Avet SXJ MC reels
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 31 Jan 2026 at 7:46am
Topic: Avet SXJ MC reels
Posted By: noponies
Subject: Avet SXJ MC reels
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 2:32pm
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Hey, Looking at picking up a little Avet SXJ to replace / augment my Daiwa Luna for light jigging, slow jigging / whatevering etc. I tend to cast my Luna quite a lot and would cast the Avet a fair bit as well, so question is, whats the MC cast control like on the avets? I see that the non MC versions have mechanical breaking, but does this compare to the MC versions for backlash control? And while I'm here, are the two speeds worth it? |
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Posted By: jaypeegee
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 2:47pm
Hi FWIW I am a shore fisherman. I can cast the LX to around 80 Mtrs and the MXL to 100 ish depending on bait and wind. I spent Sat night in WGTN harbor on Oriental Bay casting bait into a brisk wind got up to ~60 kilometre gusts at 11pm when I left Not a single nest with the control on. Initially set it to 5 but backed it off to 3 for most of the night I like the Avet range immensely and would certainly encourage you to look at buying one. As far as I know the prices are going up state side so probably this will be reflected here soon. ------------- "You don't have to be smart to laugh at a fart, but you have to be stupid not to." |
noponies wrote:Posted By: noponies
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 2:55pm
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Yep, the US prices went up on Jan 1st, ouch. They look the business from all the various reviews I've seen online.
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Posted By: Elevate
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 2:58pm
| PM "reeldeal" on here (Cam) he can help you out...... he may even have something you could try out! :) |
Posted By: noponies
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 3:15pm
Done, cheers.
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Posted By: reeldeal
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 5:29pm
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I have a bunch of reels I got before the price increase, I'm still offing those reels at last years prices, but by next month the price will be going up. |
Posted By: reeldeal
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 5:31pm
| Also the price increase is only on the single speed reels. All 2 speed, raptor and game reels remain the same price. |
Posted By: noponies
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 8:46pm
Cam (reeldeal) sorted me out with a sharp price  , little Avet is on its way.
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Posted By: Mr Plastic
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 2:25pm
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The sx is a great little reel. They have improved the bearings over the past year or two, since the magcast upgrade i believe.. ive slayed some nice fish on mine with no issues what so ever. Value for money they are very hard to beat..imo ------------- Synit Prototype bender |
Posted By: noponies
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 3:44pm
Fished it in anger for the first time on Sat night, just on some panny snaps which it handled without breaking a sweat. Nicely balanced reel. Clicker is stiff as anything to get on. Will loosen with time I'm sure. I'm used to a round bait caster, so the avet feels about right in the hand. Just a little bit different with the different handle types. Looking forward to testing it on some bigger fish.
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Posted By: Mr Plastic
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 4:36pm
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Kings to 15kgs no probs. They will take any snapper alive with ease.. ------------- Synit Prototype bender |
Posted By: KaiKatcha
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2014 at 11:57pm
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Here are the issues I have with my Avet reel... 1. I have the drag set under the recommended maximum but it creates very stiff resistance when the winding handle (from spool tension presumably). Not ideal for long periods jigging at all. 2. Even with this high spool tension Freespool is so loose, over runs are easy. 3. There is almost no perceptible difference between Freespool and Bait. (Would've been a great feature.) 4. There is no gradual drag range. Ie, once just out of Freespool, the drag is near full on. just some things to be aware of. Great price and service from Cam though. ------------- Less today leaves more for tomorrow |
Posted By: Jeffe
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2014 at 8:09am
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I have a full range of Avet reels and I never had this problem when fishing the recommended line weights. SX is 10 to 25 pound and MX is 15 to 30 Pound JX and LX is 20 to 40 Pound and HX is 30 to 60 Pounds. The bait feature is not to slow the spool down it's purely engaging the drag. As far as over runs, maybe use your thumb or get MC version witch will eliminate this problem all together. by the sounds of it maybe you have your drag set to high, if you have no gradual drag range, to me it sounds like it is set to high. I hope this helps, have you thought about sending it back to Cam to see if there is an issue he always given me great service and i'm sure he would like to see if the reel is the problem. Is it still under warranty? Best, J. |
Posted By: noponies
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2014 at 9:26pm
| I got the MC version. I've been casting it, and havent had any spool over runs. Free spool is very smooth, smoother running than my dedicated baitcaster (Daiwa Luna). The Avet is a nice little reel. Only hassle I have with mine is that the clicker is incredibly tight to engage, to the point its hard with wet fingers. Hopefully it will loosen up with use / innox. |