AVET LX4.6 Problem

[lake creek charlie]

Went out of florence 35 miles to fill the freezer with halibut thursday, and i had a new avet that was brand new, got out there after 3 hours traveling and hit the bottom. Hooked a halibut right off . [felt like a small one] but the reels drag would not handle the fish Finally the fish got off. After trying to adjust drag, i realized that when i reeled it felt and sounded like an egg beater, Sending it back to california. Anybody else had this problem? HELP

[Hanapa'a Time]

Sounds like a pinion bearing.

Did you preset your drag before heading out fishing???

If you tried to tighten up the drag using the present knob while the lever wasn't in freespool, you prolly ruined the pinion bearing.

[skein]

I've got a couple of MX's that I rarely use for just that reason -- they are tooooo tempermental. I find myself reaching for my old $29 Penn Squidder instead.

I'll probably sell my Avet's and stick to my old clunkers. I'm a simple guy.

Skein

[lake creek charlie]

I did preset the drag, and did not try to adjust drag out of free. Kind of depressing to get a new reel that doesnt work out of the box!!!!!!!

[Hanapa'a Time]

What kind of drag #'s were you getting ???

My LX/JX's will make 15#'s at strike and over 20#'s at full, which is more than enough for halibut.

[lake creek charlie]

Had it set for 12 # @strike. Cant figure what happened. It wouldnt even reel up my 40 ounce weight. Im trying to upgrade to 2 speed.Does anyone have a 2 speed?

[Hanapa'a Time]

I have two LX's and two JX's all two speeds. The low gear is great for grinding bait checks and fish to the boat.

[nmbrinkman]

You may of got a bad reel.. All reel manufactuers have growing pains and such.. I'm sure a lot of the old salty guys here can tell you about problems with penn reels back in the day.. Call Avet. They're customer service is top notch and explain to them what happened.

[Onokai]

Let Avet fix it they have great service-must be a fluke. I have more Avets that I want to know and they have all been trouble free for years. Mark

[crabbait]

Originally Posted by lake creek charlie

Had it set for 12 # @strike. Cant figure what happened. It wouldnt even reel up my 40 ounce weight. Im trying to upgrade to 2 speed.Does anyone have a 2 speed?

I have a two-speed LX that I would part with. It has made several boot trips but is rarely used because I prefer the EX4/02 for trolling/halibut and the Newells for swimbait/livebait.

Shoot me a pm and I will get to it when I get back from Costa Rica.

[lake creek charlie]

Originally Posted by crabbait

I have a two-speed LX that I would part with. It has made several boot trips but is rarely used because I prefer the EX4/02 for trolling/halibut and the Newells for swimbait/livebait.

Shoot me a pm and I will get to it when I get back from Costa Rica.

Tell me about the way it handles hali and 3 lb wts.im trying to get them to upgrade being as i didnt get to catch after4.5 hrs of travel

[fishwhenican]

Originally Posted by skein

I'll probably sell my Avet's and stick to my old clunkers. I'm a simple guy.

Skein

Skein, Got any SX? I was thinking of adding one of those to my Avet collection. An MX would be nice too, shoot me a PM if you really want to sell them.

Mark

[Hanapa'a Time]

40+oz and 50# 'buts not a problem with a 2 speed LX.

[lake creek charlie]

Thanks, cant wait to catch a hali on an avet. Kinda think it was a lemon but wont have faith until a couple trips under its belt:lurk:

[Hanapa'a Time]

Good luck You won't be disappointed

Learn to service them yourself, very easy reel to R&R and maintain. Just don't put the anti-reverse dog in backwards, sucks to be hali fishin' with an anti-reverse that doesn't work right

[StickFish]

Originally Posted by Hanapa'a Time

Snip

Just don't put the anti-reverse dog in backwards, sucks to be hali fishin' with an anti-reverse that doesn't work right

Oh that would really suck!

Here is mine

Don't strip an end housing screw, got lucky on the one I stripped (well I'm say its my fault as I discovered it after reinstalling it, but the torque setting that was used on building that reel was unreal.

[BigB72]

i have two exw 4/02's. i have yet to fish with them. When i got them I spooled them with 50lb. mono for an upcoming mexico trip. I booked a halibut charter and i wanted to tested my new avet out. I wanted to spool it with spectra for my halibut trip. I put one of my avets on a rod and i put an empty penn 114 on another rod. I ran the line through both rods, backed the drag off on the avet, had my wife hold the rod with the avet and i reeled the line onto the 114. About a hundred yards into moving the line over the avet started to make a chh chh chh chh sound and a humming sound was traveling through the line. I sent the reel back to avet and they replaced the spool with a different colored spool( my reels are blue they used a silver spool) actualy looks pretty cool. You'll have to pay to ship it down to them(about $12 with insurance from Florence) but they will fix your problem. I tested the reel the same way i learned about the problem and it seems to be good. I just ordered an SX. I hope i don't have to pay extra to get this one to work right too.

[Laguna29]

So what is a great price on an Avet 2 speed wide body. Shopping around and was wondering what every one is paying for these reels.

[Paddler]

fishwhenican, I have an MX4.5 I could part with. I bought it with a GFGR 800L, which makes a nice combo. The rod is also for sale. Both "NIB".

[lake creek charlie]

Originally Posted by BigB72

i have two exw 4/02's. i have yet to fish with them. When i got them I spooled them with 50lb. mono for an upcoming mexico trip. I booked a halibut charter and i wanted to tested my new avet out. I wanted to spool it with spectra for my halibut trip. I put one of my avets on a rod and i put an empty penn 114 on another rod. I ran the line through both rods, backed the drag off on the avet, had my wife hold the rod with the avet and i reeled the line onto the 114. About a hundred yards into moving the line over the avet started to make a chh chh chh chh sound and a humming sound was traveling through the line. I sent the reel back to avet and they replaced the spool with a different colored spool( my reels are blue they used a silver spool) actualy looks pretty cool. You'll have to pay to ship it down to them(about $12 with insurance from Florence) but they will fix your problem. I tested the reel the same way i learned about the problem and it seems to be good. I just ordered an SX. I hope i don't have to pay extra to get this one to work right too.

Thanks, i guess its a waiting game now. Makes me nervous when i hear your story, cause it sounds like what mine sounded like. What boat were you in thurs? I was in a NR Seahawk 21

[BigB72]

My trip was on may 10 on the Betty Kay from Charleston. It was nasty out. The wind was blowing hard at the docks. I sort of wondered why we were even heading out. Got a mile out and turned around. So no Halibut for me yet.
Good luck with your reel.

[lake creek charlie]

The people at avet were VERY good . They are going to fix my lx4.6 and make it a 2 speed for 45 $ We will see if it holds up

[Hanapa'a Time]

Good news for sure, and not that uncommon for the folks at Avet You will be pleased w/ the 2 speed

[nmbrinkman]

You shouldn't be dissapointed.. Be sure to let us know how it works out in the end...

[BigB72]

cool. glad to hear Avet took care of you. sounds like they hooked you up by making it a 2 speed too.

[lake creek charlie]

Went out thursday and saturday for butts and got 3 for3 thurs and2 for 4 sat. Still dont have my Avet yet. Cant wait! Thanks for all the input. This forum has been a great help! Talked to avet fri and they said it would ship that day. Tried shad on the umpqua sunday and filled a cooler. Glad the winter finally left and the fishing is picking up! Ill post when i try 2 speed lx>>>>>>>>>>>>>