BassSteve

my particular reel only has two drag washers, the one that sits inside the gear and the smaller one below the gear. it does not have a stack of several metal and carbon washers. even my shimano baitcasters only have two carbon drag washers. do you think I should try and find a metal washer that will work or just buy a new reel and not go through the trouble. it's a cool reel but it was only $80...

hey just an update...I installed new carbontex drag washers and was hoping for the best. even with the drag tightened down I can still pull out line without much effort 😐 the spool has 12lb mono on it, and i know it's not slipping around the spool. the two tension washers behind the drag star are installed in the correct orientation ( ). unless there might be something else going on the reel might be defective in some way or missing something I just realized the reel is missing one of these E5 washers! Would that cause the issue not allowing the right amount of pressure to tighten the drag properly if this washer was missing? This one is missing

hey just FYI the drag does seem better than before, not tight tight but pretty good. I may just order carbon ones for good measure anyway. thanks again for your help

ok thanks again

ok i understand thanks a lot for your help. even if the washers can't be saved completely, do you think soaking them in alcohol will make them perform a little bit better for now?

would mineral spirits or paint thinner be too harsh?

I'm using 50% isopropyl alcohol rubbing alcohol is this ok?

is rubbing alcohol ok? or nail polish remover? Here is what they look like

so by me adding a thin later of grease I basically ruined any good gripping power....that's just great. lol the reel just arrived 2 days ago and already i ruined the drag

the washers are smooth on the outside and in between the layers it looks like an inner layer of felt or something. so even if I remove them and try to wipe them down of the grease there is no way to "restore" them?

hey, so I bought a fairly inexpensive reel to play around with by Okuma. I took it apart to add my grease/oil to the proper parts and put a thin coat of grease on the two drag washers. I noticed even with the drag tightened all the way down, I can still pull line out by hand pretty easily. I made sure to cinch down the knot tight to the spool and put a piece of tape over the knot as I always do, so I'm confident the line is not slipping around the spool. I also made sure the drag spring washers are facing the proper direction ( ). I tried to land a fish with the drag tightened and when I went to set the hook with a side swipe motion, the drag slipped and of course the fish threw the hook and got away.. I noticed the drag washers are not of the carbon type, they feel very smooth like almost rubbery, and they are blue in color....is it possible the drag is slipping because this type of drag washer is not supposed to have any grease on it? please if you have any other ideas what might be wrong let me know. thanks

Hey, just wanted to share a few fish caught recently, hope everyone is well

Hey, Caught a nice largemouth this morning, he hit the crankbait hard thought it was a snakehead. Have a nice day

Hey hope everyone is doing well, caught a few nice peacocks this morning

Hey Caught these two decent fish yesterday. Have a nice Monday

Hey, So we all know crankbaits come standard with treble hooks. It is said that you should use a nice moderate action rod so the fish stay pinned and you don't lose them. I swapped a lot of my treble hooks with singles on my crankbaits. Is a moderate action rod still important to use when fishing crankbaits even if they are now equipped with single hooks? Or would a fast action rod be more effective now that there are single hooks? I'm curious on your opinions of this

Hey, Caught these two decent fish this morning, very cloudy and rainy today

Caught this bull head after work yesterday lol. Have a nice day

And a couple more

Hey, Just wanted to show my latest caught fish 😎

Hey, Landed a nice peacock after work. Hope everyone had a nice start of the week

Caught a decent largemouth also 😎

Hey, Caught two nice sized peacocks today. Hope you all had a nice weekend 👍

So scouring it with sandpaper and using a wood stain with a brush on it would not really darken it?