OHANA WEST PORT ALBACORE!!!

[Maxed Out]

 I'm guessing some other factors going on with that handle nut failure. Possibly worn out by previous owner of the donor reel, or at some point overtightened nut that bent some threads.

 I have reeled in a few hundred albacore with a stock jigmaster gear sleeve without any issues. Lotta salmon too. Many fish above 100# have been landed on stock jigmasters, just ask Randy and the professor

 Lotta aftermarket blades are thicker than stock Penn blades and overtightening the scalloped nut can mess up the threads or can also bend the pin on the gear sleeve.

 Penn tightening instructions say tighten scalloped nut to where it is snug, then only tighten to the next setscrew cutout. I've found that it's easy to overtighten when using the Alan Tani custom wrench, so I'm always thinking of that when tightening the handle nut

[Ron Jones]

I'm guessing some other factors going on with that handle nut failure. Possibly worn out by previous owner of the donor reel, or at some point overtightened nut that bent some threads.

 I have reeled in a few hundred albacore with a stock jigmaster gear sleeve without any issues. Lotta salmon too. Many fish above 100# have been landed on stock jigmasters, just ask Randy and the professor

 Lotta aftermarket blades are thicker than stock Penn blades and overtightening the scalloped nut can mess up the threads or can also bend the pin on the gear sleeve.

 Penn tightening instructions say tighten scalloped nut to where it is snug, then only tighten to the next setscrew cutout. I've found that it's easy to overtightened when using the Alan Tani custom wrench, so I'm always thinking of that when tightening the handle nut

This is spot on. I hypothesize that the significant problem solved by the SS sleeve is overtightening that leads to a loose handle eventually rounding off the sleeve. It can happen on anything; trying to take off an outer wheel from a Freightliner's drive axle on the side of the freeway at midnight sucks when the last guy got a little crazy with the 1 inch impact.

The Man.

[jurelometer]

I'm guessing some other factors going on with that handle nut failure. Possibly worn out by previous owner of the donor reel, or at some point overtightened nut that bent some threads.

 I have reeled in a few hundred albacore with a stock jigmaster gear sleeve without any issues. Lotta salmon too. Many fish above 100# have been landed on stock jigmasters, just ask Randy and the professor

 Lotta aftermarket blades are thicker than stock Penn blades and overtightening the scalloped nut can mess up the threads or can also bend the pin on the gear sleeve.

 Penn tightening instructions say tighten scalloped nut to where it is snug, then only tighten to the next setscrew cutout. I've found that it's easy to overtightened when using the Alan Tani custom wrench, so I'm always thinking of that when tightening the handle nut

I  agree that fished within their limits (around 8 lbs of drag) the stock sleeves hold out OK, and lots of fish have been caught over the years on them. But this type of sleeve failure is a fairly common problem.

A healthy gear sleeve is unlikely to fail if all it was ever used for was live baiting albacore with 25 lb leader. But...

Back when I fished Jigmasters, I trashed  multiple gear sleeves from rounding out. Mostly from fishing for yellowtail where the more drag you used, the less fish you lost.  I would tighten the drag as much as possible.  The junction design is a weak one, prone to failure. You have to be nice to it.

Going a bit tighter than recommended on the handle nut did not affect the problem one way or the other for me.  But not a huge sample size.

-J

[El Pescador]

Let me interrupt your regularly scheduled Program....

My gardener - Jesus - his wife made me fresh Albacore Ceviche!!!!  he dropped it at our home at 6AM.

Might I use 2 words???  Muy bueno!!!!  (Very Good for you non-Spanish speaking folks!)





I divided the overflowing large bowl into 3 smaller bowls, one for Dominick, then neighbor Gil, lastly me.  My wife Jennifer does not eat this high quality good, for her tuna is best packed in water with a LOT of Mayo!!!!   God Bless you Dear!.

Never thought fresh raw albacore could taste this good!!!!!

I told Jesus, I'll mow my front lawn next week & he can sit on our porch and enjoy an ice cream bar!!!! 

Wayne

[Ron Jones]

Yum

[Rocket Dog]

wow. that looks amazing.

[Brewcrafter]

Wayne - Now THAT is a World Class landscaper! - john