Taking the rock solid 270 and downsizing the rotor and spool to 330 .
Sometimes the the 270 is just to big . I have a few details to finish up , but very doable . The 440 is just as easy to fit to the 270 frame .
Braid edition
One of the things to get past is the bail closing on the up stroke . Had to make a new spool nut . Than to make a drag to work with a 270 shaft and a 330 spool .
Made a nut to work , cut washers for the drag from stock . So far it works , need to try spooling different size lines for spool fill .
Started making the 440 setup .
The line roller on a 265 Microlite, is it supposed to roll?
Quote from: Gfish on July 11, 2025, 06:42:54 AMThe line roller on a 265 Microlite, is it supposed to roll?
I have not had them roll.
The 330 and the 440 are done and working . Two more join the wormdrive oscillation shaft group .
:) Putting 15 pound line on the 440 , and tuning the line lay .
Top heavy than bottom heavy to balanced spool , but thin in the middle
" Hourglass "
Fixed this with changing the stroke .
Rewind spool again , got rid of the Hourglass . 650 yards 15 pound braid .
Removed and replaced with 40 pound braid . A little fat on the bottom now , but a 10 thousand shim will fix that . Last two pictures .
Spooling the 330 rotor size ,I tried the 440 stroke . Looks like it needs a shorter stroke . Went to 392 stroke , and all is well . Pulled line off, just to spool line tiegher . Ready to fish !
The new addition is 330 two speed
Just next level stuff...fantastic.
Seems like an awful big & heavy body for such a small rotor/spool & line capacity. :o
First two pictures are the 270 with a 3000 . The other two are the 275 with a 3000 . Size wise they are very close , the 270 just stands taller than the 3000 . About one ounce difference in weight .
I fished the 270/330 two time already and like it . I have to clean up the spool nut on that one , were as the 275 has a cleaner slope for braid . The knurling caught the 15 pound braid a few times .
I have thought about a 220 , but that would look strange on either frame 265 /270 .
The 275 with the 330 rotor gives me more fighting power . I have 260 yards of 40 pound braid with room for a long leader . I will test this combo on Sunday ,with big fish !!
I never really gave this a thought but... for the ultra light side a larger rotor should let the line flow better? Any combo's come to mind?
Yes a larger spool diameter general does better for casting . I do a lot of bottom fishing and build reels to suit my needs . Some of them are built for more winding power .