REEL Problem.

[skeeter]

Shakespeare microspin 250UL.

the reel works fine when theres no pressure on it, or even a little pressure from small fish.

but when put under load from a jumbo perch, it wont reel up at all, the handle wont turn.

if i back off the drag to the point where it will turn then the fish just keeps pulling the line out.

if it needs lubing then can i use vaseline?

3 in 1 oil?

no i dont have any other grease lying around.

[toca]

had the same problem with my browning. mine was a two part problem. had to clean out the grease from the gear and shaft. second part was to flush out the dirt from the around the bail area.

 

 

i use the quantum hot sauce. it works fine until you drop the reel in the water and it will stick until the gears start to warm up.

[Guest ThisPlaceSucks]

 

 

i use the quantum hot sauce.

 

 

hot sauce is the lube you need but almost sounds like the post that holds your spool or your reel handle assembly could have a slight bend or be loose inside, so when torque is applied it bites. i had something similar on my daiwa ice reel. it fell off the sled... i couldn't see the bent arm unless i looked "reel" close.

[toca]

had the exact same problem until i took the whole thing apart.

 

cleaned it from a-z relube and cursing at the same time(almost lost two bearings) put it back together and it was perfect.

 

but again each problem can be different.

[Headhunter]

Shakespeare microspin 250UL.

the reel works fine when theres no pressure on it, or even a little pressure from small fish.

but when put under load from a jumbo perch, it wont reel up at all, the handle wont turn.

if i back off the drag to the point where it will turn then the fish just keeps pulling the line out.

if it needs lubing then can i use vaseline?

3 in 1 oil?

no i dont have any other grease lying around.

Vaseline... what, you don't have any lip balm laying around?

HH

[Roy]

You call this a reel problem?

[skeeter]

yes i do..lol

if it was personal then it would be a REAL problem!

not a reel problem.

 

[skeeter]

Thanks for all the help guy's.

pulled it apart, lubed it and the tension was sticky, lubed it and it works good again.

[Pikeslayer]

Pull it apart and you'll probabaly find the tension is sticky. Lube it, put it back together and it should work good again.

 

Pikeslayer

 

 

[OhioFisherman]

Some, if not all grease will thicken in cold weather use, I would imagine vaseline would do the same. Probably not much of an issue if you are just dropping a lure down a hole in the ice, but it can effect casting distance on a bait caster.