OhioChamp183 wrote:Specs show that last years gold color Carbonlite 6.4:1 ratio reel has an IPT of 29", and the new 2012 model's 7.1:1 ratio model also showsIPT at 29", while the new model 6.4:1 shows an IPT of 26"........

the old model measured 25" ipt for me.

i've used the crankin sticks over the years, and am using an older 6'6" mh for spinnerbaits. i've had good luck with them. i've had a couple of the newer ones with the cork-covered lockdown foregrip and they didn't work for me. something with the shape of the cork makes me hold the rod a certain way...

i'm not quite sure how i ended up putting this thread in the reels section

anybody know anything about these? i see tackle warehouse added a link on their site, but haven't actually got them on there yet.

http://www.halofishing.com/index.html

another contender in the reasonable range @ $140-$150

my suggestion.....find a used lh revo premier. the 6.4:1 ipt is within an inch of the 7:1 carbonlite, and the feel is very similar between all of the reels.

it probably doesn't make a difference, but i have had plenty of days where i couldn't catch up with a fish. a couple of extra inches would've tightened the line just enough for a hookset. i generally like a reel with 25-26" ipt in the winter though, i'm pretty much casting this time of year and not ...

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageBasic?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&appID=206&template=reel.cfm&loc=33 The new model looks great.What's with all the gold on the BPS reels :-k i could do without a little of the bling myself, but both models look killer on flexlite ro...

i just spoke with matt on the phone, what a nice guy! i definitely have to buy something from him this year.

sorry i failed to mention i did this to a rh reel. you could still do the swap with the brass pq gears it would just bump the reel up in weight about a 1/3 of an ounce.

I much prefer the old over the new in this case. I do not like the smaller wider profile of the new and the handle knobs are just way to small. Weight and extra bearing count means nothing if not comfortable to hold. I believe they actually took a step backwards with the new Carbonlite, just my opi...

yes it can be done. you gotta have the pinion gear from a 7:1 pro qualifier and you can use a 7:1 drive gear from the revo premier or the heavier brass gear from the pq. you can put in the heavier drag stack from the premier or pro qualifier. cost will probably be around $40-45, i can't really remem...

so johnny are these rods stiffer like the other abu rods? could the 7'1" med/mod replace a 7'2" mh steez flexlite or would it be a little weak for 12'+ cranks?

ah_long wrote:is this reel clicky everything (drag and tension knob)?

i would imagine since the previous model does

i've got one (and 3 of the pro qualifier tournaments)that i've been using since they came out 2 years ago and have had no problems at all with them. i don't necessarily agree with the comment that they feel unrefined compared to daiwa. i was using a couple of steez 103ha for spinnerbaits & shallow-m...

5bites wrote:I don't know this for fact but I bet it's the same place that does Abu's rods.

lots of similarities in lengths, powers, actions, and even cosmetics.