1st Newell Super jigmaster

[Yogi_fish808]

After hearing that Randy's Superjig kits weren't going to be offered this time with the newell spool option I was really bummed out since I was set on making something unique. But on this board we find solutions to make things work and remembered I had a set of the oem plastic inserts for making a jigmaster spool fit a 300 series. The plastic inserts seemed to have swollen a bit over time and was rubbing inside the pinion. I knew I had small diameter brass tubing and by some miracle the inside-diameter fit snugly over the spool shaft. Using the oem dimensions I cut and filed the brass pieces to size. The O.D. is actually thinner than the spool shaft so it makes no contact with the inside of the pinion. With some shimming to center the spool my No-Letter 344-5 is now a fully functioning 348-5, maybe the widest 300 series ever. Freespool is excellent, no pinion clearance issues, clicker engages perfectly and all other functions are good to go also. Super super stoked and couldn't be happier with how the kit turned out. Being that I'm from Hawaii, the engraved uluas were a special touch. Mahalos braddah Randy!

Aloha,
Kyle

[Rothmar2]

Wicked! Great job. Would love to just lay my hands on a Newell one day. Very uncommon over here.
Enjoy that one of kind machine.

[Yogi_fish808]

Wicked! Great job. Would love to just lay my hands on a Newell one day. Very uncommon over here.
Enjoy that one of kind machine.

Thanks Rothmar,
Your SS frames are the real one of a kind creations, master of fabrication. All I did was cut a few little brass tubes for this to work. For conventional reels newells were/are very popular, right behind the penn senator. If you ever get the itch to buy a newell our friend Randy here has very reasonable prices on them and with the screw hole positions being identical to the jigmaster your amazing frames should fit a 300 series.

Aloha,
Kyle

[steelhead_killer]

  Very cool!  Good job! 

[Bryan Young]

Kyle you are getting better and better each day. You need a mini machine shop buddy.

[Yogi_fish808]

Kyle you are getting better and better each day. You need a mini machine shop buddy.

Mahalos Bryan,
Haha i need to clear up some space and get some proper lighting into my grandpa's old work area but it does have room to build one. This reel already has your drag kit so she just needs some fresh line and a day off to fish....maybe this week!

[steelfish]

this is a really wide newell

what line you plan on using on this reel buddy?

[mo65]

   That's a great lookin' reel!

[Yogi_fish808]

this is a really wide newell

what line you plan on using on this reel buddy?

80lb Gforce mono, diameter is closer to 50lb. I think its spooled up 285 yards. I swapped this kit onto some jigmastee accuplates and ordered the newell version from randy.

[reel man]

Many, many years ago a machinist made some of those brass sleeves, and I still have some.  They were made to fit Carl's Jigmaster spools into the 300-C conversion kits.

[Yogi_fish808]

Many, many years ago a machinist made some of those brass sleeves, and I still have some.  They were made to fit Carl's Jigmaster spools into the 300-C conversion kits.

I just by chance had a brass tube the exact inside-diameter as the oem 300c plastic inserts and cut them to size. 

[Tightlines667]

Nice work!

The Hawaii guys would love that reel.