I just got a scorpion dc 21...not impressed tbh

I like the channel too , but a spinning reel can cast anything farther, cheaper.

let me guess... you use spincasters?

They said the same exact things when smartphones first came out. They were wrong. The future is now, old man.

I agree 75% I love technology, but I like my baitcaster simple. Turn the knob until it doesn't backlash. Don't really want to have to whip out my cell phone to make a change. I hope it has a set it and forget it mode. Does it always need to be plugged in to charge, or does it eventually self recharge like Shimano??

lol I still plan on doing that test

You could have 50 of these reels on charge and you wouldn’t notice a difference in your electricity bill. This is such a stupid comment.

I just got a Shimano scorpion dc...not impressed tbh

FYI… QUALITY Machining can be done ANYWHERE in the world. It all comes down to the machinist knowing measurements and tolerances and the rest of the operation knowing the finishing processes just as well. I have extensive experience with elite machinists right here in America that work directly with our Military and in the medical field, particularly micro medicine where the smallest, most precise components are paramount and they manufacture said components to EXACTING tolerances. Machining is all hard math and as long as you know how, when, and where you need to compensate in order to make operation as smooth as possible, you can make anything just as good as anyone else. That said, I have MANY reels that Shimano & Daiwa fanboys would swear up and down are pure junk and could never perform on a similar level to their Japanese gear. As a point of reference, I was using both Daiwa & Shimano waaaay before you likely ever heard of them, so I know how quality both brands are, but I've also ventured out and have come to learn that there are plenty of other brand products that are just as good. Use what you think is best for you, but quit the high & mighty talk before someone like me outcasts and outperforms your entire arsenal of Japanese reels with a $50 Jammie. Can't tell you how many times People running Shimano & Daiwa gear see me cast considerably farther than them and the reel not making any noise, and they feel compelled to ask what I'm casting, and when I tell them a cheap Lew's TXS Dual Brake reel, a $100 Quantum Accurist S3, a Mega Jaws Elite, or My Skeet Reese Icon, they can't believe it. LOLOLOLOL I have some more expensive reels but those reels have been that surprisingly outstanding from the moment I made the first cast with them. I really love the DC Ziiiiiinnnnng, but they are unnecessarily overpriced as the DC system is marginally better than some other systems, but a "Quality" Dual Brake System is still the absolute best braking system ever devised for a Baitcasting reel, and you can buy 2-3 units for what you'd spend on a single Shimano or Daiwa.