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AVET REELS
Machined Aluminum, Six + Bearings, Super Freespool and made in USA!
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To order from this page just make your
selections and click on the "Add to Cart" button
or the "Buy" link. If you run into
difficulties please make use of our toll-free
line and give us a call. Our phone numbers, fax
and email addresses are posted at the
bottom of this page.
Upon placing your order you'll receive an
immediate confirmation via email. You are not billed at that time. We process
orders manually, preferring to have a human
actually check things over and contact you
should there be questions. Within 24
hours of placing your order you will receive a
follow-up email confirmation and final invoice reflecting your total charges
(Monday-Friday). You are not billed until we actually send you your final invoice.
Orders shipped to CA addresses will have California Sales Taxes applied, out
of state orders are tax free. Orders over $100 are shipped
FREE!* Orders less than $100 are billed $8.50 for shipping. During the
ordering process you can select expedited
shipping if required.
(Within the USA via UPS ground. Oversize/weight items will be billed for
shipping and you will be sent an emailed invoice reflecting total charges
prior to actual billing. We will not ship
without you having had a chance to review the
invoice).
Avet
 Avet
is a new entrant into the sportfishing community. They are made by
a California machining company, well funded, well designed, and made to
fish! Avet shares a common heritage to Accurate, in terms of
the founding firm's strengths in machining. Avet's primary
 business
has been machining precise components for the medical and fiber
optic field. The firm's owners, two brothers, are avid fishermen with
their own boat (often parked in their plant when not running over
to the channel islands). They've been making reels now for
four years, and they've done a very good job. Each new
series of reels from Avet has filled a real need, and done so
uniquely in terms of their approach and the strength of their
offering. The reels these folks are producing are of high
quality, well machined, and they cast superbly. Their drags are
well designed, long lived, and offer high settings while
maintaining excellent freespool throughout their range of
operation. In terms of price verses
performance and quality, I think you'll agree with me that Avet's
fishing reels are exceptionally good values.
The reels produced by Avet have already
taken some impressive catches. They've taken marlin, big
tuna, and a whole bunch of other fish from coast to coast, and
internationally. The picture,
and fish, above were taken in Panama May '03 by Avet's co-owner
Harry. The yellowfin tuna weighed in at 335#, and was caught
on an EX. The accomplishments of these jewels of machining are
quite impressive. They're a proven product at this
point. With literally hundreds of catches of 200# plus yellowfin
tuna to attest to their reliability. And, they're one of the great
values in reels, too!
 CharkBait is proud to be one of Avet's very first retailers,
introducing this wonderful line to the fishing community and working
closely with the manufacturer to ensure the product meets our client's
expectations. We are
also Avet's largest dealer. We buy them from the manufacturer
directly in high quantities,
allowing us the opportunity to offer them to our clients at a true
value. We maintain a huge inventory of all the products we sell. Unlike
some "phantom" sources for fishing gear on the Internet you can have
confidence in your purchases from
CharkBait. You can even visit with us in our shop or call and speak to
a real live person! When we rig up a reel "long range style" we know
what we're talking about and we rig things correctly.
We were the very first on-line retailer of quality sportfishing
gear, almost ten years ago.
We
have a physical presence, a retail store, you can call us seven days a
week, email us, ask us questions. We're all fishing enthusiasts
here, so we're tuned in to what you like to do - fish! We're
also proud to have earned a reputation as the most competitive source for
quality gear. We stock more Avet reels than any other retailer or
distributor of these products. We maintain more models, more colors,
more gear options and more left hand retrieve reels than any dealer in
America...or elsewhere.
We know more about Spectra spooling than anyone. We've been doing it
longer and we've learned and innovated along the way. We are proud to offer
both Izorline and Jerry Brown, Momoi and PowerPro Spectra as options
on these fine reels, as well as Blackwater and PLine braided products. We do not offer inferior
"no-name" spectra. For use as backing, we typically recommend Izorlineand Jerry
Brown Spectra for use as backing,
as well as Blackwater's braided lines
. These lines are more expensive than the no-name
imitations, and they're much better products. Please remember, the
Spectra will be used for 10 years, or more. Do not be swayed into purchasing an
inferior brand of "super braid." It's a false economy.
