Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Thank you.

Steve

I agree, Fred.

Fortunately, at least for me, my main focus is on open face spinning reels used only in freshwater, and those are not very demanding lubrication wise. Once I found the best combination of grease & oils that satisfies all the demands I've thrown at them without fail I've found no reason to chase the unknown. If I had to deal with reels subjected to saltwater I might have different thoughts & objectives. I've never been an experimentation type guy. I'm satisfied with consistent great results.

Howdy to everyone,
I just picked up a 30 visx reel new and have a couple of questions.
When  I spin in in high gear it has a lot of resistance compared to low, when I mean a lot it is heavy. My 50 vw is easy to turn, I know the 50 is single speed, but the difference is surprising.
So are 2 speeds normally this heavy in high gear.
I intend to use it for LBG, beach,rock and jetty's.
Braid and nylon topshot so any ideas much appreciated.
Thanks in advance 

Good one Joe.  The part that struck me was....

"If the first layer, or layers, are only used from time to time, they will loose their tension on the drum and start to flatten out due to the high pressures of the loaded layers. Repeat this pre-tensioning procedure regularly."

Man, it took you long enough  .  I remember way back when you first went to that Orvis meeting.

Those are some pretty incredible trout you guys are in to.

I'm in the van staal club now,,,, got a nice deal on a old stock 7wt and got 3 trout on it the first day,,,, but dewayne hooked a 9to10lb rainbow the fight was a min or so before he kicked the hook I hope I can post the video,,,,,

  Congrats on you finding the right parts! Mind sharing your working Penn 2/0?

I only service my own reels, conventional and baitcasters. I'm not using motor oil and Lucas grease! I go with TSI-321 for the spool bearings and a marine rated grease for other bearings and Cals's drag grease for the, duh, drags!

That Sportcraft has a following, the 60 signifies capacity. My 100 is a little larger and not nearly as nice.

That H&I design inspired the Shakespeare "Russell" reels.

Most of what you were told about the check work is correct, sorta. Yes you have 3 corners on the check and yes you can rotate them to different positions, however only two positions. Notice the slot on one side? This is for removing the check and the reason the points are different length is to allow converting the reel from LHW to RHW. When you pull out line it should have more resistance than when you reel in line. This is where a bit of fish taming comes in. When retrieving line you want it to be smoother, quieter etc. on some click pawl's the face of the check is a bit tapered as well allowing the check to be turned over. Start by simply rotating it between the two positions and see what you get then depress the spring with your thumb, remove the check and turn it over and see what you get.

And then i realize just how old this thread is!

When you find what you want, Load it up with a 2/3/4 wt line and have some fun.

Mike

  Cocktail hour is running into overtime so i will keep this short . As a mechanic I post this .   https://www.unirope.com/winding-rope-onto-multiple-layer-drum-system/

  Short read with pictures .