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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Okuma Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: radray on January 11, 2012, 10:19:19 PM

Title: Aftermarket Carbontex Drag Washers
Post by: radray on January 11, 2012, 10:19:19 PM
Hello. I would like to know if there are aftermarket drags for an okuma cayenne. It is a low profile baitcast reel.
Title: Re: Aftermarket Carbontex Drag Washers
Post by: inhotpursuit on January 12, 2012, 12:04:12 AM
All you need is the washer dimentions inside dia outside dia and thickness and Dawn at smoothdrag will fix you up with a set of carbontex, from what i can see there are 3 drag washers and my guess is they are very close to size #49 which is what i modified for my okuma citrix,one note the drag discs are carbonite i'm not sure what that is but from pictures it looks similar to carbontex you will have to strip the reel and check to see if they are indeed carbontex
Title: Re: Aftermarket Carbontex Drag Washers
Post by: alantani on January 12, 2012, 01:13:20 AM
i went looking around to see if it had carbon fiber drag washers already, and could find no information.   that means it probably does not. 
Title: Re: Aftermarket Carbontex Drag Washers
Post by: radray on January 12, 2012, 04:56:11 AM
I checked with Dawn already and she said she does not do Okuma drags. Alan will there be any HT100 drags sized for this reel?

Thank you.
Raymond
Title: Re: Aftermarket Carbontex Drag Washers
Post by: Bryan Young on January 12, 2012, 05:26:33 AM
Raymond, you essentially need to open your reel and measure the drags then dawn can set you up.
Title: Re: Aftermarket Carbontex Drag Washers
Post by: radray on January 12, 2012, 05:52:36 AM
Alan, the drag on the Okuma is Carbonite. Is that anything like Carbontex? Should I just grease it up with Cal Grease because it seems dry?

Bryan, while I have the reel open. I will get measurements of the Drag.

Thank you.
Title: Re: Aftermarket Carbontex Drag Washers
Post by: alantani on January 12, 2012, 06:41:47 AM
yes, carbonite is their version of carbon fiber.  add cal's grease and you're all set!