HAHA i understand. I got anxiety for the past month just waiting for the 13th.... everyone was like "whats the 13th?" I said my 2nd birthday!!!

Haha no doubt! I can't wait to get that new chrony in my hands, hell I want all 3 of em!

Shimano downgraded their whole line, new chronarch is the old curado.

So the curado is the old Citica? Find that hard to believe

No, they changed frame on the citica

soo the chrony is the curado and the citica is the citica..... whats the curado???

Curado is the curado, just a step down from last curado.

just bought two old 50's... figured they were stepping down. got em for cheap cheap. brand new. NO REFURB. NO EBAY. lol

Good move

Let me make sure I got this straight...........


Shimano has found a way to make their Chronarch better than their previous model and retail it for $100 less? :eek: Maybe they should take a shot at solving the national deficit.

A giant step.

Shimano is "Winning"

I agree with this....shimano was smart for doing it too, they will sell much more reels now IMO.

And their repair shop will stay busy.

Give them a chance....but Ill let you guys know about that Chronarch....I never used one...... We shall see....and its free so that makes better

All way winning

Maybe you shouldn't base the performance and durability of a Chronarch on this economy model that's about to hit the market.

i agree. I have the old one and would like to compare.

Maybe so. I meant smart for doing it from a business stand point. They will sell the Chronarchs like they were selling the Curado and now sell X2 the Curados.

I've had The newer style Curado, Chroni, and Core, and now only have the Core's. 2 100, and 3, 50mgs, with zero probs or failures in 4 yrs. they r more expensive, but r bad to the bone. I only used Calcutta 200GTB's for the longest time till I tried the cores, and now im sold. I still use my GTB's for fishing big trout at rigs, and winter time reds, but the cores r my go to reels. Nothing wrong with the Chroni or curodo, but didn't seem near as smooth or solid than the Cores. JMO.