I just found a Shimano chronarch ci4 for $200 straight from Japan. Order your reels from Japan and save a bunch of money. I bought my Chronarch for the exact Same reason. Good luck!

I recently purchased a Shimano chronarch ci4. I also bought some parts from hedgehog studios to customize my reel a little bit. I really want the reel to have a sharp clean look to it and want to know how I can remove all the decals . I wanna remove where It says Shimano on the side plate , the gear...

I'm a hardcore bass fisherman from Pa new to the site here. I must have been living under a rock cause I wasn't familiar with tackle tour. Now I find myself on here constantly. Anyways looking forward to talking fishing. <•\\\\=<

Without a doubt spro!! I've caught bass on many other frogs but you just can't go wrong with a spro frog. I'd go with strike king for second. I'm also a fan of lunker hunter frogs but even small bass will rip the legs right off.