Best Revo Model? or other baitcaster?
 

Fishing inshore. Trout and reds. Needs to be strong enough to bring reds in quickly. I have been fishing curado 200e7 but need a new reel.

The 13s reels are too small for my hands.

Whats your thoughts?

Man.. that s a tough one. I've been going smaller. Most of the Lews are small similar to the 13s and those are the best 2 out there right now. Some of the diawa's are small too.

What about the old style calcutta's that are round, those are the only ones I know of that arn't small.
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Best Revo
 

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Revo Inshore..it has 20lbs of drag..

i had an inshore for a short period of time until a fish decided to take it from me... I have an S, and SX, and a STX. Never had an issue with reds, drum, big gafftops, etc, LOL

The STX was a nice LITTLE reel... I liked.. apparently the fish like them too since I kicked mine off the side of the boat in 20' of water...LOL.. total accident. Brand new rod and reel was just starting to like it and get it dialed in.. oooopppsss..

I would go lews, the last 2 revs I bought aren't that great. The rocket literally fell apart punching hay grass and the premiere is loud and not that smooth

Lews

Lews are too small also.

Best Revo Model? or other baitcaster?
 

I much prefer my revoke over my speed spools, just feel more solid and consistent, plus they are a better fit for my hands.

I have a few of each

just get another curado.......

Liking my Revo. Not an issue yet after two years for specks and reds

Which model Lew's?

There isn't a noticeable size difference in the revos to lews. Just get a round reel if your hands are that big

If you want to spend money buy you a higher end Shimano because you can not go wrong with it..

best bang for your buck ... Curado or Chronarch

Really? I just threw a those two reels this morning and would disagree

Depends, I throw the bb2s mainly for the bigger spools, definitely not that big of a difference. Now the tourney pros and lews lite are smaller

Try the daiwa tatula.....I got one of the tactical models and they are very close in size to the older 200 e7. I was always a shimano fan but these are better IMO for the money.

I used Shimano for years and love the Green Curado's and White Chronarch's but the ones that the put out now are not the same. I've gone to 13's. The inceptions are 120$ and bullet proof. I've tortured the 3 I have and they keep ticking. They are 8:1 ratio and make working a topwater bait a breeze. I still have a bunch of Curado's and Chronarch's but after using the 13's its hard to go back to them.

I have personally never used them because I have no need to but they are not holding up too good in the "guide life "

I know several guides who use these reels daily and now most are parts of reefs lol

Heard they are real light and smooth just not saltwater ready after a year of fishing or less

Most went back to Shimano and few are now trying the Lews

I guided long enough to know that anytime you give a customer a bait caster you are asking for trouble. I am really hard on my reels but also take pretty good care of them. I have had issues with a couple but I've mailed the back and had a new one in 3 or 4 days. The concept A's and C's are what most guys are using I have had one of each but prefer the cheaper Inceptions. No doubt if I was guiding and a customer wanted a bait caster I'd give them on older model Curado or Chronarch. I just had bad luck with a couple of new Curados and gave up on them because the older ones were so good.

I have a 1 year old curado giving me all kind of problems. Spool bearings went out and the brakes are horrible. Makes a loud screeching noise when the brakes engage. Tried oiling them and it quit making noise but now I only get about a 25 yard cast. Turned the brakes off and still the same. I am about done with shimano baitcasters in that price range. The daiwa tatula is worth looking into. Mine have been great so far.

I heard enough about the new Shimanos and decided to try Lews for trout fishing. Very happy with my decision. Also had a chance to buy a Shimano Core for cheap and it's a dream. Still have my old Curados for snapper and bulls and sight fishing redfish with braid.

Marktrahan
 

New curado I s are trouble concept 13 s prone to corrosian if not serviced lews hard to get parts plenty of shimanos of old on flea bay chronarchs curado scorpions cores I own scorpions curados chronarchs all bought on flea bay altough parts for older shimanos getting harder to find.

I've only replace a Pawl on one of my Lews and another part I lost. That being said, I called lews and had parts in 3 days. Very friendly and curious staff.

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What model Lews are y'all using?

I have 3 tournament pros, 2 inshore, and 3 plain speed spools. Been strictly Lews for 5 or so years now.

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2 tourney pros, 1 tourney g, 2 inshores, 1 lews lite, 2 bb2s, and some cheaper models, all are great reels. I do bearing upgrades in mine right off the shelf, but that's personal preferance

Same with me. Very helpful, parts were here before I knew it.

