Need help with a new reel.

[IntroC]

I was hoping someone could help me out with a new reel I recieved as a gift. Its a Shimano Chronarch 150 c14+. I have been fishing my whole life but have only used baitcasters for maybe the last three years when I really started targeting bass. The reels I currently own are a Abu garcia Revo sx, and a Diawa Viento. Niether of which have a magnetic brake like this new Shimano. I am fairly familiar with setting the tensions on my other reels for different lures but have no experience with the magnetic braking on the Shimon. I believe this reel has a 7.6 to 1 gear ratio.  I was hoping someone could give me a lesson on how I should set up these brakes for flipping and pitching or for casting cranks or spinnerbaits.  Not really sure what nitch this reel will be filling in my arsenal. Thats something else I wouldn't mind opinions on is what application this reel is best suited for. Thanks in advance for any replies!

[F14A-B]

That's a d**n fine reel you have. The brakes are centrifugal & not magnetic. Set 3 per instructions & practice short casting to get a feel for this reel. Use mono to practice. ( IMO ) eventually, you will realize what a great reel it really is. Shimanos get better as you use them. Good luck & congratulations on a great Christmas gift. 

[IntroC]

4 minutes ago, Alonerankin2 said:

That's a d**n fine reel you have. The brakes are centrifugal & not magnetic. Set 3 per instructions & practice short casting to get a feel for this reel. Use mono to practice. ( IMO ) eventually, you will realize what a great reel it really is. Shimanos get better as you use them. Good luck & congratulations on a great Christmas gift. 

Thanks for the clarification. So the better I get with this reel  do I go with less braking? It has four brakes. so I imagine three settings, two on(across from eachother), four on or zero on? 

[F14A-B]

You really want more braking to begin.. There's a bit of difference in the braking characteristics. As you begin to develop your feel for the reel you can decrease braking. Mono is cheap to learn with. 

It's a easy casting reel. It's a excellent reel. You can run those brakes anyway you see fit. I usually do set them opposing one another. 

[deep]

I believe it has the same braking as the Curado I's.

This is what I do with my Curado I's (different from how I set older VBS reels).

Set the spool tension to take out the side to side wiggle (just enough, and no more than that). Set two inner brakes to ON. Set outer brake dial to 3. Cast/ pitch and adjust outside dial as needed.

I thought the VBS couldn't be topped for casting distance and ease. Well, Shimano proved me wrong with the SVS.

(For VBS Shimanos, my spool tension is set higher, and brakes lower. Took me a while to figure out what works for me).

Good luck.

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3 hours ago, IntroC said:

Thanks for the clarification. So the better I get with this reel  do I go with less braking? It has four brakes. so I imagine three settings, two on(across from eachother), four on or zero on? 

Once you are able to control the reel better you can go down to one brake without issue. This will get you more distance for sure.

[bigfruits]

2 brakes on, 2 off. dial at highest setting and work your way down. if you get pretty far down on the outer dial, take another brake off and put the dial back up and work your way down again. i would start with heavier baits.

after you are comfortable casting with the reel, start pitching. loosen the tension knob little by little.

its a high speed reel but with xship it should have plenty of power. i havent fished one but it looks very versatile and is probably good for everything except deep crankbaits and very light baits (150 spool). might have to slow your retrieve speed down if you are used to slower ratios...