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mmafan · 12-12-2005, 11:11 AM

I just bought the VERY FIRST Avet T-RX 30 wide ever sold (FYI: I pulled some strings with Avet and a distributer in Florida, who persuaded Avet to send the reel directly to me in CA))... I tested the T-RX 30W out this weekend on a 225 pound thresher shark... All I can say is welcome to the future... Although the optimum line to use for this reel is straight 130 pound hollow spectra with a short leader, I rigged it with 500 yards of 100 pound solid spectra with 50 yards of 80 pound mono top shot---This being the ideal rigging for the common threshers on migratory routes in my region... I hooked the beast and winched it in in less than 20 minutes... The drags are the smoothest I have ever fished with!... Of course, it felt a little wierd at first to have such a huge fish on such a light reel (55 oz), I got used to it quickly, and felt much less fatigued after the battle (as I am accustomed to using Tiagra 50 wide reels, weighing almost 90oz)... Ironically, The T-RX 30 puts out almost precisely twice the drag pressure as does the Tiagra 50wlrs (over 80lb)...

JahMussa · 12-12-2005, 02:13 PM

I have had the reel in my hands for a few weeks now and it is a big improvement over the 4/0. Congrats... you have a nice reel there.

Witch distributor did you buy it from and for how much?

mmafan · 12-12-2005, 03:09 PM

I bought it through Cabbage key for $750.00 with no tax or shipping fees!!! Quite a deal for a revolutionary reel like this, which I dare say is the best 30 wide reel ever concieved... Accurates?---Never heard of em mate, the T-rx quad drag system is arguably superior to the accurate twindrag... It gets twice as much drag lbs (90 lbs in full) Plus it free spools far better, requires far less maintenance, and is $350.00 cheaper...

JahMussa · 12-13-2005, 11:41 PM

Ed at CK I hear is a nice guy and I'm sure he appreciates the business!

The only concern I have for the 30w t-Rx is what size reel seat to use. I mean a 30 class butt won't do and an 80 class butt may be to big. Which rod do you have on this reel?

Remember that Avet wants you to submerge the reel in fresh water with the drag in strike position then turn the handle 10 times... take it out and let dry. DON'T let the reel soak in the water for long as the sealed bearings will not be happy IF water makes its way in there. A quick dump in the bucket or pool will be just fine to get the salt off the reel, from in the reel and salt in your top layers of line.

-Tek

mmafan · 12-14-2005, 09:07 AM

I use a 6'3 seeker classic glass XXH rated 50 (80) 130... This is the PERFECT rod for ths reel, as it's relatively light with much more bend than a calstar... Of course, Seeker puts the optimum line choice in parentheses---and I believe 80 is the optimum line choice for the T-RX 30W... Avet says to use 130 pound spedctra with a 100lb top shot, but I like the idea of fitting more 100 lb spectra underneath an 80 pound top shot---especially regarding the fact that 80 pound is more than I'll ever need in my region 99% of the time...

JahMussa · 12-14-2005, 10:10 AM

That's a great match! Enjoy!

I would go with the 130 hollow core for sure for the simple reason it's of a slightly bigger diameter than the 80# and will be easy to hold/level wind while fighting a fish. If maximizing your line capacity is a concern, you can spool up with 80 then splice 25 or so yards of 130 in and then splice in your leader or topshot for a knotless connection which happens to be a 100% connection.

Anonymous · 12-15-2005, 11:46 PM

Good Luck with the reel, I have the Pro-Ex 50W 2 speed in silver and I Love it. The weight is great and I think that the reel having a max drag of 57 lbs is more then enough to handle any fish. Enjoy your new reel and good luck with it.

mmafan · 12-16-2005, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SwordSlasher

Good Luck with the reel, I have the Pro-Ex 50W 2 speed in silver and I Love it. The weight is great and I think that the reel having a max drag of 57 lbs is more then enough to handle any fish. Enjoy your new reel and good luck with it.

Have you tested your EX 50W on really, really big fish yet?... I'm thinking about buying that reel, but I'm having trouble deciding between that and a Tiagra 50wlrs.. Reliable sources say that the EX 50 is made with much better materials overall---while I've never heard one derogatory coment about the Tiagras... Let me know what you think...

JahMussa · 12-16-2005, 10:08 AM

Avet is raising there prices 10%-15% January 1st so buy one NOW if you are thinking about it. You can always sell it later if you don't need it.

I biggest fish I caught was about a 400lb+ Shark and the Avet EXW50/2 reel held up fine. I do know guys that have had problems on 250lb+ YF Tuna in Mexico but that's really rare. Most guys fishing the rail love the Avets. Shimano IMO is a smoother reel and more than capable.

