![]() The 10 stainless steel ball bearings deliver an actual retrieve that isīoth smooth and consistent. The reel’s tight tolerances and handle design, the Revo STX has a very solidįeel in this department: a feel that is extra reassuring when setting hook on aįish. What I noticed on this reel was the zero degree of handle backplay. Notice the sidecovers, they are both made of aluminum.Īlso the reel uses German-made High Performance Corrosion Resistant ( HPCR ™ ) ![]() Top row displays the magnets exposed (max That on the other side of the reel, the spool tension knob comes with a very The spool might get themselves into some nasty birdnests. Be forewarned that at this setting, anglers who don’t feather On our field tests, we dialed the castĬontrol to the minimal setting and it was already freespooling faster than what Turned off completely even when the shield is over the magnets, but we found it At the minimum setting the magnetic cast control system cannot be Weĭissected the Revo and after removing the sideplate holding the Linear Magneticīrake™ system we found the adjustable metal plate that’s used to shield the Understandably, some anglers would prefer visual marks for their settings. Notice there’s only an indication of Max. The castĬontrol, adjusted externally, can be set from zero to max. Magnets to induce resistance on the spool depending on the setting. The Abu Garcia Revo STX applies a Linear Magnetic Brake™ system that uses five The Revo STX makes use of a magnetic castĬontrol system that can be easily adjusted externally Winds at the Forebay kicked up, the cast control and spool tension knob was put The Revo STX performed excellent while casting these lures, and when the For striped bass we tossed our go-to LuckyĬraft Pointers, Megabass Ito Vision 110s, and the new River2Sea USA’s Trophy Separate from the main drive train, reducing unnecessary friction so each cast The Infini Spool II™ system allows the spool For bass fishing we tossed various lures such as crankbaits, The reel by subjecting it to several trips on O’Neill Forebay where we typically Pursuit of largemouth bass in our local lakes, but we put additional stress on Through our barrage of TT tests! Our primary focus in fishing this reel was the Still, this is hardly enough to stop us from putting the Revo STX The Revo series may be brand new to the market, but we know Abu Garcia has putĬountless hours of testing into this low profile baitcast reel before ever bringing You won't see much plastics on the Revo STXīass and it does an incredible job at battling these fish There’s no doubt the Revo STX is theĬomplete package, and we couldn't wait to see how it would perform on the water. On the non-handle side of the reel weįind the dial for their Linear Magnetic Brake™ system, Abu Garcia’s magneticĬast control with an externally adjustable. Kept with tradition in the knobs of this reel which have a classic appearanceīut are made of an ergonomic material. Wormshaft and levelwind guide, as well as 10+1 stainless steel bearings. This reel features an aluminum frame and sideplates matching other component materials including a Titanium Nitride STX has nearly zero plastic parts throughout it's construction. With some exciting sunset gold touches on the spool and ported handle. The reel is mostly silver in color but his highlighted This new reel looks pretty slick and has a nice low profiledĭesign for easy palming. The ported spool in Sunset Gold color matches In hand, it’s time for us to delve into more detail of what this reel has to Impressed with the Revo STX from what we saw at ICAST and now that we have one With a new, more ergonomic and attractiveĭesign, Abu Garcia hopes to even the playing field with its competitors. Twice at what Abu Garcia had to offer in terms of a low profile baitcaster in The reel sports some attractive details such as the highlights on the ported handle Oversized main gear, micro-click drag adjustment, clicking spool tensionĬoated pinion shaft and pawl, Infini Spool II™, oil and tool Side covers, Linear Magnetic Brake™ system, Titanium Nitride wormshaft, Of the series, the Revo STX, out on the water to see if this new challenger isĪs impressive as its specs lead us to believe. Specifications, and is priced very competitively. The Revo series is stunning in appearance, comes with impressive This quickly changed after we got a quick preview of the Weren’t very excited considering few of us owned, let alone fished the current Room for the new Abu Garcia Revo STX low profile baitcast reelĪbu Garcia was about to introduce a new series of low profile baitcast reels, we
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