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General Maintenance Tips => Smoothdrag.com => Topic started by: nelz on July 23, 2017, 06:56:02 PM

Title: Suggestion for Product
Post by: nelz on July 23, 2017, 06:56:02 PM
I would love to see Smoooth Drag offer for sale a container of Cal's Drag Grease that's more than 1oz and less than a pound. One's too small and the other too big!  Any chance of that?

Btw, there's a seller on the auction site that offers 2oz for $10 shipped. However, I trust the Smoooth Drag folks and prefer to keep dealing with them as I have been for years.
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: mizmo67 on July 26, 2017, 08:02:30 PM
Cal's only sells their grease in the 1 oz and 1 lb packaging.

The various ebay guys appear to be buying the 1 lb tubs and then repackaging it to sell in 1 oz or 2 oz containers.
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Shark Hunter on July 26, 2017, 08:26:18 PM
If the 1 lb is too big, you don't have enough reels. ;)
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Dominick on July 26, 2017, 08:39:46 PM
Quote from: Shark Hunter on July 26, 2017, 08:26:18 PM
If the 1 lb is too big, you don't have enough reels. ;)

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: nelz on July 26, 2017, 09:20:03 PM
Quote from: Shark Hunter on July 26, 2017, 08:26:18 PM
If the 1 lb is too big, you don't have enough reels. ;)

My wife would beg to differ!
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Fishy247 on July 29, 2017, 07:33:54 PM
Enough reels? What is this that you speak of? I didn't think there was such a thing....
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Whit on August 08, 2017, 11:24:58 PM
Too many reels?   That falls in the category of too rich or too skinny  :D
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Benni3 on August 09, 2017, 02:19:01 AM
My dad saw my reels and asked me if a was going to buy a party boat or something  :D
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Alto Mare on August 09, 2017, 02:29:11 AM
 
Quote from: Benni3 on August 09, 2017, 02:19:01 AM
My dad saw my reels and asked me if a was going to buy a party boat or something  :D
:D...control yourself Benni :).
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Benni3 on August 09, 2017, 03:55:35 AM
Quote from: Alto Mare on August 09, 2017, 02:29:11 AM
Quote from: Benni3 on August 09, 2017, 02:19:01 AM
My dad saw my reels and asked me if a was going to buy a party boat or something  :D
:D...control yourself Benni :).
your right uncle Sal no more reels for now got to save up to break that 16/0 in  :D
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: FatTuna on August 09, 2017, 04:27:13 AM
I bought the 1lb tub when I first started servicing reels. I'm still on the original tub.
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Dawn on August 21, 2017, 06:28:57 PM
I've asked Cal to think about it, I could repackage, but it's such a time consuming mess :)

Dawn
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: nelz on August 22, 2017, 05:18:19 AM
Quote from: Dawn on August 21, 2017, 06:28:57 PM
I've asked Cal to think about it, I could repackage, but it's such a time consuming mess :)
Dawn

Yes, I imagine it would be! Thanks Dawn.
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Midway Tommy on August 22, 2017, 04:10:36 PM
Quote from: Benni3 on August 09, 2017, 02:19:01 AM
My dad saw my reels and asked me if a was going to buy a party boat or something  :D

My neighbor & his 14 year old son are big fishing addicts. I showed his son the display cased part of my collection. He said I've got more reels on display than Scheels.  :o My wife overheard that comment and just shook her head.  ;D   
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: steelfish on August 22, 2017, 05:18:49 PM
Quote from: Midway Tommy on August 22, 2017, 04:10:36 PM
Quote from: Benni3 on August 09, 2017, 02:19:01 AM
My dad saw my reels and asked me if a was going to buy a party boat or something  :D

My neighbor & his 14 year old son are big fishing addicts. I showed his son the display cased part of my collection. He said I've got more reels on display than Scheels.  :o My wife overheard that comment and just shook her head.  ;D   

soo, one of my worst mistakes I have done, was to put in my new wood cabinet drawer all my reels that I have, I used to have them all over the house in different places, on basement the heavy offshore reels, bedroom have my inshore reels, in laundry room I have my "projects reels and servicing reels", then one day my wife ordered a big cabinet for my fishing gear as gift, dont get me wrong it was gorgeus, but then she saw all my reels togueter and she said, pretty sure you are covered on you fishing reel needs for many years, right?
::) ::) ::)

ladies.. what do they know !!
*******

now, Im filling with reels again the empty spaces on the laudry room, bedroom, etc  ;D ;D ;D









back in the topic, 1oz container is a good size for the drag for many reels, you can always buy 2 of 1oz each time and save a bit on shipping, that what I normally do when ordering from smoothdrags
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Decker on August 22, 2017, 06:14:56 PM
Quote from: Benni3 on August 09, 2017, 02:19:01 AM
My dad saw my reels and asked me if a was going to buy a party boat or something  :D

LOL, when my wife sees my tackle (which is a very modest collection), she asks when we are moving to the coast.  ::)
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Fishead on July 23, 2018, 01:54:04 PM
There are many problems to having a LOT of reels. 1- using them all. 2 keeping fresh line on them all so they are good to go when you want to use them. 3- servicing them all. 4- this is the most important one- convincing the wife you need just ONE more or that you really do NEED all the ones you already have.
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Shark Hunter on July 24, 2018, 04:45:36 AM
If you know how many reels you actually have, you don't have enough.
Personally, I have no Idea. ;)
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Brewcrafter on July 24, 2018, 05:22:44 AM
Heh heh, we have all been there.  Reminds me of a story one of my fishing pals told me (he was Law Enforcement, but also had an FFL and ran a small gun business tailored to LEO's before he retired).  One day he brought in an order of some nice stainless sidearms, and showed one to a colleague that had an extensive collection.  His response - "I'd love to buy it but I can't.  Everything I own has a blued finish and my wife thinks I only own 1 pistol, and while I can explain a lot of things even she would notice the difference..." ;D
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: David Hall on July 24, 2018, 05:37:22 AM
I'm with Daron, I only regret that I have some really beautiful reels and they're all hidden from view.  I can have as many as I want but I'm not allowed to display them in her house.  The garage is mine!
While recovering from a surgery I spent many days building reels and setting them on the mantle in the living room.  Soon I had the entire mantle covered with beautiful accurate comversions and tiburon builds.
After a month or so my wife paused as she was walking through the room and stated, tomorrow they will be in the garage, either you can do it neatly or I'll do it and they'll be all over the floor.  So I took the hint and moved them out with the rest of the reels.  I've been watching my local goodwill store for a display case and toying with the idea of building one.  I'm short of room out there so not sure where it's going to go when I find one? These are the troubles of building and collecting.
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Shark Hunter on July 24, 2018, 05:44:11 AM
With all the grandkids coming, my Wife has been on me to get rid of a train set downstairs that me and my son Built when he was very young.
He is 26 now. She is just making room for all the baby stuff.
I told her last night, I would do it, but the majority of the area would be my reel workshop.
She agreed, Because I had the Kitchen Table littered with reels.
Winnah!
Title: Re: Suggestion for Product
Post by: Brewcrafter on July 29, 2018, 04:19:40 AM
Hopefully you are boxing up that train set to pull back out when the Grandkids are ready!