Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I have posted this before: Keith saw a 304 post I made,and gifted me 1-complete 304,& one parts 304.I use the complete one daily,Fred gave me a new bail for it,& I polished the handle ,it works flawlessly,& is still catching fish.I got the parts to repair the other 304,also flawless now.I never met Keith in person,but sounds like he was a great man.

Quote from: foakes on April 24, 2024, 11:42:46 AMI don't think so, on the 265's, Jeff —-

But I could be wrong.

The Herter's catalogs carried DAM, Mitchell, and others prominently under the various brand names.

There is a wealth of info in the old Herter's catalogs.

I think I have a couple of Herter's 109's.  And they are as you said, rebadged trade reels made by DAM.

Best, Fred

Well crud! I know I saw a reel that didn't have the quick microlite raised lettering on it, but was identical. Maybe it was the 109 and I was just new to all the dam quick reels. I guess if it does exist it would be extraordinarily rare.

Thanks
Jeff

I don't think so, on the 265's, Jeff —-

But I could be wrong.

The Herter's catalogs carried DAM, Mitchell, and others prominently under the various brand names.

There is a wealth of info in the old Herter's catalogs.

I think I have a couple of Herter's 109's.  And they are as you said, rebadged trade reels made by DAM.

Best, Fred

Ted, I think this is gonna be one of my next projects. I love the looks of this. The proportions just fit aesthetically.

Just curious if anyone knows for sure, did Herters have D. A M. clone the 265 with their name on it? I swear I saw one one time somewhere, I think it was on eBay, but just can't remember. I know they did the Quick Junior clone with the Herters 109.

Thanks
Jeff

It's important to know what's on the hatch when fly fishing,,,,,

Have you checked against the schems that the 2 or 3 spacers are on the worm shaft in front of the rear plastic worm bush?

I got 3 today,,,, and got to fight a big one for a minute before he kicked the hook,,,,

Nice job, it looks great! I too like to narrow the smaller Penns though I realize the Penn 100 came narrowed out of the box. Makes a great 1/2 or 3/4 day Sport fishing trip reel. Put some braid and a short top shot of mono and your golden!  

Keith always in our hearts and minds. Great man, always willing to help out a fellow human. He will always be a great inspiration to all the Ohana!