5 hours ago, DomQ said:

Ya that's normal, both of mine are the same.

Are yours JDM or USDM?

8 hours ago, Manifestgtr said:

 

I wouldn’t be too worried about it. I’ve had a reel or two come in like that in the past. So far as I’ve experienced, it’s not really something that does any “damage” to your drag disks or shortens their life in any noticeable way. With those reels, I’ve noticed that if you engage the thumb bar, you can usually get your handle to turn freely or almost freely. To me, that says that it might be a grease thing or something along those lines...not necessarily a “tolerance” thing. 

100% a tolerance thing, was wondering if it’s designed or a defect.  These reels keep the drag at I’d say 60% engagement even with the drag star backed all the way off. How are you turning the handle with the thumbar engaged? That freezes the handle and puts the spool free. 

5 hours ago, DomQ said:

Ya that's normal, both of mine are the same.

Are yours JDM or USDM?

7 hours ago, Roderick Luckow said:

Are yours JDM or USDM?

100% a tolerance thing, was wondering if it’s designed or a defect.  These reels keep the drag at I’d say 60% engagement even with the drag star backed all the way off. How are you turning the handle with the thumbar engaged? That freezes the handle and puts the spool free. 

Are yours JDM or USDM?

USDM

are both models made in Japan?

Is the US model still made in Japan?

Yes. Both models are made in Japan.

What websites are y’all ordering these off of? I know of Asian portal but don’t remember seeing Metaniums on there. Feel free to PM me if need be?

3 hours ago, bigspirit said:

What websites are y’all ordering these off of? I know of Asian portal but don’t remember seeing Metaniums on there. Feel free to PM me if need be?

I bought three JDM Metanium reels from Asian Portal. They go in and out of stock.

They had the best price I found, and ship it super fast.

I’ve purchased 2 Mets, a couple Scorpions, and a Bantam from them. They have always come quickly and in perfect shape. They just sent a 3% discount code to me in the last day. Sign up for emails and buy with confidence.