$30 Mitchell Avocet II Silver Spinning Combo Review

[MuskieBait]

(08-24-2012 12:13 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  

(08-19-2012 02:42 AM)MuskieBait Wrote:  Get this for $60 and you will not have to look for a replacement for at least 10 years if you take care of your gear.

http://www.basspro.com/Pflueger-Trion-GX...904/148112

Pflueger® Trion® GX-7 Spinning Rod and Reel Combo

I would suggest the PFLTIONGX70COMB...7' rod, Medium action, 6-12lbs.

You used the reel on the bowfin...and that was also the reel I caught the bonefish with. The rod is just as nice.

Tried, tested and true. When my rod or reel finally dies, I'll replace it with another. I've been using this since I was 18...I'm 30 now. This combo has caught me a lot of fish. Lots of battle scars (scratches, dings and paint chips) on the reel, rod is just cherry. Still going strong.

Wicked! Yeah Ken I used your Trion again in California and each time I laid my hands on it I was amazed by the smoothness!

What kind of maintenance do you perform to keep it in such good shape after so much abuse?

Rinse down after using it on sandy beach or saltwater, sometimes even after using on a muddy shoreline in freshwater. After a big trip, I open it up and clean out the old grease and oil, and put in fresh oil for the bearings and grease the rest of the parts.

The only annoying thing is that in order to clean out the drag stack, you have to unscrew the spool lip on Pflueger reels...which meant your spool of line now just falls off the spool (since Pflueger has this 3-piece spool system)...so I'll have to spool on new line after every major reel overhaul. I usually wait until I need to respool the reel to clean my drag stack.