i was looking at new reel and saw the new Lew's Speed Spool Casting Reel  does anyone have good or bad reviews about any of the lews reels ?

Well I got my Lews Tournament Pro Bait Caster last weekend and have been putting it through its paces as much as the weather will allow me.

The reel is very solidly built and is incredibly smooth and looks awesome.  Not sure about the knobs yet, but they haven't caused me any problems yet and they are definitely better then those foam grips that came on my Revo Premiers and my Patriarch XTs.

So first day out I did some pitchin with the reel and it is very smooth and I had no problem pitchin and hitting my target  every time.  The retrieve is very smooth and the drag is very smooth as well.  Caught 6 nice fish on it, nothing over 2lbs though.  I was using a 3/8oz jig on a Micro Magic 6' 9" MH rod.  This combo was just unbelievably smooth and powerful.

Next day out I decided to try some moving baits so I tied on a Strike King Red Eye Shad and went back out to the same lake.  The reel casts very smoothly and very effortlessly.  The retrieve was very smooth and once again the drag was very nice and smooth and powerful.

So 2 days out with this combo, about 3.5hours of fishing time and I can honestly say that I am more then pleasantly surprised with this combo.  Only time will tell how it holds up over the summer and constant day in and day out use.  But as for right now I am very impressed and am adding a couple more to the arsenal for this summer.

I will update as I get to use this combo more.

SJ