Reel issues

[Fishtraker]

Ok I have a problem casting my avet 5.8 MXJ. I feel like it may be my line. I have 65lb spectra on there right now and cast after cast I get horrible backlash. I don't know if the line was old on the tackle shop spool or what but its really starting to upset me. I've missed atleast 4 fish because of it. Any ideas? New line suggestions?

[MrPatrick]

Sounds like it isn't tight on the spool

[ful-rac]

Casting spectra isn't the easiest thing to do. It can be done but with a lot of practice. If you are using it with a jigstick and are only casting jigs I suggest you use mono, a lot easier to control.

[Fishtraker]

Yea I have it on a 8" teramar ts4, I'm casting surface iron and flylining bait

[ful-rac]

Go with a long topshot of mono and you should be just fine.

[TJones]

you can have it spooled up tightly , but make a long cast with a light jig and i don't think it is gonna go back down the same . i haven't figured it out myself .

[FlyFishinYakr]

Originally Posted by Fishtraker

Ok I have a problem casting my avet 5.8 MXJ. I feel like it may be my line. I have 65lb spectra on there right now and cast after cast I get horrible backlash. I don't know if the line was old on the tackle shop spool or what but its really starting to upset me. I've missed atleast 4 fish because of it. Any ideas? New line suggestions?

As with Bass fishing, sounds like you haven't 'tuned' your spool to the proper weight your throwing. Sounds like it's too loose, tighten it up a bit.
FFY

[alanw]

I get tons of backlash on my Avet if I don't set it right. I'm not that good with thumbing it yet so I sometimes set the drag lever to the bait position and adjust the side tension knob so that whatever weight I have on will just unwind off the reel under its own weight, then cast and start to thumb it as it's nearing the water. This usually keeps the spool from over spinning.

[jorluivil]

Is it magged?

[oneyedeer]

Tighten the spool tensioner .....dont try to chuck the sucker jus a nice smooth cast once you gotten use to it lessen the tension bit by bit. Its like riding a 250cc motorcycle and moving up to a 750 same thing but just a lil different

[Fishtraker]

Thanks for the advice everyone, it was just really frustrating me a lot yesterday. I think I'm also going to change my line on it. I think I may have better luck with flouro.

[taggermike]

Cast braid can take some getting used to but it can cast
Well. I understand avets cast better than many lever drags
But few LD cast as well as star drags. To be consistant braid
Needs to be tight on the spool. When you're mending the line
Back on to the spool don't just guide back and forth, pinch
It tight so it lays with some tention. With I cast mono I find
I can get a small basklash going but let it ride and it will
Cast on through and clear its self. With braid 1 damn loose
Coil will end the cast. If you feel even the smallest b-lash forming
Clamp your thumb down and stop it right there. Like an earlier
Poster said, start your cast a bit slower and accelerate threw. Don't
Try the bass pro snap thing. Try different lengths of line from tip
To jig until you find one that feels and cast best. A smooth stroke
And follow through is the way to go. And practice befor you see boiling
Yt. Keep at it. Mike

[stephenG]

I would recommend using mono, braid is great if just gonna be dropping baits, but mono cast better and is much easier to get outta a backlash. Just my .02$

[JarrodMc]

Braid also casts nicer after it's wet. let some line out while you paddle so it's wet and you might get some better results in addition to what the other guys said.

[IMTHESKI]

Not sure of your experience with that style reel or casting straight braid. On my Avet MXJ I have braid with a mono topshot. But just in case or for others, the way I learned was by taking a light hookless iron(a weight will work just fine) on an Abu Garcia to the park. I tightened the reel down quite a bit and gave it a light toss. Confirmed what I read in other message boards, the second it hit the ground(simulated water) I got the birds nest of line. I cleared that mess out and tried again. What works best for me is the second before it hits the water is thumb the line/reel to stop the spooling. So after an afternoon of trying that I hit the water. I still get the birds nest of line from time to time but knowing how to prevent it and clean it up as fast as possible has been very useful. I can say from personal experience in other reels knots in braid are no joke! Good luck getting them undone. I learned to tie a double-uni real fast because sometimes it is better to just cut and tie it over again!

[jorluivil]

If its not magged go get the magnets or have it magged