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ABU HOOKSET AND PAWL PROBLEMS AND DRAGS AT THE BOTTOM SHOWN AND DISCUSSED INCLUDING EASY FIX FOR PAWL STOP OVER TRAVEL FOR FASTER DEPENDABLE HOOKSETS ON FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i found some  rare earth magnets at radio shak that are a direct drop in fit and stronger than the factory 3 mags in the reel itself, what i did was too add these to fill holes on two reels from abu garcia's black max series, and abu round reels and quantum low profiles using less tension and more mag control, in some cases the magnets when staggered north -south will creating a braking effect on the spool by causing an eddy current .i use more mags and less brake to get a farther cast out of the reel with less lash.also see the improvements link on the main page for abu reel tips  mag part # 64-1895 is the replacement for abu and quantum reels at 1\16 x 3\16 "also this principle can be used on conventional reels with aluminum spools such as penn 140 squidders and 500 jigmasters to ocean city reels .
note the pics before and after the neodium rare earth mags are installed , abu gives you 3 for ten slots and quantum adds in 5. i fill all the slots with the new mags and a drop of superglue works fine to hold them in place, the mags must be staggered north and south in order to get the most of the created eddy currents,on the abu's you can cut a flat half moon out of a refridgerater magnet for a backing plate easily behind the abu mag carrier  this adds more mag power slightly and gives you a flat backing , note also abu does not sell single mags just carrier assemblys with 3 mags installed, this is why i use the radio shack mags in here..
note that the large washer under   plastic gear was taken out and  replaced with two of eqaul thickness  just smaller so mags can sit in the  spool recess between gear and lip and also the bar makes use of the mounting posts for guides for the bar itself , the ends must be trimmed and ronded close too the slightly over 1\8th " holes to have clearance between cover walls and give it freedom of movement also the holes on the bar when trimmed to fit can be marked from inside the cap so accrate placement is achieved and then the adjuster screw hole can be drilled at same time insuring good alignment,lalso the springs provide adeqaute tension to keep the bar even and not tilt towards the shaft! i use the 1\16 x 3\8ths " for the 5500c abu shown here ,after adjusting the mags with no spool tension i got excellent casts ,no backlash at all unless i really pushed the cast way to hard, the quantum worked flawlesly as well with the same setup method .
mags at indigo here!
mags at Forcefield here!
for greasing the gear shafts just use the same method in the conventional reel section, just grease gear teeth on large and small cogs, and drags while they're open as shown on right and then reassemble sides again , also keep flip lever up as well to engage its pin properly ,also make sure that catch pawl is set on the gear face right too ,that way when you do a hook set it will stop cold ,Note that pic on right is of an over greased gear and crankshaft All that is needed is a light film on the dragwashers and on the gear teeth, note the lower picture has been cleaned and a light greasing applied, never add more than a drop of oil to the pawl shaft and catch, thats one spot you over grease and wonder why it doesnt engage the catch on the gear tooth , i spread the 2 copper tines apart so it travels freely with out alot of pressure .i just want enough pressure on the lower catch gear sides so that the pawl rides above the treeth and has enough pressure to pull down on a hookset or a stop ,remember too tight the pawl wont move back or catch,too loose it flies above the teeth bouncing off the gear and wearing out faster a light oiling on the pin will let it fly above the teeth with out bouncing off them too.note how excess grease has been cleaned off too. this is so grease doesnt clog  the bearings on the spool or fill the pawl up with grease preventing it from working properly, also if you are very carefull a little bent haed steel wire or block can be added to the pawl so it will stop over travel and as well increase hookset speed without missing a tooth.for this you want to use a heatsink so not to retemper the tines and use a hard solder ,i use silver solder its a higher melt temp for a 200 watt iron and has about 400 psi holding power.if you use a pin wire you can bend it exacly to fit and take all the slack out as well
where as a stop out of brass sheet may take time fitting to get rid of all over play ,note that when you measure the distance to have the pawl riding just over the teeth with no contact to eliminate error.
for converting a cycolac spooled penn reel you have to cut a perfect round disc of soft aluminum 1/32" or better sheet to fit the spool,also it needs a hole in the middle to slip over the klicker gear.i have converted two reels now,both takedown style's being a #200 and a #500 jigmaster this way,the neo mags work well with the thick sheet disc creating the eddy current needed to make it lash proof.i used one magnet stack on the #200 surfmaster consisting of 1 3\8" sqaure x1/10" and 2 3/8"x1/16" neomags.i feel i can just take one circle mag out still and get the same results but with a minute amount of line lifting tho,i havent done that yet.use a good grade 2 part epoxy to install the mags with and the sheet disc to the spool,note the c clamp and sockets in the pic so that the disc is absolutely flat glued to the ribs on the spool.the sockets protect the spool end shafts from getting bent or offset and do the job well.i just simply cut the disc with heavy scissors out of a sheet,punched a hole in the middle and put it on a carraige bolt with 2 fender washers and a nut and trued it round some with a file ,i then took the flash off the edges,opened up the hole in the midle some more with a dremel tool or a reamer to fit.next lay it flat on some steel piece nd cover it with a flat piece of plexiglass or steel and pound it flat as you can in between the 2 pieces to make it absolutely as flat as possible for the spool.this is in case you want to adjust the hieght of the magnet if you are starting with one mag at a time to just get it right in terms of casting without lash,or you can use 2 mags and have a gap in between them and the spool,what i found was 2 mag stacks slowed my spool so much i couldnt get past 110 yards or so,i then removed one stack and it was reaching way out theyre with a 4 oz kastmaster lure or  lead weight.see the pic for the view of the discs and where i located the mag stack.its a nice way to prove to people who bust cookies by saying that old reel cant cast.i showed them at the dock this summer past when i took theyre 20 bucks by casting a good 170 yards onto the river bank on the other side with a lead weight on my 11foot surfrod.now me and my old penns get respect when we go fishing for stripers.with a light lure dont expect much.use at least a 3 -4 oz tin/ plastic finesse fish or eel or heavy plug/jig of your choice.for  smilin bill bucktails and silvered heavy jigs like deadly       dicks,kastmasters etc this setup its the cats meow for an all day fish on one rod or for chunking heavy leads and bait i cant ask for much more.well maybe a morrum cus i like the look but thats another whole nuther story in itself.........p.s thanx to gowge of st.augustine fla for the inspirational work hes done on the penn mag setup too. pic below.