If you keep your yak upright going through the surf and rinse off your reels after every use with fresh water, an Avet should go at least a year between servicing. I have 6 Avets and every time I have the kid service them, they're in great shape when he opens them up. So far so good.

Either way, we are beating a dead horse. All of the above mentioned reels are solid and will get the job done day in, day out. It comes down to a matter of personal preference.

Saltist gets my vote. I've got a BG Saltist 40H and am very happy with it. I had a Torium 20 a few years ago and was pretty with it too, but the Saltist has a bigger pinion gear and solid aluminum sideplates whereas the Torium has graphite sideplates covered with stamped aluminum. Since both reels are at the same price point, I think the Saltist wins hands down.

[QUOTE=Handymansd;91492 ... Avets are, by far, the easiest to rebuild and maintain. Especially since having a number of them of the same models cuts the cost of having bearings on hand:cool:. [/QUOTE]
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I've got 4 Avet SXs and love 'em. Tough little reels, but the bearings do need more TLC, but as handymansd said, they're really easy to service. I'm going to have to give those bocabearings a try. The only thing I don't like about them are the PITA clickers - the clickers are weak and the buttons are hard to push. Maybe Avet has fixed this on some of the newer models.