Here is an in-depth tutorial on how to mag a Sealine SL20X This is the most recent SL20 not sure of the actual name as it is in the garage at the moment. Bought new at Hatteras Jacks in 2017 for $130 I think was the price. The reel seemed to be fine when I first got it, then it became a spare. When I switched to Fathom15's it became a has been.....
So I am giving it another try and will mount it on a Fenwick SurfStick which is way better than all these Pompano rods in the current thread, until I hijacked it. Not as good a tutorial as say ABU Mike who posted nice pictures but he retired and no longer posts. I still post because I will never retire from fishing, no bleep bleep way
1. First find a container for parts to be removed from reel
2. Remove side-plate
3. Remove Spool
4. Remove everything from the side-plate but the bearing-keeper and bearing. (This includes the clicker so this will be come a flea-stick not suitable for wood)
5. Remove centrifugal pin and clicker detent device from spool. (There is a video on the internet of someone removing the pin and it came right out. As nothing ever
works for me easy I had to end up hacksawing the pin and pulling it out by force of will with a pair of needle nose pliers.
6. Clean everything, I used penetrating oil spray and then soaked in lacquer thinner and then wipe-down.
7. Take all the removed parts and put in container, I use plastic zip locks, store it somewhere where it will be hard to find if you decide you need the parts for something.
8. Remove split spindle from handle side and discard, actually it had been previously discarded i.e. lost before I started on this deal, part is somewhere in sand at Ramp 55.
9. Take rare earth magnet and glue it the area formerly occupied by the clicker knob. I use carpenters wood glue, it has to dry overnight and that is what is doing right now.
10. Replace side-plate and test spin the spool.
11. Test cast (I only throw 6-10 ounces plus bait so I do not need a lot of adjustment, or at least that will be my position because this is a static mag job at the moment.
12. If it is too squirrely add another rare earth mag.
13. If it smoother than the old centrifugal system, tell everyone how smart you are. If it is slower and shorter, tell no one and put it in the plastic ziplock bag with the rest of the spare parts.