Hey everyone,
I received my Lew's Tournament Lite Speed Spool reel today from TW and I wanted to give an initial review in case anyone is interested in these.
First, it is super lite! The box says 5.7 oz., but TW says 5.8 oz. Second, it will cast a mile, very far! The spool does free spool very well!
I got the 6.4 to 1 reel. Put #15 Fluro on it and away she went. I used a 5" weightless senko on it. I fished the same place I had a bite on the same senko Wed.so, I felt good about my chances to catch something. But, I ended up not catching anything. I did not get too much fishing in with it today, just enough time to get some opinions of the reel initially. I had it paired to a Powell Endurance 723C, for reference.
The reel feels really well built! I have a family of Curado E's, (Shimano guy) Revo Rocket, and Castic 200SF and this feels very solid compared to all listed. Especially for $179.99, plus I priced matched it on TW's Labor Day sale for 15% off and got it for $153.
She is closet to a 50E in size, I have a picture with the Rocket, 50E, and 200E7 for size reference below.
The reel is black, but has gold flake in it like that of the Curado E's. It works for me. The handle is a little smaller then I thought it would be, I am a tall person so, I was hoping for a little longer handle. I will be upgrading to the Lew's carbon fiber handle.
This is my first Lew's reel and I doubt it will be my last. I a lot of bang for the $$$.
See pictures below.
Thanks,
Wdy