What's new with Avet?
Avet Magnetic Cast
Control Reels
 They
have arrived, a few of 'em anyway! Friday we received the first
production JX 2 speed and SX single and 2 speed reels!!! The JX is
going with me on our 4 day charter, returning Wednesday. I'll post a
use report then. Avet finally began delivering their new reels to us,
and we're darn excited after playing with 'em at the shop. The
magnetic cast control works like a dream come true. There's' been a great deal of interest and
Internet buzz about Avet's new magnetic cast control reels. We
probably helped create some interest with our message board, and
Walt's informative write-up and pictures posted in the Fishermen's
Journal section of this website.
The new reels are not inexpensive, but they will no doubt be a
short supply item. The first reels to become available will be the SX
and JX series. The MX, LX and HX series reels will not be available
until the end of October (best guess).
We have some of the special
(Red, Black, Purple)
colors in our inventory now, more to follow: SX Single and 2 Speeds,
JX's to come shortly...
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MODEL |
PRICE |
MODEL |
PRICE |
| SX 5.3 |
$334.99 |
LX 4.6 |
$not stated yet |
| SX 6/4 |
$449.99 |
LX 6.0 |
$not stated yet |
| MXJ 5.8 |
$not stated yet |
LX 6/3 |
$not stated yet |
| MXJ 6/4 |
$not stated yet |
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| MXL 5.8 |
$not stated yet |
HXJ 5/2 |
$not stated
yet |
| MXL 6/4 |
$not stated yet |
HX 5/2 |
$not stated yet |
| JX 4.6 |
$399.99 |
HXW 5/2 |
$not stated yet |
| JX 6.0 |
$399.99 |
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| JX 6/3 |
$559.99 |
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The SX and JX series are the first reels produced, others will
follow and pricing will be announced as soon as is available. At this
time the only colors available are blue, silver and gold.
For our clients who have
purchased Avet reels recently, but prior to
the release of the MC models, Avet has
supplied us with housings for your reels which
will convert them to Magnetic Cast operation.
 This
upgrade is ONLY for current model
reels, SX 5.3, MX 5.8's & JX reels
(given that these are the only one's Avet's
made in MC format). We have the SX
models in stock now, the MX and JX's will
follow in about a week. Avet will only
maintain support of the housings until the end
of December '08. Their thought is to reduce
"buyer's remorse" and support those clients
who bought a reel recently, but have since
decided that they'd really prefer the new
version. (I might add that most
manufacturers would not be so considerate.)
The
Avet Line-up for 2008/9
 AVET
SX
It's
a tiny, powerful, variation on the Avet
theme of leverdrag and super freespooling spins. This is one sweet
12-20# reel, a giant killer if there ever was one. The new SX is unique
in terms of power and size. If you liked Shimano's discontinued
cult classic, the TLD5, you're going to fall in love with the new Avet.
It's a small piece of machine shop perfection.
We've been playing with these
new reels a lot since they came into our inventory almost three years
ago. We like 'em.
Tom at the shop loves his, probably takes it to bed with him every
night. (I'll have to ask his wife about that one...)
Something so small, so strong and capable, and it's got a good feel
about it. I think Avet got it right, again.
 Extended Use Report: The
machining is first rate, the drags are powerful, and the half dozen ball
bearings sure make the thing spin. The reels use open bearings, meaning
you can lubricate them, clean them, make them last years with a little
maintenance. Being such a small reel, as drag is increased the
handle requires a bit more pressure in turning. This is not
noticeable when a fish is on, but it's a little different from many other
reels. This also seems to reduce over time, with use. This little
reel can produce a lot more drag than you'd think for its size, so the
slight difference in handle feel is to be expected. Corrosion issues
have not cropped up, client response has been very positive.
 Avet has upgraded
their styling for 2004 with an early release of an updated SX. The
new reels are rounder, their sideplates are slightly rounded, like their
big brother the EX. They've also upgraded the handle
on the SX reels for 2006/7. Now they come with a round soft grip knob.
Avet has begun shipping an updated
SX (6/13/07). These feature a silent retrieve, 8 bearings (stainless
steel, shielded), aluminum reel clamp...
*Price
includes FREE CharkBait Reel Skin,
mono spooling and shipping.
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