Yes Frank
For me its about as desirable as they come. Actually, i do have another reel that I like as much. It has a drag at both ends of the spool also, but its a conventional. That is my Jigging Master PE5N. Both these reels are relatively small with a big drag. I mean drag washers nearly the diameter of their spool.
I don't want to sound like the drag is the only thing that's important. They have a lot of excellent features.
Greg

Once you determine for sure which reel you have — and also determine the issue with photos of front and back, and damaged part — I may have the part you need.

Should have some of those —

We are out of town for a few more days, up in Lake Tahoe — and will not be back to the shop until earliest Tuesday — depending on weather conditions.

Best,

Fred

The ends don't need to be tied. Just bend them over tight inside the spool lip. Insert one end and crimp it over. Then make sure you pull the stem as tight as you can before crimping the other end. Even 3mm will be snug for a little while but it will eventually mat down.

Let us know which one it is when you've figured it out. It looks like a 6/66 to me but photos can be deceiving, especially when there's 3/16" difference in spool diameters, 2 3/8' vs 2 9/16".

Also, take the bail stopper out and remove the bail plate, and take a photo of them so we can see what's going on. Make sure you photo the back side of the bail plate where the notch is.

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Very nice catch,,,,,,,,,

Yes,,,,, but there's a small gap,,,,,,, but that's ok and and I think torque 7 football knob,,,,,,,

Good find!

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