Baxter
Well-Known Member
I was recently given a Daiwa M-One reel. Greatly appreciated it! But...
It is an older reel and the drag is a disaster. You set the drag just right, then sometimes it just lets go! Almost like it is slipping or something. Certainly this cant be normal and the drag must have an issue, right?
Other times, you back it off to drop down the riggers. You turn and turn and turn and the drag stays quite tight, then all of a sudden it is super loose, like WAY too lose. To tighten it easily takes a dozen full turns before it grabs again. No in between. All or nothing. Drag issue has created a few nests, but nothing so bad it couldn't be solved by just dropping the line with the rigger. (Part of the nesting issue though is related to my high-vis line that is too rigid, going to have to change that out).
So my question is, can this be easily serviced by a newb like me (I am quite handy, but never tried to service a reel) and if so, is it cost effective to do so? (Or should I just give up on the reel all together). Considering this reel is $89 brand new, it really does not make sense to put much $ into it, but if parts are cheap I would give it a try.
Also, where do you guys go for reel parts?
It is an older reel and the drag is a disaster. You set the drag just right, then sometimes it just lets go! Almost like it is slipping or something. Certainly this cant be normal and the drag must have an issue, right?
Other times, you back it off to drop down the riggers. You turn and turn and turn and the drag stays quite tight, then all of a sudden it is super loose, like WAY too lose. To tighten it easily takes a dozen full turns before it grabs again. No in between. All or nothing. Drag issue has created a few nests, but nothing so bad it couldn't be solved by just dropping the line with the rigger. (Part of the nesting issue though is related to my high-vis line that is too rigid, going to have to change that out).
So my question is, can this be easily serviced by a newb like me (I am quite handy, but never tried to service a reel) and if so, is it cost effective to do so? (Or should I just give up on the reel all together). Considering this reel is $89 brand new, it really does not make sense to put much $ into it, but if parts are cheap I would give it a try.
Also, where do you guys go for reel parts?