Avet – EXW 50/2 Lever Drag Reels

Description

The Avet Pro EXW 50/2 is uncompromising American big-game tackle: a wide-spool, two-speed lever-drag reel designed for anglers who need extreme line reserve, heavy working drag and a drivetrain that remains mechanically simple and brutally dependable. Avet machines the one-piece frame and spool from solid 6061-T6 marine/aircraft-grade aluminum billet, then anodizes the finished components for corrosion resistance. The EXW 50/2 uses a cross-bar frame rather than Avet’s topless 50 architecture, reinforcing its role as a trolling, chunking and heavy bait reel rather than a casting-focused platform. Inside, precision-machined stainless-steel gears, Avet’s quick-shift two-speed system and a dual-dog anti-reverse architecture create the kind of direct, positive mechanical feel that has made Avet a fixture on serious offshore boats.

The defining feature is Avet’s dual-disc Avedrag dry carbon-fiber drag system. The EXW 50/2 is commonly published at 50 pounds of drag at Strike and 57 pounds at Full, with a 3.2:1 high gear recovering 37 inches per crank and a deep 1.3:1 low gear recovering 15 inches. That combination is exactly what a heavy Northeast tuna reel needs: high gear to recover line when a fish turns toward the boat, and substantial low-gear leverage when a bluefin or bigeye settles underneath the transom. At 67 ounces and roughly 950 yards of 130-pound braid capacity, this is not a reel designed to disappear in the hand—it is a purpose-built 50-wide tool for anglers who prioritize capacity, drag authority and long-term durability over light weight.

For Port Tackle customers, the EXW 50/2 belongs squarely in the Top Shelf category for large bluefin, canyon bigeye, sharks and heavy trolling. It is particularly well suited to 100–130-pound braid systems, long mono or fluorocarbon topshots, chunking, large live baits and heavy spread trolling where the reel is expected to stay in a rod holder or harness and absorb sustained pressure. Tackle World offers eight right-hand colors plus a Silver true-left-hand model; the anodized finish is cosmetic, while the left-hand reel is a genuine mirrored Avet design rather than a converted right-hand mechanism. For customers who want a U.S.-made 50-wide with serious drag, enormous reserve and a proven two-speed mechanical layout, the EXW 50/2 is exactly the kind of reel that can anchor an offshore spread for years.