Abu Garcia isn’t “producing” reels at the Doyo facility. They are buying them from Doyo. That’s not a slam. I’ve owned plenty of Doyo reels and they were fine. My Daiwas have held up much better thoughOriginally Posted by Drakestar
Abu Garcia isn’t “producing” reels at the Doyo facility. They are buying them from Doyo. That’s not a slam. I’ve owned plenty of Doyo reels and they were fine. My Daiwas have held up much better though
Yep...purty much, sumpfin' like dat.
I don’t know if anyone has this info on hand but when did Abu start outsourcing their production? I only ask cause I’ve got some Revo Gen 2s that I still use but I could not stand the Gen 3 and quit buying them and switched to daiwa after that. Just wondering how long they have been produced by doyo
I’m not 100% sure when. But seems to me that when the Revo came out there were other brands with a similar profile not long after. Though the first Revo came out moons ago
I know what you mean. I’m using a Gen2 Revo SX and it’s great.. wasn’t a fan of the feel of Gen3s at all. Check on the bottom of the reel foot to see if there’s a “made in” sticker. If it says Korea then we have the answer
EDIT: I took my Gen2 Revo SX off the rod and there’s a made in Korea sticker on it.. so it’s a Doyo
Last edited by ECobb91; 03-06-2023 at 06:48 PM.
1995 Ranger 481v
1995 Johnson Fast Strike 175hp
The answer is buy Daiwa or Shimano.
The very first Revos circa 2006-2007 were OEM, by that time Pure Fishing had taken over production and manufacturing of many well known US fishing brands and Abu as well.
I fished with some pre-production SX and STX models as my fishing buddy was a Pure Fishing Rep(now Jarden IIRC) up at Pella Crossing ponds in the Longmont, CO area...I then wrote a pretty in depth on the water review on these reels on TT that was lost in one of a few massive server crashes. My main note was that moving forward, the fishing gear industry would never be the same, especially for the Two-Headed Rising Sun Dragons.
Last edited by dragon1; 03-07-2023 at 07:07 PM.
I will say.....I bought a few Piscifun spinning reels (carbonx or something like that)for "guest" rods.....Inexpensive price and great reel (bang for buck)...HAIBO if thats who manufactures it is better than you may think.
You should know that in bee tending if you don't shut your trap the bees will get out.
I have an ardent Summit hawk and like it more than any of my Lews. But I wouldn’t pay full price for it. That’s where Piscifun shines since they are just rebadged Ardents. Most reels nowadays are good even the cheaper ones. Just gotta find which ones feel right to you
Last edited by ECobb91; 03-14-2023 at 10:32 AM.
1995 Ranger 481v
1995 Johnson Fast Strike 175hp
Poking around on the Website
Found the Strike King page, There doing the crank baits
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