Penn Fierce 3 not laying line at the bottom of the spool

[trout123]

I recently got a Penn Fierce 3 4000 and after 3 trips the bottom 1/16 of the spool is not any line on it. It looks like the spool itself doesnt raise up enough when you reel it in to lay the line on the whole spool. I read a few things about changing the washers below the spool and was wondering if anyone had any other input?

-Used in saltwater for small leopard sharks

-Plenty of grease

-Super clean on the inside

-Spooled with 50 pound braid(Put on by local fishing shop)

[NavyToad]

You should have shims that came with the reel - that’s what they’re for.

You can probably find a how-to on YouTube.

[bulldog1935]

the white washer on this surf reel is the spool shim

On this reel you have to remove the drag click-spring first (easy enough)

You simply snap them in to adjust the spool position on the spindle and get perfect line lay. 

...........................................................................................45-lb X-braid on this spool

 

You can recognize the need for a shim with a few line layers up and down the spool.  I simply loosen the drag, take the line back to the source spool, remove the reel spool, install the shim, and try again.