Gents and ladies, I have received a few questions about magging my avet LX. It seems very simple, just gluing magnets in, but I have spent allot of time tinkering with it to get it slowed down enough, but not too much. I just got back from my second fishing trip so it probably is a good time to summarize everything. I really like the reel and the low gear was great for the kids I was fishing with. I will leave out the progression of errors and just go with what works. Fortunately five-minute-epoxy, sticks well to the inside of the frame but when heated could be popped off with little force, and it didn't hurt the anodizing.
I bought the several of each of the three smallest magnets from leevalley.cm. I didn't like the washers I got from leevalley and ended up not using them, but they were the right thickness at 3/32".
Instead I took a large 1-1/2" washer with a 1/2" inside hole and cut it down. It had the same thickness at 3/32".
I cut the washer at 12 o’clock and 4 to 4:30 to take out approx 1/3 of the circle. I used that as my attachment point for the magnets as they stick very well to the partial washer and do not slide around, as well as it gave me the flexibility to change magnets as many times as I wanted.
I ground down the edges and the top of the arc but it fit pretty well and I probably didn't have too. It is slightly larger than three magnets placed side-by-side which is important to keep the magnets from not jumping around.
Then I just tied on a lure (4 oz Roberts ranger) and went to the park with my screwdriver and a few magnets. Without one of the large magnets-(1/2"x1/8"). I could not feel any difference. It might be that the other magnets didn't sit close enough to the spool because they are slightly thinner at 1/10", but three medium magnets were not powerful enough.
At the park, the ideal setup was one large and one medium magnet-(3/8"x1/10"). I was hitting around 85 yards and with very little line fluff. One large and two small magnets were barely too much, and maybe took off around 5 yards. Once I got on the boat casting in a confined area, into the breeze, changing lures, with blackfin busting everywhere, It would fur up (technical term for almost backlashing) about one out of four cast. Although this was not a bad thing as three of the fish hooked came as soon as I put it in gear from pulling out five or six loose loops of line. Bonus! Although when trying to replicate the technique I got nothing. Next trip I will put in one large magnet and two of the smallest magnets (1/4"x1/10") and see how that does. I bet that will be the trick. That awesome avet free spool of 40 seconds is way too fast to cast. Once I have placed the magnets in, I get about 8-10 seconds of free spool. It I could get my lure to hang in the air for 10 seconds I would be doing good, so this is about right.
Just a couple of things to note.
1 Clean everything very well with alcohol before epoxying the washer in.
2 Try to check clearance heights of the washer and magnets before epoxying them in.
3 The magnets are very strong and fun to play with. When lining the magnets up to put onto the washer you must flop polarities to get them to sit edge to edge. But that is good, as it increases the magnetic effect. (+,-,+) or( -,+,-)
4 You want to place the magnets as close to the outside of the spool as possible to get the greatest effects.
5 cover the magnets with grease or nail polish (black to match the reel of course) so nothing is rusted by the salt.
The first photo shows the avet in two pieces with the three screws. There is nothing else loose, to lose!
The second shows the frame with the clicker, and washer installed.
The third shows a close up of one large magnet and one medium magnet.
The fourth shows a close up of one large magnet and two small magnets.
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