Zenon MG LTX Review

I was able to get out on the water with my new Abu Garcia Zenon MG LTX. I wanted to share a couple of take aways and my initial impressions.

1st thing, DO NOT BUY THIS REEL AT MSRP. This reel is currently on sale from multiple vendors. I took advantage of the sale and if I would have paid full price it would be going back.

With that out of the way, tbis reel is my designated shad rap reel. It absolutely will bomb a shad rap even into the wind. I was able to catch a few fish on it and it performed flawlessly.

My gripe is that it is not that smooth. My Dad's first impression with it was it reels like hay baler. Part of that feel comes from the ceramic bearings. I have a SearSir M1 with ceramic bearings that cost 50 bucks and is smoother. I would be gracious enough to say it's 100 dollar reel smooth and not 500 dollar reel smooth. It also uses cheap plastic for the thumb bar and the side plate does not stay attached when you need to remove the spool. Compared to my Steez and Antares it looks and feels like a Piscifun Alloy M. The Alloy M is a great reel for 60 bucks but would be called trash at 500.

For what is lacks in smoothness it makes up in casting ability. I would say that the sale price is more in line with the performance this reel offers. Only because it casts that good. It really casts that good..