Core or Chronarch

["W"]

Originally Posted by Salty

Well, at least you only got screwed on 2/3 of 'em.

I love my cores...light and I can throw them farther than I could my curado....just put ceramic bearings in 4 of them...the one I had corrode I sent back to Shimano and they sent letter back asking all kind of cap...sent them answers...sent another letter said it would cost 24.85 for shipping ...sent money and they sent me a new reel


Best reels I ever used so far

[all star rod]

got 8....6.5 were free.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by all star rod

got 8....6.5 were free.

I ain't gonna try to figger out that %. Pretty good, tho.

[fishinpox]

I'm pretty rough on my gear so here is my thought ...and I have owned all 3 of these reels
Curado E7 = best bang for your buck, very durable, very smooth, cast far ( not as far as the core 50mg)I very rarely clean them and I've never had a problem with them. I still have the first E7 I bought when bass pro received the 1st shipment of them when they changed em ( maybe 5 yrs ago?)

Chronarch d7- very very smooth casting and on the retrieve, a little heavier than the curado but it feels more solid build than the curado with less play in the handle,and like it has more cranking power slightly larger than the curado and core50 . I've waded with this reel I've surf fished with this reel ( and the curado) and have submerged it in saltwater. never had to replace any parts but i have had it cleaned/serviced .

Core 50mg - Ive had it rebuilt a few times, very light, casts very far but not as smooth as Chronarch but about the same as a curado E7. Same if not more "play" in the handle as curado. Reel was ok until I waded with it and dunked it. I rinse it but like w said you really need to baby it . If I only freshwater fished I'd own all cores but I rarely fish freshwater so I'd buy a curado E7 or Chronarch d7 b4 I'd buy another core 50 mg

[mikedatiger]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

I'm pretty rough on my gear so here is my thought ...and I have owned all 3 of these reels
Curado E7 = best bang for your buck, very durable, very smooth, cast far ( not as far as the core 50mg)I very rarely clean them and I've never had a problem with them. I still have the first E7 I bought when bass pro received the 1st shipment of them when they changed em ( maybe 5 yrs ago?)

Chronarch d7- very very smooth casting and on the retrieve, a little heavier than the curado but it feels more solid build than the curado with less play in the handle,and like it has more cranking power slightly larger than the curado and core50 . I've waded with this reel I've surf fished with this reel ( and the curado) and have submerged it in saltwater. never had to replace any parts but i have had it cleaned/serviced .

Core 50mg - Ive had it rebuilt a few times, very light, casts very far but not as smooth as Chronarch but about the same as a curado E7. Same if not more "play" in the handle as curado. Reel was ok until I waded with it and dunked it. I rinse it but like w said you really need to baby it . If I only freshwater fished I'd own all cores but I rarely fish freshwater so I'd buy a curado E7 or Chronarch d7 b4 I'd buy another core 50 mg

Great review. I would love to put a Core on my Laguna but I constantly hear mixed reviews, and IMO for a reel at that price there should be no doubt it will hold up. The Curado E7 is comparable to an AK - it's not sexy or the lightest but you can beat the crud out of it and know it's still gonna work.

I won a new Citica a few months ago and have been pleased with it thus far, for what it is. It won't outcast my tuned Curados but it's extremely smooth, at least for now...

[bayouchub]

curado 50e

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by bayouchub

curado 50e

I remember when they first came out shimano over packed em with grease and supposedly had a recall on them. I noticed when I'd loosen the spool knob all the ay , take off all the breaks and just try to spin the handle it would only make a few turns compared to any other shimano would spin for a while. Have u noticed this? Or see any difference than a 200e7's casting ability

[bayouchub]

Thats true about the spool spin out of the box. If you clean the spool shaft it helps a lot. My 50e's cast and perform as good as my cores. Only differences is core has mg frame, two bearings in handles, aluminum drive gear, and a 7:1 ratio. Where the 50e has al frame, brass gears, no bearings in knobs, and a 6.4 ratio. 50e cast much better than 200e7, esp with lighter baits.

[fishinpox]

Might have to get one

[Salty]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

I remember when they first came out shimano over packed em with grease and supposedly had a recall on them. I noticed when I'd loosen the spool knob all the ay , take off all the breaks and just try to spin the handle it would only make a few turns compared to any other shimano would spin for a while. Have u noticed this? Or see any difference than a 200e7's casting ability

Ask bayouchub how free the spool is on a Curado BSF that I have. I ain't never seen a reel free spool like that...and that's with no line. But, in reality....it really doesn't mean a whole lot as far as the casting distance of the reel.


BTW, that was a good review of those reels and I agree with all of it.

["W"]

By far Curado is best bang for buck and is a machine....I just got spoiled to Core feather weight

[bayouchub]

Yea the weight of the core 50 will spoil you.

[lavocat]

Can a Curado 200E5 be converted to an E7?

[bayouchub]

Yes

[Asterisk-Rich]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

I'm pretty rough on my gear so here is my thought ...and I have owned all 3 of these reels
Curado E7 = best bang for your buck, very durable, very smooth, cast far ( not as far as the core 50mg)I very rarely clean them and I've never had a problem with them. I still have the first E7 I bought when bass pro received the 1st shipment of them when they changed em ( maybe 5 yrs ago?)

Chronarch d7- very very smooth casting and on the retrieve, a little heavier than the curado but it feels more solid build than the curado with less play in the handle,and like it has more cranking power slightly larger than the curado and core50 . I've waded with this reel I've surf fished with this reel ( and the curado) and have submerged it in saltwater. never had to replace any parts but i have had it cleaned/serviced .

Core 50mg - Ive had it rebuilt a few times, very light, casts very far but not as smooth as Chronarch but about the same as a curado E7. Same if not more "play" in the handle as curado. Reel was ok until I waded with it and dunked it. I rinse it but like w said you really need to baby it . If I only freshwater fished I'd own all cores but I rarely fish freshwater so I'd buy a curado E7 or Chronarch d7 b4 I'd buy another core 50 mg

Thanks Mike, i do a good bit of wading and when the beach heats up its probably my favorite place to fish. I dont think the core is gonna work for me. One of my buddies has an extra curado E7 laying around and he said he would sell it to me. I guess ill have to roll with that.