Penn 320gt2 Spool

[bll1833]

Hi guys, I'm new and this is my first post here. I have a 320gt2 that I use for snagging and I love it. The problem is last year I had the pinion gear seize to the spool shaft so I replaced both of them, the reel was only a year old. It worked fine afterwards and then last weekend the same thing happened again. When I removed the pinion gear it left a slight grove in the shaft and I was wondering what may of caused this? Am I putting it under to much stress, the biggest fish usually only run around 50lbs but sometimes I'll catch 20 or so over 30lbs in a day. I was wondering If i could smooth out the spool shaft and it still be reliable for fishing or if there was a different brand spool I could use that would be a bit cheaper than the penn. Anyone know if it may be possible to just change the shaft out on this spool?

[alantani]

it's common because of the combination of stainless steels that they use.  just clean them up and add a coat of grease.  not much else you do. 

[Tile]

The GTO series is also prone to this problem because the spool shaft is made from steel (not stainless).

[bll1833]

ok thanks, I'm going to try that. Just wasnt sure if something else may have been contributing to the problem.