New Curado To Be Released

[kjackson]

In my Florabama trip report, I mentioned playing with the new Curado baitcasters.

Here's the official release. There are few details as those are embargoed until the Classic. But since some of you showed interest in the reel, here is the "official" word:

ANGLERS TO ‘GET MORE’ WITH NEW CURADO --

WORLDWIDE LAUNCH ON FEBRUARY 21 AT CLASSIC OUTDOOR EXPO

IRVINE, Calif. – For Immediate Release – February 5, 2014 – As interest and anticipation spreads

on fishing web site forums and bulletin boards, not only coast-to-coast but also worldwide, Shimano

confirms the impending introduction of an entire new series of Curado baitcasting reels, announces

Bob Mahoney with Team Shimano. “We’ll unveil the new Curado I series reels officially on Friday,

February 21 at the Classic Outdoor Expo in Birmingham, Alabama,” Mahoney said, “and on that

same Friday, select tackle shops in both the U.S. and Canada will also have a limited supply of reels

available.”

Shimano product development and sales staffers have been on a clandestine tour of key

tackle dealers throughout the country since early January – with a special emphasis on shops

focusing on bass fishing tackle. “Their interest in the new reels has been off-the-chart strong – and

as much as we’ve tried to keep info on Curado under wraps until our official launch at the

Bassmaster Classic,” Mahoney notes, “certain details about the new reels have filtered out – and of

course, that has many anglers buzzing with interest.”

As anglers expect from Shimano, the new Curado reels will feature cutting-edge technology

and features, “and we’ll look forward to showing it and telling you more for those attending the

Classic Outdoor Expo – and on our web site, Facebook page and through select tackle dealers in a

few weeks,” said Mahoney. “With our commitment to this somewhat legendary baitcasing reel

series at Shimano, we can assure anglers that will definitely get more with the new Curado I series.”

On February 21, tackle retailers at the Classic Outdoor Expo will have a limited number of

Curado reels available, plus the Shimano web site – fish.shimano.com – lists tackle dealers in the

U.S. and Canada carrying Shimano tackle.

[Old plug]

Wonderful commercial.

[Mitch f]

After Shimano got rid of the old Curado, they lost me to Lew's and I don't think I'll be going back.

[rps]

Mitch, I am with you. I had two Curados eat their own gears. The second was the rebuild of the first. For that kind of money no one gets a third try. I now fish Lew's and high end Abu Garcia.