The old green curados are probably some of the best reels around. They were certainly one of, if not the best saltwater bait casters around. They're still better than most of the new stuff Shimano has put out since.

My dad picked up 4 in a garage sale for $15/each. Sent them off for cleaning, new bearings and a few other minor things, and now they're flawless. Probably has $50 in each reel but they're worth way more than that. He won't ever sell them though... Not even to me

I have one that's over 10 years old and still one of my two best baitcasters without any maintenance at all really. A little spritz every now and again to keep it rolling but that's about it. I bet it would work even better if I got it serviced.

People are nostalgic. The new shimano stuff is top shelf and significantly better than the old greenies.

Its been this way for awhile. I really like the 200e7, but apparently so does the rest of the world. They're routinely $200 especially if they're in really nice shape. It seems like the e series is the newest one that is still damn near retail price, anything later gets chalked up to junk.

slammerag said:

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People are nostalgic. The new shimano stuff is top shelf and significantly better than the old greenies.

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Truth.

I mean, if you can pick up some greenies on the cheap that are in good shape you can still get a helluva lot of performance out of them but the current line is much better. One might argue some durability but that remains to be seen. However, it's rapidly becoming difficult to find parts for them.

I just had this conversation with a buddy who is a poster here. He's looking at maybe offloading his old greenies.

I sold mine a few years ago and since I rarely chunk gear anymore because of fly fishing I consolidated a bunch of gear like old greenies into just a couple baitcasters and some spinning rigs (mainly for people who I wouldn't trust with a baitcaster and don't fly fish).

I'm that person Tarpon is referring to!!

I have had greenies since right after they came out!! I love them. Fish salt and fresh. I bought my first a LONG time ago and then several years ago (about 6 or 8) some fishing buddies and I found a guy in MO selling 5 used for $30 each. We bought them all and I kept 3. Put 2 into use right away. Just recently on one reel a brake piece broke and can't get the part anymore. The other 2 still work great.

That said, Christmas 2018 my wife bought me the Curado DC 150hg. It is NIGHT AND DAY better than the greenies.

With the price of greenies on ebay, I'm considering selling both especially if I can get that to cover half of the cost for a couple new DCs..

I will have had YEARS of great use and now be upgrading reels at a solid discount. The only reason I'm hesitant is who knows if the DC will last as long as the greenies. If I were to get anywhere near half the life of the greenies I'd say that's good enough.

I had greenies for a good while, the 100B was great for throwing arties. I slowly upgraded to about a dozen chronarch 50MGs that still cast like new, but replacement parts are a thrill to find. Now I have slowly started accumulating the next model in my stable, the Aldebaran and Chronach G. Both are every bit as nice as the 50Mgs, but I will say that I hate adjusting the new shimano drag systems. They are such a pain in the ass.

I don't fish near as much as I used to, but I still have a green 100 and 200 in the garage that I will break out occasionally. To this day the most comfortable bait caster I've ever fished with.

well I jinxed myself a bit.....
I have 3 of the greenies....CU 200's with 5 bearings
1st one was already a problem child. When casting the brakes would turn on mid flight and casting gets shortened. So the brakes don't hold. I'm pretty sure this is a problem with the spool assembly. Particularly the black "shoe" that the brake collars fit into. And if that's the case, my understanding is they don't make the spool assembly anymore.

2nd one....worked just fine until Thursday night!!! This is one I had told Tarpon I was thinking of selling. Now when I cast AND when I reel I get a ticking sound. Ticking sound goes with speed of spool moving. LIke when you put baseball cards in the spokes of your bike as a kid!! I took the reel apart and all gears and everything looks good. Brake collars stay in place so I'm afraid it's the spool assembly as well. It casts better than #1 (using same rod, lure, settings) but not as good as #3

The 3rd one works just fine. Smooth cast, smooth reel. Only noise is typical line going out during cast. It's now sitting on the bench while I decide to put it back in play or trade it!!!

Parts are almost impossible for the B models, so I wouldn't chase them too hard.

There's really not much mechanical difference in the E models and the current models.

Daiwa is still making reels off of platforms then developed in the 90's and early 00's too.

They're big, but the D model curados are my favorite. Bulletproof and made sturdier than any other curator model.

trip98 said:

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well I jinxed myself a bit.....
I have 3 of the greenies....CU 200's with 5 bearings
1st one was already a problem child. When casting the brakes would turn on mid flight and casting gets shortened. So the brakes don't hold. I'm pretty sure this is a problem with the spool assembly. Particularly the black "shoe" that the brake collars fit into. And if that's the case, my understanding is they don't make the spool assembly anymore.

2nd one....worked just fine until Thursday night!!! This is one I had told Tarpon I was thinking of selling. Now when I cast AND when I reel I get a ticking sound. Ticking sound goes with speed of spool moving. LIke when you put baseball cards in the spokes of your bike as a kid!! I took the reel apart and all gears and everything looks good. Brake collars stay in place so I'm afraid it's the spool assembly as well. It casts better than #1 (using same rod, lure, settings) but not as good as #3

The 3rd one works just fine. Smooth cast, smooth reel. Only noise is typical line going out during cast. It's now sitting on the bench while I decide to put it back in play or trade it!!!

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If the spool tension knob is too loose sometimes the spool will slap the pinion on casts. Try tightening the tension knob a bit and see if it fixes it. Shimanos are easy to cast with a super loose tension knob, so it happens a lot on those. If it continues you'll cause the reel to slip on hooksets due to wear on the pinion gear.