Any Shimanos around here for sale like this??
 

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/liquidation.html

Chronarch 278$
Curado 200 139$
Curado 50 159$
Citica 99$

I know academy was selling the Curado 200 for this price... are the 50's this price as well???

Sweet lil reel. It's a cheaper version of the Core but with an aluminum frame.

Curado 50 is 199 @ academy

Much rather have the Chronie for $80 more.

159$ is a pretty good steal. I recently had to take my curado 200 in for repair. puppy was squealing like a stuck pig (after they cleaned and repaired it???:pissed::pissed:) You bet i was furious. I am debating on buying one or waiting for the new ones to come out.

Mine was squeaking this Morning I just dunked it in the surf a few times.... Like new now :)

I did the same when kayaking and trying to take a rattltrap outta a reds mouth... but it only lasted soo long. i still thnk i was raped on the cleaning/repairing part... I mean come on the reel still had dirt on the outside and one piece was loose as all get out.

Where you take it Eddie?

I never wash or service my curados no problems now my cores .... Sheet I had one so bad u couldn't even turn the handle

Micah,
I took it to LCT. it wouldnt spin after that kayak trip. got it back and it was sqawking. Why you wanna know where i took it?

Pox... its only a year old. it shouldnt be locking up like that. and i am not about to lose a part trying to clean or repair it myself.

What's that dudes name on here ?? Reelman?? Send it to him I only hear positive things about him from the guys on here

Yea, Ron does an awesome job. Took some reels to him last year and he fixed 'em up perfect!

Is he outta Bell City?? Usually the guys i take it to are on the ball. It may be me expecting more... I mean i know its not gonna be brand new and sound perfect but this thing was a burden to listen to.

Cause I don't want to bring mine somewhere like that.

Not bashing them at all.... its my second home. Guess i expected it to be brand new again.

Yea that's him, across from the school. I had an older Ambassador that would make 10 kinds of racket when I cast, took it to him and 2 days later I picked it up and it was like brand new. He took it completely apart, cleaned it, changed a part and I think it was like $20.

man thats a sweet little bargain. its a trip out there but i got 3 reels that need some maintenance soo it might be worth it... hopefully they do that for this reel since i am bringing it back to them

Y not take it back to lct and let them fix it since that is what you paid for???

taking it back tomorrow when i have time. inconvenience since i will be fishing this weekend short a curado.

Pm Reelman. I think he charged $20 + parts. I sent him mine on a Monday and i got them back the same week (friday)..... like new.

just to let y'all know.. we have reel repair at the tackle box in sulphur. he charges $20 for cleaning, and parts on top of that. i rarely get complaints and if we do, he will fix it fast w/ no charge, of course. he also offers a bearing upgrade for shimano reels. i had him do an old cu200bsf that i couldnt bear to part with.. thing casts better than it ever did.

I went to yall first last week and your guy was outta town for a week:help:. I will def bring em to him in the future.

What do the bearing upgrades run?

yeah sorry about that, he should be in back real soon..

he does a $40 upgrade and a 100 upgrade on curados. 4o is replace 4 bearings and the 100 is all bearings and a micro-polish on the gears to remove factory burrs. they come out smooth as butta.

Also guys the Tackle Box is a sponsor of our site, if you want to try and support the folks that are supporting the site go see O/B at the Tackle Box.

Ron's will be my only choice . When I had foot surgery this year I had brought sum reels to him believe this or not he delievered them to my house at no extra charge. the repairs and parts charge were very minamal.He is full of very useful knowledge about rod and reel equipement the things we would most likely never find out unless having a heipful aid like him.Sorry locals' it should not always be about the$$$$$.

Mr. Ron Ardoin does a great job.
He does the cleaning, polishing and buffing for $40.
Regular cleaning is $20.
He does more too, but I don't think it's worth the money.
I throw a lot farther than new out of the box, just with
the $20 cleaning.