Rangerjoe Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 Traded my Chronarch 100B for 1 SX3600 Mag and 1 SX3600C both in like new condition, but so was my Shimano. I really love round reels. Quote
hmongkidBee Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Traded my Chronarch 100B for 1 SX3600 Mag and 1 SX3600C both in like new condition, but so was my Shimano. I really love round reels. why did you just buy a calcutta? Those are imo the finest round reels you can have. Built like tanks. Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 because not everyone is gaga for shimano reels... 1 Quote
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted May 19, 2011 Super User Posted May 19, 2011 because not everyone is gaga for shimano reels... I agree. After three lemon shimanos. I have given up on them. I just had a day old curado break on me yesterday. Took it back and got another Smoke instead. Im sure they make great reels. I just for the life of me cannot get a decent one. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted May 19, 2011 Super User Posted May 19, 2011 Well I guess you fella's won't be signing up to join the posse on BR. Quote
ChiCityBasser Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 I agree. After three lemon shimanos. I have given up on them. I just had a day old curado break on me yesterday. Took it back and got another Smoke instead. Im sure they make great reels. I just for the life of me cannot get a decent one. How does the smoke handle as it's probably going to be my last BC for awhile? Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted May 19, 2011 Super User Posted May 19, 2011 I agree. After three lemon shimanos. I have given up on them. I just had a day old curado break on me yesterday. Took it back and got another Smoke instead. Im sure they make great reels. I just for the life of me cannot get a decent one. Whereas I, on the other hand, have never had a quantum that wasn't a total piece. Opinions are like....well, yeah. Everyone has one and shouldn't be faulted for it. 2 Quote
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted May 19, 2011 Super User Posted May 19, 2011 Whereas I, on the other hand, have never had a quantum that wasn't a total piece. Opinions are like....well, yeah. Everyone has one and shouldn't be faulted for it. Amazing how that works isnt it? You cant get a decent quantum and i cant get a decent shimano. Gotta love the irony of it. The Smoke has been working very well for me. I have definately enjoyed it. It has very quickly become my favorite reel. Granted it took me a day or so to get it set up right for what i was throwing with it. I havent had the first problem out of it. Quote
kms399 Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 I have never had a quantum worth fishing with. I have never had a problem with my shimano. the two diawa's I have tried 1 broke, terrible grinding sound, the other still works but not as well as the shimano's when I worked at gander mountain we had more pflugers and pinnicale reels returned than anything else. I really have a hard time trying anything else. I will say that the abu garcia's while a bit hit and miss when they hit are amazing reels. just my experience. 1 Quote
ChiCityBasser Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 Wanna by my shimano sahara so I an get a quantum I can fish with... Quote
philsoreel Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 It is weird how that works. Had a Chronarch for 17 years that never had a single tune-up or a part replaced. LOL The first baitcaster (shimano) I ever owned sat at the bottom of my family lake for 13 years. I took it apart, cleaned it up, and it works fine. However, it sits on my shelf as a keep sake now. Quote
Super User CWB Posted May 21, 2011 Super User Posted May 21, 2011 I've never had a bad Shimano or Quantum. Maybe just lucky I guess. Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted May 21, 2011 Super User Posted May 21, 2011 Amazing how that works isnt it? You cant get a decent quantum and i cant get a decent shimano. Gotta love the irony of it. The Smoke has been working very well for me. I have definately enjoyed it. It has very quickly become my favorite reel. Granted it took me a day or so to get it set up right for what i was throwing with it. I havent had the first problem out of it. It is kinda crazy, almost like we "will" ourselves into not having a good experience with a specific brand. It's like we've already decided that it's not going to work before we fish it. My brother swears by his Quantums. I can't say a thing bad about them, more that they just aren't a reel I prefer. Quote
Super User Sam Posted May 21, 2011 Super User Posted May 21, 2011 When I purchase a new reel I take it to a guy who services it via oil and greese. I think reels that sit on shelves can lose oil and greese which can lead to problems. I suggest you do the same with any reel you purchase. I also have all reels serviced, oiled and greesed every two years. By doing this it has cut down on problems other than for two Soltace 2000FE's which have a design flaw. I have not decided it I want to send them back to Shimano so they can see the problem. Oil and greese. If used properly your reels will serve you for many years. Quote
jeb2 Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 Good advice. I always pull my new reels apart right out of the box. Clean the bearings and oil them correctly. I also remove the factory grease and re-do that. Very easy to do on bait casters. Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted May 21, 2011 Super User Posted May 21, 2011 When I purchase a new reel I take it to a guy who services it via oil and greese. I think reels that sit on shelves can lose oil and greese which can lead to problems. I suggest you do the same with any reel you purchase. I also have all reels serviced, oiled and greesed every two years. By doing this it has cut down on problems other than for two Soltace 2000FE's which have a design flaw. I have not decided it I want to send them back to Shimano so they can see the problem. Oil and greese. If used properly your reels will serve you for many years. I don't disagree, though I service all of my reels annually. If I'm in need of something more than what I am capable of I have a mechanic do it. I don't think that they lose any lubricant on the shelf, I think the problem is that they're over lubricated from the factory. There should never be grease on a levelwind, for instance. Quote
northern basser Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 IMO there are a lot of very good reels in the 1 and 2 hundred $ range. Since no 2 people have exactly the same casting technique and preferences, everyone is going to see a reel from a different perspective. I might have a problem with backlashing on a certain reel while a different person could take it right out of my hands and make it cast like a gem. Quote
ChazfromVA Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 i have the same problem like everybody else... i cant find a shimano that will hold up and ive had em all darn near... citica's,curado's ,chrnoach's etc.... i take that back.. the calcutta is a beast and i wont throw another round reeel if it aint a calcutta.. and unlike everyone else the only reels that last for me are quantums.. everyone has something bad to say about em but from my experience they have been great .. i guess everyone has there own niche in reels Quote
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