Revo Inshore Shock!

Alright..........I admit I have read the many praises of the Abu Garcia Revos for several years it seems now and I'm a stubborn cuss but I have to come out and say that I have been a Curado fan since I don't know, since they came out? I've dabbled with a few different reels in the past but nothing has come close to my beloved Shimanos until Dave V. came along with his "tote" full of $#%!@. One night on our recent steelhead trip I asked him if I could just try this so-called revo thingy for a day. Dave said; "sure and I don't think that particular one has ever been used. I wasn't extremely enthused but I thought what the heck. After trying this reel out casting and testing the drag on some drag testy fishies, I have to admit I totally suck and should not have resisted for soooo long. All my curados and citicas are going in the reel junk yard basket!

Now I just have to figure out how to come up with some extra funds to outfit my quiver of rods with! Thanks for the enlightenment Dave!

Been using a Revo up in Alaska for a few years and it just cast further and runs smother than any of me Curados.

I think when it comes to steelhead and light little chunks of 3/16" pencil lead liked needed for finesse drifting, you'll be strappin that Curado right back on top of that pole. It's hard to outcast a Curado with light weight.

Ah contraire sir. I have used Curados since before my voice started cracking and I am now 37. I have always stood up for the Shimano when every one else seems to get on these "Revo rants". When the water dropped and cleared a bit with little weight and spooled with 15 lb. mono I was able to clear the width of the river with ease! I had a brand new Citica that had never been used. After one accidental dunking, the drag was history for several days. This is after I had it placed in front of the heater. I think I will finally lay the Shimanos to rest. A sad day.

Makes me smile. I love mine, too.

Are those old curado's lefty or righty

post those Curados up for sale....

Danny loved my REVO Inshore so much I gave it to him, but I'm not about to replace all his Curados. I suspect he may need them for a bit longer.

Couldn't agree more, I did the switch a couple years ago.

Got a Revo Toro 61.

And while it did manage to land fish of the trip on the Kenai last summer (60#er), I am still horribly underwhelmed.


Thumbar gave me fits going in and out of freespool summer of 2010 on the Kenai. Does not come anywhere close to the mfr's stated drag power.

I would later totally strip out the roller bearing and drag assembly on a dockside test, trying to show Katosan how "good" the drag was on this reel.

Sent it back for a rebuild on warranty.

Thumbar release still gives me fits going in and out of freespool. Totally defeats the intended purpose for which it was purchased.... backbouncing big-ass kings.

Did I just get a lemon or has anyone else had similar troubles?

Well, considering the above glorious endorsments, I may have to give one of those Revo Inshore deals a whirl.

I really don't have a Curado but rather 3 of the Shimano 1501 Scorpions [Japanese souped up model of the Curado that I got shipped from Japan] and a Shimano Antares [Japanese souped up model of the Calais from Japan]. Bought them in 2001. Love um.

I can cast those reels a country mile with just a bare hook. Well, that might be a little bit of a stretch. Just defending my Jap gear.

But yeah, sounds like those Swedish line collectors [Revo's] might be pretty sweet.
I needed an excuse to buy a new reel and I'm afraid you guys may have just tipped me over the line. See what y'all went and done.

Are those 200 wide models or 300 wide models you would recommend? I may be off with my numbers but comparible to a 200 or 201 Curado or a 300 or 301 in line capacity. I would guess 300's considering the monsters you guys were after and were successful at yarding in.

Now I'll be on standby considering Doc's post. Longevity in a reel is the mark of excellence in a reel and Shimano is time tested.

Doc breaks every kind of reel.....he thinks they're Warn winches.

The Revo Inshore has similar line cap to a Curado 200/201. I don't know what D.Vedder was using a but BFD fishes the 200 size. As do most of the guys from here who head north.

Now if you jump up to a Toro, the 50 is a pretty big reel & the 60 model is just HUGE.


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After getting on with Revos as soon as they became available, they're all I'll be using until something better comes along...nothing has yet.

Don't forget, Danny, you borrowed one of mine last year for a day and I had to pry it out of your hands to get it back!

Fish on...

Todd

And THAT is saying something! I still am going to have to pull the trigger on one of the US Reels, though!

Love my Inshore on my light hardware rod. But my toro51 on my xst1264 is a sick combo, it is a monster of reel but for winter/spring steelhead I dont feel underpowered witch is a pluse. IMO The Toro's get dirty quick inside the reel and it seems like after 2 bank fishing trips it has to get pulled apart and blasted and oiled but dont have this problem w/ any other reel. Other than that the revos are great

I've said it before and ill say it again... Revo's rock. Been using them since they first came out.

Exactly my history with level winds over the past decade. And, like you, I was "enlightened" 2 years ago when I bought the smallest Revo (SX model??) as a replacement summer run reel when my trusty old Curado 101 took a major dump.

It's Revos in this household for the foreseeable future.

Revo does make a winch model, perhaps that's what Doc needs. My Toro has landed big tarpon, I can't imagine any NW fish that would whip it - well maybe sturgeon or BIG halibut - certainly no salmon or steelhead.

Danny sort of panicked when he saw my Revo under water. No problem, they take a dunking and keep on casting as smooth as butter.

I love my Revo's also and may now have to add a new one to the lineup. The new Revo MGX is the lightest baitcaster on the market, it may run a little shy on line capacity but it's nice and light for a long day on the river. Also a little pricey.


http://www.abugarcia.com/products/reels/low-profile-baitcast-reels/revo/revo-mgx

5.4 ounces...that's crazy light. Three fidy.

OK, I'll play.

Which Revo would be the best replacement for a Curado 201 E7? Opinions?

