Tried the new chronarch
 

Not impressed! Nothing more than a white curado 200e7. In fact the chronarch has a plastic drag and spool tension knob where the e7 uses all metal. I hate to see what the new curado and citica will be like. Sucks to see shimano take a downgrade in quality. On another hand I tried the lews tournament pro,awesome reel and cheaper than the chronarch.

I agree. Tried a friends's new chronarch a couple weeks ago and noticed virtually no difference between it and my curados. It even looks just like a curado. I have also heard great things about the lews reels and have been looking into getting a couple myself. How did the tournament pro compare to the curado 200 e7?

I like it better,has 11 stainless bearings and only weights a lil over 6 oz. I will be buying one soon!

Is the drag as smooth or comparable to the curado? And the thing that keeps me using the curados is the ability to cast into the wind without too much worry of a backlash. Any experience in the wind with the lews? And what are your pros and cons from when you used it?

I have not fished with one yet,just casting in the yard.

Gotcha

I am starting to hear some really bad feedback on the new Shimano's from guides in both LA and TX. Say they aren't holding up...

I'll be trying some of the new abu garcia's soon including the new MGX...

Don't you have one of the lews tournament pro's?

Stock up on the old curados while you can..

Yep!

Yes, and I love it! But I like trying new stuff and the Abu MGX is next on the list.

I will definitely buy more of the Lew's Tourney Pros and I highly recommend em. Mine has survived this year with no maintenance/cleaning, etc.

Cool,that just made me decide to buy one for sure.

I tried to tell y'all about them Chronados. ;) :rolleyes:

Never doubted you one bit....had to check it out myself. Shimano is following the rest of the world,charge more for a cheaper product.

X2.....Going to buy another chronarch 100D7 and curado 200 E7 on ebay.....saw their new line at superior bait in BR and it looks cheap.

http://www.quantumfishing.com/exo

My next reels. About to sell all my Chronarchs, even the new ones I got stashed.

Been with shimano for quite awhile. Fished with the new chronarch and I'm not digging it. The revo's aren't bad. Bout to see what lews new line up has instore for me.

Gonna get myself another as soon as i turn $1 into $140 at lauberge again :grinpimp:

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Yea.... Those are nice!! Seen one the other day!!
Very light !! Great design!!

Yea yall keep believing there is a better reel out their than Shimano reels...

I have 5 Curado's on rods and 2 in the box, never used.
Set up for a while.

Ron Ardoin bought some off of Ebay and fixed them up.
He bought the Curado's that were pre 200 E-7.
The light green ones. He has a buttload if anyone is
looking.

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Nobody said shimano sux..... Just that the new line is lower quality.
I love my cores!

I bought a few quantum reels, they're really smooth and great to fish with, but keep em clean and oiled they don't last as long as the shimano, but the smoke is a bad @$$ reel!

Cores are sweet reels for freshwater but saltwater they suck, I've had mine rebuilt 2-4 times in a year n a half.... Not made to fish the coast. I threw that thing in the garbage

I have been using Cores for 2 years and only had problem with one

Go fish that core over in Mike Sheltons area. You will need a new one after.

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Try washing em off & a Lil lube.... U know how to was & lube..... Dont u??? Lol

Yep wade fishin in punta gorda Fla and at Breton island will do it

I wade with my curado 50's.
Not dropping those cores n the saltwater.!!!

Fla Saltwater is Gay..... I would destroy there fishery if I went over their

Let me know when u wanna go ... Got a house to stay at anytime it's totally different over there

Anyone trying any of the U.S. reels yet. Ive heard some good reports about the drags and casting performance. Just wondering if they will hold up to the salt.

U just got them 2 months ago....when u went wade fishing?

In case you did not know....saltwater is saltwater...1800ppm at Cameron is the same 1800ppm in Fl or Jamaica or Alaska...

Obviously waters with same ppm /ppt salinity are same salinity.... That coast in Fla has bigger tidal swings bringing in way saltier water inshore

The Ocean adv 35 parts per thousand...

Gulf of Mexico adv about 32 ppt

Two weeks ago before all the rain...big lake was 32 ppt....

Some areas of the Gulf will get to 35ppt but in water depths over 1000 feet

The Max inland is 28 - 32 from Mexico to Fl...

I find it hard to believe BL was 32ppt . Terrebonne bay is 15ppt right now . Just sayin..... I could be wrong idk

Who cares about water salinity,shimanos quality has dropped on their 2012 lineup....no doubt about that!

well, V.B. is about 5.5 ppt right now!!!! just sayin,, pffftttttt

Lol..dude we was almost 20ppt in Lake charles....it was 18 not long ago....its all logged on the Corps salinity sites...

There is a Salinity meter at the Jetties on the weather monitor...

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Pftttt I got em n march......

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Other than backlashing every 3rd cast ...... What was Ur issue??

Water around S. Padre Island gets so salty at times that the fish leave. I took 2 Curados when I went down there and threw 'em in the garbage about 2 months later. Both spools and drags were froze solid. That damn water down there is like battery acid. No way I'd take my good reels down there wading. I'm sure the salinity in Prien was higher, tho. :cool:

:rotfl:

You are right about the salinity W i saw west cove gets very close to 30ppt very often, but i would think that the clearer water in florida would definitely make fishing more of a challenge in florida, and you probably wouldn't catch as many fish there as you would here. IMO

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I still have a few of the first aluminum pearl white chronarchs-I get some bearings and gears replaced once a year and I love them. I have several newer green curados and they just dont hold up- I keep those for my sports, but I still have and love my older chronarchs-no reel will out throw it, I pull my brakes back and can throw my spook a mile. New ones I agree have not been impressed with there durability.