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General Maintenance Tips => General Questions and Trouble Shooting => Topic started by: Panhandler80 on July 16, 2022, 04:32:27 AM

Title: Brand new Makaira won’t go into low……
Post by: Panhandler80 on July 16, 2022, 04:32:27 AM
Had two brand-new 30s silver come in the mail today.  When I try to put one of them into low nothing happens.   You kind of feel spring on metal and a sound but no click like you do on the other one, for my prior three. 

Needless to say I'm a little bit irritated.

Thoughts?   I got it to go to low a few times by pushing up a little arm a little bit. I've tried it under load I've tried it no load. I've tried different presets with load and no load.

There's something missing in the name real but I don't know what. I don't have time to fix it. Or look into it and it's brand new.
Title: Re: Brand new Makaira won’t go into low……
Post by: Keta on July 16, 2022, 05:07:30 AM
Send them back to Okuma, they will fix them.
Title: Re: Brand new Makaira won’t go into low……
Post by: Panhandler80 on July 16, 2022, 12:17:06 PM
Quote from: Keta on July 16, 2022, 05:07:30 AMSend them back to Okuma, they will fix them.

Time is the issue.  Heading offshore next Fri for 3 days and not sure who all is bringing what tackle.  Need a couple back up rods. 
Title: Re: Brand new Makaira won’t go into low……
Post by: Keta on July 16, 2022, 01:52:15 PM
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Title: Re: Brand new Makaira won’t go into low……
Post by: oldmanjoe on July 16, 2022, 03:22:20 PM
 Possibly buy two new reel from amazon to meet your dead line and send the first two back.