Daiwa Great Lakes 47lc Drag washers

[papascott]

Does anyone know if drag washers are still available for Daiwa Great Lakes 47 lc?

I know they are old reels but other than sticky drags I really like these but all of them have the drags smoked out of them.

[Sk8man]

Do yourself a favor and contact Tuna Tom's and have carbon fiber drags put in them...not very expensive to have done but whole new reel..

 

http://www.tunasreeltroubles.com/

Edited August 29, 2016 by Sk8man

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[tj13825]

I have the same reels and wanted to upgrade my reels as well. Here is the response I received when I reached out to Tuna Tom

Hey Terry,

Thanks for looking us up. We really appreciate the interest! Unfortunately, we're unable to manufacture carbon fiber drag washers for the older Great Lakes 47LC reel due to the lack of surface area on the drag washer for that reel. We've tried them in the past, and they just didn't have the drag pressure that was needed due to the lack of surface area. The good news is that the stock Daiwa drag washers perform quite well, especially after a 30 year old set in a reel like that has been replaced for the first time. If the stock drag washer would be something that you'd be interested in, here's a link to it on our web store for easy access: (3 needed per 1 reel)

DAIWA 375-9905 DRAG WASHER A *

$4.99

Thanks again for the interest! Happy fishing!

-Andy

Tuna's Reel Troubles

Hope this helps.

Terry

[Thun]

Dawn at Smooth Drag has them I believe. She's a wonderful person to deal with and I'm sure she'd answer any questions you might have...shoot her an e-mail.

 

http://smoothdrag.com/price.html