Shimano and Daiwa are 2 of the best that makes lefthanded reels in almost all of their line.You definately cant go wrong with shimano, high quality and a great selection a little pricey but you get what you pay for especially when it comes to reels.Jake why would you want to get rid of your curados?There good quality reels,reaonably priced,left handed models available what else could you ask for?just curious.I`ve fished with alot of different reels and shimano diffenately is #1.Daiwa is hit and miss.abu garcias are o.k they`ll lat a long time but a little slow in technology in my opinion.And okuma,well.....the induron is pretty smooth 10 bearings I believe,but doesnt feel as smooth as my shimanos with half the amount of bearings.They are well made but one of the heaviest reels I`ve used.The new ones look much cooler and look alot lighter than the induron,I also like the fact they kick down a wiffle spool and a regular spool.I`d like to try one when there available,maybe I`ll get one at the raffle again.