garroyo130

Where did your "power pro" come from? I know more than a few of us have gotten burned by auction sellers and amazon.

That should work fine. To get the maximum performance, flush the spool bearings first.

Gears - Cals Tan Drag - Cals Tan Non-spool bearings - TSI321 Pinion Bearing - Yamaha Marine Grease Spool bearings - TSI321 cut with 99% alcohol Sliding/moving parts - Yamaha Marine Grease Brake drum - Bantam oil

Are you holding the rod vertical when reeling in? or is the tiptop pointed horizontal, down or slightly up?

8lb shouldnt give issues. I would check shims. That spooling can also happen when you hold the rod vertical and reel in with slack line.

Fuego CT? Because mine take some effort to turn and the fact that they click lets you know if its moved.

Were you holding the rod by the blank up near the tip top?

Ive been using Norman speedclips for a while now. Some people complain about them opening up but personally i havent had it happen.

6wt fly line

Remove AR bearing, clean in alcohol, let dry and reassemble with a half drop of oil on the sleeve. It sounds like you over oiled that bearing.

From my understanding this is the modern version of TEs right?

FYI a guy on the swimbait forums letting go of a 300 DSV and a 300E for $150 a pop. Talked to him last night and he still had them.

Whats the fun in that??? Lets just biasedly cheer on our personal favorites and bash any other options that exist! YO ZURI HYBRID! EVERYTHING ELSE WILL SPOOK FISH, BREAK WHEN YOU TIE A KNOT, AND MELT ONTO YOUR SPOOL AFTER 2 WEEKS

Yeah at 1.5 oz upper rating youre in for a bad time if you try to cast hudds or "real" swimbaits. Even a smaller glide like a gantarel jr is at the upper end of this rods limit.

Even with the regular Yo Zuri Hybrid, something has changed. I try to buy old stock off eBay. Usually any colored Yo Zuri Hybrid will be the better stuff as all the recently produced stuff is clear afaik.

Agreed. Braid lets you just pull backlashes out without fear of breaking or causing wear.

8 years ago I bought a spool of 8lb test smoke colored Yo Zuri Hybrid because it was on closeout at Sports Authority for $2.50. I know use Yo Zuri Hybrid almost exclusively. Whenever possible i prefer the smoke color but its not always easy to find. Yo Zuri will stretch but makes stuff like Big Game feel like a rubberband. Feel on it is good and any memory it may have is quickly fixed by spraying it down with KVD line and lure. I would definitely recommend giving it a try but be careful as not all copolys are created equal. I myself tried several of the P Line products and found them to be fairly stiff despite sometimes lower diameter than Yo Zuri.

Same here. I wanted to like Shimano better ... i really did but these newer Daiwas are something nice. That said, I have not tried any "golden age" Shimanos only I and K series.

2005 - Pinnacle inertia finesse. I was about 19. Fished it as my only baitcaster for about 10 years. No pinion support and graphite frame were its only downsides. Good reel to learn casting and maintenance. Still keep it around. Rarely fish it but when in doubt as to how different lubrication will make a reel feel, its a nice thing to have. Being able to feel how greased bearings feel vs oiled and how different types of grease feel on gears is great.

Just like it sounds its a dimple on its surface. If your washer is perfectly flat then nothing to worry about. The Citica I is a really good reel. Only thing to look out for is to make sure you oil the brake drum.

Yes, I have both spacers. Those spacers will stay stuck to the cap held on by grease usually so make sure to look there. The square one is the one that dimpled on mine.

Pull the spool tension control knob off and check the washer under the cap. Citica I washers are a soft (compared to metal) fiber material and I've had one dimple with relatively light use. If you tightened it all the way down this may have happened. If if did, just flip the washer over.

Maybe i cant hear it on that video. On the latest video it just sounds like the normal clacking from in/out shaft play when your drag is tightened down and youre reeling in fast without a load.

How long have you been together? < 1 yr = Berkley Cherrywood 1-2 yrs = Lews > 2 yrs = Dobyns