Salvatore D. Ciarlante

[broadway]

Miss ya, pal.

[thorhammer]

Life in the past two years hasn't been conducive to building much of any rods or reels, or even doing much fishing for that matter. I did have occasion to visit my fishing partner in Ocean Isle over Labor Day, and did manage the only drum I saw all day on the jetty. Washed all down with freshwater, but I always check everything and relube when I get home. One of the two reels I took was a 5500SS that I've never used; I picked it somewhere years ago and it's been sitting in the garage. I pulled the spool to check for and see the drag stack is showing salt crystals, possibly never serviced. I pull two washers and the rest are locked in by salt and grime. Hmmmm. Flip it over and was able to tap out by pinging the keyed washer lip with a pin-punch tool...the custom one Sal had made and gifted me when he picked me up at the airport for the Penn visit all those years ago. Your handiwork, generosity, and affinity for the SS's lives on, my friend.

[redsetta]

Was nice to take a moment and reflect on the many memories over the many years...
Thanks John

[alantani]

we've lost alot of good people.   

[thorhammer]

Too many.

[oc1]

That's how it is in an old folks home.

[Midway Tommy]

It's truely inevitable at some point. 

[broadway]

You ain't wrong... too many solid members have disappeared from here. 
Nice words John, I miss Sal and the rest of those members big time.  They had so much knowledge that went with them, also.
Best,
Dom

[alantani]

i sit out in the garage alot, and still expect bryan to just drive up.  he always used to come over unannounced. 

[thorhammer]

Sometimes you get folks dropping by you wish wouldn't, but I've 99 percent the other way. I was gonna pose this question at large, but this seems appropriate as well: I got Bryan's 113HLW from Alan with proceeds to Kehli. I've even kept it in the shipping box because it's gonna hurt when I open it. HOWEVER: I have a Cortez 99 Magnum kit that's going to need guts, which I have otherwise, but I was thinking I may use Bryan's reel guts in it so he gets into another hotrod, and more importantly, gets to go fishing. I only physically met him for a couple of days, but my feel is he'd rather a stock 4/0 get upfit and goes fishing than sit in a box.

What says the team, hold or raise? I have plenty to build the HLW back out, and I could switch it back if I wish. I believe Tom stated that this build is optimized with Bryan's Ultimate drag kit, and that's what got me thinking about it.

[Decker]

I was gonna pose this question at large, but this seems appropriate as well: I got Bryan's 113HLW from Alan with proceeds to Kehli. I've even kept it in the shipping box because it's gonna hurt when I open it. HOWEVER: I have a Cortez 99 Magnum kit that's going to need guts, which I have otherwise, but I was thinking I may use Bryan's reel guts in it so he gets into another hotrod, and more importantly, gets to go fishing. I only physically met him for a couple of days, but my feel is he'd rather a stock 4/0 get upfit and goes fishing than sit in a box.

What says the team, hold or raise?

RAISE! Bryan was a guts guy!

[Maxed Out]

 Yes, without a doubt... Raise !!