This is a Daiwa Regal 3000 that I bought new a few months ago. This issue started happening a few weeks ago. Most of the time the drag works perfectly fine, but every once in a while the drag will slip as shown in the video.
Usually if I turn the drag down and pull some line it will start working again. Other times I have to completely unscrew the drag knob and then screw it all the way back on and it will work again.
I don’t think the braided line is slipping on the spool. What else could cause this? The first time it happened it was cold outside (~40F). But in this video it wasn’t very cold out yet it still happened. Having trouble finding any pattern to the issue.
Any advice/troubleshooting tips are appreciated! Alternatively, if it’s a defective reel, perhaps I’m better off asking Daiwa (or Cabelas) to repair or replace?