st croix avid ml spinning rod St. ASIS79XHMF Series Inshore For anglers who settle for nothing less than American craftsmanship St, Croix Avid Trek Travel

When the reel stays in seawater for too long, and water leaking into all the little areas of your reel, there is a challenge of corrosion

Still in the above photo, #1 is the brass drive gear, #2 is the stainless steel pinion, #3 is the anti-reverse switch, #4 are the drag components, #5 is the plastic oscillation gear, and #6 is the anti-reverse dog and the red arrow points the rubber ring that quietens the rapid sliding of the anti-reverse dog on the pinion

This reel is better than a lot of $199-$299 reels Ive fished in the past and one of the better values Ive found in spinning reels in a while

And I admit the mechanical scraw of the clicker does add an element of excitement

First, do not overfill the spool