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- Here's a walkthrough with the newest SLX, the 70 MGL... I go through the features and then test it's casting performance.
Here is the set up... Zodias 7'2" H, SLX 70 MGL, Assassin 12lb Fluorocarbon, MC60 MR Crank (3/8oz)
Best Casting performance setting.... 2 Brakes on, 2 Off, SVS dial setting 3.
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This is the Best review I’ve seen on it so far!
JP - thanks so much for your insight - much appreciated!!
Good explanation of the breaking system
Just picked this reel up. Feels nice. Just spooled on some flouro. Feels nice casting. Excellent videos
I just bought this reel today? East county bait and tackle in lakeside CA....I'm pumped can't wait to use it...I'm originally a bluenoser and i lived in Niagara from '95 -2013 ... currently Vista CA...your livestream pop up a couple days ago about maintenance...great content! Thanks! I appreciate it
Love these reviews
Great stuff. Appreciate your point about the spool being 70 size, not the frame. Very important to me in purchasing this reel.
Thanks man just bought me one and you helped me a bunch. 🙏🙏
Glad I could help
Nice video as always!
Hello, I actually bought the real today, and decided to check out a video before it arrives so I’m ready to go. This was an outstanding video and I learned so much. Thanks a million for your tutelage.
Glad I could help!
This reel is basically exactly what I was looking for for almost a year by now and when it came out I was a but iffy about the sizing, considering my dinner plate hands - until I got to hold it.
Just picked one up yesterday, best reel I own at the moment.
Compared to the XT? Second how much you pay?
@@angelackerman7865 compared to my other reels, and $149.
I've been using it on a 6'10" med light Zodias for underspins and small swimbaits. It performs flawlessly amd the thing can cast a 3/16oz bait farther than the rod can hook up a good hook set haha. Sometimes I tighten the drag slightly so I can really swing on them from afar and then back off a 1/4 turn and let them run around. In all seriousness I've landed 100s of bass, smallmouth, crappie and a few big cats amd it's one of my favorite combos for having fun. It really makes me want to get an alderbaran on a 7' med light + Expride.
Which one would you think is better or buy the MGL or the XT
Good review and information. I’m glad you mentioned the spool size is a smaller 70 size and the reel frame is the standard size. I thought the reel was a little smaller too. I haven’t seen that fact mentioned anywhere else. I just picked up a SLX MGL and am anxious to try it out. Thank you.
I agree, only place I've seen mention the reel size is 150, spool is 70. Can the 70 size spool be used in SLX XT?
@@2003fxr That's what I want to know. I can't find the answer anywhere.
Awesome 👍🏻 Would be fun to see a 300 size SLX for pike!
You never know what they are going to come up with! I haven't heard anything about a new size but anything is possible
Hell I was just thinking the same thing for swimbaits
What is this reel good for
This may be too late for an answer, but where did you get the line counter?
So the SLX XT is this same reel with a bigger spool?
I just subscribed to your channel from sunny South Africa, JP and really enjoy and agree with your assessments. Can i ask if you would prefer a dc reel to a mgl or a reel with both functions? I am a teacher with 2 kids at university so i don't have the money at the moment to buy a scorpion or metanium. I am thinking slx dc or mgl or curado 70 mgl. Not sure which one to buy.
I would pick the new Curado 150 MGL if it's available in your area. Beat of both worlds without sacrificing line capacity
@@JPDeRoseOutdoors Thank you. I agree with you. I would like to buy the scorpion but it is just too expensive in South Africa.
you think having the spool right were it stops getting play and the brakes at 4 is enough to not use the thumb?
Not unless you crank the SVS braking to 6 and even then it will depend on the weight of the bait you are throwing.
@@JPDeRoseOutdoors i’d be throwing weightless texas rigs on ten pound 🤔
How smooth is the retrieve on these SLX compared to a Curado? All my reels are Curado K's or Scorpion MGL's, because they're just like butter on the retrieve. Thinking of picking up a DC reel, and if the SLX has that same butter feel, then I might pick that up and put more money toward the rod.
They feel great but you also have to realize they have less bearings and a different drive gear than Curado K and Scorpion as they both have the Micromodule II gear and SLX doesn't. Bearings, gear and materials are what makes up the price difference so you get what you pay for. Personally I wouldn't compare them but I can tell you I was super happy with all of the SLX reels I have fished. Very impressive for the money
the slx is still very smooth, just not as refined. i feel the same way when i compare the curado k to the metanium b.
