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YakDout · 03-27-2015, 07:44 PM

Avets are good for Yoyo and bait, but I would never buy one for surface jigs. Can be a pain for that. Adjusting freespool will change the drag adjustment as well. Also remember that changing your max drag on a lever drag requires the reel to be in freespool. So if you are fighting a fish with an avet and you hook a screamer that's about to spool you, to add max drag you would have to put the reel in freespool to make this adjustment.

03-27-2015, 07:44 PM	#9
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Avets are good for Yoyo and bait, but I would never buy one for surface jigs. Can be a pain for that. Adjusting freespool will change the drag adjustment as well. Also remember that changing your max drag on a lever drag requires the reel to be in freespool. So if you are fighting a fish with an avet and you hook a screamer that's about to spool you, to add max drag you would have to put the reel in freespool to make this adjustment.