I’m down to one reel that’s not a Daiwa. It’s an Abu Revo Ike. It’s gimmicky but I actually love the chameleon look to It. 

However, until the other night, I literally could not cast anything with any amount of oomph at all without backlashing. Even on max brake setting. Even with the spool tension pretty tight. 
 

Finally popped the side plate off and I didn’t know there was internal brakes. They were all disengaged. I adjusted those and finally, after months of owning the reel, was able to smoothly cast this thing. 
 

This is why I love my Daiwas. I’ve never had a problem casting any of them right out of the box. 

You’re not an idiot but if the reel has internal brakes and they’re all off it will make casting more difficult…… before I use any new reel I buy I always “play” with it….. take it apart, just inspect it, and basically see how it’s put together etc.

kinda would figure you’d know the braking system on a reel before you buy it…. but hey it happens 

 

goodluck with the reel 

 

 

LOL !!! All reels have different style brakes. That's the first thing is to know what kind you have.

I just like to own reels. Never been one to get deep into the mechanics of things. Reels or anything else. 

It’s possible.

1 minute ago, Columbia Craw said:

It’s possible.

That I’m the only idiot? Lmao

4 minutes ago, Cbump said:

That I’m the only idiot? Lmao

We all have our Ah Ha moments.?

A long time ago I got a cheap Pinnacle reel, I was 16 or 17 years old and had never used a reel with centrifugal brakes. Like you, I'd only had Daiwa reels at that point and only knew mag brakes. I'd taken the side plate off but I didn't know what the brakes were or how to use them.  The reel came with all brakes off, I struggled with that thing for months before someone showed me how to set them. It turned out to be a decent reel but I felt like an idiot. 

Am I the only idiot that didn’t know this?

Probably.

 

Things come with instructions that as men, we instinctively ignore. 

Very true Scott. 

1 hour ago, Scott F said:

Things come with instructions that as men, we instinctively ignore. 

No dude !!! Women do that !!!!

4 hours ago, Cbump said:

I’m down to one reel that’s not a Daiwa. It’s an Abu Revo Ike. It’s gimmicky but I actually love the chameleon look to It. 

However, until the other night, I literally could not cast anything with any amount of oomph at all without backlashing. Even on max brake setting. Even with the spool tension pretty tight. 
 

Finally popped the side plate off and I didn’t know there was internal brakes. They were all disengaged. I adjusted those and finally, after months of owning the reel, was able to smoothly cast this thing. 
 

This is why I love my Daiwas. I’ve never had a problem casting any of them right out of the box. 

 

i just went the other way around. I have a bunch of revos and the STX gen 4 is the same as your Ike. When I just got a zillion I read everything I could find to figure out how to adjust the brakes internally… I also had to educate my dad on his chronarchs. He never realized there were internal flippers either, except his were all four ‘on’. Anytime I picked up his rod to cast he always warned me about his brakes being very loose…

 

for me, the ivcb-6 brake in the STX/Ike is a awesome setup. I normally turn ‘on’ two of them and use the dial on the outside to fine tune. Once you play with it a little you can do some incredible things with them. 

See, I’m not the only one. And I doubt casts dad is an idiot so I feel much better lol. 
 

I bought a curado at academy a while back. 150 mgl. They had It priced at $150 and I didn’t know any better. Got to the register and they caught that It accidentally had the SLX price on It. They still honored It at that price. 
Got It home and since It didn’t have the big dial on the left side I actually did read the directions on It. When I saw I needed to adjust brakes by trial and error internally I took It back lol. 
 

That experience is what made me finally think maybe the Abu had them also. 

23 minutes ago, Cbump said:

See, I’m not the only one. And I doubt casts dad is an idiot so I feel much better lol. 
 

I bought a curado at academy a while back. 150 mgl. They had It priced at $150 and I didn’t know any better. Got to the register and they caught that It accidentally had the SLX price on It. They still honored It at that price. 
Got It home and since It didn’t have the big dial on the left side I actually did read the directions on It. When I saw I needed to adjust brakes by trial and error internally I took It back lol. 
 

That experience is what made me finally think maybe the Abu had them also. 

no, definitely not an idiot. Just doesn’t read instructions and is too set in his ways to see if there is a better solution.

 

keep playing with it until you really dial it in.  It’s a great setup. However, if you decide to get another Abu (or anyone else reading this), the ivcb-4 system is very different. Same concept with the plastic wheels but the 4 can’t turn off any wheels. I think they are then set lighter since they are always on. I find I have to keep my mgx on max all the time regardless of lure, line, or rod. 

 

Just kidding. I bet you really love that reel now, tho. ?

I like to look at the positive side of things:  You're focusing much more on catching fish than others,  who got distracted by how shiny their new toys are. 

6 hours ago, Scott F said:

Things come with instructions that as men, we instinctively ignore. 

Actually, I’m in the subset of men who carefully reads instructions especially for things I don’t know. But, if I don’t agree with them, then I’ll ignore them, lol. 
 

@Cbump: one time I didn’t follow my own tenet that I described above. My first baitcaster was the curado Bsf. I was so excited (and ignorant bordering idiot level).

 

I spooled it with power pro braid and and as a newbie, that’s a waste of line. 
 

Like I said, I was so excited that I did not bother to read the manual. I made my first cast and

1) My thumb release was too late and my lure slammed just feet in front of me and

2) I heard a high pitched whizzing sound quickly followed by a thwupp sound. 
 

It was one heck of a birds nest. It was so bad I had to cut it off. I removed the side plate and saw the 6 plastic brake shoes and all of them were in the off position. 
 

Idiot move for sure. I know we’re both not idiots, but if it’s any consolation for me, at least I discovered it sooner, lol. 

 To be fair I have like 20 combos and wasn’t using this one a lot. Not like this was my only setup and I’ve just been dealing with backlashes for months. 

10 hours ago, Scott F said:

Things come with instructions that as men, we instinctively ignore. 

 

We will read em after we pull em out the trash can!

 

40 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

We will read em after we pull em out the trash can!

 

I guess I'm the odd-ball. When I buy a reel, I go through the instructions to make sure I know what-is-what.

 

With my Patriarchs, before they even arrived I knew I'd have to set the centrifugals as I'd specifically purchased those cause they had dual braking.

9 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

I guess I'm the odd-ball. When I buy a reel, I go through the instructions to make sure I know what-is-what.

 

With my Patriarchs, before they even arrived I knew I'd have to set the centrifugals as I'd specifically purchased those cause they had dual braking.

Nope ~ I'm also that guy.

And I read the instructions on everything that comes with them.

Including my trucks.

Can you imagine, who does that ?

Me.

A-Jay

 

I’ll try casting first before reading the instructions to see if I can get by without reading the instructions. 

 

50 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Nope ~ I'm also that guy.

And I read the instructions on everything that comes with them.

Including my trucks.

Can you imagine, who does that ?

Me.

A-Jay

 

Add me to the instruction list for the most part.  I pay good money for my gear and I want it to perform flawlessly and the only way to do that is to understand how it works and is adjusted.

I’ve never done this, but on one of my reels that have internal brakes I was being cocky and convinced I didn’t have to adjust them and could dial it in with just the spool tension knob. And for the most part I could, but when I finally started adjusting the internal brakes out of boredom one day I found the reel to be a lot more versatile. It now slings 1/4oz Pad Crashers a mile even on a mag heavy rod.