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| I know this has been brought up a million times but im looking for another reel i can throw large baits magdawgs to pounders to big blades. I have a Saltist 40 now that works ok for me but wouldnt trust it with a couple of my fishing partners, i can see my baits flying away fast since they dont know how to work the spool very well. Im not looking to break the bank i was thinking i would buy used and hit up the swap meets at the muskie show or look here, i was looking in the $150-$200 range. The Revo caught my eye but wasnt sure what else out there might fitin that range if anything? |
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Location: E. Tenn | Revos are pretty much idiot proof!. Even I couldn't screw one up! |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | 700TE, watch Ebay |
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Location: Minnesota | What PIKEMASTER said, I love my 700TE |
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| Cabelas has the reg toro on sale online for 199.88.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Abu-Garcia174-Revoreg-Toro-Casting-R... |
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| I did see that that was one on my radar but is the gear ratio to high to burn 10's? |
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Location: ON | Yes, too high a ratio for 10's.
Tought to do it all with 1 reel. Calcutta 400 or 700 might be your best bet here.
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| I will have to keep an eye out for the calcutta's or ill save my cabelas $$$ up |
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| I dont know how long my Toro HS NaCls will last but they burn 10s pretty good with out a ton of fatigue also works with Mad dawgs no prob. Pounders, 12/13s I haven't tried. |
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| PIKEMASTER - 12/13/2013 11:26 AM
700TE, watch Ebay
I agree but beware of it's size if you don't like big reels. Other than that the thing is a Powerhouse! |
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Location: Alsip, IL | Bit more that 200 but the new lexa 400 is quite nice. Comes in left had to. I got the HSL which is 7:1 for $228 shipped to my house on eBay. They make lower ratios that I imagine are pretty good reels for bigger baits. I just like a lot of line pick up for rubber baits. |
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| Why not buy the reg Toro and put new gears in it? Still a cheap yet proven option for around 250. Very easy to use as well. |
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| You can get the lexa 400 now for $200 shipped and the lexa 300 for $150 shipped. Amazon or eBay, forgot which one. |
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| I was looking at the Lexas but don't they have plastic gears I'm not gonna be burning 10s a ton but still don't want to burn a reel up from general use |
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| bigdogg2278 - 12/17/2013 9:02 PM
but don't they have plastic gears
Huh? No. That would be all bad. |
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| I believe there is a pinion bushing that's plastic that could potentially wear out, that was discussed a couple times in the last year as a POTENTIAL weakness. So far I've heard nothing but good about the lexas. I plan on buying one in early spring, hoping they might drop a little more. |
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| That's what I was thinking not the gears |
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