Avet Reels Support Thread, Casting ont the Bait setting in Spotlight; is it ok to cast on the bait setting? another question, i was have 25# line on my mxj, i ...  | 
Jul-13-2009, 03:06 PM
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#1 | | Registered User
Name: chau Vessel: 18ft, Team Baha, no name yet. Location: stanton,ca usa Job:Education
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| Casting ont the Bait setting
is it ok to cast on the bait setting? another question, i was have 25# line on my mxj, i have the drag set at around 8# i think. in the bait setting, it no longer spins freely, is this normal? still has free spool in though.
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Jul-13-2009, 03:16 PM
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#2 | | "SSSSHHHH its a secret"
Name: Danny Age: 32 Vessel: none Location: Ontario CA Job:elect/mech tech
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mc reel?
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Jul-13-2009, 03:32 PM
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#3 | | You're no daisy
Name: Charles aka "Ben" Age: 42 Vessel: 15' Tupperware Sloop Location: With your wife Job:Bit Twiddler
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Originally Posted by ctran  is it ok to cast on the bait setting? another question, i was have 25# line on my mxj, i have the drag set at around 8# i think. in the bait setting, it no longer spins freely, is this normal? still has free spool in though. | The bait setting isn't freespool--it's not gonna spin freely. It's like the poor man's MC. I never use it...
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Jul-13-2009, 04:00 PM
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#4 | | Registered User
Name: chau Vessel: 18ft, Team Baha, no name yet. Location: stanton,ca usa Job:Education
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Originally Posted by BowBoy mc reel? | no not a mc. last years model.
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Jul-13-2009, 04:02 PM
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#5 | | Registered User
Name: chau Vessel: 18ft, Team Baha, no name yet. Location: stanton,ca usa Job:Education
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Originally Posted by FishStalker The bait setting isn't freespool--it's not gonna spin freely. It's like the poor man's MC. I never use it... | i see, i remember that it use to be spin a more freely though. is this just more drag pressure because i have increased the drag at strike?
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Jul-13-2009, 04:09 PM
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#6 | | You're no daisy
Name: Charles aka "Ben" Age: 42 Vessel: 15' Tupperware Sloop Location: With your wife Job:Bit Twiddler
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Originally Posted by ctran i see, i remember that it use to be spin a more freely though. is this just more drag pressure because i have increased the drag at strike? | Yes...if it still spins fine on freespool you have no worries.
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Jul-14-2009, 09:21 AM
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#7 | | Registered User
Name: chau Vessel: 18ft, Team Baha, no name yet. Location: stanton,ca usa Job:Education
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Thanks a lot for the help.
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Jul-15-2009, 11:20 AM
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#8 | | Fly Navy
Name: Kevin Vessel: When Wife makes more $... Location: Fallbrook, CA Job:Goat Roping Bio: Grew up fishing and hunting South Texas
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If you adjust the drag knob for "a little friction" in the bait setting for casting or anti-backlash effects, your overall drag potential drops drastically. All of my Avets except for the EXW 4/02 didn't make the advertised drag potential. When I tried to dial in the bait postion, I lost a third or more of the drag curve. It's kind of a joke.
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Jul-16-2009, 11:36 AM
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#9 | | Registered User
Name: Tom Vessel: friend's Location: Boston, MA Job:Slacker
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I too was confused by the Freespool and Bait settings. I played around with my Avets and found the following results.
MXL5.8 with freespool in Bait-
10#'s at Strike and 17 at Full
MXL5.8 with freespool in Freespool-
3 at Bait, 14 at Strike and 24 at Full
LX4.6 with Freespool in Bait-
8 at Strike and 12 at Full
LX4.6 with Freespool in Freespool-
5 at Bait, 21 at Strike and 30 at Full
Pro EXW50/2 with Freespool in Bait-
15 at Strike and 25 at Full
Pro EXW50/2 with Freespool in Freespool-
51 at Strike and 58 at Full
So only the MX has the stated drag with freespool in the Bait setting. The other two need the little knob/dial turned up to get to their stated drag, but then no freespool in the Bait setting. The other interesting thing is the MX has no range in the drag. It is either 0 and then whatever I have it set to at Strike and Full. The LX and 50 have a gradual ramp up of drag in between settings. The LX had the female cam recently replaced by Avet. Oh, and the handles on all reels turn easily and the drag lever moves easily (but with some resistance at the higher drag settings) even when drags are set to the max. After all this testing I had to change around which rods I have these reels on (well the 50 stays on the custom Calstar GF410XH).
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