I had a Tatula that my brother gave me for Christmas this year. First day I took it out we got into that school of redfish that was terrorizing the East bank of Big Lake last winter. It was done after the 4th fish. It didn't have the drag to deal with those things. I got fed up having to mess around with a fish for 10 min and tightened up the drag all the way. They were still pealing it like an apple. Blew the gusts out of it on the first day. I think I had 40 lb suffix on it because I had been on some big reds. I'll admit it was nice and smooth and cast a mile it just didn't have enough nuts. I am sure that kind of abuse would do the same things to a lot of reels but it hasn't done it to my 13's, Old Curado's, and Chronarch's.

I have had some corrosion problems with my Concept A but not with the C or the Inception. Have you heard anything bad about the Inceptions Mr. Mark? That Chronarch 50 you fixed for me works better than it did when it was new. Thanks.

Hope my tatula last...the tactical model have bigger gears and aluminum frame and side plate.http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Daiwa...cpage-DTT.html I wish shimano still made the chronarch e series and curado. One of the best reels for the money ever made.

Marque I don't remember the model numbers of the concepts I serviced but they belonged to kayak fisherman 2 were about a year 1 was brand new if concept would lube them better from the factory would not be as bad kayak reels always in water . The older ones had bad corrosian and the new one starting to corrode the owner was disappointed most of the corrosian was in right side bearing housing he really liked the way they cast and they have awsome Carbon fiber drags and a very strong drags several washers in the drag stack

Look into the ardent apex magnum. Bigger spool, saltwater approved, 3 year warranty $150.

It was my Concept A that Mark brought back to life. It was corroding pretty quickly from Kayak fishing and wade fishing. It casts a country mile now and i have zero issues.

Mark has been a "God Sent" for me and my friends reels. We had used other reel cleaners that were recommended on this site and had lots of issues with them. They were dishonest and sold me parts I didn't need. As of now, I have personally brought 38 reels to Mark over the last 18 months. 7 of my own and 31 of friends. We are ALL happier with the reels then when they were new. Mark does an amazing job. All my other reels are Core 50's and Curado E50 and 200E7's. I refuse to buy the newer shimano's in those price ranges because they are not made as well. I have bought them and sold them.
If you want a WELL MADE SHIMANO, get on Japantackle.com and get one that will last. The JDM's are far better then the domestics we get. I have a Scorpion 1500 and its by far my best reel.

With all that being said, I'd find a curado on Ebay and have Mark fine tune it. That the most economical and is a tried and true reel

Looked back on records but I only wrote down concept 13 s but I think they were the lower end ones if they would have been properly lubed would not have happened but that being said if they were shimanos of old lubed or not that would not have happened .

My brother had one that he really liked, I don't know if he still has it. He's used it more for fresh water fishing though. After throwing Shimano's forever the Diawa was a little hard to get used to. Its almost rectangular. I think what did it in was the little bat wings that open up on the level wind. On the reel that I had they just didn't seem to close properly. I was trying to stop one of those bulls from getting in the trolling motor and was cranking the hell out of hit. I guess there was too much tension on the level wind and it bent and got off track. When I kept cranking it blew it all to hell. Whatever happened it don't work no more. I go full retard when I am in a bunch of BIG Redfish. I either destroy my equipment or the fish. All three of the Lew's I had anti reverse went out, one broke on a hook set. If I keep a reel a year its tough. If you don't spool you reel with parachute chord and pick a fight with a 30lb redfish, I am sure it will last a lot longer than mine.

Grey ones are Incptions, Black are Concept A, the White ones are the Concept C.

Thanks to my kayak friend went back and wrote A next to your concept 13 best to all.

Mark, how do we get a reel to you?

There are several Curados for sale on eBay for $200 - $300. Thanks for the tips guys. We got way off the OP' s topic...lol.

Here is his card. He lives in Cow Island but I am sure you could meet him somewhere closer to civilization or mail it to him.

When you d a search on eBay you must type in used whether it be curado chronarch core or scorpions there are some clunkers on on there but there are some jewels out there be careful were they come from in the interior of U S fresh water coastal salt water most come with money back guarantee the old 200 greenies some of them 30 years old .and yes we did get off the subject Revos I have one of the first ones still fishes well . One more thing there is a couple on there husband and wife who deal in used reel parts these people are legit they have thousands of used parts for all types of reels shimano Abu penn whatever for reels that parts are no longer avaliable JDL treasures is ther names .

Thanks Marque. I go through there every day during duck season so it will be easy.

I'm throwing a BB1 Pro Lews and love it. Lews' customer service has been top notch as well, haven't had any trouble getting parts directly from them.

i have a revo STX that i bought in 2005, and its still going strong. No salt use on that one though.

I've been using 13 fishing concept A for my salt life. Love it so far, only used it for this summer so far, so I can't really speak for its durability. It does have extreme torque and drag though.

This is what I have heard most about the 13
horriable corrosian and bearings locking up with in 4 months of use....

And for the price these reels cost you should have better life out of them for sure....