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Was at a local retailer today and picked up a new UL rod. Was looking at reels and came across the Diawa Revros 1000. Holy S*@t what a nice reel for an MSRP of $49.00. I started to buy it but wanted to do a little research. I was looking at a Ballistic but not sure I need to spend that much anymore based on the look of the Revros. Any owners of this reel outthere with a review.
I have 2 (Revros LT 1000D) and they are OK reels, but I like the Regal LT better (10 bearings) at nearly the same price point. I did put Hedgehog kits (1 line roller bearing only) in them.
That’s great info that’s for the response. I want to keep my reel price under $200 on this reel
Not sure why the Regal LT does not get much attention. I cannot afford a Luvias on all my rods, so they are only on my 3 JDM rods. JDM rods get JDM reels, says I. For my considerable collection of USDM rods, which I also still use, I need a good reel. The Regal LT keeps me spoiled for ordinary reels. Not sure why it is not sold in Japan - maybe they are, under another name - but, a 10 bearing Daiwa for around $55 on Ebay? I'll take them, thank you!
AFAIK the Revros kit also fits the Regal - but I have not tried yet.
Was looking around awhile back myself, wanted a longer ul setup that I could beat & bang on (ride around in the truck/jeep/bank fish/kayak). Used a 5 1/2" ul for years and it was getting worn out.
I kicked the tires on the revros but ended up buying a diawa regal rglt2000d on e-bay for $46.xx + tax shipped.
So far the regal has been impressive catching +/- 200 fish since the beginning of april using 1/64, 1/32, 1/16oz jigs with trout magnets and tubes. Caught anything from 4" perch to 16" largemouth bass with it so far using a plain 4# mono. Excellent casting, extremely smooth and an impressive drag.
The only real downside I've found so far with this reel is it's showing just how bad my other reels are. Been doing a lot of cleaning,oiling and I've started reading up on the 2500/3000 regal reels. I'll be buying 1 of those in the next week or 2.
Well Im making a trip up to BP on Wed and plan on looking at what's available in the Diawa line. Will definitely check out the Regal for sure.
If you can find Legalis LT under 50, I would go for that. Legalis is a little higher spec than both mentioned and the weight save 6.3oz and air bail is really worth it.
Legalis reels are well worth looking into. Perhaps it's just me but my undertsanding of the legalis's were that they have an abs spool compared to the standard regal spool (both hold the same line capacity with(1000 vs 1000 models). But the trade-off was a common 5 bb setup in the legalis vs 10bb in the regal.
I found it odd that the legalis offers an "oversized" spool that quote:
"The spool design featuresthe Advanced Ballistic System or ABS. This technology utilizes a reversed taperto pay out line in bigger loops reducing outgoing friction and improvingcasting distance. The oversize spool also holds more line and can exert morepressure on hooked gamefish"
But both the legalis and the regal (1000's) both hold the same amount of line.
Anyway that's why I chose the regal 2000 lt. It utilizes the light weight body of the regal 1000 lt (6.7oz) and has a 37% larger spool that the legalis or regal 1000 that holding 6#/160 while the regal 2000lt hold 6#/220.
The regal 2000 lt can say the same bigger loop, more pressure thing the legalis is boasting in a small package with a better bb system.
Anyway excellent choices out there and it's good to look, read, study, hands on and ask. To me that regal 2000 lt delivered to the door for under $50 was well worth it.
Looks like a nice reel. I have several Legalis 1000s and been happy with them. Got them all on sale for around $55.
How much pressure will the reel see or need to impose pulling in a Bluegill? :biggrin
Problem is there are so many choices even within the same brand.
LOL, it ain't the bluegill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishfishwish
It's the 10# trout 4#+ bass (small & large mouth) and catfish ranging up to 30+ inches.
I read this excellent book about the myriad of choices we have now:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tracker12
https://www.amazon.com/Paradox-of-Ch...cm_wl_huc_item
One idea the author preaches is the concept of "good enough". We're all in search of that one, perfect rod, reel, TV, boat, etc. The reality is that almost any choice you make will be "good enough".
Some wouldn't regularly and purposely use a 1000 size reel to target such fish. Quite a few UL fishermen use 2500 series reels. That said, I've caught plenty of bass up to 8 pounds with 500 and 1000 sized (and inexpensive models) reels. I fish almost exclusively with ultralight gear these days. The rod does most of the heavy lifting in most situations anyway.
