curado reels question

[Reelsmoothbyjl]

They have done this to tr and stay with the competition ie abu, pinnacle, lews. The new curados are the last models citica and so forth. The higher end name has been attatched to the next reel under it. Chronarchs are the last year model curados. You get the picture. It is not a good move in my opinion from Shimano by lowering their standards like this. I am a Shimano Guy and it is killing me. I will just keep using the older curados and chronarchs that I have and just repair them as needed.

[slowride]

Shimano is making a bad mistake if all this is true

[tglass]

Shimano moved the new curado and citica to the Caenan frame. They dropped the level in all their reels. Basically it involves the trade of the dollar from what I have read on BBC. If you look at all other Japanese reel companies they have raised the price of their reels $20 or more. Shimano cut back on the reels and made them a little cheaper so they could continue to use the name at a price point. The new Chronarch is basically the old Curado E series. The new reels were moved to Malaysia to make them cheaper so they can be sold cheaper. I would have rather seen them just raise the price like Diawa did but they went the other way with it. I do like the looks of the new Chronarchs though! Oh and it deserves the mention that they make all the reels in all line ups with 3 different gear ratios. You can now get a 5:1, 6:1, and 7:1 in the curado and chronarch. That was a good move!

Tom