome and I have several reels in this price range and several well above it. The curado I is much better than the E series ( have the curado and chronarch E). A fish on with the x ship feels great. I also think the braking system was simple to set. I don't even use my thumb with it. The reason the price is low is they removed the MAP on the curado series. For what reason, I am not sure.

Alonerankin2 reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 8:33 AM, LuckyGia said:

Shimano Curado I

20lb braid ( Power pro )

*** *** green rod

3/8 ounce bullet weight , 4/0 worm hook

Zoom 6" lizard

I'm thinking your braid size is too small. I use the

"I", as well as a *** heavy rod.. I have 2 internal on I also do not use braid.. Have you used 20 on a casting reel in the past? Now, bare with me, you are certain the brakes are set to on?

I have seen a case where a fellow mistakenly had his brakes all turned off. I'm only trying to assist you & in no way trying to insult you...

00 mod reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 8:33 AM, LuckyGia said:
All internal brakes on

Open up the side plate again and make sure you have the brakes on and not off. I think everyone has made that mistake before. Also note these brakes are different than the previous models. The brakes slide sideways to set on or off.

Jeff

LuckyGia reply :

I believe they are set to on. They are slid towards the word "on" . They are loose and free to pivot. When set to off. They are locked in position.

Now I must admit I am assuming that I am right I did not read any directions.

jbsoonerfan reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 8:33 AM, LuckyGia said:

Shimano Curado I

20lb braid ( Power pro )

*** *** green rod

3/8 ounce bullet weight , 4/0 worm hook

Zoom 6" lizard

20lb braid can be tough with a baitcaster if you don't know how to throw the bait (overhead vs 3/4 vs sidearm)

rawjuice reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 8:43 AM, down4ttown said:
Curado is a steal at $139. Reel is awesome and I have several reels in this price range and several well above it. The curado I is much better than the E series ( have the curado and chronarch E). A fish on with the x ship feels great. I also think the braking system was simple to set. I don't even use my thumb with it. The reason the price is low is they removed the MAP on the curado series. For what reason, I am not sure.

What is MAP? I feel like i know this but having a brain fart here?

jbsoonerfan reply :

Manufacturer Advertised Price?

LuckyGia reply :

Hey, if switching out the line is the fix , I am in.

How does 40 sound ? I have some spooled with 20, and some with 40.

Any help would be appreciated.

Alonerankin2 reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 9:34 AM, LuckyGia said:

Hey, if switching out the line is the fix , I am in.

How does 40 sound ? I have some spooled with 20, and some with 40.

Any help would be appreciated.

Your on the right track now, line dig won't be near the issue that 20 is... I'm not a fan of braid but many, many are... Then when casting improves, turn off 2 of those brakes! Use a softer braid like 832 unless you already have braid then go for it.

00 mod reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 9:18 AM, LuckyGia said:

I believe they are set to on. They are slid towards the word "on" . They are loose and free to pivot. When set to off. They are locked in position.

Now I must admit I am assuming that I am right I did not read any directions.

You are correct. I would say try thicker line...ie 40lb

Jeff

RBK reply :

20# Braid IMO is way to light on a bait caster. Power Pro list 20# as 6# mono equivalent. I tried 20# Braid on my Chronarch CI4+ and had problems with back lash. Ended up respooling with 12# Ande Mono and had no problems. If I ever consider Braid again I would go with 50# Power Pro which is 12# mono equivanlent. I feel line diameter plays a big factor on Bait Casters. Take a look at the Power Pro web site, some pretty good tips there.

Rick

LuckyGia reply :

Kind of makes sense. I was having trouble with pitching the lizard more than casting it. I bet you are right, my line is to flimsy to pitch it well.

LuckyGia reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 9:49 AM, RBK said:

20# Braid IMO is way to light on a bait caster. Power Pro list 20# as 6# mono equivalent. I tried 20# Braid on my Chronarch CI4+ and had problems with back lash. Ended up respooling with 12# Ande Mono and had no problems. If I ever consider Braid again I would go with 50# Power Pro which is 12# mono equivanlent. I feel line diameter plays a big factor on Bait Casters. Take a look at the Power Pro web site, some pretty good tips there.

Rick

I have not had any problems at all using 20lb Power pro braid on any other of my baitcasters.

