lo-profile baitcasters

[shallowist]

actually looking at the pics, yours are gen 2, right? those look like the super free model. had one of them too, hated it.. sold that thing quick, or gave to a good customer. don't recall for sure. You aren't alone in your position, that's the entire state of Texas that thinks Shimano is THE reel. Daiwa won't spend the money for the prostaff and marketing necessary to make them better known. I pushed on them for 5 years.

I just posted the 3 that I have with a pile of All Stars and other stuff on the garage/for sale page.

BTW I'm good with the jest, I don't take that personally, you shouldn't either. but my stuffs still better than yours..

[Skitmano]

shallowist...
let me know if ya have any of the old greens like these two..Shimano screwed up big time-when they quit these..
As for the rest of the story - price wont get you quality nor reliability..I have used just about everything under the sun..to include Diawa,Garcia, etc..I fish a little different than most on here..I do alot of Surf fishing and my favorite is chasing specks with my Curado 300 with a Emerald edition All Star..something else not made any longer..hope you know that I was just talking smack -your vs - mine..rods and reels..
I usually fish ALL day long in the surf-From SLP all the way back to The Wall.And I have- as you can see-two of the original Green Curado's..still in use today..YES-they do get moisture in them..but nothing I have ever used was able to prevent that when you wade all day long between the first and second gut..Get your Diawa ready my Curado's are alwyas ready..maybe sometime this srping we can go cast for cast..would love it..

[imhammer]

Take that stuff out to the swap tomorrow. There should be a good crowd and I need another rod.

[lurefisher]

He shore scored if thet were the old gold ones.

[shallowist]

No, I gave vintage 1980's orriginal chronarch to Pimp yesterday along with a few hundred Bass Assassins for his help.

[FlatoutFishin]

any chronarchs?

50mgs?

[TTU Wader]

So, I have the attention of all the die hard shimano guys now.... in digging through my garage I found a ton of fishing tackle that I need to part ways with. I'm going to post up a mess of stuff later today, but I have three orriginal Curado 200 reels that need to depart from my garage. They could all use a good cleaning, but all are in working order. Anybody want to give me 75$ a piece?? More stuff on the for sale page later, but it will include several All Star Titanium rods, 3 Sage fly rods, and some other stuff that I need to catalog.

any chronarchs?

[FlatoutFishin]

So, I have the attention of all the die hard shimano guys now.... in digging through my garage I found a ton of fishing tackle that I need to part ways with. I'm going to post up a mess of stuff later today, but I have three orriginal Curado 200 reels that need to depart from my garage. They could all use a good cleaning, but all are in working order. Anybody want to give me 75$ a piece?? More stuff on the for sale page later, but it will include several All Star Titanium rods, 3 Sage fly rods, and some other stuff that I need to catalog.

Why dont you just gather it up and come to the tackle swap tomorrow night at Capt Doug(Wilson's) house in Shoreacres. Should be a good turnout. You might unload some of that stuff there.
PM me for directions if your interested.

[sfef84]

Do I get first dibs for creating yet another amazing thread?

[shallowist]

So, I have the attention of all the die hard shimano guys now.... in digging through my garage I found a ton of fishing tackle that I need to part ways with. I'm going to post up a mess of stuff later today, but I have three orriginal Curado 200 reels that need to depart from my garage. They could all use a good cleaning, but all are in working order. Anybody want to give me 75$ a piece?? More stuff on the for sale page later, but it will include several All Star Titanium rods, 3 Sage fly rods, and some other stuff that I need to catalog.

[plugger]

REVO STX or PREMEIR, 6:2 ratio. Like the DIAWA, magnetic brakes are great. Stays dry. I said it before,my Shimanos always got moisture in them.

[yak attack]

I still use the same Shimano Citica that I bought in 1991, 5.1 gears. I break it all the way down every few months. Maintain them and they will last. I admit the new Citica and Curados (also 5.1) are better and I use them also. I found a NIB Shimano Chronarch 100 at an estate sale last weekend for $75 and had to get it. Awesome. But fishing 18+ with a similar model and the same gears does bring some comfort.

[shallowist]

Okay, you bring the curado and the mag, I will bring a reel that is less expensive than each of the above and we will compare...No Steez here, yet...

[shallowist]

Best when fishing from a boat or yak. I threw the long rod at them from across the canal back in the day, but that takes a very long cast...

I use to fly fish around ponds in my early 20's but I had plenty of room to whip the line back and forth, did quite well and it was effective when nothing else would work but I think it would be hard to do with all the structure asscociated with docks...light poles, railings, etc. I'm sure its a blast on trout.

[2112]

dude, you should cross the line to the true fairy side and take a fly rod to a lighted dock. The oly slime that will be on your hands is that from all the trout. I think that I can still tie the fly for the west bay canal trout, and they won't refuse..

I use to fly fish around ponds in my early 20's but I had plenty of room to whip the line back and forth, did quite well and it was effective when nothing else would work but I think it would be hard to do with all the structure asscociated with docks...light poles, railings, etc. I'm sure its a blast on trout.