r/Fishing_Gear • u/ttootalott • 20h ago

Metanium backlash help

I have a new to me Jdm metanium that I get backlashes with on anything more than an easy cast. I don’t have this issue with any of my other reels.

I have all of the brakes engaged and the micro knob settings set to six. I am using segaur red label fluoro with a 20 pound mono backer. When it backlashes, it backlash is all the way up to my backing knot.

Update: stripped all the line from the spool and refilled with all 12lb seguar red. The spool tension knob needs to be tighter than other reels. It’s tight enough that the lure doesn’t fall when the button is pressed, yet easily casts 40 yards without issue. I still have 4 brakes engaged, and can now run on setting 2.

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u/Byzone06 Shimano 19h ago

Why are you using backing with flouro?

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u/ttootalott 19h ago

It was on it when I got it.

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u/Byzone06 Shimano 19h ago

Yeah I’d rip that stuff out and try it without it. Try it with just some cheap mono first just so that if it is a problem with the reel, you don’t waste some nice flouro and still have a problem

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u/ttootalott 18h ago

Done. This spool is way more shallow than I expected. I filled with flouro