I prefer to use as light of a line as I can get away with.

I feel the lure moves better with light line. I feel my success rate is higher with lighter line.

Last week I went to Okeechobee and put 40lb on 2 outfits for the first time.

That's the only reason I have 40 available.

John G reply :

I am using 20# Suffix 832 on a Conquest 50DC with no problems and I know that I would not have problems with a regular reel either. I have also used 10#PP with an XT1000 and a Yumeya shallow spool with no issues.

bass1980 reply :

Stop it with the non sense. I use 20lb PP on three of my casting reels. One of them is the Chronarch 51e and it absolutely bombs lures with small diameter line. Trust me it is not the line. If you got all 4 brakes set on and the outer dial set that high there is something wrong with the reel. I set mine with 2 on and 2 off, turn my tension knob almost all the way off, and set the outside dail to 3-4 and have no issues bombing 3/8 oz lures. Something must else must be wrong with the reel or you're doing it wrong.

LuckyGia reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 1:22 PM, bass1980 said:
Stop it with the non sense. I use 20lb PP on three of my casting reels. One of them is the Chronarch 51e and it absolutely bombs lures with small diameter line. Trust me it is not the line. If you got all 4 brakes set on and the outer dial set that high there is something wrong with the reel. I set mine with 2 on and 2 off, turn my tension knob almost all the way off, and set the outside dail to 3-4 and have no issues bombing 3/8 oz lures. Something must else must be wrong with the reel or you're doing it wrong.

I have 4 other baitcast setups that I have zero problems with.

Pretty sure that it's not me.

LuckyGia reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 7:31 PM, eddieg said:
Sounds to me like something is amiss with the reel also. I have mine set with 2 on and the dial set to 1 without issue. If you take the tension nob off does it have the pad inside it?

I am taking the day off from fishing. Going to see sbout trading in my 60hp Yamaha on a 90.

I am going to take the reel apart and clean and lube it. Going to look it over.

Probably change the line for the heck of it.

jbsoonerfan reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 1:22 PM, bass1980 said:
Stop it with the non sense........... you're doing it wrong.

Its not non sense or the reel if he is doing it wrong lol

DTack reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 7:32 AM, Alonerankin2 said:
They are not the "exact same reel" very close though..

Not being smart, honest question, what is different on them? I haven't looked that hard into it. All I know is the Curado E is selling for a bit higher price used now... The Curado E is probably still my favorite all around reel. I have a few that have lost a little drag strength but overall, they are my preferred reel for throwing a jig, ripbaits and some other baits. As prices drop I may be trying to buy a few of the Chronach E as long as they are close enough to "the same" as I've not used one yet and I haven't used the Curado I for more than about 30 minutes. Just wanted to give the reason I'm asking the question so you know I'm not just being smart with you. Thanks in advance.

Alonerankin2 reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 10:30 PM, DTack said:
Not being smart, honest question, what is different on them? I haven't looked that hard into it. All I know is the Curado E is selling for a bit higher price used now... The Curado E is probably still my favorite all around reel. I have a few that have lost a little drag strength but overall, they are my preferred reel for throwing a jig, ripbaits and some other baits. As prices drop I may be trying to buy a few of the Chronach E as long as they are close enough to "the same" as I've not used one yet and I haven't used the Curado I for more than about 30 minutes. Just wanted to give the reason I'm asking the question so you know I'm not just being smart with you. Thanks in advance.

The spool and handle are double anodized on the Chronarch, the dragstar is plastic on the Chronarch 200E vs. metal on the Curado 200E, and the drag on the Chronarch 200E is "dartanium II" vs the Curado's Dartanium (they spec the same). I felt like the Chronarch was a tighter reel as well, that's debatable as copy's do vary.. I prefer the Curado "color shift green" over the Chronarch E as well.. That's about it..

DTack reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 11:06 PM, Alonerankin2 said:
The spool and handle are double anodized on the Chronarch, the dragstar is plastic on the Chronarch 200E vs. metal on the Curado 200E, and the drag on the Chronarch 200E is "dartanium II" vs the Curado's Dartanium (they spec the same). I felt like the Chronarch was a tighter reel as well, that's debatable as copy's do vary.. I prefer the Curado "color shift green" over the Chronarch E as well.. That's about it..

