twigss Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 I bought a reel from Ali Express (Fishband GH100) and there is a gap between the spool and reel body that allows line to get stuck when it backlashes. The gap is between 0.012" and 0.015". I was thinking of adding some kind of material (epoxy, super glue, shim tape, scotch tape, etc.) to fill that gap. This seems like a daunting task to get just right as to fix the problem permanently and not ruin the reel. Does anyone have suggestions? I'm using this for BFS so I don't want to go to larger diameter line (quite the opposite in fact, I'd like to go down a size.) Since it came from China, any solution that would involve shipping it back to the seller wouldn't be worth it. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 Maybe slightly under-spooling will help. You can pull off a long cast worth of lune plus some and tape the line. This helps keep backlash from going too deep. As for the reel itself it is what it is. An inexpensive reel built to loose tolerances. 1 Quote
garroyo130 Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 This is one of those reels ive seen all over youtube and have honestly wondered if some company is paying people to push these things. Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted March 30, 2020 Super User Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, garroyo130 said: This is one of those reels ive seen all over youtube and have honestly wondered if some company is paying people to push these things. It's possible, but I'd exclude The Reel Test. He's a Shimano fanboy and a bit of a jerk, but not a shill. He's put the GH100 at the top of the list for el cheapo bfs Ali reels as far as actual casting capability goes. Quote
Alex from GA Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 Many years ago people used clear nail polish on the spool of their Penn conventional reels when the line was smaller than the gap between the spool and the frame. It might be a left coast thing. 1 1 Quote
garroyo130 Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, PhishLI said: It's possible, but I'd exclude The Reel Test. He's a Shimano fanboy and a bit of a jerk, but not a shill. He's put the GH100 at the top of the list for el cheapo bfs Ali reels as far as actual casting capability goes. Yeah I don't know any of these people personally so I'm just basing it off my perceived product quality. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted March 31, 2020 Super User Posted March 31, 2020 23 hours ago, twigss said: I bought a reel from Ali Express (Fishband GH100) and there is a gap between the spool and reel body that allows line to get stuck when it backlashes. The gap is between 0.012" and 0.015". I was thinking of adding some kind of material (epoxy, super glue, shim tape, scotch tape, etc.) to fill that gap. This seems like a daunting task to get just right as to fix the problem permanently and not ruin the reel. Does anyone have suggestions? I'm using this for BFS so I don't want to go to larger diameter line (quite the opposite in fact, I'd like to go down a size.) Since it came from China, any solution that would involve shipping it back to the seller wouldn't be worth it. Just curious and this is as far as I go into inquiring..... What possessed you to buy this reel in the first place? Quote
garroyo130 Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, FishTank said: Just curious and this is as far as I go into inquiring..... What possessed you to buy this reel in the first place? https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fishband+gh100 1 Quote
twigss Posted April 2, 2020 Author Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/30/2020 at 12:25 PM, Alex from GA said: Many years ago people used clear nail polish on the spool of their Penn conventional reels when the line was smaller than the gap between the spool and the frame. It might be a left coast thing. Thanks for the suggestion, sounds like it might work. Quote
jbrew73 Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 Use it for another technique that is suitable for larger dia line or cut your losses and move on. Edit I just read the original post again. I’d cut my losses. Quote
Super User WRB Posted April 3, 2020 Super User Posted April 3, 2020 Legacy Abu Ambassador reels had .012 nominal clearence between the reel frame side plates and od of the spool because of all the tolerances between the frame, side plates and spool. Today's precision 1 piece frames eliminate most of the tolerance stack up issues reducing cleanse to less then .010. The obvious soluation is use line .012D or greater with the subject reel. Tom Quote
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