Avet SX 2 Speed
It is a really neat little piece of engineering. The amount of drag and the capability of such a small reel, you really have to admire what the folks at Avet achieved with this one. But how practical is it really?
I picked one up last season and was a little disappointed in the line capacity. It states on the web site and the box 220 yards of 20#. I have tried twice now to pack 65# or 50# braid on it and can barely get 200 yards on it. Not because I don’t pack it tight, I have ruined a pair of leather work gloves both times, just about cutting through the fingers the line is packed so tight. With either size of braid I should be able to get much more on there as the 65# is supposed to be about 16# mono.
I was really hoping to use it on a Shimano Trevala jigging rod as a workhorse, multi-tasking rod, jigging for tuna, tiles, striped bass and deep water wreck fishing (offshore sea bass, cod and pollock). With its limited capacity I think I am going to end up putting it onto a Shimano Tescata or a Lamiglas Tri-Flex 7040 and get either a Shimano Tyrnos 16 2 speed or an Avet LX 2 speed or HX (only comes in 2 speed).
What are your thoughts? I am curious to see what everyone else has been using the SX 2 speed for.
Tags: rigging, tackle, technology
Are you kidding. I got 400 yards of #50 powerpro on it. I had gotten my sx for bottom fishing to put on an airwave boat rod and it felt so good on it, that I wanted to get one for casting off of piers and jettys. So I went to the tackle shop and picked up an 8 ft tescata rod not knowing it was made for lucanus jigging. It felt so good with my sx on it that I brought it thinking it would be a great set up for fluking from a boat and casting off a pier. It felt great for this purpose when I tried it but then I did some research about the slow madai jigging and it appears this set up is more versatile than I originally thought. NOw I plan to use it on party boats with the lucanus, crazy charlie and octoput jigs (it’s intended purpose) and our local piers and fluke charters! I’m very pleased with the sx on the tescata!