Anyone have experience with Avet Mag cast reels?

[robmandel]

Originally Posted by Billy V

I mostly use a Dawia Sealine X40 or a Saltist 35 or 40 on the kayak. They are my all time favorite No BS Reels.

The SealineX 40 has a spool that is 50 grams lighter than an avet JX, so you will get a good long cast with a little practice and less energy exerted. There is also a big shoulder on the spool to ride while controlling the spool with your thumb.

I have a slew of sealines, use them for everything. upgraded them with greased carbon fiber drags, and with them, they're good for anything, anywhere under 100lbs. and they are as good a casting reel as can be found.

josh' pic above with the big jig stick is really informational. so much of casting is the rod. throwing iron, you need a softer, more parabolic rod. watch all the casting competitions, or look at breakaway rods for instance. all the good jig/casting sticks, they are softer and really load up. that's the key. a good rod is going to go a long ways towards helping casting, both distance and backlashes. and learn good technique casting them too. don't overpower the rod. let it do the work for you. problem with a good jig stick though is they are heavier and tiring to throw for a long time. and they have way less leverage on a fish and can tire you out on a couple of nice fish. graphite, which is much lighter is not the best for jig sticks, but way less tiring and better on leverage. so, I guess the MC is helpful there.

I casted the MC avets at FH. very nice indeed. where I see them helpful is tossing live bait off the rail. not the terribly necessary on a kayak.

[Billy V]

You hit the nail on the head Rob. Its all about the jig stick and how it releases its energy.
I have to thank/blame Josh for inciting this obsession with long rods.

In the last few years I have acquired many different jig sticks, 8 ft. to 12 ft. and had the opportunity to test them all until I found what I like best.

I never thought I would end up where I did - preferring the action of a 50 year old fiberglass jig stick over what is available today. This in itself poses a problem because they don't make them anymore, and if by some miracle the company were re-opened today, and the the men were alive to build them - the materials would not be the same to construct the rods the way they were back in the day.

[bubblehide]

Originally Posted by Billy V

You hit the nail on the head Rob. Its all about the jig stick and how it releases its energy.
I have to thank/blame Josh for inciting this obsession with long rods.

In the last few years I have acquired many different jig sticks, 8 ft. to 12 ft. and had the opportunity to test them all until I found what I like best.

I never thought I would end up where I did - preferring the action of a 50 year old fiberglass jig stick over what is available today. This in itself poses a problem because they don't make them anymore, and if by some miracle the company were re-opened today, and the the men were alive to build them - the materials would not be the same to construct the rods the way they were back in the day.

Bill, with the advent of spectra and short top shots, the rod makers recognize the need for softer/slower actions/rods that load up, there accomplishing this by using composite materials, and blending/using multiple materials within a rod. So if you look, you can now find some super light jig sticks with characteristics of the old tried and true fiberglass rods of the past.