Shimano Curado G

The Shimano Curado series have been used by many anglers for many years and it could be said that it has become an angler’s main choice of reel. The series has even put up a reputation as being one of the best reel series in the world. Being used by many anglers for many years any changes that Shimano will apply will of course be met with some doubts and reaction. When Shimano introduced the Curado G many anglers debated on whether this new reel will live up to the high expectation as the previous ones did. Hopefully it will survive the cutthroat competition in the industry of reels.

Back then when the Curado D was first introduced many anglers were happy about the design and the way it was built. They say that the reel has features and ergonomics that anglers are looking for in a reel. even with the test of time any many other competitor reels in the market the Curado D was one of the best reels of his time and even today. You can still see lots of boats having the Curado D in their arsenal. By the release of Curado E it was a complete break away from Curado D. The new reel has featured new functionalities and of course was built on a better design. The also used graphite in both of the side plates which was a first on the Curado series. With the use of graphite instead of aluminum on the handle side sideplates the new reel was met with praise from all anglers and even reel experts say that it was the best.

We need to know why they used graphite instead of aluminum. Many anglers still argue on what really is the purpose of using graphite instead of aluminum. On factor says that they used graphite in order to reduce the overall weight of the reel, therefore giving more control to the angler. There were also people saying that they used graphite in order to lower the cost of making the reel. The prices of aluminum have always been increasing and in order to keep the price low enough so that the anglers will not lose lots of money they used graphite. This decision was likely more to target the economics side of the reel rather than the design. The inflation still hits a lot of people today and the move to change from aluminum to graphite was absolutely necessary.

At the ICAST 2011 when the Curado G was introduced many anglers were confused on what the Curado G really was. If you look at form factor many people noticed that the Curado G looks a lot like its predecessors the Curado E. The only difference was that the Curado G has a new paint finish. There might be some hidden potential that the Curado G will possess but since this reel is made by Shimano it is pretty sure to have the same high class quality as they have always delivered.