chongmtl Posted July 19, 2019 Posted July 19, 2019 Looking to get another reel , but cant decide between a scorpion dc or a core 51, which would be a better reel ? Can the scorpion dc gears be swapped out with the curado dc to 8.5:1 gears? both are around $350 cad. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted July 20, 2019 Super User Posted July 20, 2019 I have the Core 101 and the Curado DC. If I were to choose on the reels, I would consider what I was using it for.... the Core for weightless softplastic or light T-rigged lures and the DC for crank baits and maybe jerkbaits. As far as the gears go, after doing some digging I would say no and its probably not worth it. When I looked at the schematics you would need, at a guess, the gear, yoke, clutch bearing, and pinion gear (all different parts from the standard 6.x DC) and then I can't say if they will all fit or work. Quote
chongmtl Posted July 22, 2019 Author Posted July 22, 2019 im going to use it for flipping most probably Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted July 22, 2019 Super User Posted July 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, chongmtl said: im going to use it for flipping most probably Scorpion DC of those 2, but why not go with a Chronarch MGL or Bantam? Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted July 22, 2019 Super User Posted July 22, 2019 The biggest selling point of the core is its light weight. If a very light reel isnt a necessity there are better performing less $$ options. Scorp DC gets my vote. Quote
chongmtl Posted July 22, 2019 Author Posted July 22, 2019 i like the core because of the size of the reel, i have small hands(im 5'3) i already have a scorpion 71 and find it palms very well. i'm getting the core for 125$ cad, around 90$ usd Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted July 22, 2019 Super User Posted July 22, 2019 8 minutes ago, chongmtl said: i like the core because of the size of the reel, i have small hands(im 5'3) i already have a scorpion 71 and find it palms very well. i'm getting the core for 125$ cad, around 90$ usd Does the reel have a spool, handle and gears at that price? If the reel is in halfway decent shape, I would buy it at that price whether I needed another reel or not. Quote
chongmtl Posted July 22, 2019 Author Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, new2BC4bass said: Does the reel have a spool, handle and gears at that price? If the reel is in halfway decent shape, I would buy it at that price whether I needed another reel or not. even comes with boca bearings? Quote
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