I will admit I am a diawa slut and have stacks of the stuff. Avets are good, but as I learned you got to change that pinion bearing and learn how to set your drag properly. You crush that bearing and it’s a coffee grinder.
The big thing is spend the $45 or so and send it back to the factory every year or other year for service. I never rinse my stuff and it gets used 80 days a year. I seem to have the same failure ratio as the guys who rinse/clean daily.
Gamakatsu hooks, big game line, Mercury engines. I keep things simple.
Last edited by Calvin; 10/15/21.
