Revo question

zooker · 04-30-10, 02:34 PM

yeah i know a reel question from me.

i have a couple revo's. but i recently got a stx for flippin and pitching..maybe its new and not broke in yet but here is the problem.

if i set the reel up for pitching, i get a big backlash if i try roll casting it. if i set the reel up to cast i get a big backlash when i try pitching the bait.any of you revo guys experience this before??

my other revos i use are a chunk and wind settings. this is the first time i have tried to multitask a revo.

zooker

BassinNC · 04-30-10, 04:33 PM

I flip,pitch and roll cast all the time with my sx with no problem.

Hope you get it figured out.

carolina-rig-01 · 04-30-10, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BassinNC

I flip,pitch and roll cast all the time with my sx with no problem.

Hope you get it figured out.

Same here. I use my revos for everything from making long hard casts to flipping and I have never had this problem. Maybe Kevins video on basic baitcasting setup will help you

MississippiBoy · 04-30-10, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

same here. I use my revos for everything from making long hard casts to flipping and i have never had this problem. maybe kevins video on basic baitcasting setup will help you :d:d:d

burn!!!

Bassboss · 04-30-10, 04:53 PM

you could have gotten a bad apple! maybe return it and get a new one.

nofearengineer · 04-30-10, 05:49 PM

Zook, my STX is almost foolproof (it would have to he, huh?

). Maybe you got a bad one?

keithdog · 04-30-10, 06:18 PM

I've been using my new STX this spring strictly for pitchin and have never had a backlash. I'd exchage it as I know you know what your doing. If your having trouble, you must have a lemon.

zooker · 04-30-10, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

Same here. I use my revos for everything from making long hard casts to flipping

an example would be fishing docks. i would hit the out sides and do a roll cast to an inner post and boom backlash..

zooker

3dkicker · 04-30-10, 08:39 PM

I had a reel that would slip. I'd make a couple casts and no problem. Then I'd make one with out changing a thing and backlash. I'd check the brake and it would have slipped and was looser than the original setting. I'd tighten it and it would work fine...for a while and then a backlash. Check and see if this is happening.

bamabassman · 04-30-10, 08:46 PM

Hope oyu do get it figured out man. I don't have a revo...........YET. but gonna get a WINCH first.

triglet · 04-30-10, 10:43 PM

I'm with everyone else. I've never had any problems with mine (except for blowing the anti reverse bearing up in the s). I've got an s sx stx and a winch on the way. I'd say lemon to. Just out of curiosity what kind of line are you using?

zooker · 05-01-10, 09:13 AM

trig
i am using braid..

zooker

triglet · 05-01-10, 02:57 PM

yep braid is pretty much all i use. i did try some berkley fluorocarbon( thought it was junk i might add) and it did some funky stuff on the reel.

CamG · 05-01-10, 05:04 PM

Simple solution...buy a different brand of reel!

zooker · 05-01-10, 05:55 PM

i have not bought a abu since they made the torno-what a pos-

most of mine are quantums of extremes. but have several pflugers-all left handed..

zooker

Bender · 05-02-10, 11:26 AM

That is exactly what the Revo SX HS that I had did. There was no happy medium setting for it so I traded it away and won't buy another. If it's new I would say there is something wrong with it and you should exchange it. If the second one does the same thing then go back to your normal brand.

WTL · 05-02-10, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolina-rig-01

Same here. I use my revos for everything from making long hard casts to flipping and I have never had this problem. Maybe Kevins video on basic baitcasting setup will help you

Very nicely done, Sir.

nofearengineer · 05-02-10, 01:26 PM

Zook....just a thought....is this a 2010 STX with the dual brakes?

