Abu Garcia should have put it on the front of the reel instead of the back. I only have one complaint and that is the side plate switch. If it aint broke don't fix it !!!Ĭomments: This reel is my go to topwater reel. I guess this new design was cheaper to make. I don't recommend this reel and will no longer be buying Abu Garcia because of this crappy reel. I have tried clicking in or out individual brakes and I cant seem to get it perfect. It either wont cast but 30 feet or it backlashes really bad. The gen 4 has a different braking system on it and I can't find the sweet spot. I am now on the shimano teamĬomments: I have been an Abu Garcia fan for 30 years but I don't recommend this reel. Really hope abu steps up their game in the future. Castability sucks, just doest feel comfortable. Been an abu guy my entire life but the gen 4 is terrible. Abu Garcia's Infini braking system features this basic design.Ĭentrifugal brake adjustments are made right on the spoolĬopyright © 2000-2023 TackleTour LLC All Rights Reserved.Comments: Took me a while to figure this reel out but if you turn all the magnets in then adjust your spool tension knob so that your bait is barely falling it will cast farther than a country mile!! Seriously, it castes farther than my $250 Tatula elite designed for long casting now lol.Ĭomments: Abu kinda fell off. Daiwa is the one manufacturer that carries magnetic brakes to a different level. This is usually accomplished by installing an array of magnets within the non handle sideplate that can be moved towards or away from the reel's spool via a dial. Depending on the implementation, magnets offer you consistent braking force throughout your cast. For the majority of its tests, I was fishing it spooled with some 14lb Sunline Sniper BMS Fluorocarbon and mounted on Edge Rod's original Black Widow 705-1.įlip this lever in back to open the non-handle sideplate andĬasting: Why did I feel it unfortunate that the Revo4 Rocket comes with the same braking system as the previous generation? Abu Garcia's Infini braking system is a hybrid giving you both magnetic and centrifugal braking. I'm a little late with this review only because I've been enjoying my time with this reel too much. Spooled with some Sunline Sniper BMS for our tests Unfortunately, the Revo4 Rocket comes with the same Infini (magnetic + centrifugal) braking system as the previous generation and now offered in the SX lineup.
Revo rocket reviews upgrade#
The one upgrade I was hoping for the most was the incorporation of the manufacturer's IVCB-6L braking system in the Rocket. The Rocket is essentially a Revo with a souped up It was essentially an STX with a souped up transmission, so when I first laid my greedy little enthusiast paws on the new Rocket, I was excited, expecting it to have the same upgrades as the Revo4 STX. At the time, it was the very first low profile baitcasting reel to crest eight point whatever, and featured a 9.0:1 retrieve ratio. The Revo Rocket made its debut during the Gen 3 iteration of Abu Garcia's Revo Suite. Introducing the 10.1:1 retrieve ratio Abu Garcia Revo4 Rocket I bring this up here to simply point out the Revo4 Rocket is a very familiar shape and profile.
It's quite obvious and if you didn't know that before, you do now. Those familiar with Abu Garcia's line of Revo, low profile baitcasting reels know the manufacturer essentially uses the same frame and sideplate design throughout the lineup and simply swaps components (most notably the braking system and drag stack) to achieve different levels of performance at different price points to define the suite.
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