Avet Reels Support Thread, Magic Cast and Live Bait? in Spotlight; I went to check out some Avet's today with Magic Cast and tested the free spool. I think it would ...  | | 
Apr-14-2009, 04:51 PM
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#1 | | Registered User
Name: James Liu Vessel: '07 Nissan Armada Location: Diamond Bar, CA Job:LAKER Cheerleader
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| Magic Cast and Live Bait?
I went to check out some Avet's today with Magic Cast and tested the free spool. I think it would be great for newbies like myself for casting irons and not caring about losing 20% in distance or so..but I am concerned about live bait.
I want to protect myself from backlashes as much as possible because I am short with patience and those damn things really make me angry haha. And I can't cast worth a damn.
I'm not sure a small chovie or sardine can swim very far even on Setting 1. Setting it at 2 and I don't think the live bait can even move.
For live bait, its all about presentation right? Underhand lob that puppy like 20 feet and let them swim.
I was set on getting MC versions but was turned off when I played with them in my hand.
So my question is, can a small live bait swim against the "restricted" free-spool caused by the magnets?
Anyone with a MC or magged reel care to comment?
To MC or not to MC, for a retarded thumb but wants to fish with live bait more than iron.
The MC and the non-MC versions are very similarly priced right now causing my indecisiveness.
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Apr-14-2009, 05:22 PM
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#2 | | Captain
Name: Steve Age: 35 Vessel: 2003 43' Cabo Con "Butt Plugger" , 2009 Yamaha FX SHO, 2007 Yamaha VX Cruiser Location: Lomita Job:Team Baja Fish Gear
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James sent you an email earlier today. Since you are a novice I would definatly go with the MC although, I personally would just practice practice practice casting. I give lessons but they arent cheap... 
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Apr-14-2009, 05:43 PM
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Name: Todd Vessel: Boston Whaler 19' LIZARDFISH Location: Point Loma Job:USD School of Law Student Bio: I eat Bonito, Sardines, Mackerel and Barracuda.
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Originally Posted by Ready4TheYellow  Accurates have 1-3 pounds of drag in freespool. I dont think it would hender the bait. | What?
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Apr-14-2009, 05:54 PM
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#4 | | Captain
Name: Steve Age: 35 Vessel: 2003 43' Cabo Con "Butt Plugger" , 2009 Yamaha FX SHO, 2007 Yamaha VX Cruiser Location: Lomita Job:Team Baja Fish Gear
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Sorry my last post was wrong about the Accurates. Please disregard.
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Apr-14-2009, 06:07 PM
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Name: Guy Winslow Age: 44 Vessel: Bitch sold it Location: Muerrita, CA Job:Project Manager
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Any way back to your question, I have always felt that a smart thumb is way better than anti backlash devices, my tackle shop guy also said that you could convert non MC reels to MC (dont know if that is true or not, maybe someone else could comment) so I would guess that you could take it off once you got good. For myself none of my new reels have MC. 
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Apr-14-2009, 06:11 PM
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#6 | | Registered User
Name: James Liu Vessel: '07 Nissan Armada Location: Diamond Bar, CA Job:LAKER Cheerleader
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Hey Steve,
Yea I was going to make the drive over to Lomita, but after seeing the MC reels and seeing the lack of free spool I decided to come to the forums and ask again before committing.
Anyone use magged reels for live bait fishing. I'd imagine them little fishies get tuckered out.
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Apr-14-2009, 06:24 PM
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Name: Steve Age: 35 Vessel: 2003 43' Cabo Con "Butt Plugger" , 2009 Yamaha FX SHO, 2007 Yamaha VX Cruiser Location: Lomita Job:Team Baja Fish Gear
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Guy yes you can convert them for $100-130
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Apr-14-2009, 06:27 PM
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#8 | | Captain
Name: Steve Age: 35 Vessel: 2003 43' Cabo Con "Butt Plugger" , 2009 Yamaha FX SHO, 2007 Yamaha VX Cruiser Location: Lomita Job:Team Baja Fish Gear
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Originally Posted by bloodynovice Hey Steve,
Yea I was going to make the drive over to Lomita, but after seeing the MC reels and seeing the lack of free spool I decided to come to the forums and ask again before committing.
Anyone use magged reels for live bait fishing. I'd imagine them little fishies get tuckered out. | James 98% of the time you will be fishing dines. They wont have any problem pulling line off the reels.
In the case that you do fish chovies, help the little guy out give him a few inches of line out at a time.
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Apr-14-2009, 06:29 PM
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#9 | | Master Baiter
Name: Mark Age: 45 Vessel: USS Drum SSN 677 Location: Carlsbad Job:Hero of the Stupid
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Ask Mikeylikesit...
He just got one and I brought up the same point to him. He is going to check it out and let me know.
I'm all for the trained thumb theory myself but I've been fishing Avets since the first LX (butter lip shark) came out.
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Apr-14-2009, 06:32 PM
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#10 | | What happened?
Name: kyle Age: 22 Vessel: somebody else's Location: who knows Job:Overnight deckhand/cook Bio: I fish more than you
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just learn how to cast...its like saying you want to learn how to play golf, but don't want to learn how to put. casting is the very first thing you should learn, aside from a palomar knot. the MC thing is neat and all, but a trained thumb is way better. i mean, what will happen if you want to fish calicos or the bay? you gonna use an sx mc if you ever try freshwater? or borrow somebody's reel?
everyone sucks at casting in the beginning, hell I've worked overnight for a few years and i still mess up every now and then...just part of the game buddy
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Apr-14-2009, 07:12 PM
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#11 | | Registered User
Name: MarkT Age: 53 Vessel: Pelican Predator Location: Mission Viejo Job:Programmer Bio: Deep release specialist
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Magnets don't really help with live bait. The magnets kick in when the spool is really spinning fast like with throwing an iron. At lower spool speeds they don't do much.
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Apr-14-2009, 07:22 PM
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#12 | | Master Baiter
Name: Mark Age: 45 Vessel: USS Drum SSN 677 Location: Carlsbad Job:Hero of the Stupid
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Originally Posted by hucklongfin Magnets don't really help with live bait. The magnets kick in when the spool is really spinning fast like with throwing an iron. At lower spool speeds they don't do much. | I think that's the guys point... How will it do with live bait?
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