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After bass & striper fishing hard for years. The first one lasted 8 years. I've have had a bunch of extreme rods & reels & literally wore them out. Since Shimano is stopping the lifetime warranty I'll more than likely be going back to bps. When I do it will be pro qualifiers. I sure can't complain about them whatsoever.
[QUOTE=kentuckykingfisher;536317]I have the abu revo s. It's hard to beat it that's for sure but I'm big on all abu products so I may be a but biased[/QUOTE] I love abu too. My buddy won't buy anything but abu and a little bps. Currently have a black max that I've been using for around 3 years now and only problem I have with it is that after I cast it's often hard to engage the handle to reel in. Want to step up my gear. Am sick of crappy 5 or 6 bearing pieces of junk. Have t say that is one bps product I can't stand. The bps tourney special. Can't cast anything far without back lashing and if you do get anywhere it may be only 30 feet. :mad: Makes me so mad. Almost threw it in the lake during a tournament but the nice rod it was on kept me from it lol
I used the pro qualifiers for about 5 years..they are good reels just IMO needed a lot of cleaning and oiling and the cast distance declined rapidly. I have switched to the Lews SS1H and love then....they are smaller profile than the BPS PQ and cast a mile! I can find the Lews for around $80 and they just ran a rebate for $20 a reel. I also lost the side to one of my Lews and contacted Lews customer service to see about buying one since it was my fault and they sent me a new cover at no cost.
[QUOTE=Atomdata;536379] I have switched to the Lews SS1H and love then....they are smaller profile than the BPS PQ and cast a mile! I can find the Lews for around $80 and they just ran a rebate for $20 a reel. I also lost the side to one of my Lews and contacted Lews customer service to see about buying one since it was my fault and they sent me a new cover at no cost.[/QUOTE]
Do you throw cranks on them? Looking for something in 5:4:1 that I can throw a light crankbait on. Also kingfisher, I just ended up buying two revo s's.