Spring has sprung !! Thanks, that will come in handy .
Stickied... Dominick
Good post thanks Bill, yes spring will be here in Australia, in September, cheers Don.
Bill, this is one of those threads I'm sure many will get something they will use from it... Jeff
Good job Bill!...thanks for sharing.
Sal
Thank you for the sticky, who would have thought something so simple would generate this interest....a couple observations:
1. The long skinny springs are used to push the lighter flint up to the striker, and seem pretty powerful, but I have no way to measure the pressures
2. The springs on the bobbers, the small bobber seemed to have the most pressure, but again no way to measure
3. The larger the bobber did not yield a more powerful spring, albeit the opposite seems the rule
I would be interested to see what the Penn dog springs measure out to, I don't have any in stock to measure...maybe if someone is servicing a reel they can post them for us......Bill
I crushed the dog spring in my squidder a while back, and now it is a bic lighter spring in there. The ratchet is now a whole lot more audible than before.
Good to hear you were able to use one of those spring.....Bill
Hi. i have just came across this thread and i find it very interesting. I have been using lighter springs for some years now. I don't think there is anyone who can honestly say they have not lost a dog spring.
What i do find with the lighter springs is that some are just slightly stronger. if this is an advantage or not i cannot tell.
What i do recommend though is to make sure that a lighter spring has grease on it as they are not suitable for this type of use.
Another spring that could be useful is a biro spring