Sounds to me like you have click leaf spring holder (looks like a cup) upside down. I bought a Fuego with this same issue. Reversed it to have the "cup" facing up and it's fine. If it is facing down, you are most likely having it dig into the rim and cause friction when reeling with the drag tighten...

Bandit 200.

the brake case on the left side plate may have been turned 180 degrees from original. also, the latch may have just been turned short of full tightness. it will still lock up but there will be a bit of play/movement in the side plate. if key is turned full range i'd check the brake case for wrong p...

What exactly would I have to do to do that?

Looks beautiful but WHY do you use that beautiful reel as a hook hanger instead of using a hook hanger!!!

goldrod wrote:ZPI PG spool because its not the same purple as my Steez EX 7.9 but the parts found a home

Love this!

I was able to acquire a few of these reels. Two BB1N and two BB1NG that were made by Ryobi. These were before Browning and Quantum owned them...right after Lew Childre pulled production from Shimano to Ryobi in Japan. These models do not have the disengaging button on top and are in pretty decent sh...

Good luck and good fishing with whatever model you choose!

poisonokie wrote:I think you're just holding the reel upside down.

LOL! Nice...but seriously, any way to adjust it? Thank you!

Very durable. I did have my wedding ring smudge some of the paint at the reel stem but that is just how I hold the reels. The stem of the reel sites between my middle and ring finger so metal on painted Zaion leads to some scratches. Hope this helps!

Is the "Shimano" emblem supposed to be sitting upright when fully locked on the turnkey part of the palming side plate? If it is upside down when fully closed, how easy is it fix? Could it have just been installed upside down from the factory? Is it can easy fix to correct? Thanks for any/all help a...

The Luvias are great reels. I have two 3012H's and one 2508. They are almost as smooth as my Exist reels. If you didn't have both, you'd be hard pressed to tell. And the drag is butter smooth!

Where are these SV103 right handers lurking??? Lefted handed fisherman searching for a right handed reel (as always) here... Would love to see if they could bring back the original Zillion frame and update it fully... I would still be fine with the Steez A/Tatula 100 style variant Zillion 100. Same...

All I wanna know is where were all you SV103 groupies when I was selling mine a few months ago - Had 5 or 5 LH mint with bearing and LW upgrades etc and I had to practically give them away :doh: If they were RH, I am sure I would have been interested. I love that frame. Aside from the SV103s, I hav...

Groupie here...don't know if I can handle anymore...I am at 11 now...6XS and 5H.