I've got a pair of OKUMA SD-20L reels... Served me well on a couple inshore salt-water baitcaster rods... but the drags have degraded steadily... (crank em all the way down... and still can't work even a small fish...) can I improve/fix the drags? Or are these reels too cheep to make any work more than the reels are worth?
have you taken it apart yet? maybe some service and drag grease may be all you need.
Most reels are worth saving. New greased drags would help and of course, a good cleaning and greasing.
easy fix!!!! new drags and a new handle grip. figure 30 minutes of bench time. ;D
any luck with the reel?
I hear some fellow in CA named Alan just worked magic on 2 of them!
yup, all done. the paint was peeling off the handles pretty badly. i scraped off the loose stuff and got a coat of grease on the handle to stop the rest. we'll need an alternative later. okuma might have something.
to live an fish another day.
If you plan on trashing it give me a holler. I will pay for shipping.
they've been fixed. ;D