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Title: Tica Caiman
Post by: capnpiney on February 11, 2009, 01:33:49 AM

Hi evey one @ Alantani's...Great source of information Alan ....an important asset to fishermen everywhere....
Before I heav these reels do you have any drag updates for tica caimans, I 'm using with a heavy braid pp 7 ft medium graphite rod ...should i try a normal diameter mono? save them for freshwater ?i see they now make a Striper version of this reel any insite greatly appreciated!

Thanks Nick

Title: Re: Tica Caiman
Post by: alantani on February 11, 2009, 07:34:55 AM

the tica's are certainly not the best reels around, but they actually have some serious potential. the mantra is the same.... grease in the screw holes, grease on all the non-exposed metal surfaces, greased carbon fiber drag washers and bearing service. the real trick is upgrade the drag washers. alan

Title: Re: Tica Caiman
Post by: capnpiney on February 11, 2009, 11:25:32 PM

Thanks Alan ,are there readily (is this a word)available ht 100 washers or do these need to be made up by hand...
Nick

Title: Re: Tica Caiman
Post by: alantani on February 12, 2009, 09:23:17 PM

here's a list of the sizes of the various drag washers. you should be able to match something up pretty closely. they are also easy to hand cut. alan

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=21.0

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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Other Reel Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: capnpiney on February 11, 2009, 01:33:49 AM