But this means a nice, relatively slow, pace to your bait once you have it out there. Retrieve: The 4.9:1 retrieve ration on the 50 size version of the REVO Toro Beast equates to roughly seven to twenty three and a half inches (7'-23.5') of retrieve with each turn of the handle depending, of course, with how much line you have out on your cast. Loaded with 20lb Sunline Super Natural and ready to go. Performance: I spooled the REVO Toro Beast 51 with some twenty pound (20lb) Sunline Super Natural monofilament and mounted it on a Fantasista FB79-6 casting rod for some big bait action earlier this year. Quality Ratings for Abu Garcia REVO Toro Beast 50/51 The reel's insanely long 110mm handle does have a little back and forth wiggle to it and the large-ish knobs also move in and out from the handle a little.

Otherwise, everything lines up perfectly. The frame and sideplates align almost perfectly but the non-handle sideplate extends beyond the frame at the front of the reel by about half a millimeter. This is a big reel but still feasible to palm. There are anodized blue highlights at the cast control cap, base of the handle, and on the handle and knobs at various spots. This reel is finished in all black with glossy black sideplates and a matte black frame. Specifically, the REVOT2BST51 (Revo Toro 2 Beast 51). We fished the left handed 50 size in standard 4.9:1 retrieve. Both sizes are available in two different retrieve ratios and all four models are available in left and right hand retrieve. Quality/Construction: Abu Garcia's REVO Toro Beast is available in two sizes - a 50 size and a 60 size. Here now is our review of Abu Garcia's REVO Toro Beast 51.Ību Garcia REVO Toro Beast 50/51 Specifications Īt ICAST 2015, Abu Garcia introduced us to their new large capacity low profile bait caster that is in fact available in two sizes - big (50) and bigger (60) - both of which come in either 4.9:1 or 6.2:1 and in left or right hand retrieve for all four models! It's the merger of their vaunted Toro baitcasting reel and their built for destruction, REVO Beast. Quantum's EXO 300 comes in a 5.3:1 but it's only available in right hand retrieve and Daiwa has the LEXA 300 with a 5.1:1 retrieve ratio, but once again, only in right hand retrieve.įinally a large capacity reel available with a slow gear ratio AND left hand retrieve. Our recently reviewed Okuma Citrix 364 and Komodo 364 are both '300' sized reels but both come with a 6.4:1 retrieve ratio.

The default reel in this category, for years has been the Shimano Curado 300, but this large capacity reel has a gear ratio of 6.2:1 - slow enough, but not exactly ideal for crawling a Huddleston along a submerged point. Introducing Abu Garcia's REVO Toro Beast! Like the ubiquitous triangle of desire, you can usually find two of the three traits, but to have all three in concert - especially if you prefer a left hand retrieve reel - well, that's the unicorn. Introduction: Big, strong, and slow - big bait fisherman are always on the look out for a reel with these three characteristics: big in terms of line capacity with twenty to thirty pound test nylon monofilament strong in terms of power, frame rigidity, and drag slow in terms of gear ratio. Total Score: 7.34 - EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD Cranking power and a high line capacity give anglers the upper hand on a variety of fresh and saltwater species.Abu Garcia's Unicorn : The REVO Toro Beast!! Engineered for brute strength and unrelenting performance, the Revo Toro® Beast low profile bait cast reel delivers a unique platform designed for hard-pulling species.

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