AWESOME! That drag sound is like music to my ears! New sub from my channel to yours!

Tasty fish. Never have jigged for them though, looks fun

also, you made a big mistake which can cause a major issue, (18:58)the screw that holds the hold plate to the shaft, the washer is not sitting on the nipple you see when you turn it it's not straight, so now you will have resistance on the hold plate when reeling and you are wearing out the hold plate. and that screw is not tightened properly. its frustrating watching people do repair or upgrade videos and do things completely incorrect so now you gave bad information.

The problem isn't the drag washers,(unless it's a very old model all newer round cold waters have carbon fiber drags) the problem is the shaft gets scarred, so it won't allow the drag plates move on the shaft, the real fix for this is to take a half round small file and lightly file those scarred areas smooth, clean the drag washers and you're good to go. also just put the handle on the shaft when removing the hold plate screw no need for an adjustable wrench. another note is when you are removing the drag stack just flip the shaft and gear over and dump them, they will lay in the correct orientation, so you don't have to take them out individually. also, the spring for the clutch was in the correct position the way you put it back make the clutch engage with a longer handle turn.

Brain surgery ha ha.

Red loctite still comes apart just fine. Red is always recommended in almost everything that needs loctite. Blue doesn’t do much

what a painful video, however you did a great job explaining. are the newer cold water reels better now?

Hey great video but I noticed a couple things.. the tab on the plate goes into the spring mid way along it when it is seated in the slot. Also the white plastic washer that you discarded on the back of the brass drag gear is supposed to be there and is not part of the drag…. Great upgrade. I think I’ll do it when the drags on my reels start losing their range.

Where do you guys walk out from? Does the shoreline freeze every year? I keep hearing that Superior doesn't freeze but continue to see ice fishing videos like this every year.

I’m pretty mechanically inclined but after that video it’s just easier and cheaper to rerun it and get to Daiwa sealine 40sl 3b and call it a day. Good drag review on that so sorry okuma you had a shot

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Can I use this reel for crabbing? For example can I cast this from the surf with crabbing snares

I discovered a feature on these reels that cause the drag issues you mention. Near the reel logo is a toggle button to toggle the clicker mode on or off. Turning it off gives completely smooth drag and complete silence with reeling, turning it on introduces the loud click while reeling and tighter drag. In your video you had this toggled on which is why you hear the click. Try turning it off and seeing if you still needed to upgrade washers. I bought 2 reels and noticed 1 clicked and 1 didn’t which is how I found the button. This buttin / feature is not mentioned anywhere in the minimal docs that come with the reel which is really stupid of Okuma.

Were can i get the upgrade drag i look up for drag masters and no resolts

If the reel is left hand retrieve, do the screws unscrew to the same direction ( lefty loosey) ??? I adk because the little screw on the plate that you have to hold with an adjustable wrench I stripped it trying to loosen it. It wouldn't move at all loosening it to the left (counter clockwise)

Love your initial demonstration. That was exactly my issue with these reels.

No drag grease?

Daiwa Sealine.

What brand of braided line are you using on these rods ?

Thanks for showing this. I just ordered the upgrades to both my reels

That's bull I'm taking mine back.

Great Video !!! Can I send my reels to you and pay u to trick them out ?

Great strike for sure😊 I fish Lake Huron and Georgian Bay for some big salmon, I get some nice catches n video as well Cheers 🎣🇨🇦🎥

I agree with what Denise Bister said in the comments - but only because when I opened my reel, that piece was in the middle of the spring, just like it was when you opened it. Haven't seen the schematic from Okuma or Tuna Reels yet, but now I'm very curious. Otherwise this video is A+. Thank you.

Nice fish what a monster!

On stock drag give the reel a quarter turn it will accept the adjustments.

I thought opener was this Saturday?

Nice

Great job on the quick release

Dang that reel is noisy. Someone installed a baseball card in it. I'm looking for a counter reel that works well and is not so noisy.

The little spring that you lost It happened to me twice. Also the way it was when you opened it up with the piece going through spring and you said thats not the way it goes confused me. Because if you order that spring throughTuna's Reel Troubles the spring in the pictures they have show the metal swing arm piece going through spring. Is your way better?

I have these Coldwater reels for my wire divers. These junk drags significantly contributed to me severely damaging the wire on both rods. I'm disappointed in my Okuma Coldwaters.

Good upgrade, but a better solution is to buy Penn Squalls. Their drag is smooth as silk, but they are double the price of the Okuma's. I think their line capacity might be slightly larger as well.

21 lb chinook in 3 mins! That’s impressive. Crazy the power they have. I’ve had 25 minute fights and it is crazy😎

𝕡𝐫ｏ𝕄ｏ𝔰𝓶 😏

awesome fish. We have a lot of fun at the end getting them in the net sometimes too!

With all the fish you've been pulling in out there, I would have guessed your net game was getting good 😉

I’m going to start using my downriggers as rod holders for dipsys on 0 I run one at 3 one at one each side Seems downriggers aren’t getting the bites like they use to

She was a fighter!

What harbor you fishing out of

What a cutie

Thanks for the video. I ordered the drag washers and did the replacement today. My original drag had completely seized. The drag works much better now. The video was good though I could have used a little more description on which assembly washer went where. You did show them but I failed to notice a couple washers during my disassembly and it took me multiple views of your video to figure out where they went. Not sure I ever really understood the warped washers under the star wheel. I was really glad to have your video as a resource; I would never have tried this without it.

Thanks for taking time to do this. Orders a 153 just today will see how it does on drag.

Beautiful Brown congrats

And best of all, nobody got shot!

Loved the hook set 25 seconds in and the scramble to thicken the slack!!!

nice catch! <new subscriber

ANUDER DANDY Thank you CYU

Absolutely luv ice fishing thanks for sharing great video CYU

Wow! Was this on Sunday?