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[broadway]

Always good to see I'm amongst others with OCD and a major collecting passion.
Nice stuff!
Thanks for showing
Dom

[steelhead_killer]

I feel much better about myself after seeing all these other reel fanatics!  Look honey there are others like me!   

Always good to see I'm amongst others with OCD and a major collecting passion.
Nice stuff!
Thanks for showing
Dom

[thorhammer]

I used to tell my wife it was cheaper than drugs...after a bit when she couldnt back into garage, she goes.."yeah, noooooo". 

[Superhook]

 

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[thorhammer]

bizactly..

[steelfish]

I'm starting to feel like a minor-league version of Mr. Shark... he engineers the giant reels, but I can't stop building Jigmasters and 4/0s!

Here's my latest, a narrow YT Special, assembled with deep gratitude to Randy for the Baja Pacific sideplates, Paul Berinson for the gold narrow AccuFrame kit, Adam for the handle (polished by Dominick), and the gold knob from Keith:





Can't wait to try it out on some El Niño biters at the end of October...! 

~A~

somehow I missed this post, this reel is a beauty, congrats Aiala for that great trophy reel you have there.

[thorhammer]

i missed this also....awesome build!!!!!

I don't recall having heard of Baja Pacific plates before; can you share some details on those plates?

thanks!

J

[steelfish]

I don't recall having heard of Baja Pacific plates before

me either.. but they would surely look good in someone's arsenal that live and fish in Baja every time. 

[thorhammer]

 

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Picked up a nice 309 on the way home at a good price lol

[Aiala]

I missed this also....awesome build!!!!! I don't recall having heard of Baja Pacific plates before; can you share some details on those plates? Thanks!

Thanks, fellas!

Actually, Thor, I hadn't heard of Baja Pacific plates, either. But when I saw that Randy was offering this beautiful set, I couldn't resist! (I boil on bling like tunas on chum...  ) Anyway, he's the one to ask. I'm pretty sure they're long since discontinued, though.

As for using the reel, I was hoping to try it out on my recent Guadalupe adventure, but the fish were so hefty that I had to stick to 2-speeds and never even mounted it on a rod.     So, it goes back in my display case, and I'll try again next June on my 8-day.   

~A~

[thorhammer]

Noted thanks!!!! I will be on the lookout, along with red 9/0's, 440 metal body, F's, ....on and on

[thorhammer]

We admitted that we were powerless over Jigmasters, and our propensity to bling had become unmanageable...



But seriously, one can never have too many!      

~A~

I needs me that Carolina Blue one, Aiala!!!! I'm Tarheel.......

[thorhammer]

We admitted that we were powerless over Jigmasters, and our propensity to bling had become unmanageable...



But seriously, one can never have too many!      

~A~

Thanks to this photo and Tom's and Randy's, et al, swag it has indeed become unmanageable. i had thought nine was sufficient. Now i need two more organ donors for the CC new plates. It was cheaper when i used to gas the boat and actually go fishing

[Aiala]

It was cheaper when I used to gas the boat and actually go fishing. 

Hilarious... and true. 

~A~

[Tightlines667]

Wait a second...

I was using the fact that I am not currently a boat owner to partially justify my reel habit.  I thought I was saving money here, somehow ?