Even if it was under warranty, most warranties require something on the users part, such as shipping. This little ramp is literally just a few dollars that can be easily fixed with a screwdriver and some patience.

I am reminded of one of my favorite online reviews of all time. This guy bought a cheap reel that didn't have any line on it so he returned it for a new one. To be fair, it was supposed to come prespooled, but I always wonder what he does when he needs to respool line.

I'll see your Black Max and raise you a '77 4500C that will cast 3g past 150'

An '01 6500CT that will cast 2 oz past 400'

and a 2500CT that will cast 1/4 oz past 200'

FWIW, all of these cost more than Zillion to get here.

But Daiwa built the simplest and most brilliant casting brake system ever imagined that puts this capability in everryone's reach by simply matching the spool to the task.

Once you know, you may want a Black Max for bench-tinkering fun, but it will never replace a floating-spool Daiwa with a gang of spools.

14 hours ago, 10,000 lakes Bassin said:

It was bought JDM, and I've owned it for a few years. I was trying to say its been 8 months of hard use since the last service.

Ah, makes a little more sense then.

Still don't think it should just crap out like that though.

It's astounding you know everything about the history of that reel. I wouldn’t venture to guess how it happened, but $ to donuts, it didn't "just happen" - I have too many years and miles on these.