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Overall rating
4.6/ 5
Gear Feel (Smoothness)
4.7/ 5
Ergonomics
4.9/ 5
Casting Performance
4.8/ 5
Ease of Maintenance
4.6/ 5
52 out of 59(88%)reviewers recommend this product.
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Overall rating
4.6/ 5
Gear Feel (Smoothness)
4.7/ 5
Ergonomics
4.9/ 5
Casting Performance
4.8/ 5
Ease of Maintenance
4.6/ 5
52 out of 59(88%)reviewers recommend this product.
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5/ 5
This reel would make the president of P.E.T.A. a weekend fisherman
PostedAugust 9, 2014
Anonymous
Age:35-44
Favorite type of fishing:Freshwater
Number of times fishing per month:5+
Owns a boat:Yes
Experience:Intermediate
Gear Feel (Smoothness)
5/ 5
Ergonomics
4/ 5
Casting Performance
5/ 5
Ease of Maintenance
3/ 5
This reel would make the president of P.E.T.A. a weekend fisherman. Its that smooth.
This reel is outstanding. It casts far and smooth. Also, backlash is almost a non factor. You almost dont even have to worry about the cast control knob. I'm using it extremely loose and dont even really need to thumb the spool. A pro once told me the worst baitcast reel is better than the best spinning reel. And this is the best of the best
Sly
I would recommend this to a friend!
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4/ 5
Great reel but,
PostedMay 11, 2014
Cooper
from NJ
Age:18-24
Favorite type of fishing:Freshwater
Number of times fishing per month:5+
Owns a boat:Yes
Experience:Intermediate
Gear Feel (Smoothness)
4/ 5
Ergonomics
5/ 5
Casting Performance
4/ 5
Ease of Maintenance
5/ 5
This reel is absolutely phenomenal. the looks, the feel, the fish fighting power straight out of the box. i am an avid Abu guy and love all of my revos for different reasons. i picked this one up and i use it strictly for small spinnerbaits and lightly weighted T-rigs, it's amazing for bed fishing, i actually use the reel to twitch baits instead of the rod tip. the only issue i have with is, i would have just gotten more STX's. the STX is absolutely this reels equal if you ask me only you can cast much lighter baits with it. im not knocking this reel whatsoever, its fantastic but look into the STX too, 8.0:1 ratio is hard to beat but 7.1:1 has it perks, maybe Abu should consider making a higher gear ratio MGX, i'd buy it!
I just bought this reel yesterday and it is hands down the best I've ever layed my hands on. I own six Abu Garcia bait casters and enjoy everyone as much as the next but the MGX is the best out of all of them....the only thing I wish was differently is the drag power. The max drag is only 12lbs so I will probly take it back and get the premier that has more drag which will b better for flipping and pitching....other than that it's an all around great real that everyone should buy.....NICE JOB ABU!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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5/ 5
Best reel ever owned
PostedMay 8, 2014
Scrapgrabber
from Petrey,AL
Age:35-44
Favorite type of fishing:Freshwater
Number of times fishing per month:5+
Owns a boat:Yes
Experience:Intermediate
Gear Feel (Smoothness)
5/ 5
Ergonomics
5/ 5
Casting Performance
5/ 5
Ease of Maintenance
4/ 5
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I have fished this reel HARD for about 3 months. Love it. Would rather change lures than reels. It is so smooth and cast perfectly. I just placed an order for a MGXTREME. How can it get any better? Idk but will pay to find out. I have it on a duckett rod. Almost to light. Love it
