[Bushkill]

I use Avets all the time. I have four of them and beat them up on blues and stripers to amberjacks and tuna. never had a problem.

Unless you are serious about tangling with fish more than 20lbs the sx will be all you need. And even on the "bigger" fish it handles them fine but i would recommend the mx.

I use an sx, mx, mx 2 speed and lx ... all in a lovely shade of blue. The LX is my newest and is 1.5 y/o. trolled up some skipjack with it just two weeks ago.

If you are going really deep or toying with using it for ling/cod in the winter, well that's why I got the lx. 48" return per handle crank. So while other people kill themselves in 200+ feet of water, I am not. Just something to think about. The lx reel itself is overkill for fluke.

Best of luck and tight lines.