Okuma Makaira SEa 2-Speed Lever Drag Reel

TheOkumaMakairaSEa2-SpeedLeverDragSaltwaterReeloffersuncompromisingdesign,construction,drag,andperformancetogivebiggameanglerstheupperhandagainstheavy-hittinggamefishsuchasbillfish,shark,andmarlin.Thankstoits6061-T6machinedaluminumframewithforgedsideplates,therock-solid2-speedMakairaReelprovidesunyieldingstrengthandintegritywhenunderheavypressure,ensuringallinternalcomponentsstayaligned.

DFDDrag
TheMakairafeaturesOkuma'sspecializedcarboniteDualForceDrag(DFD)systemwhichismountedontherightsideofthespoolinordertobringallthemechanicalworkingstogethertomaximizealignmentanddurability.TheDFDsystemwasspecificallydesignedaroundaPullBarDragSystemwhich,unlikeotherreelswithaPushBarDragSystem,increasesdragpressurewhilereducingsideloadpressuretoimproveheatdissipationforlong-termsmoothnessandperformance.AttheheartoftheDFDsystemisacustom-madethrustbearingthatabsorbssideloadpressureonballbearings.Thisallowsanglerstofishheavydragsettingswithouthandlebinding.

GearingandShafts
TheMakairaEliteLeverDragReelutilizeshelicalcutmainandpiniongearsthatengagemoregraduallythanstraightcutorspurgearteeth,resultinginimprovedgearmeshingandoverallsmoothness.Themaingears,piniongears,driveshaftandspoolshaftaremachinecutfrom17-4stainlesssteel.Thishybridsteelprovidesexcellentcorrosionandheatresistancealongwithsuperiorstrength.

GearShiftingHousing
TheMakaira'stwo-speedshiftingmechanismishousedinaheavy-duty,6061-T6gradealuminumhousingwithportedexterior.Theshifterfunctionfeaturesanoversizedshiftbuttontomakeshiftingeasierforallanglersregardlessoffingersize.

Bearings
EngineeredwithfourprecisionEZOballbearings,theMakairaSEausesABEC-5gradebearingsforprecisionperformanceinallconditions.ABEC-5bearingsdeliverfrictionfreespinning,improvedcastingdistanceandreducedtensionwhilelivebaitfishing.Plus,theMakairaReelisdesignedwithastainlesssteelthrustbearingwhichabsorbssideloadpressureandallowsthehandletocrankfreelyunderheavyloads.

• 6061-T6machinedaluminumframewithforgedsideplates
• CarboniteDualForceDrag(DFD)system
• Helical-cutgearsforextremesmoothnessandgearmeshing
• Anodized2-speedgearshifterhousing
• Coldforgedmachinedaluminumspool
• Proprietarydouble-dogsilentanti-reversesystem
• Ratchetingdragleveranddragcamforprecisedragsetting
• Mfrs.5-yearwarranty

Additionalfeatures:

• CRC:CorrosionResistantCoatingprocess
• Patentedspoolpinsystemforusewithbraidedormonolines
• Customdesignedthrustbearing—alleviatessideloadonheavydragsettings
• 4-pc.ABEC-5precisionSapporostainlesssteelrubbersealedballbearings
• PatentedT-BarhandlewithEasyRollgraphiteinsertonallmodels
• Heavydutystainlesssteelratchetingclickersystem
• Heavyduty,precisionstainlesssteeldriveandspoolshafts
• Type-IIgunmetalanodizing:frame,sideplates,spool,draglever,handle
• Opentopframedesign
• Lugandplugsystemonallopentopreelmodels
• Machinedthumbrestonrearcrossbarforimprovedergonomics
• Forgedaluminumfullhardanodizedreelfootandreelclamp
• MachinedetchedMarlinlogoonleftsideplate
• Precisionplacementofdrainholesmaximizeswaterremovalfromreel
• Specialscrewportsaroundsideplatescrewsreducewater/corrosionbuildup