Thanks! I will have to read up on the drag a bit, weirdest part was I have 3 citica E as well that I got before the Curado E and the drags on the Citica are still as strong as the day I got them. Thanks for the insight!

J Francho reply :

The difference in the drag is the plastic washer under the main gear was replaced with a carbon fiber washer. It's tiny, and contributes more to the durability than performance.

rawjuice reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 7:41 PM, LuckyGia said:

I am taking the day off from fishing. Going to see sbout trading in my 60hp Yamaha on a 90.

I am going to take the reel apart and clean and lube it. Going to look it over.

Probably change the line for the heck of it.

Make sure to double check that the bearings are not packed with grease, clean them out real good and put provided oil instead.

iceintheveins reply :

I just bought a Curado I. Too bad I didn't wait till now so I could have saved $40. I took the spool bearings out and cleaned them really good because they are greasy. My Curado 200e5 is my favorite baitcast reel, I wish they still made them.

22hertz reply :

The price has been changed back to $179.99

I called TW today and they said that price was a mistake that they have now fixed.

Congratulations to those that got the reel for $139.99

QUAKEnSHAKE reply :

They are on sale at another big dealer for $130 still

gulfcaptain reply :

On 4/9/2015 at 1:22 PM, bass1980 said:
Stop it with the non sense. I use 20lb PP on three of my casting reels. One of them is the Chronarch 51e and it absolutely bombs lures with small diameter line. Trust me it is not the line. If you got all 4 brakes set on and the outer dial set that high there is something wrong with the reel. I set mine with 2 on and 2 off, turn my tension knob almost all the way off, and set the outside dail to 3-4 and have no issues bombing 3/8 oz lures. Something must else must be wrong with the reel or you're doing it wrong.

Thank you, someone finally said it....stop blaming the line size.

I'm glad I learned how to use reels without having to "dial them in" other then maybe adjusting the tension knob on the side to get the line fall rate I want. All that other adjust this, move that, set this....it's a reel, turn the brakes off and learn how to use the thing. There are no brakes on conventional "old school" saltwater reels such as Newells, Penn Jigmasters, Diawa Sealines, Shimano Triton Star Drag or TLD's. New reels now are overly complicated to assist us and do nothing more then confuse and irritate us when we can't seem to get them to work right. Sorry for the rant, but have read many a post where someone has bought a reel and expects all the bells and whistles to help them cast better when a trained thumb will do wonders.

And no this isn't a dig at anyone on here personally, just an observation, I have friends I fish with that have the same issues and can't get their reels to work right and yet I can cast the thing without any issues.

22hertz reply :

On 4/11/2015 at 11:07 AM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:
They are on sale at another big dealer for $130 still

Your googleFu is better than mine.

I cant find this reel for less than $179.99

John G reply :

On 4/11/2015 at 12:07 PM, 22hertz said:

Your googleFu is better than mine.

I cant find this reel for less than $179.99

Check eBay

LuckyGia reply :

On 4/11/2015 at 11:21 AM, gulfcaptain said:

Thank you, someone finally said it....stop blaming the line size.

I'm glad I learned how to use reels without having to "dial them in" other then maybe adjusting the tension knob on the side to get the line fall rate I want. All that other adjust this, move that, set this....it's a reel, turn the brakes off and learn how to use the thing. There are no brakes on conventional "old school" saltwater reels such as Newells, Penn Jigmasters, Diawa Sealines, Shimano Triton Star Drag or TLD's. New reels now are overly complicated to assist us and do nothing more then confuse and irritate us when we can't seem to get them to work right. Sorry for the rant, but have read many a post where someone has bought a reel and expects all the bells and whistles to help them cast better when a trained thumb will do wonders.

And no this isn't a dig at anyone on here personally, just an observation, I have friends I fish with that have the same issues and can't get their reels to work right and yet I can cast the thing without any issues.

LuckyGia reply :

I think we are well beyond blaming the user. The user ( me) has made it very clear he has MANY baitcasters and has NO problems with any of the other reels. I am not sure how this could be much clearer.

Issue is obviously with the specific reel mentioned.

Read entire posts before responding

00 mod reply :

Let's call this one done.

Jeff

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