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If you go online, Walmart has even more options including an excellent deal on the veritas microguide rod for 70$. I have that rod and it's awesome. Super light and well balanced. I have it paired with the gen 3 revo s. Keep in mind that any Abu Garcia rod or reel comes with a no questions asked 3 year warranty. Three years of peace of mind is nice.

It's funny, I am right handed but to me it feels more natural to hold the rod with my strong arm and reel with the left. It feels akward the other way around.

I'm not sure how to start a simple petition but maybe we can get one going and send it. It can be a generic left hand reel request too that way we can send the same petition to any reel manufacturer we want.

So I sent an email to Abu Garcia a few days ago about my frustration about them not manufacturing left hand retrieves in all their revo reels. I thought I'd share their answer with you guys. Here it is. Hi Joel, Thank-you for your email. We have to base our left handed reels off of forecasted demand. While we would like to make all of our reels available in both left and right hand retrieve, the cost of tooling and retail placement opportunities outweighs our ability to do so. However, when we receive input from enough of our customers and there demand, we often go back and tool a left handed version in a series at a slightly later date. The MGX - which will be available in a left handed retrieve this spring. We always like to hear from consumers and try to facilitate their needs. We will pass this information on to the brand manager. Best Regards, TM Abu Garcia Customer Service Okay, Joel here again. If you guys want left hand retrieves, let them know!

Man, that actually really bothers me about the left hand retrieve. I just wrote an email to Abu Garcia. I wasn't rude or anything but I basically told them how they are missing out on a sale and how they would be opening up their products to an even larger fan base if they simply offered all speeds in all models on both retrieves. I know they are probably trying to be savvy by limiting features in one reel to make you spring for the next one up but really? Is it that serious? They should stop pud whackin and just make it right you know.

Dang! I just got ham boned. I looked up the STX and it only comes in right hand retrieve for the 8.1. Why do they do that? I don't see that it should be any more complicated to make a left hand as it would be a right. STX 8.1 owners, is that faster speed even more apparent as a 7.1 is to a 6.1?

Thanks, but I'm looking to get the gen 3. Not only that but I'm returning my carbonlite reel to bass pro and applying the money towards the sx.

LOVE the responses. So I've fallen and hit the groud but waiting for the spring classic sale to start running. Gen 3 revo sx 7.1 here we come. Thanks a bunch guys! Ps. I would buy another revo s but they don't come in 7.1

No, not crankbait. I mean just how hard to turn the reel crank.

Okay, so far I'm about to fall off onto the high speed side. Another question I have is, do you feel like the faster the reel the harder it is to crank? Excellent responses so far.

I want to make a straight jig pitching rod. I already have the rod but I'm still on the fence about a 7:1 gear ratio. For those of you that have the experience between a 6.1 vs a 7.1 for jigs only, could you give me your opinion and push me off the fence one way or the other? Thanks!

Yep, great reel. Smooth retrieve and drag. Hardly any line tangles around the bail either. Priced right as well.

A lot of people actually do get the two confused. My friend at work who's been fishing for over 30 years didn't know the difference until I showed him a video on youtube. Anyhow, since you're not pitching the bait too far, using a baitcaster that utilizes cent vs mag brakes doesn't matter so much. I would look however for a reel with a strong drag system since you're most likely fishing in areas with a lot of cover and will be setting the hook pretty hard.

Yeah, that video was cool. Now my question is, which rods use this concept or are there any yet?

Cool, thanks for the video link. I will check that out for sure. What I don't get is that it seems as if I have given the impression that I don't like the micro guides. I actually still like them more than regular guides and that is simply because of the weight centering alone. Sorry if I gave the wrong impression to anyone with my initial post.

Geeze, sorry for the typos. I'm at work typing from my phone. Fixing my typos from home now.

I used two rods. One micro and one without. Besides, how long SHOULD it take? If something seems different in the instance I try it or 2 months later, what's the difference? Anyway, I did say that these were MY findings and results can and probably do vary but what I can say is that between the two rod types I have I can see differences that made me take notice.

As far as line contact not an issue, if that is the case then the fact that the sound was louder meant the difference in guide insert material is making it louder. Most guide inserts nowadays, from what I've read, are similar enough in their performance between different rods. That being said I personally still feel that there is more line contact on the micro guides because of the increase in sound with the braid. I could be wrong.

Since we had a record setting temperature on Sunday in update NY, I decided to practice in the back yard and dream of it being spring. As I switched between my veritas micro guide rod and my pro qualifier rod I started to take notice of a few things. Here's my setup. Gen 3 revo s 6:4:1, 7'mh veritas micro guide spooled with 17lb bps flourocarbon. Second rod is a bps pro qualifier standard guide rod and reel 6:4:1, 7'mh spoiled with 40lb power pro braid. Using a 1/2oz practice plug pitching approximately 30 feet away, I would consistently get 6-8 feet further distance with the pq setup using approximately the same force to throw. I then swapped the reels on each rod and noticed the same further distance with the flourocarbon revo s on the pq rod. I also noticed a significant increase in noise during the cast and retrieve with the braided pq reel on the veritas. So with the claims that you get further distance with microguide rods because of decreased line slap, I call fooey. It was my finding that you in fact get the opposite which is decreased distance because of more line contact with the guides. I also found no increase in sensitivity as I slowly dragged the plug across the grass. They both felt pretty much equal. Besides, when all the tension of the line is resting on the first guide at the tip of the rod, of course you shouldn't feel any increase of sensitivity because of the size of the subsequent guides. HOWEVER! Where I can for certain say is that the benefit of micro guide rods lay is in the weight balance. Not necessarily the total weight of the rod but in the balance of weight near the reel. I held both rods and found the center of gravity closer to the reel on the veritas with both reels. In practice I found it more comfortable over time pitching with the veritas because of the weight distribution. So these are MY findings and I'm sure results can vary but I thought I would at least share that with you all. Bring on spring!

It's very quiet on the cast compared to my other reels. It's very smooth when retrieving. It doesn't backlash easily at all. Looks are awesome, my favorite. Size and weight are excellent. Cost for all those combined....priceless. For all other reels, there's MasterCard.

My buddy always uses smelly jelly for jig fishing. He always does well. He has also been fishing for over 30 years.

I really will only weigh them if I think it's close to my pb. I like the shopping bag idea. Great posts so far.

Trokar 5/0 for me. Love it.

See, nobody ever told me that but I kinda figured that was the right place to put it. Mainly because the hook is blatently dull. My buddy pops his through the thin layer of skin under their lower jaw. That seemed odd to me.

Where is the proper place to put the hook on a fish using a scale? I've read and seen people say and do different things. Thoughts?