After a few months of searching every available source, I was able to put together something close. I actually like how it came out, a little better than the example rod I posted for reference. I used aluminum winding checks designed for a SKS seat, used my Alps wrapper as a makeshift lathe, carved ...

I used the drive shaft that came with the clicking star drag kit. All I had to get separate was the drag nut thing from a newer Steez. I’m not sure it this will work with an Alphas platform

Sorry for the late reply. Life has been a little chaotic lately. I ordered all new bearings minus the spool and side plate, and finally got to crack open the reel again. Doing so, I found 2 more rusty bearings. With the new bearings in, I got to test the reel last night after work and…. It casts and...

Sorry for taking so long. I was able to get the reel taken apart this morning and check on all the things you guys have told me to look at. The route of all this drama ended up being the pinion support bearing(the one under the CC knob). Thank you doomtrprz71 for sharing! The bearing was completely ...

Haven’t gotten to take it back apart yet. I did read somewhere that the little plastic blocks in the conductor can get dirty and make the reel a little loud. Who knows. I’m also wondering if the anti-reverse bearing is the root cause of the issues. The reel has a tight spot on the retrieve about eve...

Sounds like that Z has been fished hard and just put away. Have you removed the backup anti-reverse dog leg? It sounds like you may have a burr on the main or pinion, have you checked the gears closely? The clicking on the cast is weird, possibly a bad bearing or slightly bent spool edge? And yes, ...

Recent picked up a used Z2020. The back story I got was that it would occasionally engage while casting, and sometimes would let out line whole the reel is just sitting, not being used. Line was flouro carbon, so I can’t say it’s just slippage like you get with braided line without a backing. I took...

Fishing4Fun wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:24 am

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Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:33 am

The Gomexus star drag works and looks pretty good on this. I had to order a square nut and a spring from Daiwa, from a Steez SVTW1016, and everything lines up.

Looks good Trav. Did you have enough range of adjustment using this star?

Yes sir. I’m able to back the drag off completely

The Gomexus star drag works and looks pretty good on this. I had to order a square nut and a spring from Daiwa, from a Steez SVTW1016, and everything lines up.

I think that’s the issue I’m having. I didn’t add a washer on the inside of the reel. Thank you!

Anyone have a Daiwa Pixilla with a clicking drag star mod that can help me out. I’m trying to assemble mine, by memory from 12 years ago, and the issue I’m having is the handle will not turn once the drag is tightened. Can someone share with me the washer stack up of the handle, from the anti-revers...

Follow up from my post earlier. With my reel (pictured) being fairly old now, are any spools from newer Steez’s or similar reels interchangeable?

Thank you!

Are there any BFS spools made for older Steez reels? I have a Steez 100 SHL from about 10 years ago that is just sitting in a box.

I’m about to start a BFS build. I’m looking to do something similar to this, with a carbon tube between the 2 pieces of a Fuji SKS seat. Can anyone help me with sourcing these? All the normal sites don’t seem to have the winding checks that are the same diameter (OD) of a carbon tube that’s available.