abu garcia or shimano??????

[trex1]

If the Revos are so good why cant I sell my brand new SKT then??? I'm more of a Shimano man myself, cant go wrong...

It's ugly!!!!! like you!!!!!

[barkleyhawggitter]

ok fishinnut i will get home from work road trip in ten days and go in and put a list up here for you.

[burt.fishin]

well i have switched from abu to shimano. the reason is that abu stopped honoring their lifetime garantee on their baitcasters. not standing behind your product waranty makes you a dishonest company so unfortunately i now do business with another company that is frankly putting out a better product anyway. my shimanos are awsome. anyone interested in a box full of broke abu reels that have a lifetime waranty they wont honor?

how much?

[AndyG]

I had the same problem not long ago. I went with the curado and Im happy with it.

[barkleyhawggitter]

how much?

how bout 20 bucks a pop

[burt.fishin]

how bout 20 bucks a pop

sounds good can you post a thread on here about them?

[MagikSmallie]

I've come to the conclusion after having used both that for spinning reels its all Shimano but for baitcasters it's definitely the Abu Garcia Revo. I've sold all my Shimano baitcasters and have gone to all Revo's they are hands down the best made and best feeling reels on the market. Shimano of course still dominates the spinning reels.

[Fishin is life]

Do your research and read a ton of product reviews....I did before I started purchasing my new lineup of reels and went with Shimano Curado E5's and E7's and a 50E....Seems like a LOT of people were having problems with their Revos, and that's what made my mind up for me....If given the chance to go back and make the same choice, I would in a heartbeat...I have been nothing but pleased with my Shimanos....Another big gripe a lot of people had about the Revos was their lack of drag pressure....I've never used one but most everybody talked about the drag slipping wayyyy too much....In the end it's your decision and you would be best served to hold both and see what feels the best to you

[ToolMan184]

I personally dont want to support the CHINA economy. So, I would buy an Ardent since all other reels are manufactured in China or Korea.

[MagikSmallie]

I personally dont want to support the CHINA economy. So, I would buy an Ardent since all other reels are manufactured in China or Korea.

I'm pretty sure Abu Garcia's are still made in Svangsta, Sweden.

[ToolMan184]

I'm pretty sure Abu Garcia's are still made in Svangsta, Sweden.

Only 3 of the round models are made in Sweden. All others are made in CHINA.

[hairball]

Why does everything have to always be black or white? Ford or Chevy. Triton or Ranger. Maryann or Ginger. If 8 out of ten people tell you that brand A is better than brand B, but you've always liked brand B better, are you going to rush out and replace all your brand Bs with brand As? Buy what feels right to you - you're the one that will be using it. I have owned over 20 ABUs and 20 Shimanos along with a few other brands. If I went out today to buy a new reel, chances would be slim that it would be something other than ABU or Shimano, and I would be very confident with either one.