kayaks and lever drags?? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

grey zone · 01-16-2013, 12:40 PM

I can understand the mixed reviews about Avets for kayak fishing which is very hard on equipment. My Avets are about 4yrs old and get used almost every week but I use them on my boat. I just sent them in for there 1st service about 2 months ago. That amount of time without service and still working well was impressive.

After a day of fishing I always lightly rinse my reels to get the salt off but after they had dried for a week everything would be slightly sticky. At first this really bothered me but I noticed once they came in contact with moisture everything was fine. The post about submerging the reels in fresh water to dissolve salt sounds like a good idea and Im going to try that method. I had a feeling that salt crystals were causing the problem once they had dried.

I would not hesitate to use another reel brand by any of the well known makers like Shimano, Diawa or Okuma and if you see one you like Im sure someone on this board would give you a review.

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01-16-2013, 12:40 PM	#1
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	I can understand the mixed reviews about Avets for kayak fishing which is very hard on equipment. My Avets are about 4yrs old and get used almost every week but I use them on my boat. I just sent them in for there 1st service about 2 months ago. That amount of time without service and still working well was impressive. After a day of fishing I always lightly rinse my reels to get the salt off but after they had dried for a week everything would be slightly sticky. At first this really bothered me but I noticed once they came in contact with moisture everything was fine. The post about submerging the reels in fresh water to dissolve salt sounds like a good idea and Im going to try that method. I had a feeling that salt crystals were causing the problem once they had dried. I would not hesitate to use another reel brand by any of the well known makers like Shimano, Diawa or Okuma and if you see one you like Im sure someone on this board would give you a review.