I'm going to pull the trigger on a 7' MF Avid X casting rod.

I've looked at tons of reviews and despite some saying it's not the best with leader knots due to the micro guides.I'm 99.9% sure I'm buying one.

Is there anything you guys can think of to convince me not to buy it?

Thanks

the only thing to note is that St. Croix put aluminum oxide guides on these, but alconites on the regular avid. so you do get better/smoother guide ring material on the regular avid, and normal not micro guides.

Thanks,I've considered that.I also like the look of the regular Avid

The only reason I didn't was because a LTB can be hard for not much more if you play the online coupon game right from some of the big sporting goods stores. Other than that, I love my spinning Avid like crazy. I'm sure you won't regret it. 

Yea,With the Gander Mountain 20% Coupon it's hard not to pull the trigger 

Nothing to persuade you to not buy one. This is my latest rod purchase

I tie 65lb braid to 15lb fluoro leader and cast a mile with the Avid X

Thanks all

 If you have large hands the split grip is very short and my hand starts to ache after a while.  Had all my LTB,s converted to full grips.

I just bought a 6' 8" Avid X medium extra fast (AXC68MXF) to replace the finesse rod* I broke at the end of last season.

 

I'd tried replacing the broken rod with a a regular Avid 6' 9" Medium Light extra fast (AVC69MLXF), but the tip is just too soft for how I like to use it.  That rod may find a home in my rod box for lighter weights, or it may go down the road...don't know yet.

 

Anyway...I was at Gander last weekend, rods were 20% off + another 10% off total purchase...While wandering through the fishing rods I noticed the Avid X...thought that $140 was a good price, so I grabbed it.  Re-rigged the Revo LTX onto the new rod....that's the feel I wanted!

 

Addressing the braid-to-fluoro leader question: So far, so good...but I make that connection with an FG knot, I can't speak to how well other knots will feed through the micro guides.

 

*It's most often used for weightless Senkos

 

 

I left Dads house in Pittsburgh this morning for the 5 hour trip back to Trenton Ohio.I planned on hitting a Gander Mountain in Columbus to pick up an Avid X.

I went to a Gander and handled a 7' MF and thought it felt nice.I then picked up a 6'8" MXF and was blown away.

Using the 20% off coupon I walked out of the store $178.00 lighter in the wallet.

Thanks for all of the replys and advice.   Tight Lines