Something is wrong with my drag (and no it isn’t my line slipping). I have a shimano Antares, which is no beginner type reel. I have loved this reel so far and have never had a problem. I had it serviced almost a year ago, so I’m confused. Any advice on how I can fix it? I’m not going to take it apart again because I got in trouble with shimano the last time.

13 minutes ago, Johnpenguin said:

Something is wrong with my drag (and no it isn’t my line slipping)

What IS the problem?

29 minutes ago, garroyo130 said:

What IS the problem?

It is slipping big time. It’s so bad it gets stuck completely then goes free

Call Shimano in California to discuss the problem. It probably needs to be sent in.

 

https://fish.shimano.com/content/dam/shimanosnaffish/pdf/US Reel Repair Form 2019.pdf

16 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

Call Shimano in California to discuss the problem. It probably needs to be sent in.

 

https://fish.shimano.com/content/dam/shimanosnaffish/pdf/US Reel Repair Form 2019.pdf

Ya I know and I always send in all my reels in the winter but the amazing fall bite is about to pick up. I refuse to do that right now.

3 hours ago, Johnpenguin said:

Something is wrong with my drag (and no it isn’t my line slipping). I have a shimano Antares, which is no beginner type reel. I have loved this reel so far and have never had a problem. I had it serviced almost a year ago, so I’m confused. Any advice on how I can fix it? I’m not going to take it apart again because I got in trouble with shimano the last time.

Which Antares model is it?

So the drag being pull out not smooth? Or slip like no drag at all? But no matter what, if you refuse to open up your reel, the only way to send it in. I’m not gonna fish with bad drag, you might loose a fish of your life time.

11 hours ago, FishTank said:

Which Antares model is it?

12

8 hours ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

So the drag being pull out not smooth? Or slip like no drag at all? But no matter what, if you refuse to open up your reel, the only way to send it in. I’m not gonna fish with bad drag, you might loose a fish of your life time.

Looks like I’m gonna have to open it

4 hours ago, Johnpenguin said:

12

Looks like I’m gonna have to open it

Is there any play in the handle side to side? >More so than usual?  If the nut on the handle comes loose, there is a thin lip that fits over the drive shaft (might be part of the drag clicker),  it can make it feel tight when turned but be slightly loose side to side> this will loosen the tension on the drag.  

 

When working on mine, I have not held the handle tight enough to the reel when putting it back together a few times causing this to happen. 

 

It could also be the drag washers are shot.  In this case flip them over, run them dry until you get new ones.

2 hours ago, FishTank said:

Is there any play in the handle side to side? >More so than usual?  If the nut on the handle comes loose, there is a thin lip that fits over the drive shaft (might be part of the drag clicker),  it can make it feel tight when turned but be slightly loose side to side> this will loosen the tension on the drag.  

 

When working on mine, I have not held the handle tight enough to the reel when putting it back together a few times causing this to happen. 

 

It could also be the drag washers are shot.  In this case flip them over, run them dry until you get new ones.

Took it apart, which was no easy task being that it was an Antares, and got it working again. Drag stack just needed to be cleaned and regreesed.