That is a great review of the Abu Garcia spinning reel lines. I hesitated buying 2 Revo X from Dicks Sporting Goods but your review help me to trigger the purchase. I just subbed and clicked the bell notification.
The blub at the start about Diawa and Shimano was super helpful, thank you. My baitcasters have been Abu for 30+ years... I felt a loyalty... I have used little spincast reels for any light line fishing for decades... some part of me thinks I'm missing out on not having an open face...not sure why...every time I've tried one over the years I find them cumbersome. But... I may get one again anyway...the whole world seems to love then for UL fishing - which I am starting to do more and more of. I'll check out the Shimano and Diawa lines. Thanks again.
I have spoke about some of what you said on the forums and on here before... I bought a Revo STX because Abu was so good to me replacing multiple rods. I previously had a Stradic Ci4+FA and wanted to give Abu another shot. The STX is okay, and the replaced a Gen 1 Premier with a 2016 version for my wife. Both reels still function great and hers is currently fine because of less use, but neither are quite as refined as the Stradic Ci4+FA or FB that I own (which have caught countless amounts of fish). The STX has developed some "geary" feel and the Premier is still pretty smooth (Premier is 30 size, STX is a 20), the drags are great on both, and the Abu's have bearings in key points from what I can tell; but even with those extra bearings in proper spots the Shimano's spools wobble less and stay precise during larger fish fights. Again, I don't regret the purchase of these Abu's, but they are lacking a bit compared to the big 2 Japanese manufacturers...
I have the mgxtreme30 been using over 8 mths. Still smooth has I got it, I try not abuse it on salt water fishing. Have landed some reds with it when fish LM bass in brackish water. That is one the reason I do go with little bigger spinning reels for lm bass fishing. People say all time that 30/3000 is for salt water. Sorry I got real Salt reels from shore to deep sea. I'm not rich but like buying real nice fishing equipment and like to keep what I have for long as I can lol. Can't go wrong with abu, it's people personal preference what they like or don't.
Your not Andrew Wheeler!Where is Andrew? Thanks for good good impartial reviews. So many quality reels to choose from makes it hard to decide. I must be old school also, for about 60 years I've liked my spinners black with black trim. You know what I mean?
Thanks Scott!!! Funny timing. I just spooled your revo SX with 30lb power pro and will be doing honest transparent casting comparisons on every reel...I plan on doing the concept z, Revo SX, curado K, curado dc and tranx 200 if mah dang girlfreind would get back lol...I"m gonna some funny stuff too....like smash a cast into a brick wall....and dump the reels with a 200 yard cast :)
Tackle Advisors that is awesome. I look forward to seeing your synopsis. I am always happy to help a friend out. Now hopefully you can get to go to ICAST this year! Always happy to see you uploaded a new video.
What is your overall opinion about the abugarcia reels compared to shimano and daiwa regarding max drag power, material, weight, the way it feels in hand, how it sounds. I have used over the years few reels from shimano and daiwa ( stradic 1000 FA, rarenium 1000 FA, exist 2500, certate 2500, sienna 2500 FD and right now i use ninja 2000 LT) and now i want something else apart of this two. I like the design of the abugarcia reels but apart of this i don’t know anything else
Hello Tackle Advisors, is it possible for you to break down an Abu Garcia Revo spinning reel in your next chapters? There is no video about it in the entire internet world. It has also monocoque design and differs from classic housing systems. I really wonder how to disassemble the main gear and oscillation gears. So many thanks to you in advance.
Used the Revo rocket 3000, what the reel had in speed it lacked in power, well for an eggbeater to have such speed would definitely sacrifice power, that being said I tried the Revo premier had more grunt...but the anti reverse switch broke and ever since had an issue with the anti reverse, they are awesome looking reels, but gearing is definitely underpowered.
for me all Abu spinning reels just flat out suck. Not one of them feels as good as a $70 Sahara. However they have some really good baitcasters. I don't know how that works. Maybe all of their spinners are chinese OEM and the baitcasters are in-house? At least the medium and high-end baitcasters from Abu feel pretty good to me. I use Abu Revo S50 for catfishing and that thing is solid as a rock and smooth as a rolex, even with a 20 pound catfish on the line. Check the reels on my video tomorrow morning. Two 20 pounders were caught on the same Abu. So I am not a hater of Abu, but theirs spinners just suck in my opinion
choosingcoma083 fishing that is not true. Okuma and Penn definitely make their own baitcasters. Maybe not the cheapest, but the mid and high end are their own.
