Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on May 08, 2024, 07:29:01 PMI'm gonna ask a question that may make me sound really dumb. Is the handle spinning forward in freespool when the reel is sitting still, or only during a cast? Do you have an aftermarket handle on it? Or just a handle that is not counterbalanced? If so it'll swing forward on a cast because of the unbalanced weight. Is that possibly what's happening?
Quote from: jurelometer on May 08, 2024, 06:44:49 PMWell, if the problem is not the handle turning backward, and the reel is not all grindy when this is happening, I think that it is unlikely to be clutch bearing or pinion related.Those are good ideas. I'll try to answer them point by point to try and paint an accurate picture of what's happening.
When not in freespool, the spool to the handle is a continuous mechanical connection, with the exception of the drag stack. If the something was failing mechanically, you would feel the grinding and see the marks on the gear teeth or pinion to spool junction. The turning parts are not able to temporarily and smoothly disconnect.
If the drag was slipping, well that is what the drag is supposed to do. A sticky/uneven drag be apparent when pulling line and not just winding.
That leaves line slipping on the spool, which happens mostly with PE braid, and it is fairly common to not consider this as a possible root cause. Put a temporary mark on the spool and on the line next to each other, crank up the drag and pull hard. If the marks lose alignment, you have a slipping line fill in the spool.
I would suspect that the handle spinning forward on the cast is a separate problem. If the handle spins forward during the cast, then it should be permanently stuck in freespool, since turning the handle is what turns the ratchet that disengages freespool.
If turning the handle eventually causes the reel to kick into gear , something has to be sticky in the shift arm mechanism. You can pull out the gears and yoke, and operate the whole mechanism to see what is going on here. Maybe a 975 expert can jump in, but don't forget the less obvious stuff like a screw holding a rotating or sliding part being a smidgen too tight, or the sliding surface on the inner sideplate being worn, or the slot in the trip arm being worn a bit, etc.
I guess that it is possible that both problems are tied together because the reel is hovering between freespool and engaged due to a sticky shift arm, but this would be doing some violence to the spool to pinion junction, which should be quite visible.
Hope this helps, and let us know what you find!
-J
Quote from: oldmanjoe on May 08, 2024, 07:47:14 PMsome thing like this .
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Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on May 08, 2024, 07:29:01 PMI'm gonna ask a question that may make me sound really dumb. Is the handle spinning forward in freespool when the reel is sitting still, or only during a cast? Do you have an aftermarket handle on it? Or just a handle that is not counterbalanced? If so it'll swing forward on a cast because of the unbalanced weight. Is that possibly what's happening?
Quote from: 1badf350 on April 14, 2023, 02:05:19 PMQuote from: Wolfram M on April 11, 2023, 04:03:52 AMLinked video from IMGUR.
https://i.imgur.com/8COvOJ1.mp4
I've seen this done by people who just bring the rod back and whip the short shock leader around once before bringing the rod forward, but this is the first time I've seen it done like this.
Did this guy just take it to the extreme, or is this a real, normal thing??
LOL THAT is NOT a Hatteras cast. Refer to BeachBob's post above for a true Hatteras cast.
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