Here's a photo of my H&I 7'6" 6wt. I've posted it with my Ocean City #30 loaded with a 7wt floater that I cut the tip back to fling the bass flies a little easier.

My question ... does anyone know what type of washer I could use under the spindle screw. When I picked this reel up it didn't have anything underneath so I cut a piece of cardboard for a temp. It works, but I prefer to find a suitable replacement.





Edit: Sorry guys for the large photos, I'm still figuring this photo thing out ...

Ditto, pics look good. If the hardware store doesn't have the washers you want, try a place that provides appliance parts. Washing machines, freezers, and especially refrigerators utilize a lot of thin washers on the doors. It'd be nice if you could find a nylon washer that wouldn't harm the metal on your reel.

if you're trying to take up end-play on the spool, I have some Young spring thrust washers in transit from the UK.

Good looking rod - I think we were all watching that one.
I'd bet money its a South Bend blank.

Bulldog is right you are probably missing the coil spring. My OC #35 looks a lot like your #30 and it does not have or call for a washer but does have a coil spring that takes up play in the spool. Ocean City referrers to it as the Drag Coil Spring.

Great reels.

Cyrus

I know what you mean, except for the spring and it is not adjustable my reel has no real drag of the type one would expect to find on a reel that has a drag. So I think the label they put on the spring is misleading.

Cyrus

cool that's amazing how close these two rods look very similiar ... if you don't mind me asking, what reel (or weight) so you use to balance that rod with?

Right on ... thanks Bulldog