I have a Shakespeare criterion reel. I took it apart to grease it. Were would I find a pictured diagram of the inside of ut

SOURCE: Cannot open Shakespeare Synergy Steele 2001s fishing reel

alright man......i had the same problem. it just takes a little bit of elbow grease, bot it does twist open, it's just harder than hell to get it to twist off. I took a towel and laid it over the reel, and lightly tapped on it with a hammer to loosen it up a bit.

SOURCE: I have a shakespeare sigma fishing reel that

The line needs to installed on the reel as it is on the new spool when purchased. Also check spool drag. If it is a spinning reel it is important to install the string correctly and use a quality brand of string.

SOURCE: shakespeare 2660 coarse fishing reel,cant remove spool cover

According to the intructions and I quote "Take off the cowling that covers the spool, twist off the pick up mechanism clockwise and a half turn anti clockwise will remove the spool"

SOURCE: Shakespeare fishing reel schematics

try online at www.reelschematics.com they should be able to give you help.regards barry.

SOURCE: My Shakespeare SKP 2000C won't reel in.

you may need to tighten or fix your drag.