THE TANK TRAVELS THE WORLD-PHOTOS AND REPORTS TO COME

mizmo67 · April 28, 2017, 10:51:09 PM

Should be a fun day! Look at that water.

thorhammer · April 29, 2017, 12:21:03 AM

I fly down in the morning. That's a google shot. Mo thanks for the parts. That was my Slammer 360 spool you sent last week for my backup with fluoro and all the nuts fir new Strikemaster clamps.

thorhammer · April 29, 2017, 12:07:36 PM

Me and the Tank are boarding for Out Islands. I had to laugh when the tsa dude tried to pick up my reel bag with one hand. He thought it was stuck on the conveyor.

Learning: I packed Reels and laptop in cooler bag as carry on. The foil lining blacks out x ray so you will have to unpack for inspection. FYI

Alto Mare · April 29, 2017, 12:16:12 PM

Can't wait for the full report...no pressure

Have a great time John, take lots of pics for us.

Sal

thorhammer · May 02, 2017, 11:00:32 AM

Today I get the bigger boat for the week. Here's a little view though

Shark Hunter · May 03, 2017, 12:43:20 AM

You better cover up that noggin'.

Looks amazing.
I righted that pic for ya.

thorhammer · May 03, 2017, 06:06:00 PM

Thanks I knew you would!!

Dominick · May 03, 2017, 06:24:54 PM

Hey John you are supposed to angle the camera to show the Tank not just the fish.

Nice fish. Dominick

Tightlines667 · May 03, 2017, 06:27:00 PM

Nice

thorhammer · May 03, 2017, 06:36:29 PM

Dom no loctite in handle. Binding screw came out fortunately I was reeling in. Got the knob but need screw. Will switch off to Alan's 5/0

Shark Hunter · May 03, 2017, 07:20:56 PM

Nice Dorado!

Dominick · May 03, 2017, 08:59:44 PM

Quote from: thorhammer on May 03, 2017, 06:36:29 PM
Dom no loctite in handle. Binding screw came out fortunately I was reeling in. Got the knob but need screw. Will switch off to Alan's 5/0

Arrrgh! Sorry about that. Dominick

Alto Mare · May 03, 2017, 09:24:14 PM

Nice Do-Do John!
This is the second time the knob comes lose on the Tank while in action, I'm thinking Blue loctite isn't cutting it, we might need to go with Red $:-\$

Sal

thorhammer · May 03, 2017, 10:02:34 PM

Sal knob can be solved but freespool on the Tank is fantastic. I'm gonna surf fish with it and put in some STP in the beatings to make it castable like a Suiddef 😎🕺🏼😆

STRIPER LOU · May 03, 2017, 10:44:45 PM

Sal, you are correct on the loctite. Blue is almost minimal and in my installation guide, stronger is recommended for heavy usage. Its extremely important to clean the inner and outer threads before putting a few drops of loctite.

Its also important that the hole in the handle not be to large. If you are going to use the red, you made consider a few drops up near the head end of the screw. If you cover all the threads it will take heat and thensum to remove it!

This stuff works especially well if you've ever tried to disassemble and Accurate knob and handle. They take it on step further and use a locktite primer! Mega strong!

If you have any questions, please refer to my simple installation guide for Acrylics or contact me.

Regard's, .. Lou

PS although I did recommend something stronger for heavy users I would stay away from any of the bearing fits grades of Loctite. From previous experience, the only way to remove using theses grades of Loctite are with a torch. Red would be a more logical choice.