Avet Lever Drag Adjustment

[mike1010]

Originally Posted by HDMarc

Great post Gerry, think I'm gonna try this on one of my Avets. If Avet would just come up with a better pinion bearing design, like a radial load bearing that wouldn't fail if you happen to over tighten the drag, these reels would be virtually indestructible.

You don't have to exceed the max recommended drag setting to crunch the pinion bearing. I set my avets' drags with a scale, service the reels faithfully, and the pinion bearings still need periodic replacement. A shame, considering the overall goodness of the reels.