Yes, they can be hard to tune if you're not used to the infini breaks or tune the 3 ways of adjusting out of order, but once they are dialed in they are really smooth reels that consistently run trouble free. I own two of these, one HS and one XHS and have well over a year of fishing every weekend on both. The revo premier is just as good! Tight lines!Ĭomments: I have the 7.3:1 I didn't buy it from here but I feel like if you are going to buy one you should know that it is a good reel not great I have it paired with a Ark Invoker 7'1' heavy and it's on the heavier side I use it for jigs and some Texas rigs I when I first got the reel it was very smooth but for some reason it makes a slight grind in the gears now I'm going to clean it and see what happens but I'm sure this is a good reel but for me I would rather spend the extra $40 and get a SLX DC or curado.Ĭomments: There are a lot of mixed reviews on this reel, so I'll add my experience. Some of these negative reviews must be bitter Shimano ppl or something. Go baitcaster and you'll be investing In years of fishing. Only flaw with the revo Sx is the spinning version is just utter garbage don't buy that. so y'all think what ya want, but 10/10 recommend this reel I'm usually harsh on reviews to. My two oldest don't even have much paint left on em. I've never had a issue with them they act brand new. Hopefully they address this problem whenever they make the REVO gen 5.Ĭomments: I own 5 of these I've had 2 since 2015.

The switch either needs to be moved to the front or not stick up as much. It has happened to me twice and fortunately it feel into the kayak and not the water. I'm a kayak angler and the rod holders on most yak crates can flip that switch and your side plate will fall off. If I fish a spook all day I will have a blister on my hand from that switch. Abu Garcia should have put it on the front of the reel instead of the back. I only have one complaint and that is the side plate switch. If it aint broke don't fix it !!!Ĭomments: This reel is my go to topwater reel.

I guess this new design was cheaper to make. I don't recommend this reel and will no longer be buying Abu Garcia because of this crappy reel. I have tried clicking in or out individual brakes and I cant seem to get it perfect. It either wont cast but 30 feet or it backlashes really bad. The gen 4 has a different braking system on it and I can't find the sweet spot. I am now on the shimano teamĬomments: I have been an Abu Garcia fan for 30 years but I don't recommend this reel. Really hope abu steps up their game in the future. Castability sucks, just doest feel comfortable. Been an abu guy my entire life but the gen 4 is terrible.

Comments: Took me a while to figure this reel out but if you turn all the magnets in then adjust your spool tension knob so that your bait is barely falling it will cast farther than a country mile!! Seriously, it castes farther than my $250 Tatula elite designed for long casting now lol.Ĭomments: Abu kinda fell off.

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