BG 3000 Anti-Reverse Skipping

Started by duckboat, January 09, 2026, 01:10:11 PM

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foakes

9 times out of 10, when having intermittent A/R issues —- whether it is an ARB or a dog —- it is dried/stiff lubricants causing the issue.

Generally just a good cleaning and service takes care of the problem.

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Quote from: Gfish on January 15, 2026, 07:35:43 PMI had a BG 5000. Coulda sworn it had onea them wire dealies that kicked in a pawl-type anti-reverse if the rollers failed while in A/R mode. Maybe it was a different reel...
I think the BGs only have the backup anti-reverse in the larger reel sizes.