There are several reels that use the fixed A/R spring. Definitely makes the job easier - Good luck with the service - Dennis

You are welcome. Thanks for watching - Please stay tuned for more to come - Dennis

That's a good place to start. This can be an enjoyable pastime. Best wishes and thanks for viewing - Dennis

The plastic spool was made so that you can cast the reel farther. It can be used in saltwater or fresh. the spool is lighter than the metal one so there is less resistance and it spins faster resulting if farther casts. Thanks for the note - Dennis

You are welcome - Thanks for watching - Dennis

One of the charter boats I work with, uses Jigmasters with their standard rod rental rig. They take a lot of abuse. Most of the failures are related to daily use without a lick of maintenance. They are work horses that keep going and will last for a long time with a little TLC.

Glad this helped. Check out my library if there are other models, I have over 200 videos posted and I cover a lot of models and manufacturers - Thanks for watching - Dennis

Glad to hear that it helped. Good luck fishing! That's what these videos are all about, helping folks get the most out of their reel and showing how to maintain and repair them when they are not working right. - Dennis

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for the kind feedback Jeffrey - Dennis

I'm glad it helped you. I prefer your method of casting the conventional or bait casting reels. Grab a 10 foot pole made for casting and it can go a long way. Good luck fishing! - Dennis

I think casting with the conventional reel and a suitable rod that is matched for your reel defines pure fishing. It is the way I was taught over 50 years ago, using an Ocean City reel and a 9 foot surf pole on the beach. I'll take this over a spinning reel any day! Thanks for watching and the memories you invoked - Dennis

supercrew63 could you tell me what size rod you use and type of line and do you have a plastic spool or brushed stainless steel

@@raymondnasto185 I use 25 lb trilene big game 1 is chrome and one is plasitic on shakespere 7.0 ugly stick tiger rods ml...bwc2200..hope that helps....

@@raymondnasto185 On the boats we call em bait sticks, But on the pier i use a high low bait rig with 3.0 oz weight and get a 100 yards plus

I appreciate the kind words. Best wishes in doing the reel tune ups. - Dennis

Thank you for the kind feedback and for watching - Dennis

I do about 100 Jigmasters a season, so doing it over and over does improve speed, but this is not a race. Take your time and enjoy the effort. You will! - Dennis

Hey Dennis...quick question....will parts, like the drag washers (for instance), from the newer chinese made jigmaster work on the older US made ones? i found replacement parts here but this looks like the newer model: www.ereplacementparts.com/penn-500l-jigmaster-non-levelwind-reel-parts-c-186082_186083_186217.html

It is near impossible to get a bent or wrapped spool back to true. Best wishes and thanks for watching - Dennis

Thank for watching and for the feedback. Please stay well during the pandemic - Dennis

2nd Chance Tackle you too :)

You are welcome - Best wishes for great fishing - pease stay tuned - Dennis

Yes - there is likely to be a lot of dirt and dried grease that is preventing it from coming off. Try soaking the reel in a pail of clean water overnight and then try again. If that doesn't work, take the non-gear side plate off and remove the spool. Use a penetrating oil like WD40 and spray the inside and outside of the gear side trim ring. Let it sit for at least an hour. Put the spool back in and reattach the bearing side plate and try again. Hopefully, those steps will help free the crud and allow you to remove it - Patience will prevail - Dennis

You're a wealth on knowledge, the overnight soak worked great. Now i can service it ! Thanks for the help

John - you can try to move the eccentric free spool jack up and down as that will sometimes help to move the yoke assembly a little bit and align the stud to the bridge - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle Thanks Dennis - I got it! A bit of trial and error and crawling around with a flashlight for dropped small parts but its back together and working well. Thanks for a great video tutorial!

You can use the Penn grease on both, but the drag grease is thicker and will last longer before it needs to be re-lubed. You can get a small container of Cal's drag grease for around $10. Thanks for asking Dennis

If you broke the washer, you can get a replacement part through Pennparts.com. The 350 internals are the same at the Penn 155 Beachmaster, The torsion bar level wind feature is the only difference. I have posted a video on the 155 overhaul in addition to the one you are viewing. Go ahead and order the part and you should be fine. Thank you - Dennis

They can, but the weakness in the Jigmaster is the frame, which is subject to twist because of the single screw take apart system . The high speed Senator 3/0 or the current Squall/Fathom are better alternatives from Penn

Ray - thanks for asking. Please send a note to my email 2ndchancetackle@gmail.com for service information. I disagree that heavy grease is the answer. You can control spool speed with the side plate bearing adjuster on the non-handles side of the reel. Also, the lighter plastic spool actually spins faster as there is less resistance due to weight. I will look for your note. Best wishes - Dennis

Use Mysticparts.com for the Penn Reel greases and oils.

Are you in the tracks? Do the pins line up with the grooves and is the set screw on the lower left side of the reel? Can you see the screw by looking from the inside - out to make sure it is in all of the way? If the answer is yes to all, check the minds on the side plate. There needs to be three of these. If they have broken off, the side plate will not hold. Thanks for asking - Dennis

As a general rule, you should tighten the drag down completely and then back it off approximately 1/4 turn so that it has some slip. It should be hard to pull the line out by hand, when the reel is engaged, but not impossible. - Dennis

Got it.. Thanks a bunch Sir.. everything seems to be working fine now... it was put together incorrectly...

Please send a note to my email 2ndchancetackle@gmail.com for service and repair information - Thanks for asking - Dennis

I would return it to the seller and not attempt the repair of the side plate. Then I would look for a complete one. The lubricant brass piece is pressed into the side plate and not easily replaced.. If you are set on doing this, you need to knock the old one out using a punch. Set the side plate on two supports, like the vice clamps of a bench vise so that the brass is able to be pushed through. Reverse the side plate so that you are "punching" inside to outside. Tap the lube barrel until it is free. The other option is to just break the original side plate with a chisel near the assembly, until the item is cleared. To reinstall, grease the assembly and tap it into the hole on the new side plate - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle Thanks for the tips! I guess I'll go ahead and give it a go - I don't want to spend the money on another cover - doing it for fun more than function. I don't really have a need for the reel in Kentucky. I have $20 in it at this point ($10 for the reel, $10 for the replacement cover).

Dillon - you can use the reel without the oil port. You don't need to replace it if you don't want to do it. You will just need to take the cover off every few trips and add a drop of oil to through the spool gear. Why don't you try it that way first? - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle I was successfully able to get it out of the side plate and into the new one. However, I have another question. Once I swapped everything over, if the spool tension knob (or the knob on the left side plate) is fully tightened, the spool will not disengage and free spool. If i loosen it up some it functions correctly, but there is some "slop" and the spool can move left and right. If I move it to the right it will engage the handle again and not free spool properly. Any ideas?

Watch this video to set the spool properly kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h8lmfspnxpinZZ8.html Dennis

Yeah - 6 years ago and one of the first videos I did~. I guess I learned how to get it in frame and not sideways!

Penn replacement parts are available through Mysticparts.com - Thanks for asking - Dennis

A few have certainly done that, and a few have sent me the reel in pieces after they gave up on the project. The video was posted to help from start to finish, but it works to help folks who started without it as well. I hope it has helped you too! Thanks for watching - Dennis