controlling a simple machine like a rod with your non dominant hand makes more sense than controlling a complex machine like a reel (speed of retrieve, adjustment of drag, etc.) with your non dominant hand. right hand retrieve or bust The only action the reeling hand does is move the handle round a...

BASSLAYER wrote:this thread is begining to sound like a Loomis Vs Dobyns debate


Congrats to Abu!

I have no qualms against Daiwa or any other reel brand. My choice for my next low profile baitcaster is between the T3 and MGX, as soon as the MGX comes in lefty

Right off their website. COMING OCTOBER 2011 - The next generation of the REVOlution continues with the 5.4 ounce Revo® MGX. The combination of an enhanced compact design with our ground-breaking X-Mag™ alloy frame and C6 carbon sideplates produce the evolution of ultra-lightweight low profile reel ...

In marketing language, a gimmick is a unique or quirky special feature that makes something "stand out" from its contemporaries. However, the special feature is typically thought to be of little relevance or use. In high speed reels, the real relevance is the IPT rather than the gear ratio. And alt...

Explain how them labeling the 7.9:1 gear ratio reel a 7.9:1 ratio reel is a gimmick? It has 7.9:1 gears in it. They would be lying if they told you it was a 7.1:1 (which is what the IPT is equivalent to). They properly branded it with what it has. The only part of it that could be gimmicky is if the...

For what really? ](*,) The reel looks sweet, but nothing new or innovative.. :-k carbon c6 Glad they one but I don't know who votes but the Abu would have been 3rd.. T3 quantum exo close second Mgx Agreed. I think its because of the "super fast" gear ratio of 7.9:1....although it has the same ipt o...