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alantani · Jan-24-2006, 11:20 PM

sorry, i didn't know that. i'm new to the board. i'm just a pharmacist. this reel stuff is a hobby that just got badly out of control.

whenever a reel comes across the bench, i always look for a carbon fiber drag washer to fit it. and i always use shimano drag grease. i've done up a whole bunch like this. i've been able to put a shimano tld 20/30 drag washer in a single speed tld 20/25. actually, i've been able to adapt grease carbon fiber drag systems to every single reel i've ever come across. well, the one exception had always been the trinidad/torium line, but the carbontex drag washers took care of that. personally, my 4/0 senators have been in service for 7-8 years and are still perfectly smooth. i really enjoy working on this stuff. it's been great fun!

as far as the stock daiwa drags go, i personally would never use them. i only know what i see, and i've seen lots of daiwa drags, both the cardboard type and the felt type, fail dismally. i'm glad to hear that your experience has been different. hey, if you've got a 50h laying around somewhere, maybe give this a try. i would be very interested in your opinion.

Jan-24-2006, 11:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
alantani Registered User Name: alan tani Age: 52 Vessel: grady white tournament 19, grady white journey 258 Location: Saratoga, CA Job:pharmacist. reel repair is just a hobby that got out of control!	Re: the daiwa 50h rebuild sorry, i didn't know that. i'm new to the board. i'm just a pharmacist. this reel stuff is a hobby that just got badly out of control. whenever a reel comes across the bench, i always look for a carbon fiber drag washer to fit it. and i always use shimano drag grease. i've done up a whole bunch like this. i've been able to put a shimano tld 20/30 drag washer in a single speed tld 20/25. actually, i've been able to adapt grease carbon fiber drag systems to every single reel i've ever come across. well, the one exception had always been the trinidad/torium line, but the carbontex drag washers took care of that. personally, my 4/0 senators have been in service for 7-8 years and are still perfectly smooth. i really enjoy working on this stuff. it's been great fun! as far as the stock daiwa drags go, i personally would never use them. i only know what i see, and i've seen lots of daiwa drags, both the cardboard type and the felt type, fail dismally. i'm glad to hear that your experience has been different. hey, if you've got a 50h laying around somewhere, maybe give this a try. i would be very interested in your opinion.