Reel Chase Fishing Gear Reviews: Lew’s Speed Spool LFS Reels Review

Lew's Speed Spool LFS

Rating: 4.5/5

Gear Ratio

Weight

Price

PROS

- Very light weight makes it comfortable.

- Smaller palmable reel that reduces hand fatigue.

- Aluminum frame and handle.

- Externally adjustable magnetic brake system.

- It has many important, high-end features that you won’t find on any other $100 reel.

CONS

- There may be other fishing reels with heavier drags at this price point, but at a bigger size and weight.

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Intro

Lew’s has been one of the most original innovative companies in fishing tackle since 1949, and also one of the pioneers in the low profile baitcasting reels back in the ‘70s. After a period of time in which the company seemed to almost disappear, Lew’s came back with a new line of reels that respects its tradition of high performance and value.

Lew’s Speed Spool LFS is the introductory baitcasting reel of the Speed Spool lineup. It’s extremely smooth and attractive, while also very affordable. The most interesting highlights of the Lew’s Speed Spool Reel are the new one-piece die-cast aluminum frame and the great casting control, which features a magnetic brake system that is externally adjustable.

Another feature of the Lew’s Speed Spool Reel that is greatly welcomed by many anglers is that it’s a smaller palmable reel that reduces hand fatigue and allows the possibility of fishing all day long, several days a week. It’s also worth mentioning the weight loss that Lew’s has achieved on this reel: it weighs only 6.9 ounces, which is far less than what most fishing reels on the market weigh.

In summary, Lew’s has come back with this amazing fishing reel that is available at a great price-quality ratio and is now considered as one of the best options when it comes to choosing your next baitcasting reel.

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Main Usage

The Lew’s Speed Spool reel is designed mostly for using on fresh water, but thanks to its corrosion resistance properties, it can also be suitable for saltwater with no problem: just make sure to clean it with fresh water after every use.

The wonderful drag power that this reel provides makes it perfect for catching any of the most common fish species at the water, and makes it adjustable to almost any fishing situation. It is highly recommended for recreational or tournament fishing.

The Lew’s Speed Spool Reel is a baitcasting reel. Baitcasting is a fishing technique that consists on throwing a bail with a fishing line out over the water using a flexible fishing rod. There are many different techniques that can be used by anglers as an attempt to cast further, making this kind of fishing challenging and exciting.

The most common technique is to shift the body weight towards the front foot in correlation to the forward movement of the rod. For salt water fishing, rods and lines are usually heavier.

Product Features

Reel Body/Housing/Frame:

Visually, the Lew’s Speed Spool Reel is extremely attractive, featuring a black and silver color pattern and a beautiful finish. The frame design of this reel is one of its main highlights: it’s a die-cast aluminum frame with graphite sideplates that are easy to remove. The weight of the Lew’s Speed Spool Reel is only 6.9 ounces, which is amazingly low compared to most baitcasting reels on the market. This is mainly achieved thanks to the new frame platform named LFS (Lighter Faster Stronger), whose goal is to reduce the overall weight of the reel.

Another feature of this fishing reel is how comfortable and easy to palm it is for most anglers, reducing hand fatigue.

Drag System:

The Lew’s Speed Spool Reel’s drag is strong enough to hook on any quality fish, and also be in control when it comes to fight, if necessary.

The maximum drag pressure that the Lew’s Speed Spool Reel can withstand according to the product specifications provided by the manufacturer is 12 lbs. This is a lot for such a light and compact fishing reel. But what’s more important is that it really maintains a smooth, consistent pressure that ensures great protection to the line.

When it comes to comparing characteristics between fishing reels at the $100 segment, the Lew’s Speed Spool Reel and its Rugged Rulon Star Drag System is definitely one of the best options in terms of drag smoothness and strength.

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Casting Controls:

Casting control on the Lew’s Speed Spool Reel is truly magnificent, due to its convenient magnetic brake system that is externally adjustable and easy to use.

The magnetic brake system uses five magnets for the purpose of inducing a resistance at the spool.

An important advantage is that the cast control is externally adjusted, it can be set from 0 to max and it has been described as very easy to use for most anglers.

Ball Bearings:

The Lew’s Speed Spool Reel features a 10 bearings system. It contains 9+1 double shielded stainless steel bearings that perform amazingly well. Their closures are metal shielded with double sided shields. These shields on both sides of the bearings are particularly important, because they reduce the chances of sand or salt affecting the rotation of the bearing.

The mission of the ball bearings on fishing reels is to reduce friction between moving parts, helping to keep the reel moving nice and freely under loads produced from the drag and winding.

Conclusion:

The Lew’s Speed Spool Reel is one of the best, if not the best, one-hundred dollars baitcasting reel on the market. It has easy adjustments and casts really well.

The drag performance is really good and smooth, delivering up to 12 lbs of max drag pressure. It has a sturdy one-piece, die-cast aluminum frame that is highly innovative and original. It also features an easily removable palm-side plate.

Thanks to its careful design and high-quality materials, this fishing reel ensures a long durability, and it’s also backed by Lew’s one year limited warranty, just in case any unusual issue comes up.

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