My 2 New Setups, Reviewed Omen/lews Tp, Abu/abu Sx

[Fireguyfrank58]

  This is my first comparison/review of my 2 new setups I have purchased over the last 2 months.

  

My first and favorite combo Is my 7'3 *** MH rod that I have my Lews TP on.  I use 1/4 Oz tungsten weights with 15lb Invisix fluoro, and 3/0 EWG+ Owner hooks.  This is my go to combo.  I use this combo for my Texas rigs, normally a baby brush hog or a Zoom Ultra Zibe craw.  The ***  has a very light "feel" to it.  To me it seems like its weight and diameter should be more in the medium light range.  The thing is it has a very nice backbone to it.  Feels very true to its rating.  It's sensitivity  is like nothing I have felt so far in a rod.  I can feel every time my tungsten hits the bottom and every bite or nibble feels like a very nice firm tap.  With my Lews TP I am able to palm the reel and use the finger hook between my pinky and ring finger to get a very nice firm comfortable grip on the rod.  I think both the rod and the reel compliment each other very well do to the smaller lighter weight profile of each.  As far as the Lews TP performance I think that goes without saying on the site.  It just  flat out performs and casts very long.

 

My second combo is my 7'3 Abu garcia Vertias MH with a Abu Garcia SX reel.  I have #50 PP on the combo right now and am fishing 1/2 oz. Jigs and Shakey head worms.  This rod to me is also very sensitive. Though not as much as the ***, IMHO.  Though very close, to me the ***'s lighter weight lets you really feel the pull and taps just a bit more then the Veritas.  The Veritas has plenty of backbone with room to spare for my uses.  Feeling the Jig hit bottom or crawls across rocks is very pronounced with the rig.  So far my SX reel is doing very nice.  I can cast lures just as far if not sometimes farther then my Lews Tp.  Though so far I have not thrown any light rigs.  The reel its self has a larger profile then the Lews and I think goes much better with the Veritas then the ***.  The reel its self feels more "gear driven" which I know it is but I am referring more to feel.  The Lews as I retrieve feels softer and more "floaty", while the SX does not feel harsh my any means but seems to feel like it has more torque.  

 

  As I spend more time with my second combo I'll have more input but for now I hope this may shed some light on questions about these combos a few may have.

[Arv]

Nice review. Thanks! I just got a TP from a member on here. Been using the Lews Tournament and I love it so I'm excited about getting the next one in the line up. Glad to hear you are enjoying everything.