Makaira 20 SEA skipping in low gear under 20 pounds of tension from the line winder. 

happened a few times to me on my 30, to be fair I did spool it at 70lb of pressure(pumped sitting dow with a harness) but it never happened while fishing

It's not just okuma. Penn 80vsw did the same thing. I've worked on 3 like that and they still do it.

Mine just started doing this but in high gear while reeling in a 250g flatfall. Took it apart and no missing teeth. Only thing I see is there's play with the main gears up and down on the main shaft

Was the reel designed to spin that fast in low gear?

I just watched you spool two reels and say they skip gears. But it's kind of your own fault in my book. It's low gear not 60+rmp gear. Low gear is for lifting/pulling at low speeds not ment for out of human capability cranking speed with a load. You add speed to any low gear does not work well in any situation car, truck4x4, bike ect. Your going to have the same results

Maybe ask Basil at BHP he must have spooled thousands of reels with spectra, ask him what drag he spools reels at. 20lbs of drag at that speed looks like a lot of load to me. I would have thought at 10 lbs all the stretch is out of the braid so anything more is just going to cause wear and tear or failure

I’m a mechanical genius! But common sense says no human can reel that fast!

Its cause you spinning it on low gear faster than its meant 2 be used

Hi Alan, I would like to buy an okuma makaira 30 II sea. I've never owned an okuma and don't know about these reels. is the mechanics reliable?

It's like trying to turn the handle with 3ft stilsons. Waht do you expect?

Is it common to wind line on two speed reels on low gear? Why not just wind it in normal gear?

Could be a stripped gear tooth inside the reel damn and being a Special Edition probably wont be any parts available for it .

have you try calling Okuma 🧐, I recalled watching other videos where you are having the same problem with other brand of reels ,maybe your winding machine is the problem. 20lbs low gear and at that speed , imagen driving in 1st gear at 20mph, what would happen

Isn’t this a common issue with the Makairas or Okumas in general?

I see this issue more on penn visx than the makaira..

Is the problem with winder and not reel?

Why create content and not interact with subscribers questions? Doesn’t make sense,,,, What’s your motive? This is nothing new to two speed reels!!!

Why do you think this happens?

Take it out if low gear at that speed bud

I purchased the 5II and it also skips,sent it back to Okuma twice and they cannot fix the problem.Purchased the Andros12sIIa,that works well in low gear and retrieves SLOW in regular gears.The Okuma repairs department is in HIATUS DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS!!!GOODBYE Okuma,your craftmanship SUCKS!!

Okuma garbage....get a Shimano!

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