Great review. Thanks for taking the time to do the comparison. If someone really wants to know what works for them go out and give them a try. Just picked one up myself.
hello my firend, i have a question (sorry my bad english ) the system centrifugal move inside the spool??? in my case I have this doubt with my abus stx gen4 If they are working well or they broke
@@sebastianmch I’ll try to help you out because I have the reel. If they are snapped down against the spool they are off. If they are loose and you can pull them up without any resistance then they are on. I would recommend putting 4 brakes on (so loose) and 2 off (snapped down)but make sure they are on opposite sides. You can fine tune it with the dial on the outside side of the reel. Hope that helps
how does this reel cast compared to reels like the curado k, tat sv, chronarch mgl? I have the gen 3 revo premier and gen 3 revo winch and I don't like them...
This is a strong statement, even solid Revo's are more "Lew's" feeling, at least to me. They do come from the same factory in Korea so that has a lot to do with it.
I have the 3rd gen and think the metal drive side cover is the best change. There's a limit where you just need to use metal, i don't care how a company tries to market plastic stuff. plastic is plastic. There is only so much you can do with plastic to make it stronger and more stiff and a proprietary name isn't one those things. I wanted to add that it looks like the handle and knobs are the same ones too. double bearing supported sponge knobs. call it eva or hypalon or whatever you want, its still a stiff dish sponge.
keying the drag discs is a fantastic idea. I've seen quite a few instances where it's obvious that only one side of the carbon disc is being used while the other side is stationary against the metal disc (no wear marks on the metal)
I am deliberating between the Abu Garcia REVO STX Gen 4 Casting Reel and the Abu Garcia REVO MGX2-HS-L Casting Reel. I like the Gull Wing attached side plate design for the STX Gen 4, but I am worried about what I've read regarding the MGX2 side plates flying off the reel for many users. Do you think the MGX2 has a design flaw? Or, do you feel complaints about the MGX2 side plate is attributable to user error??? Do you think the MGX2 is worth the step up in price?????
TRT- Are you trying to stay under 2k subscribers? I was quickly going through channels to see which ones to retain. Seems like I've watched a reel review that did not include the reels weight is why I asked. So, anyway...thanx for your assistance in narrowing my subscriptions.
TRT No sir, you just missed an opportunity to be helpful. The following is an example of helpful: "Yes I do include specifications and technical data in my reviews, (optional) thanks for watching." Or you can do it your way, regardless, best of luck.
Actually I took the opportunity to make a lazy person actually do something for himself instead of taking up other peoples time for information he could have easily gotten. You are welcome lazy person.
Do you have a social media presence? Looking at a few reels in the $100-150 range and wanted to pick your brain. Based on another video, I'm thinking of getting the Curado I. Do you think that's better than the Daiwa CT Type-r? Seems like the Daiwa was backlash prone during your tests. Also looking at a couple Lew's Tournament models. I'm a bank angler, so I need something versatile that can handle a lot of different baits well without being finicky.
All reels are backlash prone when Im doing distance tests because I run the brakes right on the limit. I would still pick a Curado I or even a Citica I over the Tat CT R. However the R does cast great and either choice would be good. Id still give the edge in distance to the Curado from my experience
THE REEL TEST thanks for the response. Looks like I’ll be going toward Shimano then. Reviews of the Lew’s reels show they’re prone to brake noise and one YT reviewer reported loss of smoothness in the crank after a short term of use in the Pro G model. Also looking forward to your $100 reel comparisons. You have a great channel.
Hey✌🏼 thank you for the vid! Would you say that the Curado 200 K can handle a 3 oz rod? I have the new Abu Premier, the Daiwa Zillion and theCurado K on my list and cant decide. Thanks and regards from Germany.
do you find the retrieve to be geary? Like its so easy to retrieve you can't feel the bait as well, unlike with shimano you can feel the bait on each turn.
Funny you should mention that, I was messing with the STX and the X side by side and the X felt smoother turning the handle. I attribute that to the spool shaft supporting the pinion on the X while the STX probably has a free floating pinion. Yeah the STX you can feel the gears more turning the handle.
The braking system I believe was only available to Revo 3 premier and up models. Also the free spool design. It's good to see Abu trinkle down these techs to lower models. But now, it looks just like a lews, probably feels like one, too. If it looks like a lews, feels like a lews.....
Hmm, didn't know that. But IMO, I used to be able to tell the differences in the earlier version of lews and revos, given they're from the same assembling line. But nowadays since rev 4 series, the looks and feels of lews and revo have been so close, it's getting harder and harder to tell, including the new BPS reels.
