This is one of my Hoo-X reels that I’ve had since a little before the summer. This is the one with all the scamp and black sea bass milage on it. Suffice it to say that I reelly like these reels.
I decided to take one apart a few weeks ago just to take a look at the inside and change the harness lugs around to have a flat top. I found a pretty complicated antireverse system and I knew the “planetary” gearing was tricky, so I didn’t go into any of that part of the reel. You can get to the spool bearings and clicker without taking down any of the gearing or shifter because those things are inside the right side plate and all slides off together… Everything looks great. A little grit came in thru the harness lug holes but crusted up on the grease instead of harming anything. The drag also is in great shape, and that’s what I wanted to look at mainly since some people have had problems with the dry carbon fiber drag discs in these reels getting salt on them. This reel has been as wet as you’ll get one without throwing it into the ocean, and it’s been cranked on as much as you’ll ever crank on a reel… but I am not even going to clean the grease or oil off and put anymore on- everything looks good so all I’ll do is whipe some of the grit away and put it back together. This is what I’m talking about when I say some reels are more durable and need less maintainence than others.
First, I unscrew the 4 right side plate screws with a philips head. Then, the harness lug has two screws that take one of the hex wrenches that come with the reels. You don’t have to remove these two screws and the harness lug in order to get the right side of the frame off, but I will take them out later in order to get the spool out of the frame and of course to flip the lug upside down since I use this reel to bottom fish and do not need the lugs sticking out of the top and into my hands.
Why reverse the lugs? I am going to put you on a tuna in the spring that will work that thing over and you are going to wish you had them!
You trying to be come the alantani of the East coast?
MISTAKES
It could be that the purpose of your life is to only serve as a warning to others.
All Rise - 31 Contender Fish Around with a pair of 250 Yamahas
Why reverse the lugs? I am going to put you on a tuna in the spring that will work that thing over and you are going to wish you had them!
You trying to be come the alantani of the East coast?
MISTAKES
It could be that the purpose of your life is to only serve as a warning to others.
All Rise - 31 Contender Fish Around with a pair of 250 Yamahas
Alan is a good guy. I talked to him through a few emails before. He’s a pharmacist but repairs reels on the side.
I have no where near the knowledge or experience of Mr. Tani, and I must give him credit for the reel maintenance pictorial technique here.
not a bad idea if that is what he is after. alantani is probably killing it fixing/doing maintaince on others people stuff in his free time.
quote:Originally posted by Scoutin 4 Goodies
Why reverse the lugs? I am going to put you on a tuna in the spring that will work that thing over and you are going to wish you had them!
You trying to be come the alantani of the East coast?
MISTAKES
It could be that the purpose of your life is to only serve as a warning to others.
All Rise - 31 Contender Fish Around with a pair of 250 Yamahas
not a bad idea if that is what he is after. alantani is probably killing it fixing/doing maintaince on others people stuff in his free time.
quote:Originally posted by Scoutin 4 Goodies
Why reverse the lugs? I am going to put you on a tuna in the spring that will work that thing over and you are going to wish you had them!
You trying to be come the alantani of the East coast?
MISTAKES
It could be that the purpose of your life is to only serve as a warning to others.
All Rise - 31 Contender Fish Around with a pair of 250 Yamahas
Alan told me he was backed up with a month’s worth of work when I talked to him in April. Everybody related to any kind of marine service seems to be backed up that time of year.
Alan told me he was backed up with a month’s worth of work when I talked to him in April. Everybody related to any kind of marine service seems to be backed up that time of year.
Luke 8:22-25
Wonder if you start doing reel repairs on the side if greg1 will follow you around the site and ride your a$$ everytime you say something?
MISTAKES
It could be that the purpose of your life is to only serve as a warning to others.
All Rise - 31 Contender Fish Around with a pair of 250 Yamahas
Alan told me he was backed up with a month’s worth of work when I talked to him in April. Everybody related to any kind of marine service seems to be backed up that time of year.
Luke 8:22-25
Wonder if you start doing reel repairs on the side if greg1 will follow you around the site and ride your a$$ everytime you say something?
MISTAKES
It could be that the purpose of your life is to only serve as a warning to others.
All Rise - 31 Contender Fish Around with a pair of 250 Yamahas
I don’t think he’d say anything until I started showing sheered off antireverse pawls, frames and handles broken in half, or rusted “Anti-rust-bearings,” etc. (Those are negative selling tactics).
I will take some more reels apart over the holidays and post reports like this. I’m not an expert, but I do think it could help some people who might want to work on their own reels or just want to understand how certain reels work… or don’t work.
I figure it’s of greater use to put these types of things on the site than arguing about whether S.Car should have gone to the Independance Bowl instead of Bama, etc.
S4G, I think I will take one of the SX’s apart here soon. I have used them the longest of all the Avets I have. You might want to send that one back to me depending on how the other one looks. I’ll clean it up for 20 bucks.
Nice post. What is the intended application for that reel? Do you think it is a decent substitute for something like a Shimano or Penn 30? I like the fact it is lighter and smaller. I’m looking for a trolling reel that is lighter/smaller, but with enough line capacity and drag. I use all TLD 25s, but want to add a reel for my way far back line to target marlin while we’re trolling for dolphins, wahoos, and whatever else will bite. Would this reel fit the bill?
Nice post. What is the intended application for that reel? Do you think it is a decent substitute for something like a Shimano or Penn 30? I like the fact it is lighter and smaller. I’m looking for a trolling reel that is lighter/smaller, but with enough line capacity and drag. I use all TLD 25s, but want to add a reel for my way far back line to target marlin while we’re trolling for dolphins, wahoos, and whatever else will bite. Would this reel fit the bill?
WJF
This is going to be long, so I apologize in advance.
This reel can do it. But it may not be best suited for that. To give you an idea of where I feel this reel fits for me… I have Avet Pro EX4/02’s and EXW4/02’s (which have now been replaced by the stronger Pro 30/2’s) set up as my trolling rigs. I have them spooled with 300yds of 80# spectra and as much 50# momoi on top to fill the spools. They are effectively 50 class trolling rigs when set up like that because I can set full power drag anywhere all the way up to 35 pounds, but they are the size of Penn 30T’s and 30TWs. I have them set to 25 pounds max strike, and full power is about 30#'s usually. This is because the 50# momoi diamond actually tests out close to 85 or 90#'s. I usually don’t push the drag lever up into the 20’s unless it’s needed anyway. It is there though, and when the reel isn’t breaking a sweat it’s that much smoother …
Those Pro series reels are very light compared to others with their strength, but the Avet HX, LX, and JX’s are much lighter. I use the HX’s to bottom fish with almost exclusively now, and I would use them as short troll rigs as well if I did not already have several of the EX reels. I use the JX to jig with because it is slightly smaller than the HX and more confortable to me. And I us
Suffice it to say that I reelly like these reels.