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Originally Posted by forrest r
The last month while fishing for crappie at night with bobbers rig. I caught 4 catfish in which 2 of them over 7lb on cheap rod and 10 years old Sahara 750 FB. My current bass setup is Daiwa Tatula 1000 and caught plenty of 2-4 bass with it. Advantages of bigger size reel are casting distance, bigger gear and more drag capacity but for bass I don’t really see the need. Smaller reel the big advantages is weight, I normally use spinning for finesse type fishing and weight of reel is really crucial to balance the rod.
Odd???
People keep focusing on 1/2 of my responce, namely the strength/advantage of a bigger spool on a reel. 3 replies one of witch I answered on catching big fish with a ul reel. Yet no one has brought up the advantages of longer casting which is far more important IMHO.
It was diawa's words not mine with the advantages of the legalis asb spool. I merely point out why I bought a reel with the small ul body and a larger spool.
I don't go out and target larger fish with the ul setup with the diawa regal reel. But right now when I'm fishing for bluegill or crappie in a local river which is a main tributary to lake erie there's a lot of small mouth bass running right now. There's also a lot of bass in the ponds and inland lakes I fish trying for bluegill and crappie. 3 days ago I went to 1 of them and was targeting bluegill and a large mouth bass decided to get in on the action. Plus you can never tell with the catfish when and where they'll be hitting especially in the early part of the season. Couple weeks back I was fishing an inland lake for crappie and ended up with a 19" catfish.
https://i.imgur.com/Wfrsv53.jpg
On the other hand I will be putting that diawa regal on my 8' dough rod (ul) this winter targeting steelhead trout. The small steelhead are +/- 4# with the larger steelhead running 9#+ like the 28"+ 9 1/2# steelhead I caught in march.
https://i.imgur.com/7nnPOrD.jpg
The larger spool for casting is what attracted me to the regal over the revros the op asked about along with the legalis with the small ul frames.
I simply saw it as the regal 2000d has the small ul frame with a larger spool for longer casts, better pressure and 10bb's as an added bonus over the revros & legalis reels from the same mfg/same parts/same price range +/- $10.
Glad to see everyone catching big fish on the ul setups, I'm sure everyone has. How was quality & distance of the 300/400 casts it took to catch 1 those large fish???
I guess it really depends on what you want to use the reel for. I wanted a new ul setup for 1/64, 1/32, 1/16 oz jigs small plastics and 1" lures and spoons.
just another opinion along with the thought process I used when buying a diawa ul reel.
For my application it's all about casting distance. Its more important than throwing very light jigs. I mostly float fish in ponds and streams with my UL gear. I also prefer to fish braid and some reels are prone to wind knots.
Diawa Regals now on sale for $39 at Sportsman.com
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In-store only for the 1000 & 2000.
Dangit. The only one remotely close is out and they are in-store only. Bass pro has them for $49 on sale right now. I have some on order.
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Originally Posted by Fishfishwish
I'd have one if they shipped!
Don’t know if I’m off target but here goes. My favorite reel for UL is a 1500 size, and its of better quality than my Presidents by a good margin. They’re older Diawa Capricorn’s, I have two. The reels outshine anything else in my stable and have a few things I see as a bit different from most. The spool is a bit taller than some and also a bit shallower, and performs extremely good with 4lb mono and a 1/16 and 1/32. One now has 6lb braid which does well, far better than the mono. The spool being a bit larger than the 1000 series has a velvet smooth drag that has no sticky spots that we all hate. It has proved itself many times on larger fish with light line. I have an affinity for fishing undergunned, and this reel does a fine job. Not having a longer (over 6’6”) JDM rod like many here, I don’t have a need for a JDM reel to go on it. That would make a very good combo but not for me, not yet. The larger spools allow the drag to be set very light and I feel they’re smoother than those of smaller diameter. It goes without saying to buy as many bearings as the budget will allow. If I had to choose one reel for very light line it would be of the larger spool variety with extra spools for beefing up the line when needed. A word I’ve seen used referring to spools is reciprocated weight. How much does the spool weigh, and how much pressure does it take to get the spool moving. Will the line stand the pressure to get a machined aluminum spool moving or would a composite spool be more appropriate? These are thoughts that should be considered when making choices for a good, versatile reel that is like a thought in your hand that takes no effort to fight whatever happens to find the other end of the line. Hope this helps someone, it took me a while to figure some of this out as I bought reels that I wasn’t happy with.