AVET REELS GET THUMBS DOWN BY CAPE COD GUIDES

HUNTER II · 06:31 AM

Went to a Striped Bass / Tuna Seminar today and had a chance to talk with two of the top guides on Cape Cod. Both independantly had the same mantra regarding AVET Reels - avoid them at all costs. Their basic concern was in the bearing that are used are subject to premature failure. Their other concern was with the drag systems in that AVET recommends dry drag, but the reels really need a wet (greased) drag to perform at their top level.

I was ready to buy an HX for jigging tuna and I'm still leaning in that direction but I am going to look a little harder before I leap.

Any opinions/experiences with AVETs in general and the HX in particular would be appreciated.

rtran · 03-03-2008, 06:03 AM

After all the reviews on Avet reels I'm still going to get one for the price. I will have the new Avet Pro EX 30 for my chunk setup for YFT. The TR-X looks very impressive though but I would buy an accurate instead if it came down to it.

gman · 03-03-2008, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tass

Speaking as a man with four avets and have used them extensively for years, I would say your cape cod guys are spitting in the wind. I have had no problems with those reels. You have to remember everyone will have their favoriites but for me it would be hard to top an avet and as you can see that opinion is widely shared.

why are they spitting in the wind because they didn't have the same experiences as you. Would you feel the same way if you bought a truck that didn't perform to the expectations you set for it?? Curious

BretABaker · 03-03-2008, 08:29 AM

i like mine......and i like shimanos.....and i like daiwas........and i like certain penns.......and accurate....on and on. there are a lot of good reel manufacturers. gman said it best in that you can always find something wrong with a reel if you try hard enough.

Mercedes can break down just like Fords can....

gman · 03-03-2008, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BretABaker

i like mine......and i like shimanos.....and i like daiwas........and i like certain penns.......and accurate....on and on. there are a lot of good reel manufacturers. gman said it best in that you can always find something wrong with a reel if you try hard enough.

Mercedes can break down just like Fords can....

No kidding my friends mercedes has been in the shop more than on teh road ha ha ha

lite-liner · 03-03-2008, 02:47 PM

Love all 4 of my Avets EX-30, LX-2, & 2 SX's. never, ever had any kind of problem in 4 years & countless trips.
I will be the first to admit; there are better reels, but not for the price.
sure they're not the smoothest, or quietest. but you want a reel that will handle 90% of what evey angler wants, for a not-quite-statospheric price,
the Avet reel is the best bargain. FWIW, I know of many anglers up that way
that won't fish w/ anything but Avet, & their reps precede them.
Like Bret says; Mercedes break just as much as Fords, they're just more expensive to fix!

tight lines
-Brian

BretABaker · 03-03-2008, 02:58 PM

maintenance is also a variable we haven't mentioned. treat any piece of machinery like crap and it won't last as long or perform as well as if you took care of it.

DeepBlueGulf · 03-03-2008, 04:35 PM

I've had nothing but great experiences with my avets, like them pretty well. I think the early ones probably weren't as refined as the models we have now, but it's nice not having to buy a reel and then immediately send it out for freespooling and blueprinting. Nice to have a choice of colors instead of just gold too.

DBG

jt2hunt · 03-03-2008, 07:49 PM

jim, put some bigger line on the damn thing

jt2hunt · 03-03-2008, 07:50 PM

my avets have performed and i am not the best caretaker of equipment

jureal · 03-03-2008, 09:24 PM

3 JX 1 LX 1 SX 1HXJ...all two speed. Hard to beat the price.

03-03-2008, 02:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
lite-liner Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: little elm, tx., USA Posts: 547	Avets ROCK! Love all 4 of my Avets EX-30, LX-2, & 2 SX's. never, ever had any kind of problem in 4 years & countless trips. I will be the first to admit; there are better reels, but not for the price. sure they're not the smoothest, or quietest. but you want a reel that will handle 90% of what evey angler wants, for a not-quite-statospheric price, the Avet reel is the best bargain. FWIW, I know of many anglers up that way that won't fish w/ anything but Avet, & their reps precede them. Like Bret says; Mercedes break just as much as Fords, they're just more expensive to fix! tight lines -Brian

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03-03-2008, 06:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
rtran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 979	After all the reviews on Avet reels I'm still going to get one for the price. I will have the new Avet Pro EX 30 for my chunk setup for YFT. The TR-X looks very impressive though but I would buy an accurate instead if it came down to it.

03-03-2008, 08:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
BretABaker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 1,289	i like mine......and i like shimanos.....and i like daiwas........and i like certain penns.......and accurate....on and on. there are a lot of good reel manufacturers. gman said it best in that you can always find something wrong with a reel if you try hard enough. Mercedes can break down just like Fords can....

03-03-2008, 02:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
BretABaker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 1,289	maintenance is also a variable we haven't mentioned. treat any piece of machinery like crap and it won't last as long or perform as well as if you took care of it.

03-03-2008, 04:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
DeepBlueGulf Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 623	I've had nothing but great experiences with my avets, like them pretty well. I think the early ones probably weren't as refined as the models we have now, but it's nice not having to buy a reel and then immediately send it out for freespooling and blueprinting. Nice to have a choice of colors instead of just gold too. DBG

03-03-2008, 07:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
jt2hunt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 279	jim, put some bigger line on the damn thing

03-03-2008, 07:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
jt2hunt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 279	my avets have performed and i am not the best caretaker of equipment

03-03-2008, 09:24 PM	#20 (permalink)
jureal Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 294	3 JX 1 LX 1 SX 1HXJ...all two speed. Hard to beat the price.

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