Lews SpeedSpool tournament MSB

 

my buddy switched all lefty and he keeps giving me his older reels. It looks nothing like the one I just googled up.  Which has red highlights 

 

is this an older reel?  I went thru his pile looking for an older Lews BB1. None of those, but he had this. 
 

I lubed the usual areas and it pretty smooth feeling. 

Thats a tournament MB. MSB  stands for multi setting brakes. It has centrifugal under the side plate and magnetic with external dial. They were the predecessor of the MP with the red handle. They are great reels for the money and should last a long time.

The Tournament MB was maybe the best value in Lew's line-up several years ago.  It's a nice reel and I'll bet you'll enjoy it.  Other than the metal vs. carbon handle, I can't really feel any difference between my older Tournament MB and Tournament Pros (and I don't think the spec sheets show any notable difference).

Totaly different brake systems.

23 minutes ago, dodgeguy said:

Totaly different brake systems.

 

No... the older Tournament Pro and Tournament MB each had the combination of four selectable centrifugal brakes on the spool and an externally adjustable magnetic brake on the side plate.  I have at least a half-dozen Tournament Pros and one Tournament MB.

 

2011 Tackletour Lew's Tournament Pro review

I thought the older tournament pro had the externally adjustable centrifugal brake? I could be wrong.

 

Totally different brakes.

The reel you are showing is 3 models old. The tournament pro g is the previous version to today's tournament pro.

From the schematic of one I worked on recently. 

53 minutes ago, FishTank said:

From the schematic of one I worked on recently. 

Those are MB brakes. Like I said you'd have to go back 3 generations for that brake in the Tournament Pro.The Tournament Pro G is the predecessor of today's tournament pro . It had the 28 point externally adjustable centrifugal system.

This is his reel reel below.  I found an old listing for it on a defunct site.  Lew's did not list the exact model as they combine some of the older schematics.  Not an expert on Lew's reels (only have worked on three different models) but am I missing something here?

 

I’d be lying if I said you all didn’t confuse me somewhat.

 

but that appears to be the reel. FishTanks image seems to be the one. Thanks to this thread, I peeked under the hood and I do see the centrifugal brake.  Not sure how to turn it on or off. The white tabs don’t seem to click in either direction. I’ll spool it up and fling out a practice plug and see what happens. 

1 hour ago, dodgeguy said:

 

Totally different brakes.

The reel you are showing is 3 models old. The tournament pro g is the previous version to today's tournament pro.

 

The OP was asking about the Lew's reel in the photo that his buddy gave him... it's an older reel: the Tournament MB.  At the time, it was considered a great value because it offered the same top-of-the-Lew's-lineup brakes as the more expensive Tournament Pro model.  

 

The OP's question was answered and he was given some background on his reel.  You are clouding the water by bringing up other, later versions!

19 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

I’d be lying if I said you all didn’t confuse me somewhat.

 

but that appears to be the reel. FishTanks image seems to be the one. Thanks to this thread, I peeked under the hood and I do see the centrifugal brake.  Not sure how to turn it on or off. The white tabs don’t seem to click in either direction. I’ll spool it up and fling out a practice plug and see what happens. 

 

I have a similar system on an Abu Garcia Winch and it works pretty well.  It takes some getting use to but you have three different ways to control your cast.  One> the internal brakes which slows the spool at start up. Second> the external dial adjust the cast throughout and can let you feather a cast for a softer presentation (shorter cast though with a higher setting).  Third> the cast control knob.  It can help slow it down at the end of the cast.  

 

You push the internal brakes out to turn on and click in to turn off.  

 

I set my brakes inside to two on and two off, set the external based on the bait and conditions  and the cast control by the weight of the lure.  I have thrown baits from 3/8oz to 1oz this way, unless it gets windy.  I then will put one more internal brake on. 

 

3 minutes ago, FishTank said:

I set my brakes inside to two on and two off, set the external based on the bait and conditions  and the cast control by the weight of the lure.  I have thrown baits from 3/8oz to 1oz this way, unless it gets windy.  I then will put one more internal brake on. 

 

 

I forgot to add that for the OP...   I keep my Tournament Pros and Tournament MB set with two of the centrifugal brakes on, the magnetic brake adjusted for wind conditions, and the spool control set so it just starts to slow down the drop of whatever bait is tied on.  They are nice-casting reels and I rarely, if ever, re-adjust the centrifugal brakes.

Lew's Tournament TS1SH, I think that was one of lower priced reels when Lew's came back around 2010. 

36 minutes ago, Boogey Man said:

Lew's Tournament TS1SH, I think that was one of lower priced reels when Lew's came back around 2010. 

 

 

OMG... after shooting my mouth (keyboard?) off all through this thread, I was wrong about it being a Tournament MB.   ?

 

After reading Boogey Man's post, I went down to the basement and looked at my Tournament MB.  It has the letters "MB" after the word "Tournament" on the reel.  But the real and most obvious key is that the model number, TS1SH, is clearly printed on the OP's reel!

 

I'm such a knucklehead.  I apologize to everyone!  Thanks for pointing out the facts and setting us straight, Boogey Man!

 

It still does have Lew's best braking system from that time period, though.  ?

Those were great reels when they came out. I believe retail price was around $150. 

Almost the same performance as the Tournament Pros for less money. They weighed more than the Tournament Pros and didn't have the carbon fiber handle. 

I had four in my line up along with some Tournament Pros. They were built like tanks. I used mine for crankbaits and spinnerbaits. They cast well and were smooth on the retreive. Couldn't had asked for more.

13 minutes ago, mrpao said:

Those were great reels when they came out. I believe retail price was around $150. 

Almost the same performance as the Tournament Pros for less money. They weighed more than the Tournament Pros and didn't have the carbon fiber handle. 

I had four in my line up along with some Tournament Pros. They were built like tanks. I used mine for crankbaits and spinnerbaits. They cast well and were smooth on the retreive. Couldn't had asked for more.

 

It sounds like they were very similar to the original Tournament MB.  Maybe the predecessor?

28 minutes ago, desmobob said:

 

OMG... after shooting my mouth (keyboard?) off all through this thread, I was wrong about it being a Tournament MB.   ?

 

After reading Boogey Man's post, I went down to the basement and looked at my Tournament MB.  It has the letters "MB" after the word "Tournament" on the reel.  But the real and most obvious key is that the model number, TS1SH, is clearly printed on the OP's reel!

 

I'm such a knucklehead.  I apologize to everyone!  Thanks for pointing out the facts and setting us straight, Boogey Man!

 

It still does have Lew's best braking system from that time period, though.  ?

 

It's all good, my friend. I just happened to see the model on the OP's pic and that it had the wider nose like the original Tournament Pro. The rest of the credit goes to Google lol. 

When Lynn Reeves took the helm of Lews and re entered the market, this was one of the variants of the new platform.  Well built and good performers. I still have one of these and a hand full of TPros.  When Lews transitioned to the LFS platform I didn’t care for it.  That’s just me.