IlliniDawg01 wrote:

fishingandfords wrote:

crankenstein1 wrote:Its not all too big. Here it is next to a 50e!

(one of these should work )
Tiny pic

That's actual size right?

DaveJ

I have clearer pictures posted on page 2 if anyone didn't see them.

Chode wrote:still no official review?

Sorry, I work 2 jobs during the week. No time for fishing until the weekends. I'll give the reel a workout this weekend.

The blades are not the deciding factor for me, it's the quality of hooks used. I'm assuming you mean just for the company selection but colors still play a part in it. What brand have you found you like because of the hooks? All of the chatterbaits i've fished have had strong enough hooks and i hav...

You can see from my pictures on other threads that the Barlow's blades also work well though. Don't over think it. X2 No matter what chatterbait i've bought or gotten for free or whatnot as long as i'm fishing a color i have confidence in ....(a shade of white or black/blue) I've seen no difference...

Looks similar to a Revo Toro 50.

21farms wrote:sweet, bryan! thanks. how long is the CI4+ handle? the 50E handle is 80mm and the standard 200E handle is 84mm. i'm hoping the new handles are longer, say 89mm to 90mm.

80mm.

sweet, bryan! thanks. how long is the CI4+ handle? the 50E handle is 80mm and the standard 200E handle is 84mm. i'm hoping the new handles are longer, say 89mm to 90mm. I'm still stuck at work right now, but when I get home I'll look for you. I do know that it's not 90mm, but it could be the same a...

Wow, my wallet wants me to tell that you are no good, Bryanp292. It's ok. My wallet has been mad at me for awhile. I just blame that darn tackle monkey. Thanks for the pics and the information. How do you remove the palm side plate? Do you think water intrusion will be a problem on the palm side pl...

Thanks for the pics. To me it looks more narrow and a lower profile than the 50 and much smaller than the 200. The size looks perfect to me. Now just need some on the water reviews and my wallet will likely hate me. It's slightly wider than the 50E, but only because of the gear box. To me, it's def...

Here is something I thought everyone would like to see. In the box, besides the reel in bubble wrap, you have extra brake blocks, (no different than what's on the reel) instruction book, parts diagram, a bottle of oil, and a yellow paper explaining the maintenance on the SVS system. image.jpg The re...

Thanks for the pictures I knew someone would have one!! I would like to inquire about the breaking system, Your thoughts and impressions ? Thanks in advance. I didn't plan on picking one up until late August. I went out to American Legacy today, they only had a few and I decided to pick one up soon...

Part 2. image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg I've only been able to make practice casts in the store's parking lot. It's smooth, but I can tell it needs a good flushing to get the excess grease out that's inside it. Two things I noticed that's different than the other Shimano reels is that the thumb bar is...

Here we go. Sorry that these photos are not the best of quality.

I picked mine up today at ALFC. I don't think it's bigger than a 200E at all. It palms more like the 50E that I have as well. When I get home later, I'll take some pictures of it beside both the Chronarch 50E and 200E.

Tackle Warehouse shows August 21st, Dan (aka Bantam 1) has said dealers should get them sometime in August. Last time I looked, we're still in July. I bet a lot of folks will have theirs by the Labor Day weekend. By then, plenty of people (including me) will post their thoughts on the reel.