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General Maintenance Tips => General Questions and Trouble Shooting => Topic started by: Jerseymic on September 25, 2014, 06:42:41 AM

Title: Increasing gear ratio
Post by: Jerseymic on September 25, 2014, 06:42:41 AM
Hi Guys,

Is it possible to increase the gear ratio of a Surfmaster 150 using stock parts from another reel.

Mike.
Title: Re: Increasing gear ratio
Post by: alantani on September 25, 2014, 09:05:42 AM
not that i am aware of.  anyone else?
Title: Re: Increasing gear ratio
Post by: Keta on September 25, 2014, 01:33:39 PM
Not much room for a larger main gear.
Title: Re: Increasing gear ratio
Post by: Jerseymic on September 25, 2014, 02:09:28 PM
Thanks Alan and Lee, It was worth asking just in case it may have been possible.

Mike.
Title: Re: Increasing gear ratio
Post by: Keta on September 25, 2014, 02:16:25 PM
3:1 and a small spool ID makes the Surfmaster a bit slow for salmon and albacore but for bottom fish they work well.
Title: Re: Increasing gear ratio
Post by: Jerseymic on September 26, 2014, 05:47:46 AM
Quote from: Keta on September 25, 2014, 02:16:25 PM
3:1 and a small spool ID makes the Surfmaster a bit slow for salmon and albacore but for bottom fish they work well.

Thanks Lee, it will be used mainly for bottom fishing, I just thought it would have been nice to have a bit faster retrieve if possible.

The reel is actually a 150 that I narrowed to 100 size with some spare parts I had.

Mike.
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