Reverse Drag of the Patriot Fly Reel

Step 1 - remove spool from the reel

Step 2 - use the flathead screw driver to remove the exposed cap of the red drag housing

Step 3 - use the Phillips head screw driver to remove the screw which is holding the tower in place beneath the red cap

Step 4 - firmly grasp the tower and pull the housing from the reel. May require a firm pull or mild twisting of the housing 

Step 5 - remove the black seal from the bottom of the removed housing

Step 6 - look at the exposed bearing - note if the white side of the bearing is facing you or if you see the steel color of the bearing

Step 7 - remove the bearing, flip it, and reinsert it

Step 8 - reinsert the black seal ring

Step 9 - replace the housing on the reel

Step 10 - replace the phillips head screw and screw firmly in place 

Step 11 - replace the flathead red cap and screw firmly in place

Step 12 - replace the spooled fly line

Step 13 - strip all the line and backing out across the family room, and reel it back up.

Step 14 - Strip a big articulated streamer across a deep hole and hook a monster territorial brown.

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