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Almost committed the cardinal sin again, popped into a local tackle shop during lunch for a ‘look’ at small size baitrunners.

 

I had in mind one of the Okuma Epix Pros or Interceptors but the Mitchell Avorunner caught my eye and at £40 looks very good.

 

How are Mitchell reels regarded these days and does anybody have an Avorunner?

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I don't think Mitchell are quite the manufacturer they once were but in saying that, I bought a Mitchell Avocet reel for 15 quid or something bank-breaking like that and it does everything I want. It feels fine, it functions, it has no special features but it works and for 15 quid, I can't complain. I bought it to get me by and it's doing just that.

 

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Almost committed the cardinal sin again, popped into a local tackle shop during lunch for a ‘look’ at small size baitrunners.

 

I had in mind one of the Okuma Epix Pros or Interceptors but the Mitchell Avorunner caught my eye and at £40 looks very good.

 

How are Mitchell reels regarded these days and does anybody have an Avorunner?

 

I almost bought a Avorunner as well, they seem really well made and feel like they can take the abuse that you'd want from a reel out in the mud and wet. I haven't bought one though so I can only agree with your initial thoughts.

 

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I almost bought a Avorunner as well, they seem really well made and feel like they can take the abuse that you'd want from a reel out in the mud and wet. I haven't bought one though so I can only agree with your initial thoughts.

 

I'll let you know how I get on. Took the rod in to see how it all felt (Drennan Specialist Avon/Quiver) and it seems to make an ideal mid-sized setup. The baitrunner should come in handy when Barbelling, I find watching a quiver tip for long periods very tiring but wouldn't want to leave a normal fixed spool reel unwatched for a second (from what other folk say...I haven't actually caught one yet :D ).

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I'll let you know how I get on. Took the rod in to see how it all felt (Drennan Specialist Avon/Quiver) and it seems to make an ideal mid-sized setup. The baitrunner should come in handy when Barbelling, I find watching a quiver tip for long periods very tiring but wouldn't want to leave a normal fixed spool reel unwatched for a second (from what other folk say...I haven't actually caught one yet :D ).

Rusty i have just bought a pair of these http://www.tackle2u.com/prods/616.html amazing value and they come with 2 metal spools ,goona try for a Chub on cheese paste from the backwater streamone evening this week to try them out steve.

We are not putting it back it is a lump now put that curry down and go and get the scales

have I told you abouit the cruise control on my Volvo ,,,,,,,bla bla bla Barder rod has it come yet?? and don`t even start me on Chris Lythe :bleh::icecream:

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Rusty i have just bought a pair of these http://www.tackle2u.com/prods/616.html amazing value and they come with 2 metal spools ,goona try for a Chub on cheese paste from the backwater streamone evening this week to try them out steve.

Good luck the reels look good, don't ingore the swims further downstream. I had a wander last week and there's some brilliant chubby spots further down but I was trotting and was too impatient. Make sure the fish photos don't disclose too much info about the location, blades of grass can be easily identified you know.

 

How did you get on last Saturday? I winkled a small Chub from a very high and fast 'you know where' and a few Roach and Grayling from 'that other place' :D

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Good luck the reels look good, don't ingore the swims further downstream. I had a wander last week and there's some brilliant chubby spots further down but I was trotting and was too impatient. Make sure the fish photos don't disclose too much info about the location, blades of grass can be easily identified you know.

 

How did you get on last Saturday? I winkled a small Chub from a very high and fast 'you know where' and a few Roach and Grayling from 'that other place' :D

On Saturday i failed spectacularly due to the fact that Mike had the best end of the boat and the best deadbaits the best lures and he is just a jammy git its got nothing to do with skill ,at least not when my boat partner catches more than me and sits at the other end of the :boat: with that

look you know the one :1a: but i am having therapy for it and can now say Mike is a better fisherman than me and smile at the same time :D:lol:;) .

Went after the chub on Sunday afternoon and lost a big one then missed a unmissable bite with my last bit of Paste just as the light went :wallbash: ,Not out this weekend but will check the conditions for the one after and let you know ,Photos of fish giving away the location hah fish i should be so lucky Steve.

We are not putting it back it is a lump now put that curry down and go and get the scales

have I told you abouit the cruise control on my Volvo ,,,,,,,bla bla bla Barder rod has it come yet?? and don`t even start me on Chris Lythe :bleh::icecream:

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These would be worth looking at. IMO much better than the later versions.

 

 

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shimano-Aero-Baitrun...A1%7C240%3A1318

 

Yep, that's exactly like the one I just got off ebay (just over £50 inc p&p). It might be second-hand but it's been looked after and is far better than a different brand new reel at that price.

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