Electric or manual? As far as the electric go, the low end Scotty's retrieve speed is much faster than the low end Canon's. I have Canon Mag10s and my buddy has Scottys. The only negative I have heard about the Scottys is that the cable spools horizontally and if/when you drag your ball the slack in the cable will cause the Scotty to tangle up and that is a real problem when you have 100' out and a 12lb ball bouncing back there.