E. Guido Soda Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 So I have been using the $99 BPS Pro Qualifiers in various speeds with excellent results for a while now, and decided to see if a reel with a bunch of hoopla, and a slightly more "premium" price tag, is worth the money. As such I whittled it down the Shimano Curado and the Garcia Revo SX. Based on general reviews, looks, the way the reel fit in my hand and the ease of access to the braking wheel (not to mention the visibility), I purchased a 7.1 Revo SX. I don't know if it is a defective reel, but the only way I can prevent overruns with it is to tighten the spool tension to the point where the lure does not fall at all when I release the thumb bar. I threw a 1/2 oz. spinner yesterday and a 1/4 oz. shakey head w/ a trick worm, and if I let the lure fall at all, there was always a nasty overrun. I am using 12 lb. P-Line mono, FYI. With the same line (and lures) on the BPS PQ 7.1, I let the lure fall gently and just go - and _never_ get overruns. Just curious about anyone else's experience with this reel... Thx, EGS Quote
Diggy Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 So I have been using the $99 BPS Pro Qualifiers in various speeds with excellent results for a while now, and decided to see if a reel with a bunch of hoopla, and a slightly more "premium" price tag, is worth the money. As such I whittled it down the Shimano Curado and the Garcia Revo SX. Based on general reviews, looks, the way the reel fit in my hand and the ease of access to the braking wheel (not to mention the visibility), I purchased a 7.1 Revo SX. I don't know if it is a defective reel, but the only way I can prevent overruns with it is to tighten the spool tension to the point where the lure does not fall at all when I release the thumb bar. I threw a 1/2 oz. spinner yesterday and a 1/4 oz. shakey head w/ a trick worm, and if I let the lure fall at all, there was always a nasty overrun. I am using 12 lb. P-Line mono, FYI. With the same line (and lures) on the BPS PQ 7.1, I let the lure fall gently and just go - and _never_ get overruns. Just curious about anyone else's experience with this reel... Thx, EGS On my gen 2 I used to make the spool tension as loose as possible, just short of there the spool rocked side to side. I turned the brake up to max, then turned it down incrementally from there. It was almost 3/4 of the way up or more, but I used to get tons of distance, no backlashing and I really didnt need to thumb the spool. I used to hate that reel but after I got it to my liking it became one of my favorites. The next model up is the stx, which has dual braking like the PQ. Quote
E. Guido Soda Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 On my gen 2 I used to make the spool tension as loose as possible, just short of there the spool rocked side to side. I turned the brake up to max, then turned it down incrementally from there. It was almost 3/4 of the way up or more, but I used to get tons of distance, no backlashing and I really didnt need to thumb the spool. I used to hate that reel but after I got it to my liking it became one of my favorites. The next model up is the stx, which has dual braking like the PQ. Two words I forgot to factor in: centrifugal braking. The BPS has dual braking, and so I rarely tweak the magnetic past three or four. I went out in the back yard and set the Revo brake to eight or nine, and all seems to be well; thanks for the heads-up. -EGS Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted July 5, 2015 Super User Posted July 5, 2015 So I have been using the $99 BPS Pro Qualifiers in various speeds with excellent results for a while now, and decided to see if a reel with a bunch of hoopla, and a slightly more "premium" price tag, is worth the money. As such I whittled it down the Shimano Curado and the Garcia Revo SX. Based on general reviews, looks, the way the reel fit in my hand and the ease of access to the braking wheel (not to mention the visibility), I purchased a 7.1 Revo SX. I don't know if it is a defective reel, but the only way I can prevent overruns with it is to tighten the spool tension to the point where the lure does not fall at all when I release the thumb bar. I threw a 1/2 oz. spinner yesterday and a 1/4 oz. shakey head w/ a trick worm, and if I let the lure fall at all, there was always a nasty overrun. I am using 12 lb. P-Line mono, FYI. With the same line (and lures) on the BPS PQ 7.1, I let the lure fall gently and just go - and _never_ get overruns. Just curious about anyone else's experience with this reel... Thx, EGS Sorry you are having issues with your new reel. Too bad you didn't post the question first on which reel would be better. I was a long time abu user and when I made the switch to Shimano never looked back. The Curado would have served you a heck of a lot better. Either way the decision has been made, back to your issue. The SX can be finicky on lighter lures. I had an SX for a couple of seasons but it served as my frogging reel. Frogs run heavier, so the setting was easy. Cast lighter baits and you are going to be constantly trying to correct. Set your magnetic setting higher and work your way down until you have better control of the bait. Best of luck with this reel. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted July 5, 2015 Super User Posted July 5, 2015 Two words I forgot to factor in: centrifugal braking. The BPS has dual braking, and so I rarely tweak the magnetic past three or four. I went out in the back yard and set the Revo brake to eight or nine, and all seems to be well; thanks for the heads-up. -EGS I've never used the SX, but have the Gen 1 Premier and STX, both magnetic only, plus a lot of other magnetic only reels. I run spool tension like Diggy on all my reels. I had to run brakes up around 7 or more. It took practice, but I can run them down to 3 now as long as I'm not throwing into the wind. The extra brakes don't seem to hurt distance very much. I would leave them at 8 or 9 for awhile. Give yourself a chance to get use to the reel. Quote
jbh3 Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Check your SX manual and read about the centrifugal brake magnets on the spool. Adjustments to the number of magnets engaged on the spool, along with magnetic adjustments on the side plate dial, will help tune the reel to prevent over runs. Quote
E. Guido Soda Posted July 7, 2015 Author Posted July 7, 2015 Check your SX manual and read about the centrifugal brake magnets on the spool. Adjustments to the number of magnets engaged on the spool, along with magnetic adjustments on the side plate dial, will help tune the reel to prevent over runs. There is no contrifugal braking system on the Revo SX. MagTrax magnetic braking system... Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 The SX is a perfectly good reel, just different than the centrifugal brakes you're used to. I prefer cent. brakes personally but have both. As suggested, set the mag high and most importantly, don't horse the cast. Develop a nice smooth casting stroke and let the rod load and do the work. You'll get better distance, accuracy and backlash control. Quote
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