If it is, maybe some odd combination of the brakes is causing this?

mont4982 · 05-05-10, 09:51 PM

I have the 2 STX and they work perfect. It new ones dual brakes. Centrifical and magnetic when I first got I was having the same problem. Wasn't used to having 2 types of brakes. Play with them and you will get the settings the way you want. I have one with setting and the other with a different setting.
On both reels I only have 1 centrifical brake on. But the magnetic changes I have one 3/4 of the way off. And the other 1/2 way. When I change lures I adjust the magntic brake and spool tension knob to get it correct

CamG · 05-05-10, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooker

i have not bought a abu since they made the torno-what a pos-

most of mine are quantums of extremes. but have several pflugers-all left handed..

zooker

Haven't bought one since the Eon....what a huge POS.

That ruined my on any Abu from here on out.

zooker · 05-05-10, 10:46 PM

tru cam i had one of thos pos eon's also. i sent it in and got a 5500 back..

zooker

Vegasspider · 05-07-10, 10:36 AM

This could be a dual brake issue or bad string or both. I would maybe think about the easy fix first, check that both brakes are working correctly and then just see by chance if the line is bad. I know braid is consistent but it could be. I would also just do a quick over on the rod. I had a situation where I just knew I had an reel issue but after replacing the reel the very next reel did the same thing. Turns out the rod had a ever so slight bent mid eye and bingo, backlash problem solved.
QUOTE=zooker;295378]yeah i know a reel question from me.

i have a couple revo's. but i recently got a stx for flippin and pitching..maybe its new and not broke in yet but here is the problem.

if i set the reel up for pitching, i get a big backlash if i try roll casting it. if i set the reel up to cast i get a big backlash when i try pitching the bait.any of you revo guys experience this before??

my other revos i use are a chunk and wind settings. this is the first time i have tried to multitask a revo.

zooker[/QUOTE]

zooker · 05-07-10, 12:01 PM

the rod it is on is a7'6'' duckett micro eye jobby..i switched rods same thing happened.the braid is new but i have used it before with no problems..

zooker

Vegasspider · 05-07-10, 02:48 PM

Hum must be a bad real is all I can think of.

pig n jig · 05-14-10, 07:15 AM

Zooker, Put a 1/2 oz. weight on it and cast the daylights out of it, even in the yard if neccessary. What I think is wrong is you have excessive lube in the bearings.It'll usually take about a 1/2 hour of casting and reeling before you see it work the excess lube out of the reel.

One thing to know is at what point the reel backlashes.

If it backlashes at the beginning of the cast, adjust the braking settings to a higher setting.

If it backlashes at the end of the cast, your spool tension knob needs to be adjusted tighter.

Sporatic casts results usually means excessive lube in the reel or reel component malfunction.

I hope this helps.

04-30-10, 02:34 PM	#1
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	Revo question yeah i know a reel question from me. i have a couple revo's. but i recently got a stx for flippin and pitching..maybe its new and not broke in yet but here is the problem. if i set the reel up for pitching, i get a big backlash if i try roll casting it. if i set the reel up to cast i get a big backlash when i try pitching the bait.any of you revo guys experience this before?? my other revos i use are a chunk and wind settings. this is the first time i have tried to multitask a revo. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

04-30-10, 04:33 PM	#2
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	I flip,pitch and roll cast all the time with my sx with no problem. Hope you get it figured out. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

04-30-10, 04:53 PM	#5
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	you could have gotten a bad apple! maybe return it and get a new one. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

04-30-10, 05:49 PM	#6
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Zook, my STX is almost foolproof (it would have to he, huh? ). Maybe you got a bad one? __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

04-30-10, 08:39 PM	#9
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	I had a reel that would slip. I'd make a couple casts and no problem. Then I'd make one with out changing a thing and backlash. I'd check the brake and it would have slipped and was looser than the original setting. I'd tighten it and it would work fine...for a while and then a backlash. Check and see if this is happening. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

04-30-10, 06:18 PM	#7
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I've been using my new STX this spring strictly for pitchin and have never had a backlash. I'd exchage it as I know you know what your doing. If your having trouble, you must have a lemon.