I wish you would’ve let us hear the Drag/Ping on each one of them I’ll never understand why people review and talk about reels and they skip the most important part on a spinning reel
Honestly......back in 2008 after dropping down a jig...having a 120lb tuna scream off 50 yards of line in a flash.....And listening to the dystopianly futuristic scream of a ZeeBass under 20lbs of pressure..........I've become numb to everything else...lol That 13 prototype had a sick sound......Van Staals and the stella sw sound awesome.... But I'm trying to think of a fw spinner that has a sound that doesn't suck.......LOL.....Kidding....there are some good ones.....I'll be sure to include em in the future for sure! Thanks man!
Could you tell me the difference between the Abu Garcia Elite Max and the Abu Garcia Revo X there's $30 difference in price but on the Abu Garcia site they both list the same components. why the difference in price?thank you good video very informative.
Abu is pure fishing owned now right? Same as Pflueger which are some of the worst spinning reels in my opinion anyway. That said I do have a 2016 revo sx that has held up well and is still super smooth. I took a couple of phlueger xt models on the Milwaukee river last year and they got really rough feeling after one day...
Yup...which is the same company that was bought by the conglomerate that owns "hot topic" mall stores lolol....Rumor around the bassmaster classic booths was they're looking to buy Lews now too.
I hope not.. Lews stuff is pretty good, I just bought one of the new TP1 Black casting rods with the Winn grips, love it. Putting a Daiwa Tatula 100 on it though. I vastly prefer my Daiwa reels over the Abu Revo SX.
@@BassManStrikes I first tried 2 $30-70 Shimano they both had binding issues. Then I tried Pflueger they are super smooth nice drag an can be fished heavily for years. My Pflueger trion 30 easily caught over 200 35lb carp in 2 years of heavy fishing still super smooth. The Okuma avenger is also super nice.
You should do a "best bang for buck" reel line-up, of what you think the best options are for each price group, especially with all these newer offerings coming out. ie for 50$, 100$, and 150+. I'm a 50-100$ reel guy myself, Can't really justify much more than that. Hell, I still fish on a BlackMax3 loaded on a Berkley CherryWood HD.. If it aint broke, don't fix it I guess?
You can find awesome deals on eBay an fisherman factory outlets time to time. Ffo sometimes has buy 1 get 1 50% off on all rods reels an baits most are 40% off retail already.
I remember ahile ago buying abu sorons for like 30 bucks....so I bought 4 I think.....they were all turds.....a bunch of other guys returned the ones they bought as well....I think that was the last purchase I made form them...and that was awhile ago
@@TackleAdvisors in your opinion what'd be the best bang for buck entry level reel(across all brands) ? Maybe like a step up from the kastking and Abu bmax3 40$ stuff, say budget around 70 to 100$? Daiwa fuego?
@@Munky332 I think the best deal right now on the cheap end of things is what you can find the okuma epixor for. Does everything well.. Rock solid and lays line beautifully
I have two Shimano SLX, two Daiwa Tatulas CT, and one CT typer. Do you do the same upgrade you did on the SLX on the tatulas? If so. How much do you charge for the upgrades? Looking to send you my reels.
Do you have a review of the revo mgx2? If not, any expericne or recommendations? Its on sale for half the retail and I'm not buying a reel unless you reviewed it first. Not being a smart-ass or anything, I trust your reviews and prefer to buy after watching a thorough review.
