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Shallow Only in Capacity, Abu Garcia's Revo5 SX SS (Shallow Spool)

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Shallow Only in Capacity, Abu Garcia's Revo5 SX SS (Shallow Spool)

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Shallow Only in Capacity, Abu Garcia's Revo5 SX SS (Shallow Spool)

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Introduction: At ICAST 2023, Abu Garcia introduced a variant of their popular Revo5 SX, that admittedly, I misunderstood. I saw the shallow spool and thought this was just another reel for BFS, but upon closer inspection, I had an "aha" moment. You see, shallow spooled casting reels don't always have to be about finesse. Anglers who spend the majority of their time probing close quarter targets can certainly benefit too, and that's what Abu Garcia's Revo5 SX SS is all about, so I acquired one for a closer look.

Complete Article: https://tackletour.com/reviewabugarciarevo5sxss.html
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Re: Shallow Only in Capacity, Abu Garcia's Revo5 SX SS (Shallow Spool)

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Enjoyed the review. Reminds me of the days when the old Abu 5500 came with a spool arbor that reduced line capacity. That was back in the late 70’s early 80’s. Way back in the 1900’s🤣🤣🤣
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Re: Shallow Only in Capacity, Abu Garcia's Revo5 SX SS (Shallow Spool)

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does Abu use the exact same reel frame for every one of their reels?
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Re: Shallow Only in Capacity, Abu Garcia's Revo5 SX SS (Shallow Spool)

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Hulkster wrote:
Fri Nov 29, 2024 6:06 pm
does Abu use the exact same reel frame for every one of their reels?
No, the new Revo X has a polymer frame. Aside from that, yes.
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