Diawa Reel Problems

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by mikecc

Dont blame the brand of reel 2 years old and using 80lb braid. There is no spinning reel made IMO that you should be using 80 lb braid on. Most likely you have distorted the internal gears and bail on the reel.

I know two people that have exclusively used 30lb braid with very similar problems. Also with both of their reels, the bails tend to flip mid-cast. My guess is the bail spins and hits the nub that sticks up. These are separate issues from the above though.


redcrbbr,

I've had Sweetwater's rod in hand and had one breakoff when setting the hook and 1 breakoff right after hookup when the fish pulled drag. We looked over the entire reel and nothing appears loose or bent. All of the guides were checked as well.

[leptar]

double check...

triple check the top tip... look at all the guide feet wraps and check the blank for any dings too...

Look at all the parts that would touch the line from the bail arm to the part that holds the line roller in place.. make sure no part of the bail wire has any scuffs or dings...

the spool thing is just a seating problem... incase you swapped spools recently check washers... the above is the schematic to the reel...

[Sweetwater]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

I know two people that have exclusively used 30lb braid with very similar problems. Also with both of their reels, the bails tend to flip mid-cast. My guess is the bail spins and hits the nub that sticks up. These are separate issues from the above though.


redcrbbr,

I've had Sweetwater's rod in hand and had one breakoff when setting the hook and 1 breakoff right after hookup when the fish pulled drag. We looked over the entire reel and nothing appears loose or bent. All of the guides were checked as well.

Yeah, JohnnyD is right. Maybe he can describe my problem more clearly to MikeP, since JD has used the set-up a few times.