Avet MXL for Fluke - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

Fishfish · #1 03-17-2014, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HDMarc

For the money, Avet makes a great reel. They are easy to tear down and reassemble and with proper maintenance, you'll get years of service from your MXL. Good luck with your purchase, you won't be disappointed.

Heard Avet changed bearing companies! Good! I use my MXL for fluke , tog, and bass and it holds enough line for deep water. Best of luck with it!

MrAC1980 · #2 03-17-2014, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishfish

Heard Avet changed bearing companies!

I sure hope so! MX's do just fine for everything from inshore fluke to offshore seabass/cod.

rvr2c · #3 03-23-2014, 07:02 PM

MXL to sxj for all my inshore fishing, easy to service, MXL for stripers, blues.
Loaded the MXL this past striper season with 30lb mono and caught some nice blues and striped ones on the Cock Robin

Gerry Zagorski · #4 03-24-2014, 07:36 AM

The MXL will be fine but I think a bit over kill for Fluke. Picked up an SXJ with cast control over the winter... Great little work horse of a reel. Very light and casts like a dream so I plan on using it for bucktailing, jigging, casting and drifting for inshore stuff and shallow water Blackfishing when not much weight is needed.

I use the MXL for live lining Stripers and have it on a heavier pole. It's a lot heavier than the SXJ so a bit harder and more clumbsy to handle and cast all day. It's a 2 speed so great for deep drops too.

Mike S. · #5 03-24-2014, 09:22 AM

Anything over SX size is way overkill for fluke IMO.

I picked up an sxj over the winter and can't wait to use it for fluke.

If you need a true do it all for bass, blues, fluke, etc I would go with an SX. It can hold 300 yrds of 40 lb braid

Gerry Zagorski · #6 03-24-2014, 01:24 PM

Yep SX is good for anything you will tangle with inshore.... I know guys down in Cape May who have even caught some large Black Drum on them.

Reelron · #7 03-24-2014, 03:58 PM

Bought an SXj last year and found it able to handle everything I caught. Didn't have and true doormats but I don't expect to be able to blame the reel if I ever do hook up and drop it! Used an SX before that , found the Mx to be just a little to big to be bucktailing with all day.