I've only handled it at a shop... But put tons of time on the mgxtreme and premiere.... Not a fan.. Check my community post about it and read some comments
I have two Stradics Ci4’s and wanted to try the Abu Garcia MGXTREME. I used it once and it started squeaking and sounded horrible. After one use on a $400 reel it does that! Garbage. Staying Shimano and exchanging for the Sustain 2500
Can you make a video for Spinning reel comparison between Abu Garcia Revo X and Abu Garcia Elite Max... I see the spec but i'm not sure why Abu Garcia Elite Max drag maximum at 14 lb but Revo X drag is 11 lb.... Can you help me
Does 3lbs of drag in a little spinngin reel really make all that much of a difference? If the premier and mgxtreme were better reels I'd do it but they don't equal their cheaper competition so I really don't have any interest in any abu spinners.. Daiwa and shimano smoke them
Now I wish they had the Ike reel in Australia would of got that instead of the MGXtreme. I found my mgx has the same gear clunky feel to it. The drag stack on the under side of the spool is a little annoying to work with. There are more refined reels for the equivalent $. But it is blingy and different and fun to tare into😋
Hey man.....When I read your email late last night It was interesting to see that. This was day 2 at the booth....The first day was very noisey and tough to film at all. (the espn film crew was 20 feet away and roland martin and bill dance drew a crowd. So we came back.....But when I was handing reels to Josh (shop owner and guy filming) He was like this is a 400$ reel...it feels like garbage. Keeping in mind he has the only us market certate in circulation. Which was the previous reel he was handling. But yeah....sometimes refinement isn't everything. Just ask anyone who popped $1K for a zeebass or Van Staal. :)
@@TackleAdvisors Refinement isn't everything but when paying $400US/$500AU and comparing it to a $250US/$350AU Caldia LT... Daiwa wins by a mile. Smoother, better sealing, not as clunky and cheeper. Also most reels feel like a coffee grinder after handling a Certate/Exist. #DaiwaFanBoy lol
I had the JDM revo extreme and it was a disappointment. The quality control is sub-par and it is not as good as other 300 Shimano or Daiwa reel. If you buy high end reel, Japan is the only way to go.
Korea is getting up there manufacturing wise, it's still something you kinda have to watch for. I use alot of Lew's stuff and haven't had any issues and even had customer service bend over backwards to help with the minor stuff I have come across up to reaching out to Realistic Fishing for snapping a rod he bought on clearance for cheap, and they still replaced it even though he had thrown the broken rod and receipt away. Granted he had the vid but still. The quality control has seemed pretty good and they are priced accordingly, my ProTi is getting up toward the higher end stuff from the others, but its lighter than most of my graphite framed stuff, and solid all metal from sideplates to sideplates. Another thing, just because you spend more doesn't mean to do less as far as cleaning and maintenance lol, usually it's common sense but it seems it's a small crowd out there that think I dropped x amount it should be good for years and some of this crazy light expensive gear can need more care when it comes to the gears.
I haven't really got to mess with any of their spinners, the MGX is still crazy lite I think isn't it? Checking out Hitena I noticed they sell three or four different drag greases to match up with what your trying for apparently, kinda high though not Krytox level lol. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0789V14ZH/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&th=1
Also just saw a vid for a new Rapala that looks pretty good, the Walking MaxRap I think it was. Probably do pretty good when your in the salt, almost curious about it for snook and reds when I'm down at the gulf.
Ehhhhhhhh....I don't think I use spinning gear for all around bass fishing....always finesse oriented....That said I don't go over 10lbs.....the reason being.....I can tie a pr knot and it's breaking stength sky rockets from whatever it is on the package.....to upwards of 20lbs. So i can go up to 12lb fluor and never breakoff at the join knot. And since I'm not fishing heavy cover...I'm not worried about the thin diameter....Does that make sense???
@@ivankalich2874 LOL....Funny thing was....it was a group of corn fed mutha fukkers....2 of em Had to be 6'6 The gain on my mic was set to 1 out of 11. So it only picks up what's in like a 3 foot radius.....That's how loud them dudes where. And they were around the corner of the booth lol Lots of fun to be had at the show for sure
I just noticed when you put a handle on you dont hold the rotor and snug it at all. I guess what i'm asking if that is bad. It is something I notice that I do and if you say it is bad I will certainly stop immediately.
Hey Kyle, If you look I'll stick my finger out a tad to catch the rotor. I Was trying to be quick so I didn't really go about it in a clear manner. You definitely want to snug it up....but not go crazy with it. And each reel is different. Shimanos get sung but need another half turn or so. But these and daiwa reels get snug and only want another
@@TackleAdvisors Ahhh alright yeah I don't go crazy with it. just grip the rotor get a half turn (they are shimanos) Glad to know I wasn't doing any harm to my reels. I took those ci4s to a local shimano certified reel tech and he said the grease job they do from factory tends to be very poor and that is what the noise was.
