Okuma Avenger Graphite Body 7 Ball Bearing Freshwater Spinning Reel

I have been a hard core Diawa fan for the last 40 years. I have always been impressed with their mid-range spinning reels, especially the ultra lights. I have noticed it has been difficult to find the same quality, especially with the ultra lights over the last 5-10 years. Diawa further complicates the matter by constantly discontinuing the products I have come to love in the past. I recently started entertaining other brands and I am very happy to say, I think I've found a replacement. This ultra light is incredibly smooth and appears to be very high quality for the price. The drag is equivalent to how I remembered the old style Diawa ultra lights years ago. I feel very confident with spooling it with 2lb test even though I use it to target fish up to 2-3 lbs. Thanks Okuma.. Keep up the good work and you'll have me as a loyal customer for life!

UPDATE: I am completely sold on this reel being one of, if not the best ultralight reel money can buy. It's affordable, its incredibly smooth, and the build quality is top notch. Zero issues with this reel pulling in everything from 2oz to 5lb bass on .10mm braid and the line lay and casting is fantastic. 10/10Line lay with 0.10mm braid has been flawless, as has the drag which has a very linear adjustment.Oddly enough it's not as smooth as I had hoped, but it does have an extra set of gears(including a cool oval one!!) which controls the rise and fall of the spool when reeling, and it's more of a noise than a feel thing.The pictures do not do this reel justice. The stunning silver paintjob has flashes of blue on occasion due to a very slight hint of metallic blue paint specs. It is seriously top notch! The rotor and handle have this paint job as well and its very well done.

I have taken my little Okuma Avenger to a few fishing trips for trout, and while I only caught a few trout it performed well for the 2 months. It is very light and it was smooth in the beginning. Did what it was supposed to do for a $30 reel. Unfortunately, after two months and 4 fishing trips the reel started to slow down and 'grind'. I did not expect this from an Okuma. I also own the Ceymar 30 and Avenger 3000, which so far are performing well. So, need to take two stars off for durability. I am also taking one star off due to the fact that even with the 1 year warranty you still have to pay (out of pocket) for mailing the reel to and from Okuma service center. I just wish that they stood behind their product a little more...Else no gripes with delivery, function, packaging, looks or value for the money for this little reel.

I got two of these on sale for roughly $22 each.They’re certainly worth that.Reasonably smooth. Could be better. I haven’t tried the 500s but my Kastking Valiant Eagle Gold 3000 at around roughly the same MSRP is significantly better, so… look elsewhere if they aren’t on sale.Good enough line capacity for the lite weights you’ll be casting. I could probably get more if I lowered the weight from the recommended braid. The information gave the capacity for 15 lb braid, so that’s what I used. I’m sure if you’re just using 2lb fluorocarbon or a 6lb braid with 2lb leader, you might get a bit farther.My biggest gripe is the cumbersome switch of the bail if you just want to start reeling pretty instantly. It requires a bit of effort to switch by reeling. Some of you this won’t be a issue for whether because of the bait you’re using or just you being used to flipping the bail.

I replaced the reel that came with my Ugly Stik Dock Runner (small rod) with this reel. Super smooth reel and I'm sure I'll probably go to the larger version of this reel when my Sienna reels need replacing.