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I use a 100d7 chronarch

Whichever reel you choose, try and pick one with brass gears, for a smoother retrieve, and two bearings in each knob, so you won't feel anything on the retrieve but the blade vibrating.

falcon wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 08, 2019 4:29 pm

I use a 100d7 chronarch

Man I miss my D7

100 Conquest(og) with a zpi spool is my chatterbait reel of choice.

I use a bantam hg and a metainium mg7

SV103XS is definitely #1

Lews tourney pro was decent if you can’t find one.

Zillion SV TW 6.3

Daiwa TDZ type R +

I use a calcutta 100d.
Its got a 5.9:1 gears.
I want to try the Bantam MGL PG or the Engetsu 100PG.
I like a slower gear so I can run it deeper.

mrpao wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 22, 2019 1:57 pm

I use a calcutta 100d.
Its got a 5.9:1 gears.
I want to try the Bantam MGL PG or the Engetsu 100PG.
I like a slower gear so I can run it deeper.

Couldn't you just reel it slower?

Fuego Ct 6:3. Same reel I throw squarebills with it.

Prefer true low ratio for resistance baits. Not a fan of the ultra high gear ratio craze. What a world we are living in when 6.3:1 is considered a low ratio.

Prefer the lower gears.
More torque when retrieving and less resistance.

Cranky wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:54 pm

Prefer true low ratio for resistance baits. Not a fan of the ultra high gear ratio craze. What a world we are living in when 6.3:1 is considered a low ratio.

I agree. I remember when that was blazing fast.

mrpao wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 24, 2019 3:32 pm

Prefer the lower gears.
More torque when retrieving and less resistance.

I understand that. It makes sense.
I have a bunch of 7.0/1 baitcasters that I use for just about everything, including punching.
For moving baits, I usually reel just fast enough to feel the crank wiggle, or the chatterbait shake, or the blades on the spinnerbait turn. When I want to speed up, I do it by feel.
I've always done it that way, so I guess I'm just too old to change.