Again, my Stellas and JDM Daiwas have the edge for sure, but not by enough to feel like I’m missing something while fishing with the Premier. In terms of operation and smoothness, Abu Garcia managed to squeeze 11+1 bearings into the tiny 10. Not the lightest on the market for a 1000-sized reel, but not enough for me to notice in practice. Weight-wise the little reel weighs in at a respectable 181g. The spool is ported making it light and improving the looks over the standard Revo Spin models.Īfter drag performance, probably the next areas of focus for a light lure spinning reel are light-weight and smoothness. The drag has fast start-up and is very smooth. I’ve fished 3 and 4lb leader over many, many sessions and I’ve never given it a thought. The drag on this tiny size-10 spool has been flawless. So given that my Premier Spin 10 has stiff competition from other reels I own, including JDM gems, right up Shimano Stellas, I should try to quantify why I like it so much. And what I realise now is that I’ve really enjoyed my low-stress, urban fishing with the Revo Premier. I managed to buy the reel for somewhere close to £100, which while not exactly budget, is a lot cheaper than the other reels I use on a regular basis. I’m forever smacking the reel rotor into whatever railings I’m reaching over to fish, or dumping the reel on the concrete while caring for my catch. So what do I mean by that? Well LRF and other urban fishing styles are pretty rough on spinning reels. In retrospect, the reason I’ve loved using the Spin 10 so much is the relationship between its performance and its price. It was my go-to LRF reel for quite a few seasons. To give the Revo Premier Spin its due, I have absolutely hammered this reel. But don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a negative review at all. It’s only a problem in the cold, but the result is a sudden slip into reverse wind when the rotor is under tension, resulting in sore knuckles or worse, a lost fish. The reason it hasn’t had an outing for a while is that the anti-reverse bearing has failed. As I write this, my Revo Premier Spin 10 by Abu Garcia is sat collecting dust on the shelf.
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