hey rip,
My abu started doin that after about 2 months use mad . what i did was i took the reel and rinsed it under water THROUGHLY, then put a whole sh@t load of oil in it and let is sit for a while to let the oil get into everything, it works now but the drag is still a little on the screwed side, it goes zzzzz...zzzz...zzz... or in other words sounds like its chuggin'! were you by chance fishing barrier last sunday? i heard a reel that was screamin like yours.

FS, you goin this weekend? i'll be there saturday all day and sunday all day cause were campin @ BC.

Hope that helps rip,

Tyler
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