Riverprawn

It does. If the drag pressure is, say, at least 40% of max, you wouldn't even know there was an issue. Maybe 40% is inaccurate, lol. I set the drag light enough so that when I put my thumb on the spool and hold it down, I can still turn the handle freely. If I make the drag lighter than that, that's when the resistance starts. Just very odd to me. I've never seen something like this before.

Basically, unless the drag is about at least 40% of the way tightened, I can't "slap" the reel. The best way I can describe the resistance is it feels as if the spool tension has been turned tightened down really hard. The weird thing is it only happens if the drag is on light. I've I tighten the drag I can "slap" the reel and it the spool/handle spin nicely. Thanks for the help

I didnt replace them. It's a used reel I bought but the internals still look new. I'm thinking maybe I must take the washers out, clean them and put a light coating of grease on them. Thanks for the help!

Hi everyone I have a Shimano Core 100Mg7. When I turn the drag "off" the reel is difficult to turn (there is resistance) I have to tighten the drag in order to be able to turn it freely. I read in another post that the same thing happened to someone's reel when the drag was tightened. Mine is the opposite issue. All of the washers are on correctly as per the schematic. Any ideas? Thanks everyone!