Avet has come a long way in a short time... great company too!

-Tek

Anonymous · 12-16-2005, 01:07 PM

We caught a 160-200lb Mako on the Avet pro-ex50w. The fight lasted 2 hours and the reel was smooth and worked like a champ. I have one and was just talking to Tek yesterday about purchasing another one.

I think the the Tiagra LRS is a better reel, but they weigh and cost more. I also know that Avet has had a problem with some their reels corroding and I hope they are working solving that issue. To clarify the corrosion problem, I think it is only happening to the silver reels, so go with a Gold or Blue one. I never have heard of a Tiagra having that problem.

I will say this "the other night when I saw Johnnie (aka Anothergrand) and his fishing buddies at the boat ramp, it was impressive looking at 6 Tiagras 80W's mounted on nice rods. Nothing like having all uniformed tackle also 2 of the three swordies they had were very nice fish."

wackme · 12-16-2005, 02:11 PM

the only thing i wonder is why you need 80lbs of drag on such a small reel . im guessing that you would not fish less than 60 lbs test on this reel and that spectra is the way to go on these reels.ive never seen them fished . how would you compare these to accurates , i fish boss magnums for kings and sails and have yet found any reel for king and sailfishing to rival them. i have tiargras for swording and like them better than all the other reels ive fished with , penn, duel , everol, but havent fished with either an accurate or avet.

Anonymous · 12-16-2005, 03:12 PM

The Avet ProEXW only has a top drag setting of 57lbs. The T-Rex has a top drag setting of 100lbs.

I fish with 50 and 80 pound test line, I don't think I will be using the top setting on my ProEXW.

Some guys use top shot of 80 pound mono that has a much higher breaking strength along with the 80, 130 or 200 pound test braided line on their T-Rex's. They may use the higher setting that the reel has, but who knows if the rods can handle the stress.

mmafan · 12-16-2005, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wackme

the only thing i wonder is why you need 80lbs of drag on such a small reel . im guessing that you would not fish less than 60 lbs test on this reel and that spectra is the way to go on these reels.ive never seen them fished . how would you compare these to accurates , i fish boss magnums for kings and sails and have yet found any reel for king and sailfishing to rival them. i have tiargras for swording and like them better than all the other reels ive fished with , penn, duel , everol, but havent fished with either an accurate or avet.

Based on what I've heard, the Tiagra is the most reliable trolling reel available... I have yet to hear 1 single negative story about a Tiagra on 10-17 day trips---as there is no greater test to put a reel through than long range trips... The Tiagra is probably the most commonly used reel on those trips too, so the track record is redicuously good... That being said, I am still trying to buy American---I'd like Accurate or Avet to stay in business... So long as the Pro EX's track record is good, I will go with it... I'd like to hear a little bit more positive info before I decide though...

mmafan · 12-16-2005, 03:29 PM

Oh yeah, about the drag... Of course I will never put the reel even close to the 80-100lb max... I like the security of having the overhead though... The Avet T-RX 30 is quite big and solid for a 30 pound reel (57 oz)... Therefore, given it's size and drag capacity, I believe it is one of the only 30 pound class reel that will convincingly fish 80-100 pound test---the only other one being the Accurate 30, which I'm told can go up to about 60pounds in drag... I've heard of many people fishing the Accurate 30 with 100lb spectra on cows with no problems---and that reel only weighs 48oz...

jedi243 · 12-19-2005, 06:16 PM

I was recently on a 10 day with multiple 200+ yellowfin caught on Avets as well as every other brand of reel out there. Failures from any brand were on reels that were not maintained as well. The only Avet failure I saw was an EXW that was filled with 100lb braid failed at full drag due to a clicker problem. The new 30 moved the clicker to fix that problem so no big deal anymore. Accurates and Penns failed as well for various reasons but this is probably one of the only venues where 25 people are fishing 40-60 lbs of drag simultaneously. I fish an Avet 50w and had no problem with larger fish even after long battles. Good luck and I would highly recommend them.

JahMussa · 12-19-2005, 08:36 PM

I heard the same thing... if your gear wasn't in top shape, you potentially were asking for that 200+ lb YF to send your reel to the rack before it's time.

Avet has made a great name for itself in a short period of time. Hats off to them!

Accurate, Penn, and Avet have all had some sort of failure and most were related to possible maintenace issues. I haven't heard of any Shimano failures however and I know plenty of the guys on the LR trips fish them.

It says a lot when we have 4 companys to invest in as each has a ton of great products to choose from.

