I was thinking about replacing the drag washers for the above mentioned, but cannot decide which will offer more benefit to my Daiwa SS3000's. Any feedback on both of them?
ICE washers are self-lubricating, Carbontex washers you have to grease
(Carbon/ICE give the tightest Drag, around 3/4 turn, I'm not a fan of it)
Carbon-Teflon washers (C-T washers) are self-lubricating
(these are a bit less tight for the Drag around 1 full turn.)
Teflon washers are also self-lubricating
Teflon is the least tight of those: around 1.5 turn (I prefer teflon washers with the other 2 you miss a lot of drag positions)
(Carbon/ICE give the tightest Drag, around 3/4 turn, I'm not a fan of it)
Carbon-Teflon washers (C-T washers) are self-lubricating
(these are a bit less tight for the Drag around 1 full turn.)
Teflon washers are also self-lubricating
Teflon is the least tight of those: around 1.5 turn (I prefer teflon washers with the other 2 you miss a lot of drag positions)
I fitted the Ice washers to my 3 Shimano 10,000 XSC reels and i am really impressed with how quick the drag is set and how smooth and positive the drag is playing a fish.
Liked the idea they did not need grease as well.
Liked the idea they did not need grease as well.
In reply to Post #3
Thank you both for the excellent feedback! I must admit I do like the idea of the no grease. I might actually do one reel with the ICE washers to do a comparison over sessions almost.
Thank you both for the excellent feedback! I must admit I do like the idea of the no grease. I might actually do one reel with the ICE washers to do a comparison over sessions almost.
I fitted carbontex washers into my old daiwa emblem 5500x a reels and added a smear of grease.
The drag felt a bit sticky so i wiped the excess grease off and just added a spot of 3 in 1 oil to thin any remaining grease and that seemed much better.
I didnt want to quick drag them and loose the micro adjustment, but 4+ turns with the original fibre washers seemed like a 'drag' to me, the carbon washers have reduced it to about 3 turns and thats ok, ish.
The drag felt a bit sticky so i wiped the excess grease off and just added a spot of 3 in 1 oil to thin any remaining grease and that seemed much better.
I didnt want to quick drag them and loose the micro adjustment, but 4+ turns with the original fibre washers seemed like a 'drag' to me, the carbon washers have reduced it to about 3 turns and thats ok, ish.
In reply to Post #1
Have used several types of washers in the past but have stuck with genuine ICE washers in my reels. I don't use the drag unless fishing with braided reel line so the quickness of the drag isn't an issue, & even when using braid, the drag has been smooth as silk with no snatching or such.
Have used several types of washers in the past but have stuck with genuine ICE washers in my reels. I don't use the drag unless fishing with braided reel line so the quickness of the drag isn't an issue, & even when using braid, the drag has been smooth as silk with no snatching or such.
In reply to Post #6
That is some really interesting feedback. I must admit I prefer my drag to be fairly quick and I fish with braid 99% of the time.
That is some really interesting feedback. I must admit I prefer my drag to be fairly quick and I fish with braid 99% of the time.
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Having wrote this before bedtime i was thinking about quick dragging my reels all night so this morning i had a google and a youtube.
The spools on there were not identical to my emblem spools as they had a screw to separate the inner ans outer parts, but how hard can it be...
I had to drill out the plastic inner bits to separate the spool drag cap, i had to make a hard plastic/nylon spacer to replace the spring, reassembled and they are spot on.
One full turn from locked to baitrunner, and smooth
Having wrote this before bedtime i was thinking about quick dragging my reels all night so this morning i had a google and a youtube.
The spools on there were not identical to my emblem spools as they had a screw to separate the inner ans outer parts, but how hard can it be...
I had to drill out the plastic inner bits to separate the spool drag cap, i had to make a hard plastic/nylon spacer to replace the spring, reassembled and they are spot on.
One full turn from locked to baitrunner, and smooth
In reply to Post #8
Definitely ICE washers!
Definitely ICE washers!
In reply to Post #8
One full turn from locked to baitrunner, and smooth
Thats what I'm looking for, I have Daiwa tournament 5000T's, I don't know anything about ICE washers or where to get them and their cost, carbon washers for my reels from Weston are £5 each, sounds a bit much for a set of 5....or is this normal, can anyone help with info please where to get any washers that will give me a full turn from baitrunner to lock.
One full turn from locked to baitrunner, and smooth
Thats what I'm looking for, I have Daiwa tournament 5000T's, I don't know anything about ICE washers or where to get them and their cost, carbon washers for my reels from Weston are £5 each, sounds a bit much for a set of 5....or is this normal, can anyone help with info please where to get any washers that will give me a full turn from baitrunner to lock.
In reply to Post #10
Future fishing sell the ice washers look on the website on the Daiwa 5000T your probaly need to mod the spool cap aswell take the spring out and replace it with a hallow collar if you want you want it less turns from locked up to free spool
Future fishing sell the ice washers look on the website on the Daiwa 5000T your probaly need to mod the spool cap aswell take the spring out and replace it with a hallow collar if you want you want it less turns from locked up to free spool
In reply to Post #12
Changing washers on a Tournie 5000t won't speed up the drag like that, you will need to change or convert the drag knob.
Changing washers on a Tournie 5000t won't speed up the drag like that, you will need to change or convert the drag knob.
