Reel Repair by Alan Tani

@ quang tran
You show me yours now I am very embarrassed to show you mine.    Mine is 43 Y old and looks terrible.

Wriggles gum aluminum foil, folded and wrapped. Replace after each fishing trip.,,,, Or replace the handle.,,,,Or call Dave's and ask for help!

I am by no means "green" or vegan but I love my ego blower ad weedeater,I rarely use my stihl unless its for heavy brush. My toro Doesn't have a fuel shutoff.
I have 0E 2 miles away now and will use a fluid extractor to remove the gas At the end of season then crank it To run out any in the carb this year.

 More gear sleeves have been wrecked by loose fitting handles .  I would not even try to hammer forge the hole to close it up some .    If you can not return it , you now some bling to add to your key ring . 

Quote from: Swami805 on May 10, 2024, 04:45:13 PMThat doesn't seem right, if it moves something is going to wear out

Yeah it's too big of a hole. Seller said so. It feels improper to screen shot a conversation or I'd show you. I took these pics to process the refund. Measured a stock 98-60 lest someone (unfamiliar with them) say maybe the issue was the aftermarket sleeve.

Really I think all aluminum handle blades may eventually round out under crazy drag pressures. But if it's a loose fit I think it's gonna happen a lot faster with a lot less drag.

I'm going to suggest to the seller that he should mention the oversized hole on the listing. I'm not calling it false advertising. It's not. But he'd probably process fewer returns that way.

That doesn't seem right, if it moves something is going to wear out

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on May 10, 2024, 03:51:10 PMI ordered one of these online because options seem to be limited for jigmaster handle blades that aren't offset. (Am I the only person with big fingers here? How does nobody else have this problem? with an offset handle my fingers struggle to fit between the offset handle on a narrow reel and a non-skinny rod?)

maybe you should try with a bigger or different handle knob, it might give you more space between your big fingers and the handle blade

I ordered one of these online because options seem to be limited for jigmaster handle blades that aren't offset. (Am I the only person with big fingers here? How does nobody else have this problem? with an offset handle my fingers struggle to fit between the offset handle on a narrow reel and a non-skinny rod?)

But I digress. The maker made the hole for the gear sleeve a half a millimeter larger than the sleeve in both directions. I sent a message to see if this was intentional or if I got a lemon. No, it's intentional, supposedly to make installation easier. But with the gear sleeve held still the handle will rotate almost 45°. Seller says the handle will still work just fine (with the added "believe me") and maybe if you're fishing it at 2-5# of drag it'll be just fine, for a while. But that's not how I fish my jigmaster. I don't think I know anyone who fishes their jigmaster in that way.

If I knew the sleeve hole was oversized ahead of time I wouldn't have bought it. They don't advertise this intentional design feature so I'm spreading the word for them.

   That case has user error written all over it

.I have been looking for a braid formula,  can not find one .  I have using rope formula for calculations .      I did come across this :   
           Setting the Drag for Braided Line With braided lines up to 20-pound-test, set the drag at 15 percent of the line's breaking strength. With 30- through 65-pound braid, set it at 20 percent. With braid that tests at more than 65 pounds, go with 25 percent.
And than I found this
https://alantani.com/index.php?topic=23133.0
I was  really glad to see it written about the think that using the  spool in 1/3 . The foundation , the fighting 1/3 and the working top third .
All good information .

Thanks all! Very much appreciated!