TNBassin' Posted June 1, 2013 Author Posted June 1, 2013 It is a rod issue, not the reels.... The reel seat on the rod is to deep and cause's the rod assembly that the side plate rotates on to bind in the seat, (look at it mounted without the shimming)................. Actually the the reel seems to bind up at themiddle/ front of the side plate. The back of the sideplate will show a gap when unlocked, but it seems the front is what is getting bound up. But I agree it has to be the rod's reel seat that is causing the issue. Swapped out the Chronarch I got at BPS for another and same issue without shimming the seat. Quote
Fishwhittler Posted June 1, 2013 Posted June 1, 2013 Okay, does the reel seat make contact with the bottom of the plastic front cover? Quote
thehooligan Posted June 1, 2013 Posted June 1, 2013 They open and close much easier if you unscrew the cast control knob a bit. Quote
TNBassin' Posted June 1, 2013 Author Posted June 1, 2013 Okay, does the reel seat make contact with the bottom of the plastic front cover? No. Nothing is rubbing or touching anything it shouldn't. They open and close much easier if you unscrew the cast control knob a bit. You referring to spool tension knob? If so, I've tried loosening it up before opening the side plate. If you're talking about loosening the assembly that unlocks the sideplate then no I haven't tried that. I've literally got both cotton ends from a q tip stuffed in the front of the reel seat and have them working while snugged down on the rod. Quote
Capt.Bob Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 I have never run into that on my St. Croixs?? Even my Shimanos worked great on them before I went to Lew's. It would be interesting to no if it is common to that rod with other reels, or just the Shimano reel's on the Shimano rod??. Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted June 2, 2013 Super User Posted June 2, 2013 I've noticed the same thing, but it is limited to the left hand reel for me. I think it has to do with where the uplocking reel seat connects with the reel foot. It isn't the frame flexing, I'll put money on that. Quote
TNBassin' Posted June 2, 2013 Author Posted June 2, 2013 I was messing with them both again yesterday, and took all of the shimming out of the back part of the reel seat, and just put 2 pieces of cotton in the front of the seat and got the side plates to pop open pretty easily. Seems the front of the reel seat on the Crucials is where the problem lies, although it doesn't make contact with any part of the reel other than the reel foot. If it is the frame flexing, it sure isn't taking much to get it out of whack. Quote
Capt.Bob Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 I too would find it hard to believe the frame on the Chronarch could flex from a reel seat problem. They are a pretty rigid frame! Quote
TNBassin' Posted June 4, 2013 Author Posted June 4, 2013 Spoke with Bantam1 on TT, and he is getting me some rod shims. Quote
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