Will not buying abu’s anymore. For the money, there so many other better reels. I opened up the lower reel trim and can see the rotating gear showing for the side plate. Really shitty design. Waste of money.
That is a great review of the Abu Garcia spinning reel lines. I hesitated buying 2 Revo X from Dicks Sporting Goods but your review help me to trigger the purchase. I just subbed and clicked the bell notification.
The blub at the start about Diawa and Shimano was super helpful, thank you.
My baitcasters have been Abu for 30+ years... I felt a loyalty... I have used little spincast reels for any light line fishing for decades... some part of me thinks I'm missing out on not having an open face...not sure why...every time I've tried one over the years I find them cumbersome. But... I may get one again anyway...the whole world seems to love then for UL fishing - which I am starting to do more and more of.
I'll check out the Shimano and Diawa lines. Thanks again.
Tackle Advisors is easily my favorite hand model. Though I wish the fishing reel didn’t get in the way so often.
I have spoke about some of what you said on the forums and on here before... I bought a Revo STX because Abu was so good to me replacing multiple rods. I previously had a Stradic Ci4+FA and wanted to give Abu another shot. The STX is okay, and the replaced a Gen 1 Premier with a 2016 version for my wife. Both reels still function great and hers is currently fine because of less use, but neither are quite as refined as the Stradic Ci4+FA or FB that I own (which have caught countless amounts of fish). The STX has developed some "geary" feel and the Premier is still pretty smooth (Premier is 30 size, STX is a 20), the drags are great on both, and the Abu's have bearings in key points from what I can tell; but even with those extra bearings in proper spots the Shimano's spools wobble less and stay precise during larger fish fights.
Again, I don't regret the purchase of these Abu's, but they are lacking a bit compared to the big 2 Japanese manufacturers...
I have the mgxtreme30 been using over 8 mths. Still smooth has I got it, I try not abuse it on salt water fishing. Have landed some reds with it when fish LM bass in brackish water. That is one the reason I do go with little bigger spinning reels for lm bass fishing.
People say all time that 30/3000 is for salt water. Sorry I got real Salt reels from shore to deep sea. I'm not rich but like buying real nice fishing equipment and like to keep what I have for long as I can lol. Can't go wrong with abu, it's people personal preference what they like or don't.
Stop being the best fishing related channel on youtube, it triggers me and i may just go complain on twitter.
Your not Andrew Wheeler!Where is Andrew?
Thanks for good good impartial reviews. So many quality reels to choose from makes it hard to decide. I must be old school also, for about 60 years I've liked my spinners black with black trim. You know what I mean?
Personaly I have the MGX spinning , amazing reel !!
Very informative video. That Ike reel sure is nice looking! You still make the best fishing videos hands down! Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks Scott!!! Funny timing. I just spooled your revo SX with 30lb power pro and will be doing honest transparent casting comparisons on every reel...I plan on doing the concept z, Revo SX, curado K, curado dc and tranx 200 if mah dang girlfreind would get back lol...I"m gonna some funny stuff too....like smash a cast into a brick wall....and dump the reels with a 200 yard cast :)
Tackle Advisors that is awesome. I look forward to seeing your synopsis. I am always happy to help a friend out. Now hopefully you can get to go to ICAST this year! Always happy to see you uploaded a new video.
What is your overall opinion about the abugarcia reels compared to shimano and daiwa regarding max drag power, material, weight, the way it feels in hand, how it sounds. I have used over the years few reels from shimano and daiwa ( stradic 1000 FA, rarenium 1000 FA, exist 2500, certate 2500, sienna 2500 FD and right now i use ninja 2000 LT) and now i want something else apart of this two. I like the design of the abugarcia reels but apart of this i don’t know anything else
Hello Tackle Advisors, is it possible for you to break down an Abu Garcia Revo spinning reel in your next chapters? There is no video about it in the entire internet world. It has also monocoque design and differs from classic housing systems. I really wonder how to disassemble the main gear and oscillation gears. So many thanks to you in advance.
Coming soon
@@TackleAdvisors I couldn't be much happier. Thank you so much !!!!
