Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Steve,
That looks like it's a pretty simple & slick process.  Might not be quite so easy on thicker material, though.

Nice! Thanks Joe!

I was looking for a way to cut my own drag washers and found this video. It seems to work pretty good.



Steve

I've caught several yellowtail on a monofil with that spool, it is a lot of fun!
The Man

 There was a discussion going on ,    https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,38336.msg452637.html#msg452637

 Were we wander in to bring fish up from bottom , and the fish suffer barometric trauma .     
" Barotrauma is physical tissue damage caused by an unrelieved pressure differential between a surrounding gas or fluid and an unvented body cavity (e.g., sinuses, lungs), or across a tissue plane. The damage is due to compressive/ expansive forces and shear, leading to overstretching of tissues."

   The state of Florida has a program to teach you how to treat this .
https://www.floridasportsman.com/editorial/return-em-right/458644

They even send you a descending tools free when you the online course :

Return 'Em Right offers Gulf of Mexico anglers the opportunity to register for their 15-minute online review of best practices at returnemright.org. Upon completion of the training, Return 'Em Right will send a package to you, free of charge, of gear necessary to improve survival of released reef fish. The kit includes two descending devices, lead, and all of the tools you'll need to safely return fish to the bottom. This is an exceptional value (over $100 retail value) and an excellent measure to ensure that your release practices support the current and future health of reef fish.

https://www.floridasportsman.com/editorial/return-em-right/458644

I mean by all means go try it. life is short, go fishing.

but that's carbon board. People make drone parts etc out of it. If you sanded it like you said it may be better for the task than how it arrived to you but still not an ideal material.

I agree that carbon canvas ( carbon tex ) is better drag washer but here I got no choice . Look at old washer made from hard plastic 1.5 mm thick ,I try to get more drag surface by adding 3 hard carbon washers (1mm thick ) Look at the spool ,all drag stuff in 15 mm hole with 8 mm core so drag surface is very small .Stuff in soft material will have very little drag even tight up all the way only to break it ,adding more washers so I can not lock them in with lock ring
I don't need 10 or 20 lbs drag here ,plastic spoon can't handle that much pressure and easy to burn ,all I need 5-7 lbs constance pressure .Adding a larger washer in bottom spoon is a big help

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Just add a BFS spool and ceramic bearings,ain't gonna get into BFS any cheaper than that I tell you what !

Quote from: oc1 on Today at 06:36:31 AM

Quote from: Gfish on April 24, 2024, 07:36:48 PMNow that I'm thinking about it, how slow would one haveta crank a bottom dweller up to prevent major gas expansion(swim bladder)and blood embolisms from occurring? I know, but I didn't wanna start a whole new thread... Deep SCUBA diving with standard equipment/breathing gas, requires several timed stops on the way back up to rid yourself of excess Nitrogen, so you can avoid the bends.

In florida they're using a gizmo that you clamp a captured fish too and drop it to 100 feet quickly with a weight.  Once it gets to 100 ft the gizmo opens the clamp and the fish swims free.  I think you're supposed to relieve pressure on the swim bladder first.

it's an either or thing. There's a 'venting tool' where you pop a hole in the swim bladder to release the pressure and help them swim back down. Or there's the descent tool. The idea is the heavy weight gets them down to the depth where their internal pressure is ideal again so they don't need to be vented.

It's all a bunch of hand waving either way.

Glad to help.