Went to check them out at OE this week, but the selection sucked.

That would be the Revo MGX. You'd have to cough up another Benjamin for that one. It looks like a real sweet reel if you do a righty crank. If not, you would have to wait until Abu switches the gear box to the other side of their reel. It'll hold 130yrds of 10# so that is enough line. If a fish is that far down stream from you, you had better put on your hiking boots and get down there and get even with him or he's gone.

That Inshore model that BFD was testing might work also, but it is a righty crank too.

It looks like Abu is trying to make a move and get along side Shimano and Daiwa in the low profile market but they are going to have to switch some gear boxes to the left side to win many of us over.

When they do, I may have to go to town and break out some of my old moldy money that ain't seen the light of day for a decade and buy a new reel. When they switch that MGX over to the left side, it just might be my huckleberry.

I'd go with the stx. I have one and it is by far my favorite reel.

+2 and go with the high speed 7.1:1

Wow, who would have thought that Revos beat the piss out of Curados?

There are two types of people in the world, waterfall unicorn specialists, and Frito-Lay downs...

Well I have a Inshore & 3 Curados, the Abu is a good reel sure, but I'm not about to go sell off my Curados cuz I know how to protect em when a cloud passes over the sun.

What pigeonhole that put me in ??




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Left is right.....

So it looks like the Revo STX has a little more line capacity than a Curado 201 E7...

Can any of you that own both confirm that? Thanks.

They both hold plenty of braid. Look it up.

Revo STX 130/30# power pro
201 E7 190/30# power pro
The 201 E7 has a deep spool design.

Revo STX... 8.9 oz
201 E7... 7.6 oz
The Curado is a smaller lighter reel but with more capacity.

201 E7... salt water approved
Revo STX... once it gets a good sniff of salt they drop off in performance
That might be a deal-breaker for some.

Thanks Idaho, but something still doesn't add up...

If the Revo can hold 145 yards of 12# mono, it seems that the 130 yards of 30# braid capacity is wrong (even though that's what's stated on the AG website).

30# braid is closer to the diameter of 8# mono, so I would think that the Revo would hold a lot more 30# braid than just 130 yards.

Anyway, that's why I asked if anyone who owned both reels could chime in.

I'm looking for something to replace my Curado 201 DHSVs for fishing 12# Izor.

The S, SX, STX, Premier, Skeet Reese etc. are all on what I would call their original small frame....smaller that a Curado 200-size.
The Revo Inshore is their medium frame which seems to be the same/similar size as a Curado 200/201 frame.

The STX is a magnet reel, so make sure you want that.

DD
Who has has a Skeet Reese, an Inshore and a bunch of Greenies.
This one sees most of the action...

I think that I may have finally worn out the gearset...we'll see after the next service. If so, not bad for 17 years of service and numerous teardowns (clean and lube) and easily replaceable.
They built the B models too well. I expect they will stop producing parts, if they haven't already.

I love my high speed revo stx, probably the best money I have ever spent.....

I stick with my last reply.



It fits.

drum roll.............

Hi Big Stick.

REVO brakes

Can anyone answer this question?:

Which reel holds more 12# mono - a Revo STX or a Curado 201 E7?

revo.... 140/12
201 e7.. 135/12

as close as I can tell by doing a little math.
revo shows 12# in their specs. curado doesn't list 12#. the 201 e7 shows 10# and 14# in its specs. so I split the diff. between them and came up with the 135 yds.

looks like its sixes really.

Thanks for the effort, Idaho.

I just picked up an Inshore, replaced the one non-carbon fiber washer (or is that just a spacer????), and applied some Cal's grease to the rest of the factory carbon fiber washers. Nice smooth reel. Monster drag once you replace the lone non-carbon washer. Why The Revo's have that is still a mystery to me.

I didn't look at the specs, but in holding the reels side-by-side, the Inshore seems to be pretty darn close in size to the Revo STX. I'm still a big fan of 7:1 reels, so I don't really know why one would get the Inshore over the STX or the other way around.

I was really hoping the Inshore was going to be larger than the STX but smaller than the Toro 50. Oh well. I still hate braid, but I guess I'll spool it up with 30lb PowerPro and see what it will do.

Keep us posted, will you? I bought my STX when you posted that gr8 sale a couple of years ago and have no complaints (love it). It is my number one go-to reel. I did buy one of those US reels (800 model...$100 or so) because I wanted to give their cool level wind a go. The reel works fine for what it is, but the "Made in China" stamp on the underside of the reel foot instantly turned me off. That, and the finish work on the level wind is not nearly as polished out as I would expect. They make a $250 model, but I wasn't going to pull the trigger for it. The drag isn't anything like the STX, either. Just goes to show you (er...me) that when you got no bitches with what you (I) have, just use it and shut up.

STX - 12/145 (hard to believe when I look at that dinky frame)
Inshore - 12/175

STX - Magnetic cast control (not a fan)
Inshore - Centrifugal cast control (me like)

The STX did puke out and fail on me the last time I was up North. Had to go back to the factory for repair. It has caught a ton of steelhead and I still really like it.

Damn, now I wish I was going North to "test" the Inshore!!!

Did they tell you what went wrong with it ?

I put a few days on my inshore last fall and wasn't super impressed. It has been sitting ever since. Thinking of putting it up for sale actually. Less than 10 days on the water, little bit of boat rash, but essentially brand new. Willing to sell for a reasonable price or trade for a lefty Viento in similar condition.

Yeah, but I tossed the parts list when it came back. Bad bearings, wingdings, bushings, or gap shanks. I think it was a few quarts low on headlight fuel as well. Stuff like that.