![]() Then you have “Mikeįont on the upper circumference of the gearbox trim. You have the “Revo Ike” with the fish head logo emblazoned on the top right of the reel. Is no uncertainty who had design input for this reel. I have seen it in purple, blue and green hues! This is certainly a reel with a bling, bling paint job! Then during a fishing trip when I saw it in person it looked green! Ike calls it a “flip flop” paint scheme, because it changes colours with the change of lighting and direction. I saw this reel on the internet I was calling this “the purple reel”. Worked with the designers and engineers at Abu Garcia to create this Revo baitcast reel for anglers. He's a very famous professional bass fisherman and TV personality from USA with a string of tournament wins. New Revo Ike reel is here! Who is Ike? Well on Wikipedia it says his name is Michael Iaconelli and is known by his nickname “Ike”. The extended length of the round handle reminds me of the slightly longer Revo Black 9 handle, giving a little more grip for a firmer grasp when speed or power crankingĪbu Garcia Revo Ike - SHS first impressions review by Christopher S.G. The Revo Ike is an all round reel, able to cast and retrieve a wide variety of lures types and weights. I find it has a much more positive in feel than the previous design when pressing down the thumb-bar and turning the handle to engage the gears, feels very nice. The new Generation 4 Revo baitcasters have a new spool disengaging design called DuraClutch. As far as I know, currently Abu Garcia is the only manufacturer to use this keyed carbon drag washers for the baitcaster drag stack that they call the Power Stack. Main gear is large, and I am glad to see the drag washers utilise the maximum diameter permissible as large diameter drag washers have more torque or moment arm pressure which results in higher drag settings. If you look carefully you can see it differs from the typical baitcaster drag system. Abu Garcia calls it their Power Stack Carbon Matrix Drag System. I did test cast a 2 gram lure and had no problems casting it.ĭrag system is very nice. It can cast finesse lures, but would be most comfortable casting lures around 6 grams and above. This is a reel optimally designed for casting medium weight and above lures. Like the weight of the reel, it is no lightweight. Part of this weight is from the long knobbed handle which is 12 grams heavier than a same 90mm carbon fibre handle with shorter standard flat grips. It is not a lightweight reel for finesse fishing, but feels solid. The dial when turned clockwise to the 2 o'clock position reaches the “MAX” stop in tiny white lettering. Whereas the previous generation reels was in the opposite direction, something to be aware of. This generation of Revo reels have the maximum braking applied when the knob is dialled clockwise. Palming side-plate that houses the dial clicks very positively when adjusting the centrifugal braking force required. I find that the extra length allows for the third middle finger to apply extra support and pressure when more power or a secure grip on the knob is needed during speed or heavy cranking. They are longer than the standard flat EVA grips that come with the other Revo Gen 4 reels. There is also a lower gear ratio 6.6:1 model.ĮVA handle grips are round and flared at the ends. This is the REV04 IKE-SHS version which has the 8.0:1 gear ratio. So in real practise, the diameter of line on the spool is below the spool's brim, therefore the actual line retrieved per turn would be less. The retrieve amount of line is based on line being filled to spool's brim. Lower half of the gearbox trim has Ike's motto “NEVER GIVE UP” in large capitals, no doubt to urge the anglers using his reel to keep trying! Printed on the other side of the star drag skirt has the line retrieval rate of 83cm or 33 inches per turn.
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