Lew’s vs Abu Garcia

[HookingDreams]

i have heard lews and Abu are made in the same factory. Taking this into consideration do you feel that essentially they are the same but just look different? Personally, i don’t think so. But i would like to hear what you have to say.

[DB-fish]

My expediter with Lews and abu.gracia are that lews has better performance but not as quality materials while abu Garcias reels dont perform as well but are longer lasting

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Lews typically are a touch cheaper on a per feature basis possibly accounting for the performance referenced. That factory makes a wide range of models with lots of mix and match options material and features wise. It's probably not fair to say they are "the same reel " but equally unfair to say one is really "better" than the other across the board. 

[timsford]

They are both actually made by doyo in Korean factories. Doyo also manufactures reels for bass pro, browning, pfleuger and others. A lot of companies have propietary designs that they pay doyo or banax(another Korean company) to manufacture but many parts interchange between reels

[All about da bass]

Abu Garcia will always be what I fish with for as long as I fish. That will be my first reel and my last. Now rods.... that's a different story

[tbone1993]

My Lew's have lasted a lot longer than my abu reels. I'm pretty biased but after working in a shop I've had the chance to try out pretty much every reel manufacturer. If its Lew's vs Abu casting reels I go Lew's all day. Don't reel like their (lew's)  spinning reels which is unfortunate. Much rather have a Diawa, Quantum, or Shimano Spinning reel. Tested out the Smoke reels, feels weird but once you fish it feels different. Have a sterling silver diawa tatula en route. To answer your question my tournament pro outcasts my stx by a mile. Not a fan of the last model stx if you look at my post history lol.