Raul

For shallow, mid running and lipless cranks ---> purty good For deep divers ---> fair

Made by Eagle Claw, so you are still buying an Eagle Claw. I 'm not saying that Eagle Claws are junk, I 'm just saying that when compared to Owner or Gamakatsu I find them to be fair while the others are very good ( Gamakatsu ) or excellent ( Owner ).

Because of it being more of an all-round reel? Or a better reel period? Better ergonomics Faster for picking up the slack line in a blink Larger capacity spool ( no need for purchasing more spools to increase the line capacity ) Bigger gears More powerful and smoother drag ( Dartanium drag ) Better and more durable finish The Chronarch Mg is one of those reels that everybody who has owned one just loves ( I 'm included ) but it 's not perfect, it does have "flaws" , we who have and love them can be blinded by it 's virtues and overlook it 's flaws. You get one I promise you, you won 't be dissapointed, it 's a great reel, however, Curado vs Chronarch Mg for the same price ---> Curado hands down.

For little to no cover ---> power 2 For cover ---> power 3

Right now other than weight ( and a special place in the heart ) the Curado E is a better option than the Chronarch Mg for about the same money.

It don 't hurt to fish in Mexico either. Now back again on the subject, most of my big fish have been caught during the warmest time of the day ( 12 - 4 PM ) during the hottest time of the year for us ( spring ) under clear bluebird cloudless skies. Now that I come to think about it .... no wonder why my wife says I 'm crazy, all that sun and heat have melted my brains.

The first upgrade I would do to it ---> have it dissasembled, cleaned degreased, deoiled, then reassembled & oiled, why ? cuz Shimano packs well with grease their reels for storage right out of the assembly line, the difference in performance between a right out of the box reel and a right out of the box professionaly cleaned reel is quite noticeable.

Not true, fluoro stretches as much as nylon.

I 've got several Parahatch and Turbuleance Gatta Xs .... never fished them, they were so hard to find at one time that I 've kept them as collector 's items.

If you ain 't carrying on your back then ---> better have and not need than need and not have.

Ok, the line in the reel is spooled around the spool right ? when you begin pulling your line from the reel and run it through the guides the line is coiled cuz it comes out the reel that way, you run it through the guides then tie your bait to it, well that line is coiled and it remains coiled, when you make a cast the bait flies away and the second it touches the water ( something that immediately reduces the tension ) the line coils back like if were a spring, that 's the moment when the hooks trap the line. Run your line through the guides, pull the equivalent of your rod length, put the line in between your thumb and index finger and straighten it, no you got the entire length of your rod with a line free of coils, the line is not coiled near the bait so it won 't spring back when the bait touches the water and the hooks won 't trap it.

Raul 's opinion: do not overthink it. Raul 's reason to make that opinion: Raul has been fishing for bass for over two and a half decades, Raul has fished with gold/bronze, black/gunmetal blue, nickel/silver and red hooks and has not found any evidence that either hook color is better than the other. Only thing Raul cares about hooks is how good and sharp they are. Raul 's advice: use whatever hook color tickles your fancy as long as it is quality made and razor sharp.

You have your entire rod length plus about half a foot of line that is impossible to coil in the spool when the reel is mounted on the rod, straigthen it, no coils ---> no trapping.

Too short .......... any particular reason why you think it 's too short ? 4-5/0 hook point exit about half the length of the bait which is fine for me in my experience, in the case of short striking I can always add a trap hook.

4-5/0 EWG.

So are the Chronarch 50/51 Mg Core 100 However I 'd rather not roll the dice exposing a magnesium reel to salt/brackish water, the protection the coating provides is only as good as thick the coating is, a deep enough scratch and the coating is gone leaving the magnesium free to corrode away. Don 't know about you guys but I don 't have 350+ dollars to sweep from the floor to get me another reel when my corroded reel falls appart to pieces.

This is how I look at them: Exceller.- great value Symetre.- best bang for the buck Tierra/Stradic.- very nice, but the Tierra for less than a 100 is a no brainer.

Identical size.

Magnesium alloy.

We don 't have pickerel down here but in some places I 've fish there 's gar ( and some really bigguns ! ), the steel leader has never seemed to deter bass from hitting the bait.

Line guide getting stucked, probable causes: Wear in the pawl Wear in the worm gear Idle gear wear Cracked line guide Dirt or detritus build-up in the worm gear Clicking sound when turning the handle, probable causes: Antireverse bearing in bad shape Idle gear wear I 'd take it to a reel mech, not only they may need new parts but they need a good inspection done by someone who knows where and and what to look for.

Order was placed yesterday: 3 Phenix reel covers 2 Daiwa reel covers 1 1oz bottle of Mend It Total = $52.90 Couldn 't find anything else to beef it up. :-?

The bodies are not similar, they are identical. The TDZ, Fuego, TDX Air Metal and Zillion use the exact same body the only difference is the material used in the frame, the first three use magnesium, the other four use aluminum. BTW, many parts are interchangeable.

Too funny ! ;D

I 've caught a bunch of bargains: TDZ 's for $200 Scorpion Mg 's for $190 Chronarch B 's for $170 Rapala lures for $2 Fish Arrow Monster Jacks for $25