jerky drag

[hasbeen]

Bought an Okuma Cedros 15S and right out of the box drag was jerky when I held the spool and turned the handle with drag lever set to strike position. any thoughts

Tried spooling some line on and pulled against the drag and same scenario. I also increased the drag preset and the jerky drag moved above the strike position. Full drag and light drag settings the jerky drag was not noticeable.

[REK]

Not an accurate indication at all, IMO. If/when I do the same with a reel(not Okuma), it can feel bumpy but it's smooth as butter when pulling line off. Spool some line on, set the drag and have somebody pull on it.

[alantani]

it should be regreased......

[hasbeen]

Thanks. My suspicions also. Going to send it back to okuma anyhow since it is brand new. Your site is fantastic Thanks again.