Hahaha… bro… Coincidentally Abu and Volvos are both Swedish. Try the Elite IB… Even I was surprised.
Fish & Fish yet catch & release.
I have tried the Elite IB today. Thumb up to this reel. Really nice to cast and its light. Seldom get ‘Bihun Goreng’, even for beginner like me. I believe for reel between RM700-RM900, Elite IB is the good choice.
bluestone,
i went metropolitan park to test reel.
abus and shimano are the way to go!!! I never like Lexus
Novice angler here, any constructive advices greatly appreciated. Thank you
other than IB, the other elite, including PRM & SKT all have crappy drag.
Gonna get one, gonna get one.. Abu Revo Elite IB.. HEheheheheheh
nice discussion going on here.
but i agree with wong sifu.
er… can any of the moderators move this thread to the tackle review section?
good one to continue discussing over at the right place.
tackle review! Great!
Seems like not many ppl use Revo Elite IB at the moment. How bout shimano Aldebaran, any 1 got this reel? Some ppl like to compare this reel with Daiwa Alpha. It is light, smooth and suitable for light lure
no regrets for me. except for being abit rough on it and it makes sounds now. however, casting long distance with a 8 gram is not an issue.. using 1 piece c5 blue carbon rod.. phew, half gone easily ( im stil not good at casting ). backlashes easily if you don’t control it well thou.. it’s a piece of light device that performs good. however if u say smoothnes, definetly loose daiwa and shimano. overall, it’s the best among it’s range.. 15kg drag, lightweight body, eva grip handle, smooth retrieving. what else you can ask for at that price. =)
how much is it currently?
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Originally posted by spinnerlures
tackle review! Great!Seems like not many ppl use Revo Elite IB at the moment. How bout shimano Aldebaran, any 1 got this reel? Some ppl like to compare this reel with Daiwa Alpha. It is light, smooth and suitable for light lure
better than alpha in everyway
just get scorpion 1001xt, same as aldebaran, much cheaper and can be use for salt. Heavier only
Novice angler here, any constructive advices greatly appreciated. Thank you
quote:which reel is this? more like a big game reel :p
Originally posted by jhoonaun
no regrets for me. except for being abit rough on it and it makes sounds now. however, casting long distance with a 8 gram is not an issue.. using 1 piece c5 blue carbon rod.. phew, half gone easily ( im stil not good at casting ). backlashes easily if you don't control it well thou.. it's a piece of light device that performs good. however if u say smoothnes, definetly loose daiwa and shimano. overall, it's the best among it's range.. 15kg drag, lightweight body, eva grip handle, smooth retrieving. what else you can ask for at that price. =)
quote:Aldebaran Mg 155g, Scorpion XT1000 190g, a mere 35g difference. must be a real 'pro' unless comparing them side-by-side [xx(]
Originally posted by Tan Jiin Shengbetter than alpha in everyway
just get scorpion 1001xt, same as aldebaran, much cheaper and can be use for salt. Heavier only
Novice angler here, any constructive advices greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Originally posted by pukau2002quote:Aldebaran Mg 155g, Scorpion XT1000 190g, a mere 35g difference. must be a real 'pro' unless comparing them side-by-side [xx(]
Originally posted by Tan Jiin Shengbetter than alpha in everyway
just get scorpion 1001xt, same as aldebaran, much cheaper and can be use for salt. Heavier only
Novice angler here, any constructive advices greatly appreciated. Thank you
Compared both side by side with same rod and almost same thickness line with the same amount of brakes applied
Btw, both are brand new first use out of box[:D]
Novice angler here, any constructive advices greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Originally posted by pukau2002
other than IB, the other elite, including PRM & SKT all have crappy drag.
Well bro, The Revo Elite, PRM, & SKT have lower drag and the reason is be they were first and foremost done for large mouth bass fishing which is “THE” sport (fishing) in America. Hence the lighter reel.
In Malaysia we have the giant snakehead (toman), sebarau, etc… of which many anglers prefer heavier drags. As a Malaysian angler you actually have the choice of upgrading the drag disc… to what we call carbon matrix disc. That will push up your drag giving you heavier drag should heavy drag what you want.
That said, I’ve landed numerous tomans (averaging 2kg to 6kg) and sebaraus on my Revo Elite. The largest fish landed on the Elite is a 9kg ebek. This was done without upgrading the drag. Till today my Revo Elite is still with its original disc.
For a strong drag system, light, and smooth reel it is still the Abu Garcia Revo Elite IB. It is like paying for a ZPI carbon handle and getting the reel almost free…hehehe…
Fish & Fish yet catch & release.
that’s why i’m comparing amongst elite and not with the other sibling in the revo family. worst if i were to compare with reels from other brands as their worshiper will sure fire me non-stop [B)]
but i still wonder why abu is using PowerDisk drag(isn’t this renamed ‘stamina’ drag) in the elite gp/aurora/akatsuki instead of the proven carbon matrix washer.
