Ocea Jigger 1500P spring loaded dog

[surfcasterTx]

Hey yall,

I've been working on spring loading the pawl in my 01 scorpion Ocea Jigger 1500P. This is a JDM reel similar to the Trinidad 12, but with auto engage and spool lock. I bent a piece of 0.018" SS orthodontic wire into the shape shown below and gradually adjusted the angle until the spring force was adequate to engage the pawl. I could probably come up with something for better retention but this has held up well for now.

[alantani]

awesome!!!!

[boon]

I'll ask the silly question though... why?

[Hardy Boy]

Looks great. Why .... more positive and quatanteed pawl engagement.

Todd

[boon]

Looks great. Why .... more positive and quatanteed pawl engagement.

Todd

These reels have instant anti-reverse on the driveshaft. 99.9% of the time the pawl won't even be sitting against a tooth when the reel stops, it'll be in between them. The little Ocea's don't make much drag, like 15lb or something max, which the ARB handles with ease. I guess it has made the backup anti-reverse a little more reliable but these reels don't exactly have a reputation for going backwards and now it goes "tick". Power to you if that's what you want your reel to do, though.

EDIT: You may as well tear the "ears" off the dog to slightly reduce winding resistance, since they don't do anything any more.

[cbar45]

I'm in the camp that likes when a conventional reel's anti-reverse (or in this case back-up) gives off a positive "tick". Something about that spring-loaded feeling, I suppose. On a spinning reel not so much.

[surfcasterTx]

Like he said^^^ I love the feeling and feedback of the tick. Kinda like a metronome when I'm slow jigging, gives me an idea of how much line I'm picking up without having to think