04-30-10, 08:46 PM	#10
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Hope oyu do get it figured out man. I don't have a revo...........YET. but gonna get a WINCH first. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-30-10, 10:43 PM	#11
triglet BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 39	I'm with everyone else. I've never had any problems with mine (except for blowing the anti reverse bearing up in the s). I've got an s sx stx and a winch on the way. I'd say lemon to. Just out of curiosity what kind of line are you using?

05-01-10, 09:13 AM	#12
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	trig i am using braid.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

05-01-10, 02:57 PM	#13
triglet BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 39	yep braid is pretty much all i use. i did try some berkley fluorocarbon( thought it was junk i might add) and it did some funky stuff on the reel.

05-01-10, 05:04 PM	#14
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Simple solution...buy a different brand of reel!

05-01-10, 05:55 PM	#15
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	i have not bought a abu since they made the torno-what a pos- most of mine are quantums of extremes. but have several pflugers-all left handed.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

05-02-10, 11:26 AM	#16
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	That is exactly what the Revo SX HS that I had did. There was no happy medium setting for it so I traded it away and won't buy another. If it's new I would say there is something wrong with it and you should exchange it. If the second one does the same thing then go back to your normal brand.

05-02-10, 01:26 PM	#18
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Zook....just a thought....is this a 2010 STX with the dual brakes? If it is, maybe some odd combination of the brakes is causing this? __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-05-10, 09:51 PM	#19
mont4982 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: miami, fl Posts: 3	I have the 2 STX and they work perfect. It new ones dual brakes. Centrifical and magnetic when I first got I was having the same problem. Wasn't used to having 2 types of brakes. Play with them and you will get the settings the way you want. I have one with setting and the other with a different setting. On both reels I only have 1 centrifical brake on. But the magnetic changes I have one 3/4 of the way off. And the other 1/2 way. When I change lures I adjust the magntic brake and spool tension knob to get it correct

05-05-10, 10:46 PM	#21
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	tru cam i had one of thos pos eon's also. i sent it in and got a 5500 back.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

05-07-10, 10:36 AM	#22
Vegasspider BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 570	Brakes and line This could be a dual brake issue or bad string or both. I would maybe think about the easy fix first, check that both brakes are working correctly and then just see by chance if the line is bad. I know braid is consistent but it could be. I would also just do a quick over on the rod. I had a situation where I just knew I had an reel issue but after replacing the reel the very next reel did the same thing. Turns out the rod had a ever so slight bent mid eye and bingo, backlash problem solved. QUOTE=zooker;295378]yeah i know a reel question from me. i have a couple revo's. but i recently got a stx for flippin and pitching..maybe its new and not broke in yet but here is the problem. if i set the reel up for pitching, i get a big backlash if i try roll casting it. if i set the reel up to cast i get a big backlash when i try pitching the bait.any of you revo guys experience this before?? my other revos i use are a chunk and wind settings. this is the first time i have tried to multitask a revo. zooker[/QUOTE]

05-07-10, 12:01 PM	#23
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	the rod it is on is a7'6'' duckett micro eye jobby..i switched rods same thing happened.the braid is new but i have used it before with no problems.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

05-07-10, 02:48 PM	#24
Vegasspider BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 570	Hum must be a bad real is all I can think of.

05-14-10, 07:15 AM	#25
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Zooker, Put a 1/2 oz. weight on it and cast the daylights out of it, even in the yard if neccessary. What I think is wrong is you have excessive lube in the bearings.It'll usually take about a 1/2 hour of casting and reeling before you see it work the excess lube out of the reel. One thing to know is at what point the reel backlashes. If it backlashes at the beginning of the cast, adjust the braking settings to a higher setting. If it backlashes at the end of the cast, your spool tension knob needs to be adjusted tighter. Sporatic casts results usually means excessive lube in the reel or reel component malfunction. I hope this helps.

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