Joining The Shimano Family,, Oh My

[buzzfrog]

I sold my citica a while back, felt like I was hoarding reels. anyway after seeing all the pretty white chronarchs on the show your stuff thread, I want me one for my T rig rod, I think it will look sexy on my *** . what does all the letters mean E-G some employee at academy said one was graphite and one was metal. I doubt that is true, just want a nice white 7 gear shimano chronarch. also in your opnion, should I buy new or can I get a deal?

[Cgrinder]

I can confirm, Chronarch 200E's look sexy on an ***. 

[aavery2]

I'll takea stab at this.   The Chronarch E is basically the same reel as the Curado E from the previous year, there are a couple of small changes but essentially they are the same reel.  You can find a used Curado E7 for a little less than a new Chronarch E and save a little money if you don't mind the green color on the Curado as opposed to the White on Chronarch.

 

The G series reels are new reels and are based on a different platform than the E series reels, there are many a different thought on if they are better or worse than the previous E series reels, but most agree that they are a good reel in their respective price range.

 

Can of worms now open............

[Grizzn N Bassin]

I like my curado its nice and smooth..

[buzzfrog]

they seem to hold there value online, I assumed I could find one around 100, but a few I looked at close to top value,atm

 

 

PS< I know when the almighty shimano is mentioned it hits the fan, I know they are good, etc blah blah.. I just wanted to know  the difference,  I may put  a WTB in the fleamarket, seem ebay they hold there price,

[aavery2]

they seem to hold there value online, I assumed I could find one around 100, but a few I looked at close to top value,atm

The E series was considered by many to be the best of Shimano's entry level reels, so they hold their value well.   You might take a look at the Bantam series Chronarch and Curado, they were good reels and can usually be found for a little less.

[deep]

Citica and up (Curado, Chronarch etc) all have aluminium (or magnesium) frames. Get whichever one is in your price range; they all work well.

 

The best price I've ever seen on Curado G's were ~$80. I saw that deal twice, and I bought both reels. They usually sell for ~$120 or more. Curado and Chronarch E's seem to go for ~$150 or more on Ebay. Right hand retrieve reels may sell for more or less; I reel lefty.

 

P.S. There's no Chronarch G. Not yet anyway.

[buzzfrog]

Citica and up (Curado, Chronarch etc) all have aluminium (or magnesium) frames. Get whichever one is in your price range; they all work well.

 

The best price I've ever seen on Curado G's were ~$80. I saw that deal twice, and I bought both reels. They usually sell for ~$120 or more. Curado and Chronarch E's seem to go for ~$150 or more on Ebay. Right hand retrieve reels may sell for more or less; I reel lefty.

 

P.S. There's no Chronarch G. Not yet anyway.

 

 

thanks, I can afford a chronarch, just didn't wanna drop the cash, ohwell,

[iabass8]

the lettering you see represents the current model. i.e G is the latest model and E was the model prior while D was before that etc..the number after the letter i.e 200e7 means it's a 200 size in the E series in the 7:1 gear ratio. e6 is the 6:3 and 5 is the 5:1(might be 5:3 but you get the idea)I like the 50 size reels for trigs/jigs as they palm easier and are much more comfortable. make sure you put the different sizes of the 200 and the 50 to make sure you know which is more comfortable when using them. if you pitching and use jigs/trigs as much as I do then wrist fatigue and comfort is something to look into. line capacity is a non issue unless you are routinely trying to bomb jigs every cast (i'm usually pitching maybe 10 yds..casting on occasion..and use 16-20# line on 51es and 51 mgs and don't have to change fluoro out that often.

[kickerfish1]

I have a scorpion 1000xt on the way. It is the JDM version of the chronarch 50e, with the XT meaning extra tuned. It will be a joining a curado 50e, chronarch 50e, and a core 50mg7 in the 50 series reels I own.

I am hoping to be able to fairly ***** the cost to performance of each to see if I can 'feel' the differences outside of weight and higher speed gear ratio of the core.

BTW... Congrats on the new chronarch!

[buzzfrog]

Thanks for help, hittin up bps so will mess with both

[21farms]

The G series reels are new reels and are based on a different platform than the E series reels, there are many a different thought on if they are better or worse than the previous E series reels, but most agree that they are a good reel in their respective price range.

i don't think anyone could say that the G-series is better than the E-series. when introduced, bantam1 (the shimano rep) basically said shimano worked out an amazing deal on the production costs which allowed them to sell the reel for $179 instead of $199. the G is not a better reel but, at the same time, it is less expensive at $160.

 

the lettering you see represents the current model. i.e G is the latest model and E was the model prior while D was before that etc..the number after the letter i.e 200e7 means it's a 200 size in the E series in the 7:1 gear ratio. e6 is the 6:3 and 5 is the 5:1(might be 5:3 but you get the idea))

excellent summary. first number is the frame size (50, 100, 150, 200 and 300), the letter is the series (A, B, C, D, E, G, etc.). the last number is the gear ratio.

 

buzzfrog, go for the chronarch E-series. solid aluminum frame and graphite sideplates. it does not have an aluminum drag star like the curado E-series (part of the reason some people are mad; the price went up but the components used went down) but the reel rocks.

[dddyfz27]

I have a Chronarch 200e7 with Boca Bearings set on an *** 7'1 Med and OH MY!! Use it to mainly to throw weightless flukes and I couldnt be any happier..

[bass1980]

I have two 201E7 and one 51E6 and they are nice reels. I like the 50 series so much better. Supposed to be basically a smaller reel of the 200 but it feels so much smoother than the 200 IMO. I may be looking to trade a 201 for somebody's 51 if I can find a person. I've had the Daiwa Lexa and T3 Ballistic XS and its not comparison.

[buzzfrog]

thanks for all the replies, I am making the trip to bass pro tomorrow and will look at 50 and the 200, does smaller size in the reel mean smaller spool size, sorry but never really paid attention to the reels I have now,  all just have the normal 125 yds of 12 lb. except my smoke 150.

[iabass8]

yes it's a smaller, lighter spool which is why they are very good at throwing light baits.

[jherm87]

I think we had the same idea.  I love my 50's, but have no complaints on the 200e7.  The only downside is one gear ratio with the 50

 

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[buzzfrog]

DANG!!!! they look nice, will probably get the 200 size though