credit where credit is due.....

[alantani]

this guy did alot of work and i want to preserve this here to make sure he gets credit for his work!!!!

Sat, Aug 29 at 6:24 PM

Hi Mr. Tani,

    Thank you for getting back to me.  I just returned from a three day trip on the Shogun this morning.  Fishing was fantastic, but the sea was quite mad.  In regards to the Makaira 8ll, I think I may have fixed the problem.  Since Okuma couldn't duplicate the problem, they pretty much told me the reel is fine and that they didn't find anything wrong with it.  So, I took matters into my own hands and began taking apart the reel to do my own diagnostic.  After several attempts, I too couldn't find anything obviously wrong with any of the parts.  While trying to go to sleep one night, I decided I would take the reel apart one last time the following day.  This time when I unscrew the cast control knob, it separated into two pieces. I was a little confused so I went back to the schematics and confirmed the knob on the drawing showed one piece.   However, that was not the case in my situation.  Upon further investigation, I noticed between the upper and lower piece there is a spring and two pins for the clicking knob sandwiched together.  This entire knob assembly was held together by an o-ring that snapped into place when you push the two pieces together.  Anyhow, it got me thinking so, I went to my secret stash and took out my Makaira 10ll hoping the cast control knob is the same size.  Lucky for me, the knob fits perfectly on the 8ll.  I was confident that I had fixed the problem, but I needed to put it to test in order to confirm my repair.  I did bring the reel on this trip and was able to catch several BFT between 40-60 lb without losing drag pressure.  I can now confirm the problem is fixed and the cast control knob was the cause of the problem.  After returning from my trip, I put the defective knob next to the good knob from the 10ll and noticed the defective knob did not stay compressed.  It is 1/16" higher than the good knob.  The o-ring that held the two pieces together failed.  When under load, the two pieces separate just enough(1/16") so that the set pressure is compromised.  Nonetheless, thank you for returning my message, and thank you for sharing your expert knowledge with us.

Best Regards,
Jody

[Dominick]

Nice work Jody.  Alan thanks for posting.  Dominick

[Gobi King]

wow, that's persistence, kudos Jody!

[Donnyboat]

Good work Jody, quite often once the head, hit the pillow, the mind turns over, thanks for telling us, cheers Don.