Need opinions on baitcasting reels

[Pirate]

My son is looking to pick up another saltwater bait casting reel. He has a Shimano Curado and wants to add another high quality reel . Any recommendations?

[Capt Ron]

Get another one just like he has. I have a mix of curados & chronarchs and for the money you can't beat the curados. I've got a couple of 300 series curados that have survived customers using them on tarpon for the last 10 years. The reels I use personally for bass, trout & reds are 200 series curados.

[doomtrpr_z71]

My choice for the money is the daiwa tatula type r

[bigphishy]

that new 13 fishing reel looks interesting, no ball bearings.
http://www.tackledirect.com/13-fishing- ... gKEevD_BwE

[silverking]

Shimano has 2 brand new baitcasting lines, the Curado K and the Chronarch G, introduced at this summer's ICAST tackle show. The G was designed specifically for salt water but the Curado can certainly be used in salt also.

Both have the latest design features including Micro gearing, X Ship, Hagane body, CI4+ and cross carbon drags.

The Curado comes in right and left-hand retrieve with six plus one bearings and 11 pounds of max drag. Gear ratio is 6.2:1.

The Chronarch has 8+1 bearings and 10 pounds of drag max. Two models (R/L) with 7.1:1 gear ratio and one with 8.1:1.

I've got a Chronarch coming from Shimano to test but haven't received it yet. It lists for $280 and Curado has a sticker price of $180.

Will give some feedback whenever I get a chance to cast it, but if it's half as good as its predecessors it'll be smooth, slick and feather-lite. I've also owned a couple Curados and had the same experience as Capt. Ron. They're bullet-proof and a great choice.

[Pirate]

Thanks guys, He does buy the left handed models so it would be the Curado then, right?

[silverking]

One leftie Curado and the 151HGG Chronarch is left-hand retrieve also.
http://fish.shimano.com/content/sac-fis ... rch-g.html

That's what I'm getting. I'm right-handed, but I've always cranked with the left and kept the rod in my power hand.

[Pirate]

Same with us. We have always fished that way. Guess we just don't like switching hands. Thanks for the info. Will be looking at them

[Capt Ron]

I tried left hand retrieve bait casters 30 years ago and they did not feel right to me. I don't understand why, because I retrieve spinning and fly reels left handed.

[silverking]

I tried left hand retrieve bait casters 30 years ago and they did not feel right to me. I don't understand why, because I retrieve spinning and fly reels left handed.

You Texans are weird like that.