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From:casey's email
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 3:05 PM
To: fishsitefeedback
Subject: Reel Inquiry
Name: Casey
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Message: Hello Shimano staff,
I have been fishing large mouth bass and inshore halibut and spotties every weekend or so for a couple years now so my experience is very limited. I have purchased and tried several brand of reel on the market now and have found pretty much Shimano and Daiwa are top names.
I'm not trying to get into the famous which brand war. I like reels from both brands. My question comes down to your baitcaster lineup and the handle play that may or may not be present. I own several Daiwa spinners and baitcasters and have started to branch out into Shimano spinners. I like the quality and build amongst the smooth drag and many other features of the Shimano spinners.
When it comes to comparing Daiwa baitcasters to Shimano baitcasters (specifically the low profile versions), I find there is a wiggle in the handle that the Daiwa reels do not exhibit with the Shimano baitcasters. I have read several things on the internet forums that are likely just hearsay and would like to get the opinion on the matter from the source.
To be specific..
I would like to compare my Daiwa Sol Baitcaster with my recently purchased Chronarch 100D7. Just about all the features of the new Chronarch are better until it comes to the handle backplay. The Sol has none! I would have no problems using it for jerkbaits on largemouth bass and the likes, where as I would get noise from the reel and an "unconnected" feel with my Chronarch.
Is there a reason that this handle play is built in to the Chronarch? Will this dampen my hookset authority or should I not worry about it and keep on the fish? Not trying to make a reel comparison but just using this for example.
When I hold the Sol spool, the handle will not wiggle.
When I hold the Chronarch spool, the handle will wiggle back and fourth about 1mm.
Likewise, when I hold the Sol handle, the spool will not wiggle.
When I hold the Chronarch handle, the spool will wiggle.
Hopefully this explains what I mean in further detail. Any input you could provide on the situation would be greatly appreciated. The Chronarch is brand new purchased 7-17 from Bass Pro Shops in Rancho Cucamonga, California. I really love my Chronarch 100D7 but my old 50MG had this problem form the get go as well, so seems to be a reason for it?
Thanks again for your time. Shimano and Daiwa customer,
Casey
Reply...........
Casey,
There can be a small amount of play if you try to force the handle. This play does not have anything to do with the reel when you set the hook. In fact most of this play is actually in the pinion bearing and spool cross pin. We leave a little play here to ensure positive engagement of the pinion gear to the spool with reduced wear on the pinion gear.
There are only 2-3 manufacturers that offer these bearings. We go with the bearings that meet our strict QC requirements for durability and corrosion resistance. The Chronarch D7 also has our assist stopper which is a back up anti reverse. This acts as a back up should the primary bearing fail or slip.
Dan Thorburn
Product Support Specialist