Agreed, older Gen 1 and 2 Revo's have a much stronger, heavy, yet old school feel. The Gen 3's and above feel very similar. I am strangely a Revo spinning fan, even though they don't compare to my Stradics, I still like them for sale prices and they aren't bad reels. The spinning revo's feel nothing like lew's spinning reels, but they are identical to another Doyo made spinning reel, higher end Pfluegers.
Bought this reel on a whim one day. Cant stand it. I always have problems with backlashes, no matter what line/test Im using. No matter what I do with the spool tension or brakes. The bearings seem lesser quality as well. Not a few months in and the smoothness that was there out of the box is gone. Now, Im not the greatest with a baitcaster admittedly, but I have ZERO problems with my Lews reel's. The STX collects dust at this point. EDIT: After watching this video, it made me want to look deeper into the issue. After removing the spool, I noticed that where it mates with the spool tension knob, it is chewed up and marred to hell. It looks like someone took a screwdriver and stabbed that housing as much as they could. Shitty QC on Abu's part.
Its not but if get revo premier its a dressed up stx.... However trust me the casting is so awesome, painless, effortless, love it, this from a long long time shimano fan
Great review. Thanks for taking the time to do the comparison. If someone really wants to know what works for them go out and give them a try. Just picked one up myself.
Thanks Mark! you are right, if you really want something, the best thing to do is try it out for yourself.
I have 4 of these. Tore apart and removed the extra grease. Super smooth. Love these. Compare well to my tatula elites
hello my firend, i have a question (sorry my bad english ) the system centrifugal move inside the spool??? in my case I have this doubt with my abus stx gen4 If they are working well or they broke
@@sebastianmch I’ll try to help you out because I have the reel. If they are snapped down against the spool they are off. If they are loose and you can pull them up without any resistance then they are on. I would recommend putting 4 brakes on (so loose) and 2 off (snapped down)but make sure they are on opposite sides. You can fine tune it with the dial on the outside side of the reel. Hope that helps
I would take abu garcia over any other brand any day
Definition of fanboy. Sad you aren't willing to try other brands.
@@Tallnerdyguy i like lews too just perfer abu over any other reel i have tried
You can have my two, these things are fun but brakes suck and I have to have all 6 brakes on and max out
@@Tallnerdyguy it's not that serious...
Was considering modifying this reel to BFS. Do you know if there is any existing lightweight spool in the market that will fix this reel?
how does this reel cast compared to reels like the curado k, tat sv, chronarch mgl? I have the gen 3 revo premier and gen 3 revo winch and I don't like them...
I dont know yet, Ill find out tommorrow
If you prefer how Shimano and Daiwa reels feel and fish, you'll probably not like this Revo either
This is a strong statement, even solid Revo's are more "Lew's" feeling, at least to me. They do come from the same factory in Korea so that has a lot to do with it.
kastking and piscifun shit is made in the same factories as shimano, tailwalk and all the jdm stuff.
Take the head of the brake and
Push the head back in the direction of the arm that holds it.
Thats how it works.
I have the 3rd gen and think the metal drive side cover is the best change. There's a limit where you just need to use metal, i don't care how a company tries to market plastic stuff. plastic is plastic. There is only so much you can do with plastic to make it stronger and more stiff and a proprietary name isn't one those things. I wanted to add that it looks like the handle and knobs are the same ones too. double bearing supported sponge knobs. call it eva or hypalon or whatever you want, its still a stiff dish sponge.
keying the drag discs is a fantastic idea. I've seen quite a few instances where it's obvious that only one side of the carbon disc is being used while the other side is stationary against the metal disc (no wear marks on the metal)
Did you ever fix the clutch problems with the older abu’s if so how ?
the only fix was to call Abu customer service lol
I am deliberating between the Abu Garcia REVO STX Gen 4 Casting Reel and the Abu Garcia REVO MGX2-HS-L Casting Reel. I like the Gull Wing attached side plate design for the STX Gen 4, but I am worried about what I've read regarding the MGX2 side plates flying off the reel for many users. Do you think the MGX2 has a design flaw? Or, do you feel complaints about the MGX2 side plate is attributable to user error??? Do you think the MGX2 is worth the step up in price?????
How much ?
I haven't watched yet. Does he give the weight for the reels he test?
watch the video and find out
TRT- Are you trying to stay under 2k subscribers? I was quickly going through channels to see which ones to retain. Seems like I've watched a reel review that did not include the reels weight is why I asked.
So, anyway...thanx for your assistance in narrowing my subscriptions.
