dissapointed with the new chronarch
 

My 50e about a month and a half old anfter 3 reds in a row the whole lever assembly literally flew off!!

Thats not good.

lotsa plastic from what others have posted...sucks.

Shimano is going downhill,sucks been using them for a long time.

sux to hear that. Loaded up on old SHimanos in fear of something like this happening.

only a month and a half old?? send it back to shimano for warranty.. you do have a receipt, right? :confused:

Yea sucks shimano was the **** in my book hopefully just a little defect that they'll happily fix without a nasty email

the new g series feels like if you take a e series and fill the brake system full of sand then wash it with salt water let it sit for 24 hrs then try and use is terrible always been a shimano fan but the new curado and citca g suck so before you buy look on reel seat if it says made in malaysia dont buy it if it says japan thats the one

Thanks for the thread - just saved me $200 as I was about to buy one for my new Laguna rod... Think I will stick with Lew's...

This is what I got a while back from my Shimano guy




Jeremy
Just a heads up, before you ask. I will not carry the Curado G series at all. My client’s that I stock are very disappointed in the G series. I will not distribute this reel series as for now. I will not get any more E Series 200E7 so get them now while I have a good stock ( 138 e7s in stock

If i put down the greenbacks for a new reel it would be a lew's...

Lew's tournament speed spool is da bomb! Smoother,lighter,and cast farther than a E7. I just bought 3 of em,no mo shimano for me!

I would never say "I told ya so", but, I told ya so. :rolleyes:

So what's the deal with the lews??
What's the pricing??
Do they make a 50 series size?

Just get

the core 50mg....

They have 4 or 5 different models ranging from 80-280 bucks. IMO the tournament speed spool is the way to go. Cost 180 bucks and weighs 6.7 oz,11 shielded SS bearings and dual braking system. They are a tad bit smaller than a curado E7.

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lews_...page-TPSS.html

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I got 5 of the curado 50's & 2 core 50's.
Don't really need another reel at this time.

Just wondering .

Thanks montauk.
I'll Chk em out.

Ron "Reelman" Ardoin buy old Curado's in lots off of Ebay and restores them.
If you are looking for the past 2 Curado series reels, I'd give him a call.
He has a buttload of the old light green Curado's. Rebuilt by him.

I really like em so far,just gotta put em to the test in SW to see how they hold up.

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I seen em at the bassmasters classic expo. Talked with the rep for a while. But u know how reps are.... Lol
Good to hear positive reviews from y'all.

Love my 200e7. Best reel I own

:smokin: that mutha humppa for 249.99 looks like it would give my core 50mg's a run for their money and price! very interested in testing one out. thanks Monty!:D

x2 got one and its straight up NASTY...got the curado 50, chronarch 50, and the core 50....all the bomb but the core 50 on a cummara..whatever is the shiznit....:p

My curado e7 handle flew off one day while wading, went swimming for it, found out that the nut under the cap is made out of aluminum & was broken in 3 pieces, there is a brass upgrade nut for it & it has been on back order for the last 3 months.

You ought to feel it on a Cumulus......

:eek: Thats rite !:smokin:

Figures. They down graded all the components to be compatible with todays economy. You wont see me buying any of this years shimano reels.

The cores and chronarchs are still made in Japan and they are still great quality. I have had a chrony since they first came out and fish with it most of the time and I love it!
Just like anything else sometime you will get one bad apple but don't let it ruin the rest.

I would run from Lews. Gearing is tit for tat to the basspro Pflueger like reels like Johnny Morris, browning, etc. I owned the Speed Speed, couple of Tournament speel spools, and next level up. The gearing is the exact same which you can get in Pflueger or Basspro reels for alot less money. The magnetic and centrifugal gearing the exact same also as Pflueger, Johnny Morris, or even upper Academy brand reels. Why pay $139 or $179 for the same style you can get for $99 except you do not have the tear drop handle.

When 1st came out in 2009 I buying the $179 model for $99 all day long online. Biggest problem is in a year or two the plant changes production its about time the pawl and clutch break. Good luck finding parts at that point you can basically chunk it in the garbage.

Wow...that's a glowing recommendation. ;)

Dang I was hearing good things about the tourney speed spool, and I just ordered one. I guess I'll see

I like mine alot,but only used it a few times so far.

It's on back order for another couple days, ill use the hell out of it once it gets here ill let y'all know how Iike it

Not Saying it's break today but I broke them down to point i can fix them blindfolded. The Johnny Morris new back in 2004 was in $179 to $200. Same reel as that and I believe the pflueger summit I believe which was 1st mfg to push dual drag and it was $179 new. Now how many pfluegers summits you see inshore fishermen use? How many of the silver Johnny Morris reels do you still see?
I still got shimanos and daiwas that use that are still ticking.
I am actually trying to repair 2005 pflueger president same situation clutch and pawl are bad. Parts still on back order from 2009. Still good reel but if you cannot engage it just junk.

Same think I called guy at lews for parts and good luck. They rather just give you another reel which is fine today. After a year or change models they will probably either charge you 1/2 original price newer model or say buy a new one like pflueger did to my friend due to they dont want to stock parts. Sad part it's $2.50 part that holding up reel from working.

I'm wouldn't pay over $100 for disposable reel.

In salt water pinion and main gear ok. The pawl gear is thinner than even h20 reel. They typically tear when get caught up on something and put too much pressure on it.
I busted 3 of them on avg size redfish funny never broke a shimano, diawa, or h20 on small redfish.

Basically a freshwater reel for weekend warrier but charging you the upper tier reel price.

What takes cake is owner use to work for basspro purchasing reels for store.

the guys at LCT gave me a new chronarch and this one has held up great so far