@@TackleAdvisors still waiting for the video Sir, Thanks alot
I have serviced the old Revos and if these are the same then steer clear. That clam shell design makes no sense at all.
Used the Revo rocket 3000, what the reel had in speed it lacked in power, well for an eggbeater to have such speed would definitely sacrifice power, that being said I tried the Revo premier had more grunt...but the anti reverse switch broke and ever since had an issue with the anti reverse, they are awesome looking reels, but gearing is definitely underpowered.
for me all Abu spinning reels just flat out suck. Not one of them feels as good as a $70 Sahara. However they have some really good baitcasters. I don't know how that works. Maybe all of their spinners are chinese OEM and the baitcasters are in-house? At least the medium and high-end baitcasters from Abu feel pretty good to me. I use Abu Revo S50 for catfishing and that thing is solid as a rock and smooth as a rolex, even with a 20 pound catfish on the line. Check the reels on my video tomorrow morning. Two 20 pounders were caught on the same Abu. So I am not a hater of Abu, but theirs spinners just suck in my opinion
Abus baitcasters are OEM
What about their 200 and 300$ baitcasters? That would be a pretty nice OEM. I would like to buys some of those OEMs on ebay. Can u link?
All of them are OEM and no sorry i cant link
Only daiwa and Shimano makes their own baitcasters
choosingcoma083 fishing that is not true. Okuma and Penn definitely make their own baitcasters. Maybe not the cheapest, but the mid and high end are their own.
I wish you would’ve let us hear the Drag/Ping on each one of them I’ll never understand why people review and talk about reels and they skip the most important part on a spinning reel
Honestly......back in 2008 after dropping down a jig...having a 120lb tuna scream off 50 yards of line in a flash.....And listening to the dystopianly futuristic scream of a ZeeBass under 20lbs of pressure..........I've become numb to everything else...lol That 13 prototype had a sick sound......Van Staals and the stella sw sound awesome.... But I'm trying to think of a fw spinner that has a sound that doesn't suck.......LOL.....Kidding....there are some good ones.....I'll be sure to include em in the future for sure! Thanks man!
Love my Swedish 5500. But that's as far as it goes.
Daiwa, Shimano and everyone else in no particular order.
For FW reels.....Yup...for the most part
Swedish made ABU is very good, but the rest are.......... really American car like
Ray choi Yep. Great analogy.
Could you tell me the difference between the Abu Garcia Elite Max and the Abu Garcia Revo X there's $30 difference in price but on the Abu Garcia site they both list the same components. why the difference in price?thank you good video very informative.
Best reels for the money. Customer service is excellent if you ever need it.
Jimmy you ever try shimano? They’re very good also. Just more intimidating price, but that price is where it should be though
Abu is pure fishing owned now right? Same as Pflueger which are some of the worst spinning reels in my opinion anyway. That said I do have a 2016 revo sx that has held up well and is still super smooth. I took a couple of phlueger xt models on the Milwaukee river last year and they got really rough feeling after one day...
Yup...which is the same company that was bought by the conglomerate that owns "hot topic" mall stores lolol....Rumor around the bassmaster classic booths was they're looking to buy Lews now too.
I hope not.. Lews stuff is pretty good, I just bought one of the new TP1 Black casting rods with the Winn grips, love it. Putting a Daiwa Tatula 100 on it though. I vastly prefer my Daiwa reels over the Abu Revo SX.
@@BassManStrikes Last time I checked Abu and Lews low profile reels are made in the same Doyo factory.
@@ddm62571 what about phlueger? Same factory as the Abu reels?
@@BassManStrikes I first tried 2 $30-70 Shimano they both had binding issues. Then I tried Pflueger they are super smooth nice drag an can be fished heavily for years. My Pflueger trion 30 easily caught over 200 35lb carp in 2 years of heavy fishing still super smooth. The Okuma avenger is also super nice.
The big top ball bearing have a large lateral play just to prevent acting like a fake drag issue (just a guess) :)= 3:20
Great reels for the money
Curious if you’ve ever looked at some of to super cheap reels from China that you can find on Wish?
