HooX Pictures finally available

DeepBlueGulf · 03-10-2007, 12:50 PM

Guys,

I am trying hard to avoid fixing my fence this morning, so I figured I would post up these pictures of the Avet HOOX reel that I saw over on the Cabbage Key website, all photo credits to them! They have some specs but I think they are what we expected. The comparison photos are with an LX and also a 40/02. Looks like a really nice sized reel!

Tom - DeepBlueGulf

HooX.jpg

HooX_4002.jpg

HooXfront.jpg

HooX_LX.jpg

TeamOso · 03-10-2007, 12:56 PM

Looks nice.

feeder · 03-10-2007, 03:58 PM

After all that waiting that everyone's been doing we finally get a glimpse. I thought this thing was supposed to pull like 35lbs of drag and have a newer design. Now the question is who's getting a new toy first?

DeepBlueGulf · 03-10-2007, 04:23 PM

Rick will probably be first, question is, what color?

tass · 03-10-2007, 05:14 PM

So other than a little bigger and maybe a couple more pounds of drag, what is the advantage of this over a Lx 2spd?

I think if you have a little extra dough. the boss 665 2spd would be the way to go. That's the way I'm going

ksong · 03-10-2007, 06:09 PM

When choosing one between them, one of my criteria is the free spooling/castability of the reels.
IF Hoo-X's free spool and castability is as good as LX, I prefer Hoo-X to 665 as I cast a lot. I've never seen any lever drag reels with good castability except Avets small reels

The other question is which one has more cranking power as I intend to use the reels for bigger fish.

jig · 03-10-2007, 06:58 PM

Yeah, I am gonna wait a bit. Whichever one I get, I plan on fishing 80# on it. I am hoping reports will prove we can get 30# drag on it (may required some 'Tani' handiwork). That would be sufficent for me. But if not, I may be spending the $$ on the 665. But does anyone know, if the drag at strike is high 20's, what is it at max?

ksong · 03-10-2007, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jig

Yeah, I am gonna wait a bit. Whichever one I get, I plan on fishing 80# on it. I am hoping reports will prove we can get 30# drag on it (may required some 'Tani' handiwork). That would be sufficent for me. But if not, I may be spending the $$ on the 665. But does anyone know, if the drag at strike is high 20's, what is it at max?

When I talked to Harry of the Avet, he said there is no problem to increase max drag of Hoo-X to 30 lbs by using optional cam.

SkeeterRonnie · 03-10-2007, 07:17 PM

dont think I want one anymore...

feeder · 03-10-2007, 08:11 PM

Hmmm, doesn't look like anyone is really impressed with the new Hoo. I guess we'll all be waiting on Avet to come out with a spinner now.

03-10-2007, 12:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
DeepBlueGulf Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 643	HooX Pictures finally available Guys, I am trying hard to avoid fixing my fence this morning, so I figured I would post up these pictures of the Avet HOOX reel that I saw over on the Cabbage Key website, all photo credits to them! They have some specs but I think they are what we expected. The comparison photos are with an LX and also a 40/02. Looks like a really nice sized reel! Tom - DeepBlueGulf HooX.jpg HooX_4002.jpg HooXfront.jpg HooX_LX.jpg

03-10-2007, 06:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
ksong SPONSOR Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,562	Hoo-X vs Accurate Boss 665 When choosing one between them, one of my criteria is the free spooling/castability of the reels. IF Hoo-X's free spool and castability is as good as LX, I prefer Hoo-X to 665 as I cast a lot. I've never seen any lever drag reels with good castability except Avets small reels The other question is which one has more cranking power as I intend to use the reels for bigger fish.

03-10-2007, 07:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
SkeeterRonnie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,308	dont think I want one anymore... __________________ www.ronniemanningfishing.weebly.com

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03-10-2007, 12:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
TeamOso Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Corpus/Pt A Posts: 484	Looks nice.

03-10-2007, 03:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
feeder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 193	After all that waiting that everyone's been doing we finally get a glimpse. I thought this thing was supposed to pull like 35lbs of drag and have a newer design. Now the question is who's getting a new toy first?

03-10-2007, 04:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
DeepBlueGulf Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 643	Rick will probably be first, question is, what color?

03-10-2007, 05:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
tass Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 46	So other than a little bigger and maybe a couple more pounds of drag, what is the advantage of this over a Lx 2spd? I think if you have a little extra dough. the boss 665 2spd would be the way to go. That's the way I'm going

03-10-2007, 06:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
jig Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 241	Yeah, I am gonna wait a bit. Whichever one I get, I plan on fishing 80# on it. I am hoping reports will prove we can get 30# drag on it (may required some 'Tani' handiwork). That would be sufficent for me. But if not, I may be spending the $$ on the 665. But does anyone know, if the drag at strike is high 20's, what is it at max?

03-10-2007, 08:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
feeder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 193	Hmmm, doesn't look like anyone is really impressed with the new Hoo. I guess we'll all be waiting on Avet to come out with a spinner now.

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