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[smalljaw67]

All of the reels you have listed are good so it comes down to performance vs. cost and getting the best bang for your buck. The Core is a great reel but it comes at a steep price, the Chronarch is last years Curado so if you find a Curado E for sale new somewhere grab that. The Quantum Smoke I believe is the best reel Quantum has ever made, I have a 100 and a 150 and the performance to price is awesome. Another route you can go is the the ABU Revo series, you can get a Revo Prmier for 200 and that is another reel you shoulf consider over the Chronarch. I know the Shimano guys are getting mad but Shimano is taking advantge of their customer base, the took a solid Curado E and gave it a new paint job and an extra bearing and called it a Chronarch an made it more expensive or you can look at it as they made the original Chronarch cheap, either way it is still is an over priced Curado.

[roadwarrior]

All of the reels you have listed are good so it comes down to performance vs. cost and getting the best bang for your buck. The Core is a great reel but it comes at a steep price, the Chronarch is last years Curado so if you find a Curado E for sale new somewhere grab that. The Quantum Smoke I believe is the best reel Quantum has ever made, I have a 100 and a 150 and the performance to price is awesome. Another route you can go is the the ABU Revo series, you can get a Revo Prmier for 200 and that is another reel you shoulf consider over the Chronarch. I know the Shimano guys are getting mad but Shimano is taking advantge of their customer base, the took a solid Curado E and gave it a new paint job and an extra bearing and called it a Chronarch an made it more expensive or you can look at it as they made the original Chronarch cheap, either way it is still is an over priced Curado.

Great post, very professional!

The Curado E series are readily available around $110 and you may find one even cheaper!
Great reels, especially at this pricing point.

[Jim_M]

Check ebay for this stuff. Do not go spending hundreds on 'things' only to realize you would rather be watching golf on TV

[LgMouthGambler]

There was a guy here who did a whole spreadsheet on reels, more information than a tween's facebook page, and if you play it backwards you can almost hear Robert Plant singing "Shimano is the Dark Lord..."

Ive always considered myself as a Sith.