Wels slayer

[handi2]

The SS gear sleeve doesn't do much good with the brass main gear.

Keith

[RowdyW]

The main reason for the ss gear sleeve is to stop the rounding off of where the handle attaches but i would use a ss dog to go with it. The bronze main gears are really tough & smooth running. I doubt you could strip it. The steel gear may be a little tougher but it hasn't been proven.         Rudy

[nelz]

Do you Romanian fellers "noodle" for your catfish? It might save some wear on that pretty reel. 

Lol, I'd like to see someone attempt to noodle a 300++ lb Wels! 

[xjchad]

Do you Romanian fellers "noodle" for your catfish? It might save some wear on that pretty reel. 

Lol, I'd like to see someone attempt to noodle a 300++ lb Wels! 

There is an episode of Chasing Monsters where Cyril and his pal did noodle a wels catfish.  I don't think it was a 300 pounder, but it was still big!

[nelz]

Cyril will try anything!

[nelz]

Come to think of it, I did see an episode where he was noodlin' cats, but it was in the USA and he did get a biggun', like 40lbs, tore up his hand pretty good too, but it was not a Wels.

[xjchad]

Come to think of it, I did see an episode where he was noodlin' cats, but it was in the USA and he did get a biggun', like 40lbs, tore up his hand pretty good too, but it was not a Wels.

The same guy he noodled with in the US went with him to Spain to get the wels 

[philaroman]

Do you Romanian fellers "noodle" for your catfish? It might save some wear on that pretty reel. 

Lol, I'd like to see someone attempt to noodle a 300++ lb Wels! 

I think for cats that get bigger than people, instead of noodling it's "straying"
put a stray in a harness w/ shark hooks...  let it drift out on a log...  yank it off 

[Tile]

While I was in Romania I got around and installed the stainless steel gearsleeve on the Senator. The retaining pin took a bit of finessing to stay in its place but be easy to remove when needed.