shimano scorpio

[Premo]

I am a huge fan of shimano reels and i own several. just heard of this one called the scorpion. It is suppose to be a red currado and have some other things the currado doesnt have. Does anybody out there use one and do they work the same or better than the currado?? I want one!!

ian

[Jellyhead]

I've seen them online, just type in "japanese shimano reels" into any search engine and you should come up w/some info on them.

They are made for the Japanese fishing market. They do not sell them in the US. They are available through a few US tackle dealers that import them.

Sweet looking reels, be ready to shell out about 300 bucks for one.

Aaron

[omnivore]

There are few on eBay. They seem to be idential to Curados minus the color and the handle color.

[wetaline]

I dont know anything about this site... but heres what i found when i did a search.

http://www.wmi.org/bassfish/articles/T106.htm

[wetaline]

The above link then takes you to http://www.profishing.net - who sells them.

It looks like they have them for $149

this link will take you directly to the Scorpian order page.

http://www.profishing.net/cgi-bin/SoftCart.100.exe/scstore/p-7.html?L+scstore+gyvl6880ff999499+1014682092

So what have you heard about these reels? From what I've just read they sound great.

[Thumper]

The specs on this reel are very similar (number of BBs, wiffle spool, fully-adjustable external controls, etc.) to the Quantum PR600s, which are (in my opinion) the finest baitcasting reel available for about $150. They cast like a rocket and have a marvelous drag. The Quantums are widely available in the U.S. and are readily serviced by most repair stations. I've had five of them in continuous service now for over 2 years with no failures or service of any kind.

[ 02-25-2002, 03:36 PM: Message edited by: Thumper ]

[TH]

I am a big Chronarch fan.. the question I have is how do the scorpio compare to the chronarch?

[wetaline]

Here is some dialogue on comparing the reels

http://www.wmi.org/bassfish/bassboard/rods_reels/T20580.htm

[Snagly]

I own one of them critters, and it's my favorite baitcaster. It's called a "Scorpion" (In fact, my model is called a "Metanium Scorpion" which makes me feel a bit like Hans Solo.) The Scorpion is a tricked-up version of a Chronarch (which is the model for the less expensive Curado so I can see how they can be confused).

So if you know the Chronarch, start with that in your mind and add the following:

1. A bunch more ball bearings (10 vs. 6?)
2. A magnesium wiffle spool that adds about 10-15' to a 70' cast using very light pencil lead or split shot and drift gear. This is its best feature.
3. A dark gray possibly magnesium housing (vs. the silver/ pearl-ish Chronarch) which shaves a little weight

NOTE: Magnesium parts mean this reel CANNOT be fished in salt water!

Other than that, it's identical to a Chronarch (I own one of them as well). Now I've not fished the Chronarch with wiffle spool but I imagine that would give you about 90% of the bang for a far smaller percentage of the cost.

So while I reach for this reel before any other when I'm going to drift fish, I'm not certain it's value-for-money. (And I bought mine in Singapore far more cheaply than you can get one in the US. I paid $190 for it in Sept 99 -- back in the good old days when a Chronarch was only $130 or so. Those days are over here, however.)

Bottom line: if I buy another (!!) reel, I'll buy a Chronarch > Metanium Scorpion