Stuck drag

cassidyta · 06-23-09, 11:31 AM

I managed to get a rather bad backlash yesterday. They type that can only happen when your lure it stuck to an item behind you. (In this cast the tip of my other rod) during the cast. I screwed with the birdsnest for about 5 minutes before accepting it was time to restring the reel. I tried the tighten the drag and reel technique, but it wouldn't even reel.
I restrung it this morning, and everything appears to be normal, but my drag won't loosen as much as it did previously. I can still get it to run some drag, but it takes a lot more force than before.
I have totally disassembled the reel to check for debris, but it looks clean.
The star is not misthreaded and the washers look fine.

Any ideas what I am missing?
It is a Johnny Morris Signature, 6 months old.

bamabassman · 06-23-09, 04:49 PM

i ain't no expert cass, but did ya re oil it?

cassidyta · 06-24-09, 12:49 AM

Yep Bama. I cleaned it out and applied the same light oiling as normal. It was working fine before I decided to try and catch the shore bass behind me.

bamabassman · 06-24-09, 06:51 AM

outta my league pal. lol.

islandbass · 06-24-09, 05:25 PM

You've got me stumped. My first guess was the washers until I got to the last part of your post that said the washers were fine. I regret that your issue is beyond the scope of my limited (very limited) knowledge.

cassidyta · 06-25-09, 01:28 PM

I do not suggest this to anyone, but while messing with this reel (for the 4th time yesterday) I tossed it on to the work bench in disgust. THere is a good chance that tossed is an understatement. Anyway, following the sudden thud with the bench, it works again. I have no clue how or why. I had taken this thing all the way down three times already. Oh well, it is working again.

MississippiBoy · 06-25-09, 01:47 PM

Good news. But it probably wasn't the "toss" that fixed it, it was the magic words you shouted to the heavens as you "tossed" it.

JB · 06-25-09, 02:05 PM

LOL u betcha

BassinID · 06-25-09, 02:07 PM

Cass, I know its an afterthought now, but do you crank your drags down and not relieve the pressure while they aren't being used? I know this can make some drags stick after a while. It happened to an abu of mine and I had to disassemble the drag and pull the washers apart to make it work again.

cassidyta · 06-25-09, 05:41 PM

I always loosen them when not in use. That being said, I am very fortunate that I get a line in the water 5-6 days a week. Most are lunch time 1 hour sessions, but I don't have a rig that goes more than 2 days between uses.

MB:
As far as the "magic word". I wonder if it will work on my wife when I am not happy with her?

jooleyen · 06-25-09, 05:53 PM

Weird. The same thing happened to my bud the other day with his Shimano Citica E. I'll go throw it at a bench.

06-23-09, 11:31 AM	#1
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Stuck drag I managed to get a rather bad backlash yesterday. They type that can only happen when your lure it stuck to an item behind you. (In this cast the tip of my other rod) during the cast. I screwed with the birdsnest for about 5 minutes before accepting it was time to restring the reel. I tried the tighten the drag and reel technique, but it wouldn't even reel. I restrung it this morning, and everything appears to be normal, but my drag won't loosen as much as it did previously. I can still get it to run some drag, but it takes a lot more force than before. I have totally disassembled the reel to check for debris, but it looks clean. The star is not misthreaded and the washers look fine. Any ideas what I am missing? It is a Johnny Morris Signature, 6 months old. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

06-23-09, 04:49 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i ain't no expert cass, but did ya re oil it? __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-24-09, 12:49 AM	#3
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Yep Bama. I cleaned it out and applied the same light oiling as normal. It was working fine before I decided to try and catch the shore bass behind me. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

06-24-09, 06:51 AM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	outta my league pal. lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-24-09, 05:25 PM	#5
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	You've got me stumped. My first guess was the washers until I got to the last part of your post that said the washers were fine. I regret that your issue is beyond the scope of my limited (very limited) knowledge. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

06-25-09, 01:28 PM	#6
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	I do not suggest this to anyone, but while messing with this reel (for the 4th time yesterday) I tossed it on to the work bench in disgust. THere is a good chance that tossed is an understatement. Anyway, following the sudden thud with the bench, it works again. I have no clue how or why. I had taken this thing all the way down three times already. Oh well, it is working again. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

06-25-09, 01:47 PM	#7
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Good news. But it probably wasn't the "toss" that fixed it, it was the magic words you shouted to the heavens as you "tossed" it. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

06-25-09, 02:05 PM	#8
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	LOL u betcha

06-25-09, 02:07 PM	#9
BassinID BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Too far from largemouth, Idaho Posts: 672	Cass, I know its an afterthought now, but do you crank your drags down and not relieve the pressure while they aren't being used? I know this can make some drags stick after a while. It happened to an abu of mine and I had to disassemble the drag and pull the washers apart to make it work again.

06-25-09, 05:41 PM	#10
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	I always loosen them when not in use. That being said, I am very fortunate that I get a line in the water 5-6 days a week. Most are lunch time 1 hour sessions, but I don't have a rig that goes more than 2 days between uses. MB: As far as the "magic word". I wonder if it will work on my wife when I am not happy with her? __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

06-25-09, 05:53 PM	#11
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Weird. The same thing happened to my bud the other day with his Shimano Citica E. I'll go throw it at a bench.

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