No Drag?

Futurepro22 · 01-31-06, 03:19 PM

I went to put two of my old baitcasters on one of my new esox rod just to try out the rod and found that there was little or no drag on two of them.. at the end of the season i backed off the drag like your suppose to do.. what could be wrong... maybe i didnt back it off enough.. when i say old.. old from last season.. they are only used for 2 seasons.. what do you guys think?

bassthumb32 · 01-31-06, 03:44 PM

I Had That Happen Last Year To A Reel I Tore It Down And Some Spring Snapped A Pin And It Went Flying Across The Room Never Found Either One I Just Threw It Away I Was So Mad.

pig n jig · 01-31-06, 05:18 PM

I think the reels are a bass pro shop product just by the drag failure. I had to replace my drags that are 2 years old already. The drag washers are either too thin or too soft and they compress to where they don't work, or are very light at best.I had extra drag washers from the old Quantum professional round reels that fit it and work great. I did not want to order new drag washers from bass pro shop only to get the same junk as was in the reels. I had that happen on 6 bass pro shop reels. the only one that still works flawlessly is the Extreme reel and thats at least 4 years old now.Instant message me if you need help in repairing your reel.P N J

skeeter944 · 01-31-06, 06:01 PM

what series of reel?pnj,which reels did you have that did that? just wondering cause i was gonna be getting the extreme combo.

rrw4258 · 01-31-06, 07:19 PM

did you tighten the drag system back up?? (Not try to be a smarta##)

Ryan

Bendersbe16 · 01-31-06, 08:39 PM

so u are sopossed to losen the drag system if ur not using them for a long peroid of time?

bassintom · 01-31-06, 08:53 PM

have you recently oiled the reel?

Bendersbe16 · 01-31-06, 08:54 PM

yes i have
about 2 weeks ago

bassintom · 01-31-06, 08:58 PM

i was asking futurepro but thats ok...some times if you get oil on the drag discs they will slip..
PNJ,i'm surprised you didn't mention that.

Futurepro22 · 01-31-06, 09:31 PM

One of my reels is Rick Clunn ed. from BPS and the other is a Daiwa Procaster... and no i havent recently oiled my reels b/c i usually do that before each season.. i was actually going to start doin that until I found this problem

KenDammit · 02-01-06, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bendersbe16

so u are sopossed to losen the drag system if ur not using them for a long peroid of time?

yes it is a good thing to do. If you leave the drag tightened without it being used regularly, the discs can become compressed and eventually have little or no drag at all. By loosening the drag all the way, you take off all the compression of the rings which prevents any indentions or deformation in the discs, prolonging the drags life.

Kickin Bass · 02-01-06, 08:52 AM

I sure could use the take-down instructions for the Rick Clunn BPS baitcaster ... if someone could make a copy for me or tell me where to get a PDF online that would be great. Email me if you have any info.

Futurepro22 · 02-01-06, 12:23 PM

haha... is that a hint kickin bass?,, ill see what i can do this weekend

Kickin Bass · 02-02-06, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Futurepro22

haha... is that a hint kickin bass?,, ill see what i can do this weekend

LOL ... yes ... that's a hint.

pig n jig · 02-02-06, 06:48 PM

I have had 4 different bass pro shop reels have compressed drag washers, 2 were the Johnny Morris reels and 1 was a Rick Clunn reel and the other was the prolite finesse reel.The Etreme reel I have is fine. Future, I have 2 Procaster 6+1 reels left and they work as well as the day I bought them.Tom,I didn't think about if he had taken them apart or oiled them.

That what makes this site great, different views that helps to eliminate the problem.

P N J

01-31-06, 03:19 PM	#1
Futurepro22 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ebensburg,Pa Posts: 208	No Drag? I went to put two of my old baitcasters on one of my new esox rod just to try out the rod and found that there was little or no drag on two of them.. at the end of the season i backed off the drag like your suppose to do.. what could be wrong... maybe i didnt back it off enough.. when i say old.. old from last season.. they are only used for 2 seasons.. what do you guys think?

01-31-06, 03:44 PM	#2
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	I Had That Happen Last Year To A Reel I Tore It Down And Some Spring Snapped A Pin And It Went Flying Across The Room Never Found Either One I Just Threw It Away I Was So Mad. __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

01-31-06, 07:19 PM	#5
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	did you tighten the drag system back up?? (Not try to be a smarta##) Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

01-31-06, 08:39 PM	#6
Bendersbe16 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 179	so u are sopossed to losen the drag system if ur not using them for a long peroid of time? __________________ Bloomington, Minnesota What do u call a life dedacated to fishing? I call it a life time well spent

01-31-06, 08:53 PM	#7
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	have you recently oiled the reel? __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

01-31-06, 05:18 PM	#3
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	I think the reels are a bass pro shop product just by the drag failure. I had to replace my drags that are 2 years old already. The drag washers are either too thin or too soft and they compress to where they don't work, or are very light at best.I had extra drag washers from the old Quantum professional round reels that fit it and work great. I did not want to order new drag washers from bass pro shop only to get the same junk as was in the reels. I had that happen on 6 bass pro shop reels. the only one that still works flawlessly is the Extreme reel and thats at least 4 years old now.Instant message me if you need help in repairing your reel.P N J

01-31-06, 06:01 PM	#4
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	what series of reel?pnj,which reels did you have that did that? just wondering cause i was gonna be getting the extreme combo.

01-31-06, 08:54 PM	#8
Bendersbe16 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 179	yes i have about 2 weeks ago __________________ Bloomington, Minnesota What do u call a life dedacated to fishing? I call it a life time well spent

01-31-06, 08:58 PM	#9
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	i was asking futurepro but thats ok...some times if you get oil on the drag discs they will slip.. PNJ,i'm surprised you didn't mention that. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

01-31-06, 09:31 PM	#10
Futurepro22 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ebensburg,Pa Posts: 208	One of my reels is Rick Clunn ed. from BPS and the other is a Daiwa Procaster... and no i havent recently oiled my reels b/c i usually do that before each season.. i was actually going to start doin that until I found this problem

02-01-06, 08:52 AM	#12
Kickin Bass BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 57	I sure could use the take-down instructions for the Rick Clunn BPS baitcaster ... if someone could make a copy for me or tell me where to get a PDF online that would be great. Email me if you have any info. __________________ Tom BASS Member NRA Life Member

02-01-06, 12:23 PM	#13
Futurepro22 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ebensburg,Pa Posts: 208	haha... is that a hint kickin bass?,, ill see what i can do this weekend

02-02-06, 06:48 PM	#15
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	I have had 4 different bass pro shop reels have compressed drag washers, 2 were the Johnny Morris reels and 1 was a Rick Clunn reel and the other was the prolite finesse reel.The Etreme reel I have is fine. Future, I have 2 Procaster 6+1 reels left and they work as well as the day I bought them.Tom,I didn't think about if he had taken them apart or oiled them. That what makes this site great, different views that helps to eliminate the problem. P N J

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