Ala bro… normal lar. Every brand got die hard fans bro. but the basic is that all these equipment are used for the sport of fishing. A reel is in basic terms an equipment to store line. A rod pulak is an equipment to help cast your bait or lure and to give you some leverage to play the fish. Lures are basically something used to outsmart the fish.
It is like car racing (sorry bros but I love cars). The engines are used to move the 4 wheels. The seats are basically something to sit on and support you better when you are driving. The steering wheel is used to steer the car. 4 wheels are basically to roll the car smoothly (as opposed to square wheels).
But when it comes to sports we support our own team. Like in F1 I support Ferrari. In DTM in support Audi Sports Team ABT. However in these sports there are you may have the same make of cars racing under different teams. So in the end it is the team that we are supporting.
So if someone were to tell me that Ferrari is lousy or is Audi is lousy I will not be very happy. Or if someone were to tell another person that AMG Mercedes is lousy… I think the fan of AMG will be pretty unhappy.
Ferraris, Audis, Mercedes, BMWs… they’re all good cars and teams. Really good cars and teams in fact. Why they sometimes win and sometimes lose is not because they are lousy but it could be due to technicalities, driver faults or mistakes like braking too early into a corner or too late,… or misjudgment of the crew during the race… etc.
Same like reels they are all good, modern reels. Saying that Shimano is lousy, Abu is lousy, or Daiwa is lousy will definitely make the fans unhappy because these fans supports the brand.
To me they are all good reels. Very good reels. A lot of money goes into R&D. A lot of effort goes into making these reels. Countless hours are spent trying to satisfy the supporters. None of them are lousy.
Well, some may be smoother than the other like a Honda being compared to an American car with a Hemi engine but the Hemi is macho, strong, and makes one heck of a noise… it is also freaking powerful and fast.
Some may look better than the other like the Ferraris looking better than the Nissan GTR… but the GTR can kick Ferraris ass and has done so in Nurburgring.
Some are more fragile like certain French and/or Italian cars as compared to the Japaneses, but the French and/or Italians have strong heritage and they too can really run (Peugeot did win the DTM a number of times too).
So when it comes to which is better… Shimano, Daiwa, or Abu. My answer is that they are all good, very good reels but it boils down to what you are looking for, how much you are willing to spend, and how do you want your reel to help you.
If I have mountain loads of money I would buy almost every car (almost all brands except Mitsuoka… I just cannot fall in love with it)in the world today. But I can’t because I don’t have mountain loads of cash.
But reels do not require that mountain and we are lucky in that sense that we can have all brands of reels sitting in our tackle room should we really want to buy them.
Reputable brands are a definite good buy… so to me the more appropriate question should be “should I spend a little more on reputable brands or just go with a cheap brand of reel?” Buy a Volvo S80 or buy a Proton Perdana?
Fish & Fish yet catch & release.
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Originally posted by pukau2002
that's why i'm comparing amongst elite and not with the other sibling in the revo family. worst if i were to compare with reels from other brands as their worshiper will sure fire me non-stop [B)]but i still wonder why abu is using PowerDisk drag(isn’t this renamed ‘stamina’ drag) in the elite gp/aurora/akatsuki instead of the proven carbon matrix washer.
Bro, I am sure our engineers have a reason. Again the target fish is different bro… and it also gives us options to upgrade.
Fish & Fish yet catch & release.
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Originally posted by spinnerlures
I'm looking for a reel which is able to cast a good distance using the 6-11 gram lure.With a 4 to 8 kg drag.So which reel you think is capable to achieve stated requirement?
Thank you
The way I see this is an ego question. You are not looking for a BC reel that could cast 6 - 11 gram lures or the 4 - 8kg drag capability.
In fact you are looking for BC reel that could up lift your EGO that you could cast 6-11gram lure and a drag to match.
Let me break down in detail for you before you start to accuse me of sabotaging your thread.
4 - 8 kg means you have set it to 25% of the line poundage, this means you are using about 20kg lines (at least). You can obviously cast with 20lb braided line but how far can you cast it with 6 - 11gram lure with 20lb braided line?
I suggest you stop this nonsense and enjoy fishing. Just buy a decent spinning reel with 2 - 4kg line class to cast 6-11grams lures and go out and fish.
The fish will not know what reel or rods you use.
quote:I wouldn't simply condemn any reel(s) without basis & mostly from my own experience. some reel(s) is/are real crap even the other models from the same manufacturer is/are like godsend.
Originally posted by philmuscle
Ala bro... normal lar. Every brand got die hard fans bro. but the basic is that all these equipment are used for the sport of fishing. A reel is in basic terms....................
i own & use a lot of abus and some other make/models from other manufacturer. in the case of revo PRM & SKT, it’s like what you mentioned before, made for bass. what i hate is some influential people claiming the drag is useless and cannot stop sprinting fish, but reels from competitors with the same stopping power are able to do so. this is really misleading those non-savvy fishers. but actually i like this way since it will not raise the price of abu reels like those from the other 2 manufacturers[:D][:D]
back to the PowerDisk washer, can you give me some insight of this material? is it better or worst over Carbon Matrix?