-Tek

mmafan · 12-20-2005, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jedi243

I was recently on a 10 day with multiple 200+ yellowfin caught on Avets as well as every other brand of reel out there. Failures from any brand were on reels that were not maintained as well. The only Avet failure I saw was an EXW that was filled with 100lb braid failed at full drag due to a clicker problem. The new 30 moved the clicker to fix that problem so no big deal anymore. Accurates and Penns failed as well for various reasons but this is probably one of the only venues where 25 people are fishing 40-60 lbs of drag simultaneously. I fish an Avet 50w and had no problem with larger fish even after long battles. Good luck and I would highly recommend them.

Yeah the regular Avet 50 (not the T-RX) seems to be Avet's best product by far... I know several long rangers that swear by them... The T-RX 50 seems to be another story entirely though, as I keep hearing stories of serious problems on long range trips---problems that occured whilst fighting 200 poundish Yellow fin tunas... This isn't too settling, since the T-RX 50 was specifically designed to take on granders (IE: Giant Blue fin, Blue & Black Marlin, Makos, etc) with 130- to 200lb spectra... I hope Avet fixes these problems, because I like the idea of the T-RX... Avet seems overambitious though, as they should take their time and make sure a product is ready for distribution before becoming overly ambitious and revolutionary---THAT HAS BEEN THEIR ONE AND ONLY WEAKPOINT...

Sword Hunter · 12-25-2005, 06:14 PM

Avet's the best. They are lite, strong, very sealed and smoothe. There none seasing drag during high voltage runs and when the spool is getting low on line is my favorite characteristic. The feeling of torq power through the handle and gears is un matched. Balanced to perfection. Supper strong capible of fishing line twice its class without any doubt, Definatly one of the best out there. Avet if ur listening I have a team and would love some reel's !!

Litetackleredneck · 12-25-2005, 07:37 PM

Go with Accurates or Tiagras. Avets are very poorly built... not to be sound biased,Ii sell them on a daily basis. Pull it apart, look at the pressure plate, i have yet to see one polished and free of nicks. The drag material is poor, but it works. Listen to the real when you pull the drag out, you can hear the pressure plate tearing at the drag.
The bearings are NOT ABEC, but there are sealed. I do fish them, and regreate every buying them. In the LX that ive had for 3 months, one bearing is dead, (spool bearing) black crud is all over from it. The gearing is great though. But the corrosion is also on the blue.
No matter what you do, water does get into it... after fishing the other day with my LX, i noticed the drag was very rough, pulled apart, water was all over the drag and inside of reel.
Make the right choice, go with the Tiagras.

mmafan · 12-26-2005, 09:50 AM

Damn it's erie that people either say Avet's are the best reels or the worst reels...

Tiagras probably have the best track record of any reel... I know the majority of people use them out here in SOuthern Cali, and I have yet to hear a bad review... Oh wait, I take that back... One young kid told me he broke a Tiagra 30wlrs on a 500 pound black marlin in Mexico... This is no surprise though, as a Tiagra 30wlrs doesn't have much business being matched up with a 500 pound marlin... as the 50wlrs or the 80 would be more practical in those regards...

I know this about the Tiagras, but I will still rather buy American, if I know the product is reliable... What do you know about Accurates... Do they have a good track record overall?... like the avets, I have heard good and bad things about them... People say that accurates require too much maintenance...

12-12-2005, 11:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
mmafan Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 98	No, I don't work for Avet, but... I just bought the VERY FIRST Avet T-RX 30 wide ever sold (FYI: I pulled some strings with Avet and a distributer in Florida, who persuaded Avet to send the reel directly to me in CA))... I tested the T-RX 30W out this weekend on a 225 pound thresher shark... All I can say is welcome to the future... Although the optimum line to use for this reel is straight 130 pound hollow spectra with a short leader, I rigged it with 500 yards of 100 pound solid spectra with 50 yards of 80 pound mono top shot---This being the ideal rigging for the common threshers on migratory routes in my region... I hooked the beast and winched it in in less than 20 minutes... The drags are the smoothest I have ever fished with!... Of course, it felt a little wierd at first to have such a huge fish on such a light reel (55 oz), I got used to it quickly, and felt much less fatigued after the battle (as I am accustomed to using Tiagra 50 wide reels, weighing almost 90oz)... Ironically, The T-RX 30 puts out almost precisely twice the drag pressure as does the Tiagra 50wlrs (over 80lb)...

