Lew's Shifts It into High Gear (Ratio) with Their HyperSpeed LFS

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Lew's Shifts It into High Gear (Ratio) with Their HyperSpeed LFS

Post by Cal » Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:36 pm

Lew's Shifts It into High Gear (Ratio) with Their HyperSpeed LFS

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Introduction: Whether it be cars, motorcycles, bikes, or your favorite hand held drill, if it has gears, there is a direct correlation to a somewhat unhealthy obsession with speed. Anglers are all too familiar with the recent accelerated advancement in their fishing reel retrieve ratios. With each passing year, it seems manufacturers are trying to out gain one another. Lew's enters that need for speed race with the HyperSpeed LFS. Let's take a look.

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Re: Lew's Shifts It into High Gear (Ratio) with Their HyperSpeed LFS

Post by mustardgorilla » Thu Oct 27, 2022 1:05 am

I think marking the reel down for "lack of torque" is a bit unfair. It's a 9.5:1 reel in small package - of course it's going to lack torque.

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Re: Lew's Shifts It into High Gear (Ratio) with Their HyperSpeed LFS

Post by Cal » Thu Oct 27, 2022 6:04 am

If I hadn't fished faster reels with better torque, I'd tend to agree, but that is not the case.
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