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Topic: Bag O' Parts no longer hypothetical reel  (Read 2398 times)

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Fuzzy Tom

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  • Location: Ex Santa Cruz/Reno
  • Date Registered: Jul 2005
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This is just to follow up on my "hypothetical" whether one could come up with a working reel if you went to Alan Tani's workshop with a bag of parts and schematic. After he gave me confidence and sent me on my way, and about 8 hours of fiddling in three sessions, I finally got it together, and it's now a real reel!  Right up to the end I was afraid I might have lost a part, and by God, they are all critical. 


alantani

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naw, i knew you could do it! :smt005


jmairey

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  • 35" and ~25lbs of halibut
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  • Date Registered: Jul 2005
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john m. airey


Fuzzy Tom

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A Shakespeare Tidewater 30L that came as part of an Ugly Stick 8 ft salmon rod combo for about $70.  I rinsed it in a ankle -high wave at the beach.  Cheaper to buy another than to have someone else take it apart, but I learned a lot of lessons about reel repair in the process, so I'm more likely to buy a better reel in the future.  With the new drag washers, the drag adjusts much more smoothly so I'll save it for salmon.


 

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