You should do a "best bang for buck" reel line-up, of what you think the best options are for each price group, especially with all these newer offerings coming out. ie for 50$, 100$, and 150+. I'm a 50-100$ reel guy myself, Can't really justify much more than that. Hell, I still fish on a BlackMax3 loaded on a Berkley CherryWood HD.. If it aint broke, don't fix it I guess?
You can find awesome deals on eBay an fisherman factory outlets time to time. Ffo sometimes has buy 1 get 1 50% off on all rods reels an baits most are 40% off retail already.
I remember ahile ago buying abu sorons for like 30 bucks....so I bought 4 I think.....they were all turds.....a bunch of other guys returned the ones they bought as well....I think that was the last purchase I made form them...and that was awhile ago
Not saying they're a bad outfit.....but just mentioning my personal experience
@@TackleAdvisors in your opinion what'd be the best bang for buck entry level reel(across all brands) ? Maybe like a step up from the kastking and Abu bmax3 40$ stuff, say budget around 70 to 100$? Daiwa fuego?
@@Munky332 I think the best deal right now on the cheap end of things is what you can find the okuma epixor for. Does everything well.. Rock solid and lays line beautifully
I have two Shimano SLX, two Daiwa Tatulas CT, and one CT typer. Do you do the same upgrade you did on the SLX on the tatulas?
If so. How much do you charge for the upgrades? Looking to send you my reels.
Still waiting for your curado DC video
In progress.....
Do you have a review of the revo mgx2? If not, any expericne or recommendations? Its on sale for half the retail and I'm not buying a reel unless you reviewed it first. Not being a smart-ass or anything, I trust your reviews and prefer to buy after watching a thorough review.
I've only handled it at a shop... But put tons of time on the mgxtreme and premiere.... Not a fan.. Check my community post about it and read some comments
Great, you saved me $150. Thanks chief
I have two Stradics Ci4’s and wanted to try the Abu Garcia MGXTREME. I used it once and it started squeaking and sounded horrible. After one use on a $400 reel it does that! Garbage. Staying Shimano and exchanging for the Sustain 2500
Get a stradic FL over the sustain.. It's a better all around reel.
Can you make a video for Spinning reel comparison between Abu Garcia Revo X and Abu Garcia Elite Max... I see the spec but i'm not sure why Abu Garcia Elite Max drag maximum at 14 lb but Revo X drag is 11 lb.... Can you help me
Does 3lbs of drag in a little spinngin reel really make all that much of a difference? If the premier and mgxtreme were better reels I'd do it but they don't equal their cheaper competition so I really don't have any interest in any abu spinners.. Daiwa and shimano smoke them
Now I wish they had the Ike reel in Australia would of got that instead of the MGXtreme.
I found my mgx has the same gear clunky feel to it. The drag stack on the under side of the spool is a little annoying to work with. There are more refined reels for the equivalent $. But it is blingy and different and fun to tare into😋
Hey man.....When I read your email late last night It was interesting to see that. This was day 2 at the booth....The first day was very noisey and tough to film at all. (the espn film crew was 20 feet away and roland martin and bill dance drew a crowd. So we came back.....But when I was handing reels to Josh (shop owner and guy filming) He was like this is a 400$ reel...it feels like garbage. Keeping in mind he has the only us market certate in circulation. Which was the previous reel he was handling. But yeah....sometimes refinement isn't everything. Just ask anyone who popped $1K for a zeebass or Van Staal. :)
@@TackleAdvisors Refinement isn't everything but when paying $400US/$500AU and comparing it to a $250US/$350AU Caldia LT... Daiwa wins by a mile.
Smoother, better sealing, not as clunky and cheeper.
Also most reels feel like a coffee grinder after handling a Certate/Exist. #DaiwaFanBoy lol
Whats the better reel the revo2mgx or revo3mgx spin.
I am Thai i love Abucarcia
How does the Abu Garcia Revo X compare to the Shimano Nasci and the Daiwa Fuego LT?
I just can't decide between them. Thank you!
Btw. great video as always!!
Don't ever buy AG reel n rod believe me.. they are suck.......
CARBON FIBER!😍
Wow Scoob! The only Abu spinning reel I have and I was waiting for you to pick it up and mess with it the STX and you passed it up. 😝 lol
LOLOL.....I thought I got em all...damn pokemons.....
