Lew's Mach 2 Baitcast Reel - Left Hand

Description

The Lew's Mach 2 baitcast reel is the accessible entry point into the MACH family's reputation for durability, sitting a genuine step below the Mach Crush in price without walking away from what makes that family tough in the first place. A one-piece graphite frame and sideplates keep the reel light, an anodized aluminium spool and zirconia line guide handle day-to-day wear, and hard-anodized Speed Gears backed by a 10-bearing system with Zero Reverse deliver a smooth, positive retrieve that doesn't feel budget even where the price genuinely is. Where the Mach 2 is honest about its place in the range is the drag and braking: rather than the Crush's solid brass gears, carbon fibre drag and dual Multi-Setting Brake, the Mach 2 runs hard-anodized aluminium alloy Speed Gears, a single externally adjustable Magnetic Control System, and a Rulon drag capped at 15lb rather than 20lb-plus. None of that makes it a lesser fishing tool for most bass anglers — a 7.5:1 gear ratio recovering 30 inches per turn and 110 yards of 12lb mono or 50lb braid capacity cover the vast majority of everyday techniques — it just means the Mach 2 is genuinely built to be the accessible, dependable option in the family rather than the top of it. - Retrieve: Left Hand - Gear ratio: 7.5:1 - Line recovery: 30in per turn - Frame: One-piece graphite - Spool: Anodised aluminium - Line guide: Zirconia - Gears: Hard-anodised aluminium alloy Speed Gears - Bearings: Premium 10-bearing system with Zero Reverse one-way clutch - Braking: Externally adjustable Magnetic Control System - Handle: 95mm bowed anodised aluminium, Winn standard round knob - Drag: Rulon, up to 15lb max - Line capacity: 110yd/12lb mono, 50lb braid Where to use it: - Everyday, all-round bass fishing on a sensible budget - Anglers wanting MACH-family durability without the Mach Crush's higher price - A dependable backup or loaner reel - General crankbait, spinnerbait and jig work Set your star drag in small increments right at the start of a session rather than cranking it hard from the off — with a 15lb Rulon drag ceiling here, you'll reach the limit sooner than on a 20-24lb carbon fibre system elsewhere in the range, and over-tightening risks the line giving out before the drag does its job. How does this compare to the Mach Crush? The Crush steps up with solid brass gears, a carbon fibre drag and a dual Multi-Setting Brake system at a higher price. The Mach 2 uses hard-anodized aluminium gears, a single Magnetic Control System, and a Rulon drag — a genuinely solid, lower-cost alternative within the same MACH family. Is 15lb of drag enough for bass fishing? Comfortably, for the great majority of bass and general freshwater predator work — it's only specialist big-fish or heavy-line applications that would push against that ceiling. Is this a good starter baitcaster? The single-dial Magnetic Control System is genuinely simpler to learn than a multi-pin centrifugal system, which helps — though the Speed Spool RX remains the more specifically beginner-focused option in the range. What line capacity does it hold? 110 yards of 12lb mono or the equivalent in 50lb braid — in line with most of Lew's general-purpose bass reels.