Chronarch E vs old Curado E

[RawHog]

What is the difference between and old Curado and a new Chronarch besides the color? From what I can tell they share weight, # bearings, handle, shape, etc. The only part numbers that are different are the parts that are painted....

What is different?

[Deitz Dittrich]

Chronarch has a larger better drag system, better ball bearings, and an alum inner plate.

[blakjack23]

Different color, higher price

[itchmesir]

Snoop Dogg... Rather Snoop Lion... smokes the chronarch

[RawHog]

ha^

I heard that they changed or upgraded the gears, anybody hear about this?

And they both retail(ed) for 200 so the price really didnt go up... You can find the curado E for probably 110-150 nowadays if your lucky. I bought a clearance curadoE from cabelas 2 years ago for 120!

[slipperybob]

The gear and guts of the 50E's is the same. You could say, it was rebadged as a Chronarch 50E. A few cosmetic parts differences like the drag star and the levelwind line guide. The 200E's are quite different, but you have to look closer to see it, for example a slightly different body tooling.

[skocsuhs]

I heard that they changed or upgraded the gears, anybody hear about this?

[blakjack23]

ha^

I heard that they changed or upgraded the gears, anybody hear about this?

And they both retail(ed) for 200 so the price really didnt go up... You can find the curado E for probably 110-150 nowadays if your lucky. I bought a clearance curadoE from cabelas 2 years ago for 120!

Actually the Curado 200E retailed for 179.99. Its too bad they got rid of the old (real) Chronarch, that was a SOLID reel.

[RawHog]

Actually the Curado 200E retailed for 179.99. Its too bad they got rid of the old (real) Chronarch, that was a SOLID reel.

Sat a little bit high on the reel seat but other than that it was dynamite.

[slipperybob]

The only problem with the old Chronarch D's were that the smooth hatch side plate was held by a rubber O'ring that would sometimes allow for the side plate some room to move during a fish fight, depending on how one holds the reel and applies leverage. It really is a well performing reel.

[Fairchild_82]

I just bought the new chronarch. 6.5 not the 7.0 havent used it in water wet, but she is a real beauty in the yard.