I have had the Abu Garcia Revo sx 30 for over a year now and have finally come to the conclusion that this reel will handle any bass you may come across. This reel is extremely sturdy feeling and is very smooth but connected at well. It handles braid exceptionally well and even the spinning reels nightmare fluorocarbon is not a problem for the reel. The drag is the most impressive thing on this reel. Yesterday while fishing a small lipless crankbait I hooked up with a 15 pound carp that made 8 runs that averaged about 5-6 seconds each and this reel handled them flawlessly the start up was smooth and there was no jolting by the reel as the fish made it's run. This is an exceptional reel and I would recommend this reel to anyone looking for a spinning reel in the 150 to 200 dollar price range.

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Andrew

What type of drag does this reel use?

It's the Abu Garcia Carbon matrix. It's used in the revo line up in both spinning and casting. It's super powerful along with being super smooth

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Andrew

It's the Abu Garcia Carbon matrix. It's used in the revo line up in both spinning and casting. It's super powerful along with being super smooth

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Andrew

I have the Premier 20, one of it's best features is its smooth drag system, looking at the schematics for the SX it appears to use the same sealed drag setup. Glad to hear you like your reel, I may have to check one out next time I am out shopping.