12-19-2005, 06:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
jedi243 Grunt Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 8	Avet 50W I was recently on a 10 day with multiple 200+ yellowfin caught on Avets as well as every other brand of reel out there. Failures from any brand were on reels that were not maintained as well. The only Avet failure I saw was an EXW that was filled with 100lb braid failed at full drag due to a clicker problem. The new 30 moved the clicker to fix that problem so no big deal anymore. Accurates and Penns failed as well for various reasons but this is probably one of the only venues where 25 people are fishing 40-60 lbs of drag simultaneously. I fish an Avet 50w and had no problem with larger fish even after long battles. Good luck and I would highly recommend them.

12-25-2005, 06:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
Sword Hunter Hooked Up Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Boca Raton Posts: 173	AVET Only Avet's the best. They are lite, strong, very sealed and smoothe. There none seasing drag during high voltage runs and when the spool is getting low on line is my favorite characteristic. The feeling of torq power through the handle and gears is un matched. Balanced to perfection. Supper strong capible of fishing line twice its class without any doubt, Definatly one of the best out there. Avet if ur listening I have a team and would love some reel's !!

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JahMussa Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Point, FLA Boat: Contender 31 Best Catch: 96" x 64" Occupation: Tackle Ho! Posts: 556	I have had the reel in my hands for a few weeks now and it is a big improvement over the 4/0. Congrats... you have a nice reel there. Witch distributor did you buy it from and for how much?

12-12-2005, 03:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
mmafan Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 98	I bought it through Cabbage key for $750.00 with no tax or shipping fees!!! Quite a deal for a revolutionary reel like this, which I dare say is the best 30 wide reel ever concieved... Accurates?---Never heard of em mate, the T-rx quad drag system is arguably superior to the accurate twindrag... It gets twice as much drag lbs (90 lbs in full) Plus it free spools far better, requires far less maintenance, and is $350.00 cheaper...

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JahMussa Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Point, FLA Boat: Contender 31 Best Catch: 96" x 64" Occupation: Tackle Ho! Posts: 556	Ed at CK I hear is a nice guy and I'm sure he appreciates the business! The only concern I have for the 30w t-Rx is what size reel seat to use. I mean a 30 class butt won't do and an 80 class butt may be to big. Which rod do you have on this reel? Remember that Avet wants you to submerge the reel in fresh water with the drag in strike position then turn the handle 10 times... take it out and let dry. DON'T let the reel soak in the water for long as the sealed bearings will not be happy IF water makes its way in there. A quick dump in the bucket or pool will be just fine to get the salt off the reel, from in the reel and salt in your top layers of line. -Tek

12-14-2005, 09:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
mmafan Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 98	I use a 6'3 seeker classic glass XXH rated 50 (80) 130... This is the PERFECT rod for ths reel, as it's relatively light with much more bend than a calstar... Of course, Seeker puts the optimum line choice in parentheses---and I believe 80 is the optimum line choice for the T-RX 30W... Avet says to use 130 pound spedctra with a 100lb top shot, but I like the idea of fitting more 100 lb spectra underneath an 80 pound top shot---especially regarding the fact that 80 pound is more than I'll ever need in my region 99% of the time...

12-14-2005, 10:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
JahMussa Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Point, FLA Boat: Contender 31 Best Catch: 96" x 64" Occupation: Tackle Ho! Posts: 556	That's a great match! Enjoy! I would go with the 130 hollow core for sure for the simple reason it's of a slightly bigger diameter than the 80# and will be easy to hold/level wind while fighting a fish. If maximizing your line capacity is a concern, you can spool up with 80 then splice 25 or so yards of 130 in and then splice in your leader or topshot for a knotless connection which happens to be a 100% connection.

12-15-2005, 11:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Anonymous Grunt Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 0	Good Luck with the reel, I have the Pro-Ex 50W 2 speed in silver and I Love it. The weight is great and I think that the reel having a max drag of 57 lbs is more then enough to handle any fish. Enjoy your new reel and good luck with it.

12-16-2005, 10:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
JahMussa Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Point, FLA Boat: Contender 31 Best Catch: 96" x 64" Occupation: Tackle Ho! Posts: 556	Avet is raising there prices 10%-15% January 1st so buy one NOW if you are thinking about it. You can always sell it later if you don't need it. I biggest fish I caught was about a 400lb+ Shark and the Avet EXW50/2 reel held up fine. I do know guys that have had problems on 250lb+ YF Tuna in Mexico but that's really rare. Most guys fishing the rail love the Avets. Shimano IMO is a smoother reel and more than capable. Avet has come a long way in a short time... great company too! -Tek

12-16-2005, 01:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Anonymous Grunt Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 0	We caught a 160-200lb Mako on the Avet pro-ex50w. The fight lasted 2 hours and the reel was smooth and worked like a champ. I have one and was just talking to Tek yesterday about purchasing another one. I think the the Tiagra LRS is a better reel, but they weigh and cost more. I also know that Avet has had a problem with some their reels corroding and I hope they are working solving that issue. To clarify the corrosion problem, I think it is only happening to the silver reels, so go with a Gold or Blue one. I never have heard of a Tiagra having that problem. I will say this "the other night when I saw Johnnie (aka Anothergrand) and his fishing buddies at the boat ramp, it was impressive looking at 6 Tiagras 80W's mounted on nice rods. Nothing like having all uniformed tackle also 2 of the three swordies they had were very nice fish."

