04-07-09, 11:38 PM | #1 |
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the monkey is loose.......again
well i had a david fritts crankbait reel break on me halfway through my last tourney. it had something go wrong in the gears and i made it through the day with it but today i took it back to bass pro. i decided i was gonna upgrade to a revo winch rather than get another one, not that i didn't like it but all my other reels are revo's so it just made sense. so i was counting on spending around $125 for the difference for the reels. but after a trip down the crankbait isle, some triple grips, some reel grips, p-line evolution, and a few kentucky lake maps i was in for about $300.
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I've heard a lot of good about the revo's, but also have heard that the centrifugal break system is a little weak, any thoughts?
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i do know that there are a few other members on here that have this reel and have been happy with it so i am sure it will be good.
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The centrifugal braking system on my Winch is phenomenal. Smooth as a baby's bottom. C-rig, I recommend when you get it, just leave 2 of the pins out if you are going with a 10 or 12 lb line, that seems to give me the best performance. I've messed with it a bunch of times and 2 out (on opposite sides, of course) has given me the best casting distance and the least amount of those err... professional overruns.
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I have the revo S which has the centrifical brakes and have no issues with it. I can not imagine that the higher end revo's have an issue that my $129 model doesn't.
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Thanks guys, I am quite tempted to try the sx or stx, but I am just such a die-hard curado e fan that it is difficult for me to imagine switching, although the 22 lb drag is really appealing for flipping and pitching into cover.
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Thanks for the heads up. Think I better stock up on DF reel internal parts in case something goes wrong in my week long tournament in June.
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C-rig -- the baitmonkey looovvveeessss yoouuuuu
I would say he had something to do with that reel screwing up.
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You could be on to something there.......
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I just got my new Sexy Shad top to bottom kit yesterday from BPS cant wait to hit the water with it.
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