Grandwave 40 aerospool -

[seriola]

that looks awesome but Im kind of loss on the size of the reel to call it medium

whats the size of the reel, style of fishing focused and rod used?
its clear to me that you want to cast 1oz lures and going after kingfish (considering your nickname) Seriola Lalandi and have enough stopping power, but not sure if would be jigging, with poppers or small metals


The reel and size is a Grandwave 40 -
The lightest I have thrown with the reel so far is just under 1oz with a 1-4oz rod that is 10.6ft long. I have also used it with a Century and a Purglas to get it really screaming on the field.

No jigging is done with the reel. Nearly all the fishing is Spinning/Casting from the side of mountains to fish swimming by.
Most of the gear used is metal spoons and plastic plugs/poppers which have weights from 1oz up to 5oz.   The only other activity I use the reel for is casting practice, I'm a bit of a field caster in the winter months.
What I have found is that using a larger multiplier for casting practice is way quicker on retrieval and more user friendly than a small  abu , akios or daiwa type tourney casters. With a bigger reel one seems to get more casts into a session than when using a small reel , this is due to the faster retrieval.

The standard reel has enough stopping power and this concept seems to be able to pay line out at its original drag specification. There has been no modification to the drag apart from carbon discs being installed.
My one concern was that the line capacity reducers(aluminium spacers) would shift under drag loads. This Has not happened during tugging on some rugby posts or my van in the street in front of my house.
My neighbours think I'm nuts.

[seriola]

Some reading -

Wiffle spool info

http://japantackle.com/tackle_topics/drill_spool.htm
http://japantackle.com/tackle_topics/drill_spool_2.htm
http://japantackle.com/tackle_topics/brake_system.htm

[gstours]

Thanks for the photos of your project.  Wow, I thought I was crazy?   You went to the extreme for sure, Theres always more room at the front of the pack!   You wanted it, you did it, you got it.   Great Job.   
   This is what makes this AT Forum better and better!

[seriola]

 Thanks gstours - you welcome.
I hope you get to use one one day , that's why I posted it 
               
Do you use wiffle spool bass reels ?
What large/med multipliers do you prefer ?

If you don't mind me asking . 

[seriola]

Here's another spool I drilled .

http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=102967&forum_id=62
     

[steelfish]

Here's another spool I drilled .

http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=102967&forum_id=62

wow.. I own a FTH 40LD2 and really can tell this was a really brave move.

awesome, please post your experience on this reel after some time using it an catching big Jacks

[seriola]

  - no prob

[MarkT]

Way cool but probably vast overkill for fishing 1- 3oz lures.  I could see it if you wanted to cast 1/4 oz lures or tiny bait.

[STRIPER LOU]

Excellent work. Very sharp looking too!!
............Lou

[Rothmar2]

Wow, just caught this thread, that is some dam fine work, got me thinking about Abu spools now, and modifying them to be lighter for a client.
I wonder if a fabric like Gortex could somehow be attached inside the spool to provide a spray shield of sorts to help protect the bearings from water? Sure, it would add a little weight, but it would keep a lot of water out.
Just a thought. Would like to have a play with this concept one day.
This is seriously impressive work.

[Marcq]

This is all nice and cool  But how do you balance the spool ?

Marc..

[seriola]

This is all nice and cool   But how do you balance the spool ?

Marc..

Inspiring question - I will start a Tutorial and hopefully answer your ? in detail ,
the basic answer is accuracy.

I think computer aided cutting would give the best results ofcourse  but the above pictures is proof that it can be done with basic stuff ,time and patience after planning.

eg: My lathe is a drill press that I lie on its side , it wobbles a lot .  I take the centre of the spool down with a large bastard file  
No special tools apart from a digital vernier and two eyeballs.

Thanks M  

i'll begin the tutorial in the relevant section in the next few days.

[Rothmar2]

A bit of a how to, would be great. Look forward to seeing it.

[Tiddlerbasher]

A bit of a how to, would be great. Look forward to seeing it.

x2

[Steve-O]

Definitely impressive stuff. Especially coming off a wobbly horizontal drill press. Looking forward to more.