I had the JDM revo extreme and it was a disappointment. The quality control is sub-par and it is not as good as other 300 Shimano or Daiwa reel. If you buy high end reel, Japan is the only way to go.
@Leopold What brand? I am always willing to try different things?
@Leopold Thanks
Korea is getting up there manufacturing wise, it's still something you kinda have to watch for. I use alot of Lew's stuff and haven't had any issues and even had customer service bend over backwards to help with the minor stuff I have come across up to reaching out to Realistic Fishing for snapping a rod he bought on clearance for cheap, and they still replaced it even though he had thrown the broken rod and receipt away. Granted he had the vid but still. The quality control has seemed pretty good and they are priced accordingly, my ProTi is getting up toward the higher end stuff from the others, but its lighter than most of my graphite framed stuff, and solid all metal from sideplates to sideplates. Another thing, just because you spend more doesn't mean to do less as far as cleaning and maintenance lol, usually it's common sense but it seems it's a small crowd out there that think I dropped x amount it should be good for years and some of this crazy light expensive gear can need more care when it comes to the gears.
I haven't really got to mess with any of their spinners, the MGX is still crazy lite I think isn't it? Checking out Hitena I noticed they sell three or four different drag greases to match up with what your trying for apparently, kinda high though not Krytox level lol. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0789V14ZH/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&th=1
Also just saw a vid for a new Rapala that looks pretty good, the Walking MaxRap I think it was. Probably do pretty good when your in the salt, almost curious about it for snook and reds when I'm down at the gulf.
th-cam.com/video/5lScE9xQo9k/w-d-xo.html
What lb test do u use for all around bass fishing on spinning tackle
Ehhhhhhhh....I don't think I use spinning gear for all around bass fishing....always finesse oriented....That said I don't go over 10lbs.....the reason being.....I can tie a pr knot and it's breaking stength sky rockets from whatever it is on the package.....to upwards of 20lbs. So i can go up to 12lb fluor and never breakoff at the join knot. And since I'm not fishing heavy cover...I'm not worried about the thin diameter....Does that make sense???
I mostly fish river smallies and I do a little bit of largie fishing around weeds and other cover so I was just wondering like 10 or 15
I have a tatula lt 2500
@@claytonpalmer4325 what type line do you usually use?
Bass Nazi I haven’t found a brand yet
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That background laughter though..LOL
That's Shimano and Daiwa representatives, who's laughing about these reels. :)
@@ivankalich2874 LOL....Funny thing was....it was a group of corn fed mutha fukkers....2 of em Had to be 6'6 The gain on my mic was set to 1 out of 11. So it only picks up what's in like a 3 foot radius.....That's how loud them dudes where. And they were around the corner of the booth lol Lots of fun to be had at the show for sure
Any chance you will check out the Quantum smokes?
I just noticed when you put a handle on you dont hold the rotor and snug it at all. I guess what i'm asking if that is bad. It is something I notice that I do and if you say it is bad I will certainly stop immediately.
Hey Kyle, If you look I'll stick my finger out a tad to catch the rotor. I Was trying to be quick so I didn't really go about it in a clear manner.
You definitely want to snug it up....but not go crazy with it. And each reel is different. Shimanos get sung but need another half turn or so. But these and daiwa reels get snug and only want another
@@TackleAdvisors Ahhh alright yeah I don't go crazy with it. just grip the rotor get a half turn (they are shimanos) Glad to know I wasn't doing any harm to my reels. I took those ci4s to a local shimano certified reel tech and he said the grease job they do from factory tends to be very poor and that is what the noise was.
Abu garcia for never :p
First!
Those reels look like over priced junk.
Those reels? lol
My 115 dollar ultegra from shimano is smoother than the mgx extreme😂
Weston G17 the $70 Sedona is smoother lol
Depends on the grease.smh
Ejacul8 On me than the ultegra or mgx?
Jimmy I still think the ultegra is smoother
@@westong1763 but much heavier
Will not buying abu’s anymore. For the money, there so many other better reels. I opened up the lower reel trim and can see the rotating gear showing for the side plate. Really shitty design. Waste of money.
Abu s are very blingy. not a fan of really lol
No argument here
I wouldn’t buy one coz it’s colors
MADE in China !!!
Most of abu garcia reels made in korea
They sure are not very pleasing to the eye.