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Emblem 45 SCW - Drag Adjustment (11 posts / 2,311 views)
duggs
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Post #2 14 Jun 2021 15:37
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There was talk of a replacement cap being available to slow them down, I just robbed the thick felt washers out of some other daiwa reels to slow it down.

You tune it to your taste that way, I haven't settled on a combo yet, sometimes I'll have 1 felt, other times 3 but mostly 2 felt washers in mine. The daiwa ones look a lot thicker than the weston ones
ip100 ip100
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Post #3 14 Jun 2021 16:00
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If the spool overran causing loops in the braid then your drag was too loose to start with. I have these reels and they don't go from free running to locked up in one click either, it's a little more than that. Just set your drags and then use your finger on the side of the spool to add tension
duggs
Posts: 5,559
Post #5 14 Jun 2021 19:37
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Are your entohs the original or qd?
I've been swapping washers between the emblems and original entohs, it improves both reels (for my taste at least)

The caps also seem interchangeable but I haven't fully tested that
Euroboybobbin Euroboybobbin
Posts: 4,644
Post #6 14 Jun 2021 19:42
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Yep...totally agree

Mine are perfect I fitted with the carbon washers and no issues

Rai
Posts: 292
Post #7 14 Jun 2021 19:59
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Anyone have issues when fishing tight drags/semi locked up?, rain/water making them overtight so no line can be taken at all? Think the washers might swell
8roker 8roker
Posts: 18
Post #8 14 Jun 2021 23:46
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You can change your drag knob from QD to QDM

http://www.daiwa.de/dw/en/67/353/7702/5,1,74,75,1,2__products-model.htm?ovs_prdrows2=10

It will change drag from 1/4 turn from open to closed to 3/4
Carbon washers doesn't change anything
ip100 ip100
Posts: 12,494
Post #9 15 Jun 2021 06:48
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Ooohhh ,shall I pop your toys back into your pram for you? Well as I said I use those same reels, have done for around 18 months now and have landed countless fish upto 122lb using them with no problems at all. Maybe I'm very lucky. But maybe you really are a Noddy....
Your reels haven't cost you either of those fish, you not using them properly has
ciderman
Posts: 2,139
Post #10 15 Jun 2021 17:56
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I agree . Must of had it to loose to get a over run and spillage.
Mine are fine 1/ 4 turn from free spool to locked .

Edit - what braid were you using to get cut off twice ?




noj
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That's too light for the situation IMO.
You should be matching the mono diameter you'd use and in that situation 18-20lb mono wouldn't be unheard of. That's 65 or 80 lb equivalent PP
runneil runneil
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Post #14 16 Jun 2021 18:19
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I've taken 2 of the red plastic drag washers out and replaced it with a felt one or two I bought off e Bay. There's another post on here somewhere that details exactly what to do. I find the drag perfect now
AmylNitrate
Posts: 126
Post #15 17 Jun 2021 16:43
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In reply to Post #9
Never had a problem with these reels either or the likes of original SS3000's from when they first came out.
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