Battle of the light weight baitcasters.......

[FishTank]

Got a favorite?  What do you like or dislike about these reels?  

Can you compare any to another?  

Steez vs. Core

Chronarch MG vs. Revo Premier

Thanks for any thoughts.....

[Bassn Blvd]

I like the Premier because it SINGS to me when i cast it.  I just ordered the Chronarc so I'm not sure about it.

[jbsoonerfan]

I had two 50 Mg's and sold them to acquire a Steez. IMO the Steez is far superior to the 50Mg. I believe it looks 1000x better and it performs better. I think it performs better because of the braking system. You may be fishing a weightless Senko and throwing with the wind and have the brakes set on zero, then you turn the boat and are throwing into the wind. Simply turn the brakes up a little and throw. There is no removing the sideplate and having to adjust the plastic weights or anything like that. Also the 90mm handle of the 100HA is much more comfortable in my opinion. I wouldn't trade my Steez for three 50Mg's.

I am sure there are those who will disagree, and most will not have ever used a Steez, they are just disagreeing because of the Shimano name. Which I completely understand, I too was once lost just looking for the answer. I finally found it in Daiwa

[Alpster]

I am sure there are those who will disagree, and most will not have ever used a Steez, they are just disagreeing because of the Shimano name. Which I completely understand, I too was once lost just looking for the answer. I finally found it in Daiwa

I have thrown a Steez on several setups that belong to friends of mine and I am not that impressed. I have 4 50Mgs. I think they are fine and I never change the brakes, regardless of wind direction.

Don't assume that others are "lost and looking for an answer" just because they do not agree with you. Some will take offense. JMHO

Ronnie

[jbsoonerfan]

Did you not notice the smiley face with the winking eye. I assumed people would realize that was a hint that I was joking around.  I guess I should have stated that it was a joke.

I could care less if anyone agree's with me or not. I am not here to jump on the Shimano or Daiwa bandwagon. There is nothing wrong with Shimano. They make GREAT reels. However, He asked if anyone had used both side by side and could compare them. I have used both, so I gave my comparison. Sorry that I believe the Steez is a much better reel than the 50Mg.

I forgot to add. There is also absolutely no back-play in the handle. I know there is only like 1/16 of a inch in the Shimano's, but it may make a difference to some people. There is zero in my Daiwa's.

[Raul]

Yo ! where 's the Alphas Type F and the Pixy ?

[Grey Wolf]

So far this is not going well.

[RiskKid.]

I have owned a Steez for a little over a year and recently purchased a MG 50 and a Premier. I like them all. The Steez is a bit nicer as it should be for the price differential. I probably will stick with the MG 50 or Premier in the future due to the price. If I could start all over I would have all light weight baitcasters except for cranking as they don't seem to make a low ratio one.

[Fishing Doug]

Other: TD-Z's

I am one of the few, but I am not a huge fan of the Chronarch 50mg-got rid of it when I purchased my TD-Z's. The backplay in the handle drove me crazy. With that being said, that did not effect the performance of the reel, just a pet peeve of mine....

FD

[Jimzee]

Steez for me but I got to mention the Pixy, Alphas, and TD-Z as well.  The Pixy is just pure fun to fish light shallow cranks on.

Steez = 5.5 oz.

Pixy = 5.6 - 5.7 oz. (depending on model)

Alphas = 5.9 - 6.2 oz. (depending on model)

TD-Z = 6.2 - 6.4 oz. (depending on model)

[Bankbeater]

I use an old Abu 4600 Black Max Baitcaster.  Does that count????

[fathom]

I have owned a Steez for a little over a year and recently purchased a MG 50 and a Premier. I like them all. The Steez is a bit nicer as it should be for the price differential. I probably will stick with the MG 50 or Premier in the future due to the price. If I could start all over I would have all light weight baitcasters except for cranking as they don't seem to make a low ratio one.

sucks too,imo.

if they made a 5.1 mg, i may think about selling my last calais.

[Ballistik]

I own and LOVE my MG but today I also was able to use Michbass's new Steeze  set up and Core. The steeze set up is amazingly light and smooth. But  I really liked the Core, personally I think its a little more versitle not much heavier and I love shimano Veriable Brake System. All I use is shimano so I am used to this system and this is only a personal prefrence and its not based up on quality. Daiwas are SWEET reels but I am just used to Shimano.