Quote Originally Posted by Gambler250XB View Post
I jumped on the Revo train by ordering 8 of them when they first hit shelves. Used them up until Lew's got back in the game. Bought a couple Tournament Pro's and new right away that I had to sell all my Revo's. They are great reels, no doubt but Lew's blew me away. I like the bigger handles on the Lew's and the outer adjustment is awesome. Very easy to dial in when fishing lighter baits. I'm fishing BB-1 Pro's now and I dont think there's a better reel made by any brand. I do have a couple of the Tournament Lite's on order. Those things are super super light and felt good in hand. I would expect these will be nothing less than another stellar reel made by Lew's.

^^^^THIS^^^^ If you get a Lew's, get a Tournament Pro or above. I don't really like the lower end models, for that the Pro Qualifier is probably a better deal when they go on sale every year. I switched everything over from Shimano a couple of years back once I got talked into buying a Tournament Pro at a local tackle shop. You can usually find them on ebay in the $140 range and they perform as well or better than a lot of higher priced brands. I have a gen 2 STX that I keep in the rotation that I really like, and a few Chronarchs but if I had to choose one I would go with the Tournament Pro- especially once you learn how to tune them. I have 5 or 6 of the Lew's Team Pro reels as well and they are the best reels I have ever used and got them from Tackle Warehouse on sale for $200 a pop. I'm sure there are some $300 plus reels out there that will perform as well but I have used a lot of reels and Lew's $150-$250 range reels are the best I have ever fished with. If you haven't tried a Tournament Pro, it may be worth your while to pick up one. There's a reason a lot of threads pop up comparing Lew's to other reels. Plus they send you boat bags and hoodies if you send in the rebates (although the new small boat bags suck compared to bigger ones they used to give you.)