captpierre Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Looking at the Bass Pro flyer. Looks like this reel ($110) is very similar to the Abu Revo SX ($160). I'm guessing it's made by Abu. Would you pay the difference for the brand name reel? Are either of these any good? looking for a rip jigging and light trolling reel peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 I have 2 morris baitcasters that I like a lot last time I had a chat about this topic, I believe 'OEM Manufacturing' (might have the company name wrong) produces all of BPS reels (and most of the fishing market, ie plueger which BPS resembles quite a bit) and outsources the production to many difference companies oversea, namely china and korea. After a big company has run their reels through prod, BPS will run a batch and rebrand to save costs instead of having OEM retool to a new spec, so you end up with a reel that looks very similar. The tolerances and bearings are different with each contract, sometimes you get a better reel than the brand name reel, sometimes not but they are usually pretty close but BPS passes a bit of the savings to you.......that might not be all 100% accurate but is fairly close my 2 morris baitcasters can go head to head with my curado and Calais reels, maybe even outcast them a little with light weights, dual braking systems are the cats meow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 my 2 morris baitcasters can go head to head with my curado and Calais reels, maybe even outcast them a little with light weights, dual braking systems are the cats meow You've got issues with your Calais if your BPS Johnny Morris can out distance it, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) oh believe me it bothered me a lot at first, then I just became cool with it and bought a second used morris off this forum, same deal, it casts great not the dc version, but it's pretty close to casting with the regular calais...I think the morris edges it out mostly on light weight baits with the dual brakes going on vs just the vbs...the Calais is a lot more refined, better built and more comfortable to fish with all day sorry to hi jack lol, I'd save a few bucks and try the carbon lite...I find the bps reviews to be fairly accurate if you haven't taken a look at them yet Edited March 3, 2014 by bare foot wader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'll trade you a brand spanking new johnny morris reel for your crappy calais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 didn't say crap lol...just saying that a reel 1/2 it's price has no problem competing with it....and I wouldn't hesitate to try out the carbon lite, or the morris signature for the same price as the revo http://www.tackletour.com/reviewbassprojohnnymorrisreelpg2.html I'm guessing these guys had a reel packed with way too much grease, my reels both have very strong drags....even with their crappy drag review and nit picking about smoothness, still scores 7.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 i was just joking...... (unless you want to make that trade, lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 hmm, I'd trade the Calais for a new morris in about 3 yrs lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 hmm, I'd trade the Calais for a new morris in about 3 yrs lol That would still be a good trade IMO! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I just got a Calais 100a, I can't wait to pair this thing with my Dobyns 704CB Glass for some light cranks and topwaters this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 my 201 calais is my favourite BC I own. its just so rock solid. wish they didn't discontinue them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Stock up, I've got 3, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angler management Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I couldnt picture that tank of a reel on the dobyns. I had the same rod and i wouldnt pair it with anything other than a core 51. But to each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) I couldnt picture that tank of a reel on the dobyns. I had the same rod and i wouldnt pair it with anything other than a core 51. But to each their own. The extra weight is well worth the trade off. If I was that worried about weight, the Core would have been an easy choice. Edited March 5, 2014 by BillM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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