NorthWest Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing => Product Discussions => Topic started by: Fred "True" Trujillo on March 16, 2021, 04:26:47 PM
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Gots me a shiny new Avet G2 5.3 MC on the way! Sure, it was a little more, but at my age, if there's one thing I've learned about quality fishing gear, it's that, "If you can afford it, get it." and "You can't take your money with you." #FishingFashionistaFred
Fred "True" Trujillo
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Good for you. Way those things are made,your grandkids can inherit it.
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Ohh Fred.
I started that way, an Avet SX, then a MX.
Now there's a Seigler and an Accurate in the mix.
You may have time to stop this addition to lever drag reels, I can't.
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Watch out for line looping around the drag lever. I lost a fish when that happened. I like the Avet drags on reels this size.
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The first gen reel is 9 to 14 lb on the drag settings and the Gen 2 models are 13 - 20lb because of the new fancy washers, I think, though I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with the Magnetic Control option... Time to find me a video...
Fred "True" Trujillo
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Need a picture of the first fish and report on your new reel. Enjoy!
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Ohh Fred.
I started that way, an Avet SX, then a MX.
Now there's a Seigler and an Accurate in the mix.
You may have time to stop this addition to lever drag reels, I can't.
Maybe a intervention program would help............ Are there any 9 step programs for tackle purchasing? :laugh:
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Maybe a intervention program would help............ Are there any 9 step programs for tackle purchasing?
Is this because we are too impatient for the full 12 step program? :laugh:
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Maybe a intervention program would help............ Are there any 9 step programs for tackle purchasing?
Is this because we are too impatient for the full 12 step program? :laugh:
Everyone is too busy (fishing) for a 12 step program. Just sayin.
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Is there honestly any real need for a drag pressure over 8 lbs while fishing from a kayak?
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Is there honestly any real need for a drag pressure over 8 lbs while fishing from a kayak?
I wonder this myself. I have reels with 20lb of drag but ultimately I think towing my 230 (probably more like 240 now) pound butt is doing more to slow the fish down than the drag in most cases.
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I think "It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it" is applicable.
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Is there honestly any real need for a drag pressure over 8 lbs while fishing from a kayak?
Halibut.
Also, horsing a salmon in because you just found out a sealion is after it.
Also, pulling big lady lings up away from the rocks before they can dive into a hole.
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Maybe a intervention program would help............ Are there any 9 step programs for tackle purchasing?
Is this because we are too impatient for the full 12 step program? :laugh:
Maybe a intervention program would help............ Are there any 9 step programs for tackle purchasing?
Is this because we are too impatient for the full 12 step program? :laugh:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JB2di69FmhE
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Maybe a intervention program would help............ Are there any 9 step programs for tackle purchasing?
Is this because we are too impatient for the full 12 step program? :laugh:
Maybe a intervention program would help............ Are there any 9 step programs for tackle purchasing?
Is this because we are too impatient for the full 12 step program? :laugh:
Funny! Of course I would need more than a 12 step program as that would only scratch the surface..... ;)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JB2di69FmhE
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I have used Avets extensively for tuna (I have 2, a buddy has 6 or 7). Awesome reels! For salmon, drag pressure over 8-10# isn't really needed... for our little Oregon albacore, you don't really need more more than 18# (though if you hook into a surprise bluefin some extra beef is nice).
The big benefit of these reels is the buttery drag and bomb proof construction, but they do tend to dry out/get sticky after a couple of seasons. Allen Tani has a great video on servicing them (it's really easy) and keeping the drag in top shape.
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Is there honestly any real need for a drag pressure over 8 lbs while fishing from a kayak?
Halibut.
Also, horsing a salmon in because you just found out a sealion is after it.
Also, pulling big lady lings up away from the rocks before they can dive into a hole.
Well, there's that. :grommit:
When I was halibut fishing the strait, I got my hook caught on probably the only rock below me. So, I decided that I wanted to test my rod butt gimble holder for rod twist during cranking, so I tightened down my ABU 7000 C3 drag (20lbs) to really get a purchase. I was able to fully bend my Lami Cascade Pro meat stick to the point that my line was cutting into the foam just ahead of my reel. That was REALLY uncomfortable as it felt like I was pulling my kayak under at the same time. The upside is that my gimble holder worked beautifully so I could focus my grip on cranking the reel and pulling up on the rod, and not trying to hold the rod from twisting at the same time.
I don't think I will ever crank that drag down that far again for any fish from a kayak, way too uncertain where myself or the line will be if a huge fish gives a tug and can't slip the clutch in the process.
But, I guess it's there if absolutely needed at some point?
Would you say that this would be a good problem to have?
8)
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I know it's been over a year for this thread, but I just had to report on how my first time out using my Avet SX went... Why? Why didn't you tell me? My God! Why didn't I do this 20 years ago?
I was using a rod I built about 30 years ago to fish the Kenai (rated 25 to 40 lbs), I ran into several big fish including that monster cabbie that tried to take line from me and the reel just said, "Ha ha ha ha ha! Nope..." Wow.
That's it! I think I'M hooked! #LifeChanging #NeverGoingBack
Fred "True" Trujillo