Revo MGX

[Tavery5]

Wow, been since June that we talked about these reels. The local GM got these in the store last week here in Wichita. I was bored one night so I decided I would head up to the store and check one out first hand. First I want to say that I am a big Revo fan, and I fish the Abu line of reels more than anything else.

There were two things that initially stood out about the reel, appearance and weight. These reels look very nice, and I have never held a reel any lighter than the MGX. After my initial look over, I started playing with all the settings and features of the reel, the drag star and spool tension knob both click, which one almost expects these days in upper end reels. I opened the side plate and took the spool out, just as one would expect light, small and nicely detailed. The braking system is what I really wanted to see, as I figured with all the hype it was a very complex system, I could not have been more wrong, very simple system with plastic looking components, not saying they are plastic, just that they look it. For the overall feel of the reel, I would say it has a profile very similar to the new Lews reels, and the smoothness of the Revo Premier.

The reel while nice, never at anytime felt like a $350 dollar reel to me. While it was very light and look great, it just did not have anything about it that made it worth almost another $100 over the Premier.

Anyone else got to hold one yet?