reels

my partner bought 4 new ardents xs and says they are great, I haven't tried one but you may want to ask about those.

If you look around, you can easily beat the $200 for the new Curados. In Feb., I bought two brand new Curado 100D 6:2:1 reels on ebay for $158 each. Even with shipping, I saved $36 each.

I emailed another seller and asked him if he would give me a deal if I bought, say, five Curados over a short period of time. He gave me a standing offer to sell them to me for $140 if I bought that many. I'm going to take him up on his offer ... if I ever get the money saved up.

After stripping the gears out of two crappy Mitchell Spidercast reels within an hour of each other on Kentucky Lake last Oct., I made my mind up to only buy quality reels in the future. I love my Curados, and I'll be a Shimano man from here on out.

thanks for all your help guys 300 people read this post and only 13 of you fellow fishermen bother to reply. I thank the 13 of you who took the time to post,and to the rest of you thanks for nothing

I'm a curado man myself. been fishing with them for 4 yrs now and I love them. I need to get on ebay and get a couple more. Shimano all the way!!!

Always been hesitant to buy on ebay. Is there a certain seller you are using? Are the deals that much better? Thanks, Don

>Always been hesitant to buy on ebay. Is there a certain
>seller you are using? Are the deals that much better? Thanks,
>Don
You have to do your homework. I've bought everything from fishing gear to vehicles on ebay.

1. You have to buy from sellers with high feedback scores and many, many transactions.
2. Make sure you know what product you are bidding on. A brand new 2005 model Curado is much different than a brand new 2006 model Curado. Sometimes sellers don't recognize the difference.
3. Be patient. It may take you two weeks or even a month to find the deal you want.
4. Take advantage of the Advanced Search option and check the "Completed listings only" box. This will give you a list of all the search items that meet your criteria that have been sold for a number of months. This will give you an idea of what you can expect to pay for similar items and will give you names of sellers to look for, too.

100% made in the U.S. of A. and a good source over @ the BPS told me how well they perform. Don't know much about longevity yet with it being so new, but I am willing to bet that they stand behind their product. A worker I talked to for a lengthy ammount of time said that the manufacturer came and demonstrated and let them try the XS out. The guy told them all to two-hand it and if they had any backlash at all, it would be very little. The worker said he really whipped it and it went two to three times further than anything he had ever cast with and didn't give him any backlash at all. Sounds like a great reel and feels good too. Not too big or heavy but seemed solid and smooth. I think this will probably be the next reel I buy when I need another. I already have way too many for a person that just started to fish t's. I've been fishin' pretty much since I could walk, but it only takes a few rods & reels to get the job done. I'm 27 and i just about have a rod & reel for every year of my life since I just got some good deals on some Johnny Morris combos and a Chronarch from a friend of mine. Anyway, the Ardent sounds, looks, and feels great and I'm gonna get one sooner or later.