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Location: Carol Stream, IL | Has anyone used these reels yet? I am thinking about getting one. I'm assuming they are equal in quality to St. Croix rods? Any input would be helpful!
Luke S
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Believe it or not, I just got an Avid 300 for around $70.00!
No fish on it yet, but I used it this past weekend to test baits in the Milwaukee Sports Show lumberjack tank. Very very smooth, cranked nicely. I'm hoping I can get a Power Handle on it. |
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| That must have been on "pro form".70 bucks is a great deal.Man, my Calcutta 400 TE's are still $225 on pro form.Ouch!Heard some good things about those reels.Tha Daiwa's have held up well , so the Avids should be right in line. Steve
Oh yeah, tell the brain trust at Gander that we have a lot of muskie fishermen in Iowa and might even buy a bait or 2 if they stocked a few.Good luck w/ a c/d fishing store.Do they still rate the stores like that?It's all about $$$$$. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Actually, Sombody bought one, had a guy from Gander spool it with Power Pro, got home, opened the box and saw the handle all scraped to hell, so he brought it back. I love it when things like that happen....although I feel for the guy who went through all the trouble.
Stores are all rated ABC. Dept managers can order baits themselves. My manager did a really nice job on our assortment. The new Wausau store has probally the largest assortment I've seen outside Rollie and Hellen's. |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Didn't see it mentioned above so here's some more info: The Avid reels are made by Daiwa, very similar to the Millionaire series I think, just one or two less ball bearings. |
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Location: Carol Stream, IL | How'd you get one for $70.00??! |
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