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I have emailed John Baker at the address Jureal listed. I asked him some questions. I look forward to hearing from him. I'm not knocking the reel just yet. Don't knock anything you haven't fished. I don't own an Avet or any reel that has that back side play on the handle. I'm just not used to that feeling of play on the anti-reverse. The last time I used a reel with that back play, I shattered the pinion gears. You probably know which brand I'm talking about.
In fact, I met a guy this past weekend with a blue one. I was scared to death that he was going to do the same thing as I saw him getting after a 127 lb tuna. I had to walk away as I didn't want to make a negative comment and make him lose his fish. I was proud of myself. I never said a word about the reel. But, I did think it was going to explode. Glad it didn't. He was a nice guy. His rod ended up looking like chit. The rail did a number on it.
I will say that the Baker has a very nice free spool. The aluminum machining is very nice with almost invisible turning marks. I just wish they would have included some kind of paperwork.
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