gunsinger

Not lithium.

My 4-year old Motorguide has developed an issue where, when running at the highest speed setting (5), it will go for a couple of minutes then cut out. I can dial it down to 3 or 4 and it will run all day. Often I can crank it back up and get another couple minutes. I do have an inline breaker and it is not tripping. I run two 12v batteries rigged in parallel for longer run time. Any ideas?

Some Gave All

Never have, but I suspect I will now.

And sharp vision no doubt.

I appreciate all the responses. A lot of solid advice and wisdom here.

Shimano, Daiwa, Lews, & Abu Garcia. All baitcasters. Low end stuff. Haven’t tackled the spinning reels yet. I did this. With the exception of the last Lews reel, my errors have been orientation error (rachet reversed, yoke collar upside down, yoke springs sitting on the bench after assembly, etc). That last Lews real though? Assembled correctly. Held the handle cover on and checked the function, and all was good. Put the handle cover screws in and checked the function again and suddenly, the thumb bar simply would not disengage. I take it all apart and check everything and it all looks right. Rinse and repeat. Finally, I didn’t check the function until I had fully assembled the real one last time and, viola, everything worked fine. Go figure. Thanks.

Haven't been on the water since October due to temps, weather, and business but decided to pull the rods out of the rod locker and give each one a good cleaning/lube. Man, what a disaster that was. Of the 6 I've disassembled, cleaned/lubed, and reassembled, not a one worked upon reassembly the first time. Some I had to take apart multiple times before I figured out what I'd done wrong. One, I never found what was wrong but when I put it back together the last time, it just worked. Dr. Google wasn't a lot of help as it was hard to find videos on the exact model reel I have but I was able to get close enough. All that being said, I didn't have any parts left over when I was done though I am short a yoke sprint that apparently went flying off into an alternate universe. Is there a site that gives good teardown/cleaning video's for specific models? Reel manufacturers maybe? Perhaps Glenn would do a video on reel maintenance? Also, anybody know a good site to order replacement parts for a variety of reels? Parts such as yoke springs or click pawls/springs?