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CorsiHockeyLeague · 04-22-2020, 07:04 PM

So I decided to get a levelwind trolling reel to fish with out in BC. It's an Okuma coldwater 303D.

Here is the issue: I am trying to spool line onto it and it simply won't do anything. I turn the handle and the spindle turns - but only as long as there is no pressure or resistance. Once I put any resistance on the spindle (i.e. if I'm trying to load it with line, but also if I just put a finger on it) turning the handle does not do anything whatsoever. So if there was a fish on the other end of the line (or for that matter a weight of any kind), turning the handle would not actually cause the line to reel in.

What am I doing wrong here? This is literally my first modern deep water reel, so I'm wondering if there is some mechanism I am not understanding.

EDIT: OK, I think I have it figured out. It's the star thing by the handle that adjusts the tension. They really needed to provide instructions with this thing.

04-22-2020, 07:04 PM	#712
CorsiHockeyLeague Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2015 Exp:	So I decided to get a levelwind trolling reel to fish with out in BC. It's an Okuma coldwater 303D. Here is the issue: I am trying to spool line onto it and it simply won't do anything. I turn the handle and the spindle turns - but only as long as there is no pressure or resistance. Once I put any resistance on the spindle (i.e. if I'm trying to load it with line, but also if I just put a finger on it) turning the handle does not do anything whatsoever. So if there was a fish on the other end of the line (or for that matter a weight of any kind), turning the handle would not actually cause the line to reel in. What am I doing wrong here? This is literally my first modern deep water reel, so I'm wondering if there is some mechanism I am not understanding. EDIT: OK, I think I have it figured out. It's the star thing by the handle that adjusts the tension. They really needed to provide instructions with this thing. __________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno Last edited by CorsiHockeyLeague; 04-22-2020 at 07:13 PM.