@@happybeing777 the metanium is a smoother retrieve again? I didn't figure there'd be much difference, given most of the hardware is the same, its just the solid body that'd make it more sensitive to fish with.
@@twiggsherman3641 oh yeah the tolerances on the metanium are much more precise. feels more like a machine than a reel. i guess they have higher quality control standards for their high end reels. ive had some curados with no play on the handle knobs and some with a lot
@@happybeing777 well the curados/scorpions are made in malaysia and the metaniums are made in japan. Stands to reason I guess. I'll have to pick up a japanese metanium to see for myself.
Just took mine for spin today. Out of the box, spooled up 70 yards of 832 6lb braid- casts OK, still working out the braking. Thing I noticed right away though- very smooth reeling with no load but even a crank bait puts enough resistance to cause a rough feel in the retrieve. I can hear and feel some sort of scraping? Any advice? My other two SLX 150's are silky.
Make sure the brake paddles are opened or closed properly and nothing is loose on the body, shouldn't be rough under load.
@@JPDeRoseOutdoors Today I set all brakes to the off position, carefully checked installation of spool. Same result. I pulled off the old 20lb PP braid and installed some new Suffix 10lb 832. Same rough feeling. I can induce this just by pinching the line with my left as I real. I have two standard SLX 150's and both are smooth.
@@JPDeRoseOutdoors Just noticed that the spool tension know is much stiffer to turn than the other two SLX reels, not sure if this is a contributing symptom?
@@williammoore4380 it could be? Is it cross threaded?
@@williammoore4380 I would bring it back to the store or get it into Shimano reel service bud.
Hey JP. Just curious. Would you lean more towards the SLX MGL 70 or the Curado MGL 70 k?
The Curado is definitely a more robust reel with the Micromodule gearing, the SARB bearings and other small features but the real sneaky one is the Curado 150MGL as it’s lighter than the 70!
@@JPDeRoseOutdoors thank you so much for responding!! Now I’ll have to think of the 150!!
Would you recommend 150 over the 70’s?
Looking to get one of these haha is that the JDM or American version? And what gear ratio did you go with and why, I’m always curious about that 😁🤙🏽
That is the North American Version... usually I would go with an HG model which is the 7.2:1 which lets me do a bunch of stuff with it. I mainly use mine for lightweight cranks and smaller baits
@@JPDeRoseOutdoors Cool… Yeah man I’m looking to throw mostly light stuff like soft plastics on it and was looking for the 7.2 cause most of my reels are in that range, but they’re hard to find right now so was considering the 8.2 but was worried it might be too fast even though it may help on hook sets if I can consciously fish slower haha not sure if I should just wait around to find the HG or just pull the trigger on the XG. 🤷🏻♂️😊
whats your pick the xt or the mgl?
For me the XT is the deal since it can do so much more with the additional line capacity
can SLX MGL 70 spool be used in SLX XT given they're the same frame size?
Honestly not sure
@@JPDeRoseOutdoors I had chance to look at schematics, there are a couple different part numbers on side plate, look like spacers, so maybe not, but then again if someone had both they could try the swap...maybe Shimano designated different numbers just to keep ppl from making an easy swap?
So is this a good top water reel
Yes for sure, small crank baits, topwaters, flipping jigs and Texas rigs... Very versatile reel. Just not perfect for long bombing bigger baits due to spool capacity.
Would this be a good for 1/2oz flipping jigs
Amazing flipping reel as is the new 150MGL
@@JPDeRoseOutdoors Awsome thanks man ! I like the price point in this one
@@JPDeRoseOutdoorsI think it only has 12lb drag tho, which isn’t enough for me when flipping heavy cover and big fish.
I have at least one of each of the SLX reels and the MGL is not my favorite. The small light spool is loud and doesn't handle my larger baits nearly as well as the XT. I'm not saying it's garbage, but the XT is a better overall reel in my opinion.
The MGL was designed for lighter baits with the MGL spool which is designed to have less mass and therefore have lower start up inertia. That’s probably why you don’t like it for larger baits. It also has lower line capacity than the others. The XT is my fav in the bunch as well!
IS it good for bfs?
Not designed for it, no.
@@JPDeRoseOutdoors Looking for a reel to cast like 4-10g.
XT better