Direct-Drive Reels?

[Josh Smith]

Hi Folks,

 

I'm wondering if anyone makes a direct-drive with drag these days, along the lines of a 5000D.

 

The way the 5000D worked was that as the drag let out, the reel handle would go backwards.  There was an anti-reverse dog and disengaging spool. 

 

The 5000D was constructed so that the drag could be overridden with the reel handle.

 

Actually, a 5500D (23 IPT) or similar would be more along the lines of what I'm looking for.  Something faster than the old 3.8 gears.

 

I have a very specific niche that this type of reel would fill nicely.  I just don't know that any are made these days.

 

Thank you,

 

Josh

[Smallmouth Hunter]

I don't think so, but you could get pretty close with the lews bb1 with the multistop anti reverse clutch.

[TorqueConverter]

How could it be faster than a 3.8 if it is direct drive?  Am I missing something here?

[Tim Kelly]

There isn't anything like that any more. If you got hold of a 5000D you could probably swap the gears out for higher ratio ones, nearly all ABU round reels are interchangeable. In reality though, most people if they wanted to put more drag on a fish than the reel was set for would just thumb the spool. When I've muskie fished I've always put the reel in freespool and planted my thumb on the spool when I go into the figure 8 just so I can easily give line if needed on such a short line.

[oldschoolbasser]

I build 4500 size direct drive Ambassadeurs with 4.7:1 gear ratios like the 5500D's. They're easy to build,but finding the drive gears is the hardest part.

[oldschoolbasser]

4500D Direct Drive with dual bearing worm gear and cog wheel,ABEC7 bearings,Carbontex drag washer,and swept carbon handle with Megabass cork knobs.

[oldschoolbasser]

On 8/26/2014 at 8:13 PM, TorqueConverter said:

How could it be faster than a 3.8 if it is direct drive?  Am I missing something here?

The 5500D has 4.7:1 gears