photo of the month

[alantani]

this guy as the right idea!  this is what fishing is all about!!!!!!!!  http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=6374.0

no electric reels  just penn GLD 50  & penn 50lbs class IGFA rods   ive a braid harness & pad  fight lasts about an hour  catch 5 of them in a day and you have  had Enough and sleep like a Baby on a night   sizes     from  70lbs right up to 225lbs   MY PB is 208lbs   my crew man taking a nap       its a hard life but somebody as to do it 

[broadway]

Is that Dominick with a sweater on top of his Hawaii five-0 shirts?
Is he dead or sleeping?
Dom

[alantani]

better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.  http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=6437.0

I picked up a rough and very loose Silver Beach 99 and decided it was time I had an Albacore Special.
I had a Jigmaster 500 RH Side Plate assembly with dual alternating dogs and a Penn 24-56 power handle so all I needed was a solid frame and that would be it.

Decided to stiffen the frame using two "Solid" Bars in place of the original Posts.
Deep drilled and tapped  the (5-40UNC) crew holes to suit the shorter bars.
Cut the bars to length and made up four crescent shaped attachment plates from 2mm s/steel to locate the original Post holes in the frame.


Showing attachment plates  secured in place prior to fitting RH Ring.



Assembled reel showing location of "Solid" Bars  and the attachment plates which are the same thickness as the Stand.

Now to find some Irish Albacore.

[Irish Jigger]

Thank's Alan,I'm honoured.

[broadway]

Jigger,
    Creative... I like the way you skinned that cat. You definitely made that frame much more rigid.
Dom
Ps- good luck with the Irish albacore run this year...I heard it happens at the end of the rainbow on march 17th

[Irish Jigger]

Thank's Dom, agreed, a lot happens  here on March 17th   but our fishing starts a couple of months later.
See attached link for what can be caught here if you find the rainbows end

http://fishinginireland.info/news/sea-reports/wonderful-albacore-tuna-trip-out-from-kerry/

[buitrechico]

Very clever Tom,one more excelent work!!! 
                                                                    Richard

[broadway]

Tom,
   Looks like there is gold at the end of the rainbow... very interesting
Thanks,
Dom

[redsetta]

Great stuff Tom - well done.
Another quality job.
Cheers, Justin

[wallacewt]

x2 gd stuff irish.

[Norcal Pescador]

Is that Dominick with a sweater on top of his Hawaii five-0 shirts?
Is he dead or sleeping?
Dom

That can't be Dominick. Dominick only wears shorts.

[Norcal Pescador]

Good job mate! Where there's a will, there's a way!
Rob

[alantani]

good one!!!!!!!!   this would be no problem, right guys? 

Hi Alan. Hope all is fine.  



not mine but thought it was great pic

maybe even pic of the month

ALOHA

[Bryan Young]

No problem. Especially if they came with red sideplates and frame.

[saltydog]

That looks like some serious fun.