Magnetic Vs. Centrifugal Brakes

[CTGalloway21]

Which do you prefer and which is most forgiving?  

[BassinLou]

I have reels that have those breaking systems, 2 of the reels utilize both brakes. I prefer centri over mag brakes. With a reel with both sytems, you have the ability to fine tune your casts

[frantzracing0]

I prefer centrifigual also, basically set and forget. Im not a fan of mags one bit but its a personal thing. Many like them. I had a revo stx for a while and sold it because after a while I realized I never once turned the mag brakes on.

[David D.]

I prefer a reel to have centrifugal brakes. If it also has magnetics then I'll live, but I most likely won't buy another reel that only has magnetic brakes.

[Raul]

I have no preference for one, all my Daiwas are magnetic, all my Shimanos but one are centrifugal ( a very old Bantam B-Mag 1000 which has magnetic ), before going yadda yadda yadda with the characteristics of each and in between those characteristics there have been variations let me tell you, no system is forgiving if you don´t set it properly, with both you have to go through the learning curve, once you have gone through the learning curve you´ll see that it makes absolutely no difference. It´s all in the thumb !!!

 

BTW, I still manage to backlash every now and then and now that I´m an "expert" I make much better backlashes than when I was a beginner.

[CTGalloway21]

I know it has been asked 1000 times on this board.  But I have 4 Revo SX and one Tatula.  I always have issues with the SX as far as slight backlashes and fine tuning the brakes.  In love with the Tatula and thinking about making the switch.  Hard to beat them at that price.  

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

IMO centrifugal brakes are more user friendly and my preference. I can live with (and do) mag brakes for flipping and pitching. If dual brakes have any real advantage I'd say it's casting into the wind where a bait looses it's momentum quickly.

 

The Daiwa brakes are magnetic but I consider them in a class of their own as they are progressive as opposed to the standard ABU type that apply consistent braking power throughout the cast. 

[Raul]

Forgot to add, my old Abus are also magnetic.

[rippin-lips]

I've owned both types and prefer centrifugal brakes because they are more set it and forget it but all my reels now are Daiwas and their magnetic braking system is way more user friendly then standard mag brakes. I rarely make any adjustments to the brakes unless there is a big lure change difference.For example when casting a rage craw with 3/16  weight my brakes are on 5/6 and spool tension is loose but when I throw a weightless senko I up the brakes to 9/10 and add 2 clicks of spool tension. 

[Jrob78]

I prefer Daiwa's magnetic brakes.  They suit my casting style and the way I set up my reels very well.  I like centrifugal brakes over any other magnetic brakes though.

[Tywithay]

I like magnetic, but only Daiwa. With the MagZ, I can set it and forget it. I actually have to go out of my way to try to backlash them. Very easy system to use. Never had much luck with centrifugal brakes, though the SVS Infinity system is winning me over.

[ColdSVT]

I have reels that have those breaking systems, 2 of the reels utilize both brakes. I prefer centri over mag brakes. With a reel with both sytems, you have the ability to fine tune your casts

As do i

I seem to prefer the centrifugal brakes more. Even though my revo stx and my lews TP have both i tend to rely on my centri brakes with both and well since all my shimanos have the svs system it makes sense for me

[LMB KING]

centrifugal. seems like more companies are switching to centrifugal these days.

[BassinLou]

As do i

I seem to prefer the centrifugal brakes more. Even though my revo stx and my lews TP have both i tend to rely on my centri brakes with both and well since all my shimanos have the svs system it makes sense for me

 

LOl... I have the exact reels. 

[Josh Smith]

I like the centrifugal, though Abu Garcia's 5600 is pretty nice.

 

The rest of the time I prefer the 5000 series.

 

Josh

[dodgeguy]

I prefer abu's mgx centrifugal brakes

[fishguy613]

i like both, stuff like cranks, spinnerbaits, etc that i heave out there I would feel comfortable going with centrifugal breaks only. Those breaks only become effective when the spool is spinning at higher speeds. When pitching jigs mag breaks would be fine as they are constantly working, however if you want to make a long cast after pitching without changing settings thats where dual breaking really shines imo

[iabass8]

I'm a huge fan of Daiwa Magforce 3D.

[aavery2]

Lots of different braking systems out there,  I prefer dual braking reels above all else.  I have fished the Revo Premier Gen2 and JDM Elite IB reels for a long time now, and it is what I am use to.

[Jeff H]

 I'm most happy with the Daiwa Magforce Z system!  I want nothing more... or less.

[TorqueConverter]

For all those saying that Daiwa Magforce Z brakes are great brakes, well you're right, but they are also technically dual brakes.  The neat thing about Magforce Z is that the inductor moves towards and away from the spool.  This movement is controlled by centrifugal forces and allows braking force to be increased as spool speed increases.  It's a real slickly integrated dual braking system. 

 

I like dual braking systems relying on centrifugal mostly and using the mag braking portion to shorten my casting distance to get baits on target and turning it off when a long cast is needed.

[new2BC4bass]

I prefer centrifigual also, basically set and forget. Im not a fan of mags one bit but its a personal thing. Many like them. I had a revo stx for a while and sold it because after a while I realized I never once turned the mag brakes on.

 

Sounds to me from your post that the STX was a "set and forget" reel without the "set".  If the reel performed so well without brakes, then why would you sell it?  

[frantzracing0]

Sounds to me from your post that the STX was a "set and forget" reel without the "set".  If the reel performed so well without brakes, then why would you sell it?  

 

First off, the dial for the mag brakes drove me nuts while palming the reel. Second, I wasnt using the dual braking system at all, only the cent brakes so I sold the reel and bought a chronarch and a revo s.

 

It wasnt an issue of forgetting to use the mag brakes, I had no need to. I set 2 cent. brakes on and never needed any more.

[LMB KING]

for what i am seeing it looks like this thread is about daiwa vs centrifugal instead of magnet vs centrifugal. Daiwa are not the only company with magnet brakes  

[Jrob78]

Daiwa are not the only company with magnet brakes  

They are just the only company to do them well.