[Tica Taurus Tp 2000s Spin Reel]

Well I tried swapping the drags over between my spools. It didn't really make any difference though. The drag is just a little bit sticky, and I'm thinking it's just not a great drag. An upgrade would be nice. Does anyone know if you can get those erskines upgrades for Tica reels?

I found an old shimano sahara 2000 in the garage this morning & had a go of that to compare. It leaves the other drag for dead. That's a little bit annoying considering that reel cost me a quarter of what the Tica cost. The Tica is still usable though, and it has caught me some very good fish, and copped a flogging from some big unstoppable ones too.

[Tica Taurus Tp 2000s Spin Reel]

Hi Ken

I do have a spare spool. I might give that one a go tonight.

Unfortunately I can't find a picture on the net, and I don't have a digi camera or scanner. I really need to get with the times I think.

I'll have a go at the spare spool & report back.

Cheers

Tim

[Tica Taurus Tp 2000s Spin Reel]

Hi Jo

It's definitely a wet drag. It's a little different to the one in the photos in the drag maintenance article, as it has the one nylon/absorbent type washer, but there are no other washers per se. It's a bit hard to describe, but the other "washer" is more of a bucket shape, with one flat side that is the contact point with the nylon washer.

I have no idea how to describe it! I need to find a diagram or something. I'll get back to you.

In the meantime, I've heard somebody mention using graphite powder in a drag to make it smoother. Anybody have any thoughts on this?

Cheers

Tim

[Tica Taurus Tp 2000s Spin Reel]

Hi guys

I have a bit of a problem with one of my favourite reels. The drag is sticking a bit when line first starts being pulled off. I need to pull a little bit harder when I first start peeling line off, then it operates smoothly once it starts spinning.

I read the drag maintenance article on this site & gave that a go, but it doesn't seem to have made any difference at all. I'm pretty sure I did it right because I did the same thing with another one of my spin reels & it made the drag a lot smoother.

I suppose I should get to the point. Is it possible to get an upgraded drag for this reel, or is there something else I should try first? By the way, it's a wet drag.

Cheers

Tim

[Roseville & Cottage Point]

Its tough fishing down here when you are a queenslander.

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Sorry Pedro, what I meant was that I have just come home from a holiday in QLD where I did pretty well & caught a few fish.

I've been fishing around Sydney for a couple of years, mostly around Hornsby/Berowra area. I tried a few different tactics on Saturday, but it was just one of those days. There was too much boat traffic around Roseville I think.

[Flathead At Bobbin Head]

Hi Andy

Well done! Are you allowed to fish from the pontoon there? I thought we weren't allowed. I've fished around the area a fair bit, but never off the pontoon. I've also never caught any flathead down there. Lots of good bream though.

Tim

[Roseville & Cottage Point]

Hi guys

Went to Roseville on Saturday morning hoping for a flattie. Fished SP's for a couple of hours with no hits, only follows from baby bream & toadies...

I switched to bait & tried a while down near the boatramp cos I thought there would be a good berley trail from the cleaning tables. No fish there either. So I packed up & went to drive home & decided to give cottage point a go. No results there either!

Fished all day for zilch. Very depressing after coming home from QLD & catching heaps. Hopefully my next report will be a bit better.

Cheers

Tim