Fisher Of-Men sub count is nice but im not really worried about it :) If you dont sub I know Ill still get your views :)
TRT No sir, you just missed an opportunity to be helpful. The following is an example of helpful: "Yes I do include specifications and technical data in my reviews, (optional) thanks for watching." Or you can do it your way, regardless, best of luck.
Actually I took the opportunity to make a lazy person actually do something for himself instead of taking up other peoples time for information he could have easily gotten. You are welcome lazy person.
New team lews hyper mag review and test!
Tell Lews to send me one and Ill be glad to
THE REEL TEST lol I'll look into it! Why aren't u a very big fan of lews? Ever had problems?
never had one till the speed spool lfs, going to test that out tommorrow
Do you have a social media presence? Looking at a few reels in the $100-150 range and wanted to pick your brain. Based on another video, I'm thinking of getting the Curado I. Do you think that's better than the Daiwa CT Type-r? Seems like the Daiwa was backlash prone during your tests. Also looking at a couple Lew's Tournament models. I'm a bank angler, so I need something versatile that can handle a lot of different baits well without being finicky.
All reels are backlash prone when Im doing distance tests because I run the brakes right on the limit. I would still pick a Curado I or even a Citica I over the Tat CT R. However the R does cast great and either choice would be good. Id still give the edge in distance to the Curado from my experience
THE REEL TEST thanks for the response. Looks like I’ll be going toward Shimano then. Reviews of the Lew’s reels show they’re prone to brake noise and one YT reviewer reported loss of smoothness in the crank after a short term of use in the Pro G model. Also looking forward to your $100 reel comparisons. You have a great channel.
Hey✌🏼 thank you for the vid! Would you say that the Curado 200 K can handle a 3 oz rod? I have the new Abu Premier, the Daiwa Zillion and theCurado K on my list and cant decide. Thanks and regards from Germany.
Do you mean a 3 oz lure?
THE REEL TEST yes.
Wow i wish I could tell you, I dont fish heavy lures like that, I dont know how heavy the clutch is rated for.
Ok thank you very much. The min and max Lure weight would be a great Information in your videos. Thanks for your awesome channel!
do you find the retrieve to be geary? Like its so easy to retrieve you can't feel the bait as well, unlike with shimano you can feel the bait on each turn.
Funny you should mention that, I was messing with the STX and the X side by side and the X felt smoother turning the handle. I attribute that to the spool shaft supporting the pinion on the X while the STX probably has a free floating pinion. Yeah the STX you can feel the gears more turning the handle.
aah interesting.. thanks for letting me know.. sounds like it's not a whole lot different feel than from the model in 2011
@@THEREELTEST my revo inshore gen 4 feels gearish to me as well after I threw my friends shimano curado dc. But I didn't tell him that 😂😂😂
Other than the annoying background music, good review of the changes.
The braking system I believe was only available to Revo 3 premier and up models. Also the free spool design. It's good to see Abu trinkle down these techs to lower models. But now, it looks just like a lews, probably feels like one, too. If it looks like a lews, feels like a lews.....
well to be fair, Doyo made Revos before they made Lews
Hmm, didn't know that. But IMO, I used to be able to tell the differences in the earlier version of lews and revos, given they're from the same assembling line. But nowadays since rev 4 series, the looks and feels of lews and revo have been so close, it's getting harder and harder to tell, including the new BPS reels.
Agreed, older Gen 1 and 2 Revo's have a much stronger, heavy, yet old school feel. The Gen 3's and above feel very similar. I am strangely a Revo spinning fan, even though they don't compare to my Stradics, I still like them for sale prices and they aren't bad reels. The spinning revo's feel nothing like lew's spinning reels, but they are identical to another Doyo made spinning reel, higher end Pfluegers.
Bought this reel on a whim one day. Cant stand it. I always have problems with backlashes, no matter what line/test Im using. No matter what I do with the spool tension or brakes. The bearings seem lesser quality as well. Not a few months in and the smoothness that was there out of the box is gone. Now, Im not the greatest with a baitcaster admittedly, but I have ZERO problems with my Lews reel's. The STX collects dust at this point.
EDIT: After watching this video, it made me want to look deeper into the issue. After removing the spool, I noticed that where it mates with the spool tension knob, it is chewed up and marred to hell. It looks like someone took a screwdriver and stabbed that housing as much as they could. Shitty QC on Abu's part.
It looks part Lew's part Abu.
ツ 👍
Brakes Suck
To me it don't look sexy looks like it from Toys Rus
Its not but if get revo premier its a dressed up stx.... However trust me the casting is so awesome, painless, effortless, love it, this from a long long time shimano fan