What kinda bees don't fly ?

skered53 · September 17, 2012, 05:00:47 AM

another newbee from Oregon, picked up an Avet MJX LEFT a couple weeks ago, took it fishing on the Columbia river and put a whoopin' on a 23 lb Chinnok ( 25# seaguar leader ) on Labour Day, went back 4 days later and did the same to a 18 to 20 ponder, ( it wasn't weighed ). Strike set to 7.5 or 8 pounds ( I used a decade old zebco deliar ) new scale ordered. It was cool to lower the drag when needed and always be sure I could set it back to strike setting without over tightening it. Yes the Avet is my 1st lever drag reel, been fishing for Salmon with a ABU 5601 C4 LEFT and a Daiwa luna ( can't remeber the exact model # ).

wallacewt · September 17, 2012, 08:25:18 AM

who likes ld better than star drags YEAH!!

saltydog · September 17, 2012, 11:54:07 AM

I love my International 50 but it is the only one I still own.Goes on my occasional tuma trips every year.

Nessie Hunter · September 17, 2012, 04:16:20 PM

My Daughter and several of her friends (some are guides) Fish the Columbia and other Rivers in the area..
They do well at times also.

If you want, I am on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/frank.catalano.7) you can meet and get together with them??
look me up....... Bryan has.... :-)

Keta · September 17, 2012, 05:27:20 PM

Quote from: wallacewt on September 17, 2012, 08:25:18 AM
who likes ld better than star drags YEAH!!

Both have their place.

Bryan Young · September 17, 2012, 07:34:29 PM

Quote from: Nessie Hunter on September 17, 2012, 04:16:20 PM
My Daughter and several of her friends (some are guides) Fish the Columbia and other Rivers in the area..
They do well at times also.

If you want, I am on Facebook (Frank Catalano) you can meet and get together with them??
look me up....... Bryan has.... :-)

I have and it has been a great pleasure. Frank's Daughter, although I have never personally met, is a real precious gem. As the saying goes, make you kids better than yourself, and Frank has done that with his kids and down to his grandkids.

Quote from: Keta on September 17, 2012, 05:27:20 PM
Quote from: wallacewt on September 17, 2012, 08:25:18 AM
who likes ld better than star drags YEAH!!

Both have their place.

I would agree with Keta. Sometimes you cannot get the instant hookset easily with a lever drag and a star would be better, and likewise, if you are in a fishing situation that you need to adjust drags due to the fishes fighting style or location where you are fishing. I have never used a Lever Drag for Salmon although many of my friends do. I think fishing with downriggers, it is easier to fish with lever drags to set the spread.

skered53 · September 18, 2012, 03:22:21 AM

my star drag reels. I'll be keeping my small baicast reels for Steelhead, and for throwing bobber and eggs for Salmon ( ussually about 1 oz of weight and a slip bobber, it ussually a 50 to 60 foot cast and in slow moving water, so there is lots of cating and retrieve. If I were to take up any some of fishing with longer cast or cast and drop to depth then I might look at an Avet with MC.
As it is, the Avet is being used with 12 to 20 oz of lead to keep the wobbler on the bottom, 6 tp 7 foot dropper, with 6 foot leader. Next use will be in Tillamook dragging cut plug herring for Chinook, later once the rain starts and the Salmon head up river, I might use it to backtrool big Kwickfish plugs out of my driftboat.