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Originally Posted by ffemtreed
Thicker oil in the bearings will slow it down. (if this reel has bearings) It might only have some type of bushings!
I don't know about that reel, but if there is room between the sideplate and spool and you can put a couple static mags on the sideplate to slow it down. Just glue(epoxy) a thin piece of ferrous metal to the sideplate and let the mags stick to it.
If you search around you might be able to buy a modern "light" spool for the reel. This will definatly help with the reel inertia.
PS--did you order custom sideplates for your daiwa? last I knew you only had the spool tension knob to slow it down.
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There are 2 small mags on the lever side in between the spool and the outer housing. I found them when i had to tear down a couple of weeks ago after the dunk. They were added, as best as I can tell, because there is no reference to them on the Diawa parts breakdown for that reel. The more I cast that reel, though, the more I think it needs more magging. On this Peer 309, so far , I am trying a pair of these "rare earth" magnets from Radio Shack. They are small enough to fit on the inside of the outer housing, and hopefully the 2 I put in are enough. There is room I think for 2 more if needed. I am taking it out in the morning to try it out. For as old as this reel is, it is in daggone good shape, and I hope it works. If not, no biggy, I will just make a Boat rod out of it. Oh yeh, Thanks. I got the idea for the Mags from your post earlier this year on magging the Penn you got for a gift.You and Coop had some good engineering idea's there. I will be experimenting on the Diawa with these small rare earth mags if this works on the Penn.