Show your Collections!

Shark Hunter · February 27, 2018, 06:26:17 AM

Quote from: Miles Offshore on February 26, 2018, 01:58:53 AM
Bet that 5 lb spool of 130 was pricey! Looking good!

Not Really,
About 80 bucks if you buy four.

Carl L · March 05, 2018, 04:05:32 AM

There are 11 here, 1 I'm tinkering with, and 15 more in the mail !

Swami805 · March 05, 2018, 04:15:13 AM

Good looking squidder in the front row, nice collection. sounds like you'll be busy for awhile

Carl L · March 05, 2018, 04:20:25 AM

I just got the 145 squidder a week ago.. (It is as purchased-i added oil, but have'nt polished yet) I totally dig that thing ! And thanks for the compliment !

Midway Tommy · March 05, 2018, 04:23:59 AM

Nice! Looks like you're hooked, Carl, and being reeled in.

Gman_WC · April 01, 2018, 05:20:54 AM

Not the collection, but picture worthy.
I opened an old box in the garage today to find three 349's that I forgot about. They were picked up years ago but I never got around to them.
At the time they about were $50 flea bay finds.

In the rear for size comparison (L) 113H Tib frame (R) Tib frame 349 wide "wahoo special"
A summer projects is if I can get these three stock dinosaurs some new guts and frames.
Someone talk some sense into me!
I'm not sure if it's going to be cost effective to to a complete rebuild with the lack of after market upgrade parts.
The appeal to this larger reel imo was to hold MEGA amounts of dacron and mono.
Maybe I'll just tear down and do a new Smoothdrag drag/washer kit. Not sure if SS gear sleeves are available?
I'm just in love with the 4/0 narrows and 349's.
I think 4/0 tanks are the most cost effective reel with available parts for size and weight.
-gary

Vintage Offshore Tackle · April 10, 2018, 10:32:15 PM

How 'bout one of these for one of your 349s Gary?

Gman_WC · April 11, 2018, 01:14:27 AM

Quote from: Vintage Offshore Tackle on April 10, 2018, 10:32:15 PM
How 'bout one of these for one of your 349s Gary?

Your killing me!
I'm thinking real hard about one.
Let me look into getting SS guts and all the fix-ins before I commit.
-gary

Gman_WC · April 15, 2018, 03:30:00 AM

146 - 505
501 - 506
I took a two year break from this site.
Now that I'm back, the greased CF drags and SS gear sleeves just don't cut it anymore.
I can tell this is going to cost me money.
-gary

mikeysm · April 15, 2018, 04:04:04 AM

Gary if you need gears I have them. Need a bridge I have a few also.

Mike

Gman_WC · April 15, 2018, 06:10:13 AM

I should not have pulled these out onto the bench tonight!
I've already got a few rebuilds and conversions on deck in the near future.
Also a problem or two I need to solve before starting these four.
I can fish these inside the bay as they are, live bait and halibut for now until I get the time to get to them
and do the full ss makeover.
Thanks Mike. I'll shoot you a PM if I need them down the road.

-gary

thorhammer · August 21, 2018, 07:53:22 PM

This is one of the most epic and favorite threads of mine....HOW do we have no posts since April...I know we have new folks, and the rest of you pirates have been adding collections up, so get some pics up!!!!!

I know there's some interesting stuff we haven't seen yet...

54bullseye · August 26, 2018, 06:57:39 PM

Here are some of my reels. They had a "show your reels" post on ORCA today so I figured I would put them here to !! John Taylor

54bullseye · August 26, 2018, 07:00:00 PM

4 more pics

STRIPER LOU · August 26, 2018, 07:00:37 PM

Very nice John! That's some serious winching equipment.

.............Lou