![]() Of course a practice plug is going to cast pretty well, but the distance is ALMOST comparable to my Curado, even with the crappy bearings. I've had the kid out holding the practice plug and reeling against him. Strong drag, at least in comparison to my other two main reels, drag. The matte black finish just looks "woops"y. Even then, I had to whip it, and whip it good. I basically had to force it to backlash by turning the brakes all the way down and loosening the spool knob until it had some side to side play. It's there for the people who use it, but there's a plug held in place with a screw. So why is the Revo X's oiling port on the "Pro" list? Because it's plugged. I'm not a fan of oiling ports, I don't use 'em because it directs oil into places I want grease, and I view it as in ingress point for dirt and debris. Not many metal framed reels out there at this price. I could also just be spoiled by my ridiculously smooth 3600 and Curado. This could be due to the cheap bearings, or the fact that it's a cheap reel and maybe the spool isn't balanced very well. That by itself isn't bad enough to bother me, but I do worry that a slight vibration could turn into heavy wear on something later. Also, I can feel a slight vibration on the cast. A drop of oil on the spool bearings have quieted it down quite a bit. Abu put the cheapest bearings they could get away with in this reel, and you can tell it. Right now it's spooled with 14# Trilene because that's what the tackle shop offered for free. I picked up the 7 ratio, 30 IPT to fill the speed gap between my low speed Ambassadeur Black Max and Curado K XG. ![]() I've been sitting on a stool in the back yard the past couple days playing with it, using a rubber practice plug. I'd sworn off AG low profiles after nothing but heartache with the Black Max, but seeing as this is a metal framed reel for under $100 before tax, I decided to take a chance.Ĭouldn't be happier, so far, with a reel at this price point. ![]() I picked one up to replace the battered pawn shop Caenan.
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