School me on the topic of Shimano DC reels

[earthworm77]

looking into getting a DC7 Scorpion. Does the chip really help any? Just curious if it is actually worth having or not.

[Bootytrain]

Are you talking about the latest scorpion DC or the one that's 2 tone with a red spool?

[earthworm77]

The older model, with the red spool. It is silver two tone.

[Fishing4Fun]

The older model, with the red spool. It is silver two tone.

That one is basically the boring DC reel in the lineup. It prides itself on being geared towards beginners and lacks the DC whine. Not a distance caster and more of a user friendly reel designed for newbie anglers. Unless that is something you want or you are in love with that frame I would skip in favor of just about any other DC reel.

[Bootytrain]

The older model, with the red spool. It is silver two tone.

I'd skip that one, it's a hit or miss reel. I've seen videos of it casting a Sammy 80 meters yet mine can't distance cast worth a damn. The new 2017 Scorpion DC is a winner though( I have both), it can do everthing.

[surge]

The older model, with the red spool. It is silver two tone.

I'd skip that one, it's a hit or miss reel. I've seen videos of it casting a Sammy 80 meters yet mine can't distance cast worth a damn. The new 2017 Scorpion DC is a winner though( I have both), it can do everthing.

That reel could have been with a modified DC unit. It was possible in Japan to have Scorpion DC's to be re-programmed to emit less braking force. I've seen one such reel available for sale in Japan.

[basskeeter1]

Waste of money... learn how to adjust your brakes to accommodate line and lure weight. Practice makes perfect.

[surge]

The older model, with the red spool. It is silver two tone.

I'd skip that one, it's a hit or miss reel. I've seen videos of it casting a Sammy 80 meters yet mine can't distance cast worth a damn. The new 2017 Scorpion DC is a winner though( I have both), it can do everthing.

That reel could have been with a modified DC unit. It was possible in Japan to have Scorpion DC's to be re-programmed to emit less braking force. I've seen one such reel available for sale in Japan.

So I managed to find the re-programming service site. Here's the page showing different braking profiles:

http://www.c-able.ne.jp/~hirai551/dl/dc/

There's also a link to YouTube channel where one can see the re-programming unit. And a Bass One XT modified to use a DC unit.