Chronarch 100D5

[reggy]

When I was younger I used to drool over Shimano Calcuttas and Chronarchs. I am talking the very first models here.
I always loved baitcasting reels and back then, could only afford ABU and PENN.

Today , I bought my first Chronarch...not the latest E6, but the preceeding CH100D5.
I had to buy this reel when I saw that it was $140 off the normal price and that it has the same breakweight access as my Calcutta TE200. The brake case is mounted to the reel body and not the sideplate .
The latest Chronarch has the brake case mounted to the sideplate the same as the Curado.

In my humble opinion, this is a backward step, as the spool can fall out when the sideplate is opened.
Anyhow, I guess you only get what you pay for...so I think I got a bargain

[Dan5]

Mate i have the older Original pearl Chronarch 100B........"the esence of a low profile baitacaster"......It is around 13 years old now and has not missed a beat,it has some slight corrosion on the chassis and the chronarch badge fell off years ago and the rubber thumbar looks a little knackered but still to this day it casts like a beauty and still gets a run alongside my 2 Calcutta dc's.When they came out they had a teflon drag washer along side the standard fibre washer,mine has long since been replaced with a carbon set,

The little cronarch has landed barra to 118cm and many a fiesty GT,it would have boated in exess of 1000 barra in it's time so far.

Dan

[Steve B]

When I was younger I used to drool over Shimano Calcuttas and Chronarchs. I am talking the very first models here.
I always loved baitcasting reels and back then, could only afford ABU and PENN.

Today , I bought my first Chronarch...not the latest E6, but the preceeding CH100D5.
I had to buy this reel when I saw that it was $140 off the normal price and that it has the same breakweight access as my Calcutta TE200. The brake case is mounted to the reel body and not the sideplate .
The latest Chronarch has the brake case mounted to the sideplate the same as the Curado.

In my humble opinion, this is a backward step, as the spool can fall out when the sideplate is opened.
Anyhow, I guess you only get what you pay for...so I think I got a bargain


I hear your pain!!!

I have the gold chronarch 100SF....I wish I had 10 of them! best reel ever owned.

Anyhow, before ol NAGG gets on here, I will save him the trouble!!!...here is the link to a thread about the decreasing quality, in order to make a good real a budget reel....sad way to wreck the reputation of such a good reel in its day.

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?176924-Shimano-downgrading-their-tackle

Cheers Steve

[NAGG]

I hear your pain!!!

I have the gold chronarch 100SF....I wish I had 10 of them! best reel ever owned.

Anyhow, before ol NAGG gets on here, I will save him the trouble!!!...here is the link to a thread about the decreasing quality, in order to make a good real a budget reel....sad way to wreck the reputation of such a good reel in its day.

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?176924-Shimano-downgrading-their-tackle

Cheers Steve

Thanks Steve ...... you stole my thunder ;D

yep ....... that is exactly the case - and as more and more fishoes buy this stuff who experienced the earlier models will realise this.

Shimano are not doing themselves any favors by building reels like this - specially on the back of a name that was well respected (Chronarch)

Chris

[reggy]

Mate i have the older Original pearl Chronarch 100B........"the esence of a low profile baitacaster"......It is around 13 years old now and has not missed a beat,it has some slight corrosion on the chassis and the chronarch badge fell off years ago and the rubber thumbar looks a little knackered but still to this day it casts like a beauty and still gets a run alongside my 2 Calcutta dc's.When they came out they had a teflon drag washer along side the standard fibre washer,mine has long since been replaced with a carbon set,

The little cronarch has landed barra to 118cm and many a fiesty GT,it would have boated in exess of 1000 barra in it's time so far.

Dan
Hi Dan
Yes this one is pearl too.The latest model is also pearl in line with the new Trinidads and Stradics.