![]() You need to get used to it, in a good way… It takes sensitivity (at least when fishing spinnerbaits) to a whole new level. To feel what’s happening at the end of the line both in the rod and the reel needs some getting used to. I have no other reel that amplifies the vibrations from the lure. Until I actually got the feel of it I thought something was crooked, thinking it couldn’t handle the pressure, but what I was actually feeling was the vibration of the spinnerbait in the reel, which is an entirely new feeling, at least for me it is. I mean that the entire reel acts as a resonance chamber. I was fishing spinnerbaits for pike the first time, and because of it being so light, and the C6 Carbon side plates, I get the feeling it acts as resonance chamber that amplifies the vibrations transmitted thru the line and rod. The funny thing about it being so light: for e.g. A 153.5 g reel.Ģ bearings / handle knob = silky smooth reel And what do you know? That’s exactly what I got, but half a gram lighter (not that it would make a difference). Matte black – I love it! Man this reel is light…crazy light! I’m just checking the weight of the reel, to see if I’ve got what I was promised. I kinda love diversity.ĩ stainless steel HPCR™ bearings + 1 roller bearing provides increased corrosion protectionįirst impression (Design/Feel): As light as a feather. I hope not to fall into Abu’s trap, with the “For Life” thing. The “magic” black box that has “Abu Garcia For Life” written all over it. I’ll be using it especially for fishing plastics, and spinnerbaits. I know it had a smaller diameter spool, but 7.9:1 just sounded too fast, even if it was comparable to the regular reels that had 7.1-7.3 gear ratio’s. Lighter than a Steez, cheaper than the Steez, I was beyond inpatient. I am a lefty and luckily I’ve found a lefty for myself. I didn’t think too much about it, and placed the order. ![]() It’s the lightest reel ever, weighing in a hammering 154g, and winner of ICAST Best Freshwater Reel. ![]() I search the Internet for the next 2 days, and I finally get the feeling this is what I want on my lighter than air custom Kistler LTX 2 rod. A pal, Razvan, keeps insisting that I take a look at the Abu MGX, because he has read only good things about it. Just my luck that my transaction was denied on a black November Sale.
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