12-16-2005, 02:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
wackme Hooked Up Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: pimpano Boat: fishing Occupation: the"hooker" Posts: 108	the only thing i wonder is why you need 80lbs of drag on such a small reel . im guessing that you would not fish less than 60 lbs test on this reel and that spectra is the way to go on these reels.ive never seen them fished . how would you compare these to accurates , i fish boss magnums for kings and sails and have yet found any reel for king and sailfishing to rival them. i have tiargras for swording and like them better than all the other reels ive fished with , penn, duel , everol, but havent fished with either an accurate or avet.

12-16-2005, 03:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
Anonymous Grunt Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 0	The Avet ProEXW only has a top drag setting of 57lbs. The T-Rex has a top drag setting of 100lbs. I fish with 50 and 80 pound test line, I don't think I will be using the top setting on my ProEXW. Some guys use top shot of 80 pound mono that has a much higher breaking strength along with the 80, 130 or 200 pound test braided line on their T-Rex's. They may use the higher setting that the reel has, but who knows if the rods can handle the stress.

12-16-2005, 03:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
mmafan Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 98	Oh yeah, about the drag... Of course I will never put the reel even close to the 80-100lb max... I like the security of having the overhead though... The Avet T-RX 30 is quite big and solid for a 30 pound reel (57 oz)... Therefore, given it's size and drag capacity, I believe it is one of the only 30 pound class reel that will convincingly fish 80-100 pound test---the only other one being the Accurate 30, which I'm told can go up to about 60pounds in drag... I've heard of many people fishing the Accurate 30 with 100lb spectra on cows with no problems---and that reel only weighs 48oz...

12-19-2005, 08:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
JahMussa Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Point, FLA Boat: Contender 31 Best Catch: 96" x 64" Occupation: Tackle Ho! Posts: 556	I heard the same thing... if your gear wasn't in top shape, you potentially were asking for that 200+ lb YF to send your reel to the rack before it's time. Avet has made a great name for itself in a short period of time. Hats off to them! Accurate, Penn, and Avet have all had some sort of failure and most were related to possible maintenace issues. I haven't heard of any Shimano failures however and I know plenty of the guys on the LR trips fish them. It says a lot when we have 4 companys to invest in as each has a ton of great products to choose from. -Tek

12-25-2005, 07:37 PM	#19 (permalink)
Litetackleredneck Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Occupation: HS student, and employee at Kingsbury Tackle Posts: 115	Go with Accurates or Tiagras. Avets are very poorly built... not to be sound biased,Ii sell them on a daily basis. Pull it apart, look at the pressure plate, i have yet to see one polished and free of nicks. The drag material is poor, but it works. Listen to the real when you pull the drag out, you can hear the pressure plate tearing at the drag. The bearings are NOT ABEC, but there are sealed. I do fish them, and regreate every buying them. In the LX that ive had for 3 months, one bearing is dead, (spool bearing) black crud is all over from it. The gearing is great though. But the corrosion is also on the blue. No matter what you do, water does get into it... after fishing the other day with my LX, i noticed the drag was very rough, pulled apart, water was all over the drag and inside of reel. Make the right choice, go with the Tiagras.

12-26-2005, 09:50 AM	#20 (permalink)
mmafan Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 98	Damn it's erie that people either say Avet's are the best reels or the worst reels... Tiagras probably have the best track record of any reel... I know the majority of people use them out here in SOuthern Cali, and I have yet to hear a bad review... Oh wait, I take that back... One young kid told me he broke a Tiagra 30wlrs on a 500 pound black marlin in Mexico... This is no surprise though, as a Tiagra 30wlrs doesn't have much business being matched up with a 500 pound marlin... as the 50wlrs or the 80 would be more practical in those regards... I know this about the Tiagras, but I will still rather buy American, if I know the product is reliable... What do you know about Accurates... Do they have a good track record overall?... like the avets, I have heard good and bad things about them... People say that accurates require too much maintenance...

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