Abu Garcia Revo Fishing Reel (STX, Line Weight- 12/140) Review

Posted by Vera Smith on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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(More customer reviews)I recently got back into fishing again after years away from the sport.I am no more than a well read amateur weekend warrior fisherman that for 35+ years always used spinning rod/reel combos that were affordable (read: cheap) pre-packaged sets from the local sporting goods section of the well known discount stores.After losing some nice fish due to weak equipment a couple months back, I decided to upgrade my tackle into the 21st century.I will save you all the technical details from the research I did to just let you know that it became clear to me that if I wanted to improve my fishing entertainment, I should change over to a bait casting rod/reel combo that included this freshwater and saltwater worthy reel.

Despite a lot of information out there indicating that the learning curve to use any bait casting reel is difficult in the beginning, all the literature I gathered about the Abu Garcia Revo STX (High Speed-Left handed model for me because I always reeled left handed with spin reels) assured me that this reel would cut the learning curve down to nearly nothing.My assumption has been proven 100% correct.

Practicing some tips I gathered from a few Youtube videos on how to adjust and cast with a baitcasting reel for about 15 minutes, I caught the two biggest inshore spotted bass in my life (amongst other fish) the first day out with this reel (combined with a Shimano Volteaus 6'6" Medium action, fast tip bait casting rod SHIMANO VOLTAEUS LIFETIME WARRANTY EXTRA DURABLE RODS).

After using my new set-up, I have NOT been skunked out on the water in about 10 outings.Setting the hook and reeling in fish (up to a guesstimated 8 pounds so far) is a piece of cake now (using good fishing line helps a lot too).The power and ease of this reel will not disappoint.

I also posted this review to pass along the 2nd most important thing I learned in my research, DO NOT let the price of this reel discourage you from starting with this reel as your first bait caster (or as an addition to your inventory).I started with this mid level priced model because I read too many stories about people that learned the hard way to just start with this reel that compares favorably to much higher priced/end models because eventually cheaper "starter" models only led them to this model.Start where you will end up by getting this model as your first choice and save $$ from the very beginning.

p.s.

I bought this reel (not the rod) from Amazon.com at an amazing sale price during a very limited time sale (<$140 before $20 rebate).Keep an eye out for such future sales which will only add to my premise that you can not go wrong with this reel.

Remember to practice CPR (catch, photo, release).

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Product Description:
Corrosion resistance, ten stainless steel ball bearings and one roller bearing, Infini II spool design, titanium nitride wormshaft, everslik coated pinion shaft and pawl