Copper reel pulling

[SALMONBOY35]

I bought a diawa sealine slw60h to run 400 copper. I let all the copper and about 50' of backing to. I would have to crank down drag to keep it from pulling off of reel.. that's no good..

Any ideas? Why?

 

 

 

 

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[jlogger]

Sounds like the drag is worn out. Was the reel used?

[Sk8man]

Might be worth sending the reel to Andy Coperhaver at Tuna's Reel Troubles. He is very good  and fast turn around on the reels etc.

[SALMONBOY35]

It was as brand new.

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[Sk8man]

Question: Are you using braid for backing and tied it directly to the spool ?

[SALMONBOY35]

Yes. I have braid backing

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[fisherdude]

sounds like Les just found your problem. the braid is spinning on the spool , witch makes it look like your drag is slipping. i put elec tape on the spool so the braid seats into the tape , or you can use 50ft of mono line then the braid . 

[John E Powell]

Try three levelwind passes of mono, albright knot to backing, albright knot to 10' of 40lb big game (attach planer here), copper next, then fluorocarbon leader.

 

The first time you fish it, attach something that will cause drag in the water like a big paddle or a tripped dipsy. With the boat trolling about 3 mph let all the copper and backing out until you get to the mono at the bottom of the spool, then reel it all back in. This will properly pack the backing. Help guide the backing with your fingers to make sure it's level in the corners. Don't let high or low spots build up next to sides of the spool. Keeping the backing level prevents the backing from digging under itself later down the road causing your line to bind. People usually discover this on the first big fish that runs deep into your backing.

 

 

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[tinfin]

Times two on fisher dude and Les!

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