does this real have a problem.

wallywallace · 07-23-11, 03:38 PM

yard selling this morning and came across hopfully a decent casting real. It is a pinncle platinum plus, special edtion, I crank the handle but the spool doesn't move, not usre if it is normal since i havn't mutch experiance with baitcasters. thank you

oglejust · 07-23-11, 03:46 PM

check the drag other than that id say ur gonna have to open it up

bamabassman · 07-23-11, 03:50 PM

i have bought a few yard sale reels. most times they need cleaning and oiled. i have 2 that need overhauled, but ain't got the money ot send them to pro reel jsut yet.

wallywallace · 07-23-11, 03:53 PM

well, i'll be it was the drag, also i noticed on the side, it doesn;t have the 1-10 magnetic thing.. i should have looked at it better but for 3.00 i just nabbed it. but will that make it hard to use?? for my moderate skill as of now

carolina-rig-01 · 07-23-11, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by wallywallace

yard selling this morning and came across hopfully a decent casting real. It is a pinncle platinum plus, special edtion, I crank the handle but the spool doesn't move, not usre if it is normal since i havn't mutch experiance with baitcasters. thank you

If you make sure the drag is tightened down and the spool still won't turn when you crank the handle I would say yes it has problems. I would recommend getting in touch with Pro Reel as he is kinda the reel guy here on the boards. I am no expert but I would be affraid that parts might be hard to come by for Pinnacle reels, but Pro Reel would know for sure. Even if you aren't able to get the reel working, it's always worth a shot to buy a yard sale reel and see if it can be fixed because if it is fixable then you got a steal and if not then you aren't out much money.

Good luck and I hope you get your reel working.

Jrob78 · 07-23-11, 04:01 PM

It probably has centrifugal brakes. There should be a way to open the side plate up to access the brakes. If the reel is in good working order or only needs a cheap part or 2, I'd say you got a steal!

wallywallace · 07-23-11, 05:10 PM

thank you all, it spins now, but if i put my thumb on it stops, with my pflugers, it keeps going, have never opend one up, hope it is easy

bassboogieman · 07-23-11, 05:14 PM

Sounds like it may be the drag. You can replace the drag washers, that may be all that's needed, in addition to a clean and lube.

pro reel · 07-23-11, 05:15 PM

The platinum plus is a mag brake reel. It should have a mag dial. Are you saying the dial is gone and there is a hole in the side of the reel? If so, you can get parts for them, but the parts and labor cost could exceed the cost of the reel new. That reel sells in combo form at wally world sometimes very cheap.

rrw4258 · 07-23-11, 05:22 PM

I can say that the Pinnacle Platinum Plus reel is a decent reel for $40 out of the box. My buddy, when he was just starting a couple of years ago, bought one for his first baitcaster... it has had the tar beat out of it... never oiled/greased/maintained at all, and is still running strong.

Ryan

wallywallace · 07-23-11, 07:38 PM

WOW i screwed up, i am sooooo sorry, i got 3 reels from him,, been messing with them, the pfluger i got is he one with out the mag dial, the pinn, has one, sorry guys long day, stayed out till 3 catfishing them got up at 8 to yard sale with gf. man i am sorry. but i have been playing with the drag, the handle drag was low and i fixed it up, works fine now, but i am a bit scared to take it a part for fear that i may mess it up, maybe look up a youtube vid, again though with out the mag dial will it be harder to use for me

to clear it up better the man had a pfluger temper(?) a pinnicle solent and the special. all for 9 bux.. thought it was good

pro reel · 07-23-11, 07:43 PM

good deal.

07-23-11, 03:38 PM	#1
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	does this real have a problem. yard selling this morning and came across hopfully a decent casting real. It is a pinncle platinum plus, special edtion, I crank the handle but the spool doesn't move, not usre if it is normal since i havn't mutch experiance with baitcasters. thank you

07-23-11, 03:50 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i have bought a few yard sale reels. most times they need cleaning and oiled. i have 2 that need overhauled, but ain't got the money ot send them to pro reel jsut yet. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-23-11, 04:01 PM	#6
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	It probably has centrifugal brakes. There should be a way to open the side plate up to access the brakes. If the reel is in good working order or only needs a cheap part or 2, I'd say you got a steal! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

07-23-11, 05:22 PM	#10
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	I can say that the Pinnacle Platinum Plus reel is a decent reel for $40 out of the box. My buddy, when he was just starting a couple of years ago, bought one for his first baitcaster... it has had the tar beat out of it... never oiled/greased/maintained at all, and is still running strong. Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

07-23-11, 03:46 PM	#2
oglejust BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Paris, IL Posts: 229	check the drag other than that id say ur gonna have to open it up

07-23-11, 03:53 PM	#4
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	well, i'll be it was the drag, also i noticed on the side, it doesn;t have the 1-10 magnetic thing.. i should have looked at it better but for 3.00 i just nabbed it. but will that make it hard to use?? for my moderate skill as of now

07-23-11, 05:10 PM	#7
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	thank you all, it spins now, but if i put my thumb on it stops, with my pflugers, it keeps going, have never opend one up, hope it is easy

07-23-11, 05:14 PM	#8
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Sounds like it may be the drag. You can replace the drag washers, that may be all that's needed, in addition to a clean and lube.

07-23-11, 05:15 PM	#9
pro reel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita Kansas Posts: 761	The platinum plus is a mag brake reel. It should have a mag dial. Are you saying the dial is gone and there is a hole in the side of the reel? If so, you can get parts for them, but the parts and labor cost could exceed the cost of the reel new. That reel sells in combo form at wally world sometimes very cheap.

07-23-11, 07:38 PM	#11
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	WOW i screwed up, i am sooooo sorry, i got 3 reels from him,, been messing with them, the pfluger i got is he one with out the mag dial, the pinn, has one, sorry guys long day, stayed out till 3 catfishing them got up at 8 to yard sale with gf. man i am sorry. but i have been playing with the drag, the handle drag was low and i fixed it up, works fine now, but i am a bit scared to take it a part for fear that i may mess it up, maybe look up a youtube vid, again though with out the mag dial will it be harder to use for me to clear it up better the man had a pfluger temper(?) a pinnicle solent and the special. all for 9 bux.. thought it was good

07-23-11, 07:43 PM	#12
pro reel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita Kansas Posts: 761	good deal.

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