TNBassin'

That's good to know. My black max has some but its a cheaper reel, while my sx has none. Hoping my revo s is solidly built as well.

$80 gets u a veritas. $50-$60 gets u a vendetta. Best bang for the buck IMO.

It got debited today so hopefully it goes out tomorrow. Got it shipped to the store so hopefully they call me asap when it gets in. Next week is my bday and I'm going on a 3 day fishing/camping trip and I'd like to take it with me.

Give those squirrel tail worms a shot too.

I wanted an sx but I'm done with mag only brake systems.

I normally use a black papi craw on my blue/black jig, but recently switched to a blue/black creature worm. Lots of flaps and appendages on this thing and it gives it a slightly longer and slimmer profile.

We eat them, but when the freezer is stocked up, we toss them back. We never keep probably more than 3 out of our limit if we even hit our limit. Can't beat a good fish fry.

I checked today and it finally got debited out of my account. Seems BPS is kind of slow when it comes to processing orders.

How much side to side play is there where the handle meets the gearing?

Yep. Stick with Abu.

Try some yum f2 ribbon tails. That tail has amazing action on a shakey head.

Yeah but I really wanted to use my sx on my vendetta rod for my heavier cranks. Its not a huge deal I have to really tighten the spool tension, I just hate how it feels on the retrieve with it cranked down. Was hoping there was a fix, but I guess my new Revo S will get more action.

Gen 2 actually. PITA this reel is.

I use 12# trilene xl. After I tie on a 1/4oz swim bait hook and stick an anaconda on it, I'm lucky to have 1/8th of a turn left before the bait wont fall. Just odd that my black max doesn't have this characteristic.

Yeah I set it up properly. Someone on here has a new stx with the same issue.

It's frustrating more me because my cheapo black max 2 is much easier to get dialed in than my sx. It also doesn't need near the amount of cranking on the spool tension knob to adjust for lure weight. I have until September 25th to return this and I may just do it.

I just made a thread about my SX that has this same issue. It's a gen 2 though. It's almost as if that little brown disc isn't thick enough or something.

I have never had a reel that needs the spool tension knob screwed down this far to get the proper adjustment for lure weight. I checked to made sure the little brown disc is in there and it is, so not sure why I am about a half turn from running out of threads to adjust the tension with just a 1/4 swim bait hook and a worm. Anyone else have this issue??

I called and talked to a manager at BPS. She said that they had some in back and to come in and they would snag me one of those. I have to say that I'm not really liking the reel seat on the veritas just holding it, but I'm sure I will get used to it.

For the money you can't beat the veritas.

The abu vendetta rods are on sale for $50-$60 at most places. I'd skip the vengeance and get a vendetta.

I was gonna wait awhile to see how the reviews were but couldn't resist the bass pro deal. I hope it ships out quickly as I can't wait to try it out. I have to return my veritas since the epoxy around one of the guides is cracked. Most of bass pros rods are beat all to hell at our local store. They are all dinged or scratched up. Hope my reel isn't lol.

Ordered a Revo S from BPS and took advantage of their 6 payment sale they have going on. Picked up a micro guide series 7' m/h veritas too. Gonna be sweeeeet.

I got my reel shipped to the store so hopefully it arrives fairly quickly. Picked up a 7ft mh veritas micro guide rod tonight at BPS so I'm ready! Where did you get those b/w handle grips? Looks cool with those on.

You jerk! Lol. I just called Bass Pro to get more info and I'm in. Just ordered my S and am gonna take back my vendetta and pay the difference for a veritas. This will effectively retire my black max 2 as it's getting evicted off it's vendetta to make a home for my SX. Thanks a lot lol!