Has anyone bought/tested one yet? Shimano's website doesn't have any info on them yet.

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Sonny

2004 - 6 Bass 2 Trout $219.20 in Gear

I have heard from a very "reliable" source, that they are awesome. Not for the fisherman who wants a light-weight finessy-type reel, they definetely appear to be a very tournament-friendly type of low-pro reel. Looks very durable.
Dane

I have one of those too, pretty nice and it cast's really, really well. The new sideplate feature is a little strange but overall I'm impressed. The drag is smooth and has good range and it has good power for a small reel. My biggest fish on it so far is 6 1/2 and it handled it fine.

Are those reels available to the public yet? Is there a release date on them.

>Are those reels available to the public yet? Is there a
>release date on them.

Yea, the new Chronarch 100B versions are now on the shelves (as are the new magnesium 50 series Chronarchs) . You're in the Bay--Hi's Tackle in SF has them.

There are three versions of the 100 size reels: a 6.2:1 ratio, a 5.1:1 ratio and a 6.2:1 deeper spooled "saltwater" version. They're all Super Free and have aluminum frames + sideplates. The regular and cranking versions have low mass wiffle spools. Color is a plated gunmetal gray (as opposed to paint). Forged/nutless handles like the Calais and Scorpions too.

$269.99

They're pretty great but I'm still partial to the previous "A" versions...

that's cool. They appeared on Tacklewarehouse tonight too :) I'm not much on the 50 and 100 sized reels. If there's a 200 I'll drool over it for a bit :)

You can read about the new Chronarch MG at www.tackletour.com. There are some pictures there too for those who are interested.

--John

To me, new chro 50 is the same as Japanese Shimano scorpion mg. Chro 50's weight is lighter than japanese scor mg, and looks very durable.

>To me, new chro 50 is the same as Japanese Shimano scorpion
>mg.

Yea, except for the lighter spool and externally adjustable brakes on the Scopion 100 Mg, they's basically the same.

Anyone notice that the new Chronarch B reel shares the same contour/lines and long snoot as the old tomato red Curado A?

put them both in your hand and you'll see the difference right away...

>put them both in your hand and you'll see the difference
>right away...

Sure, I know there's a world of difference. I'm just saying that the external lines of the new Chronarch B reel borrow heavily from the old Curado A reel (aka the 'tomato'), which came out way way way before the current green Curado B series. It's kind of an old retro look...