New Member - January 2012

[treidm]

Hello, been lurking for month or so, saw that it was a good site, so decided to join
Family all from Tennessee & Kentucky, Live in Kansas now, but have lived from Kaneohe, HI to Neptune Beach, FL and many points between

Main reels are Penn (Made In USA), Abu Garcia (Made in Sweden) & Mitchell (Made in France)

Casting (non level wind), casting (level wind) & Spinning

Newest acquisition is a Penn 113HN Baja Special, should be here next week

Planning on servicing an older 309 as soon as new drag washers & other supplies get here

I'll be looking at the 209 rebuild tutorial, didn't see one specifically for the 309

Hope questions if needed so early, won't be frowned upon

....Reid

[Irish Jigger]

Welcome aboard treidm. Must compliment you on your choice of reels. The 209 and 309 rebuilds are similar. Wealth of information on here,if in doubt, just ask.

[alantani]

welcome!  sorry it took so long to get you registered.  still not sure what the hang up was, but i'm glad you made it!   

[Norcal Pescador]

Welcome from northern California. Yep, just ask and you should get a serious answer most of the time.

[Paleoreelist]

Welcome aboard Reid.

[INOXicated]

Welcome. I have only been a member for less than week. Totally refreshing and family like. Still going thur all the info here.

[kamuwela]

aloha hope you enjoy

[Alto Mare]

Welcome Reid!

[broadway]

Hey Reid... questions and answers are welcome here (without catching flack, too!)  ... I'm a Penn man myself 
Welcome,
Dom

[treidm]

Thanks for the welcomes!

Short note:
Have always done the easier maintenance on my reels
Previously though, any serious work or modifications was done by a reelsmith
I now want to attempt doing all of the work myself
Buying and light modifications of parts, but no heavy machining
So this is the main reason I was happy to stumble in

But I'm afraid that what tips, tricks or knowledge I may have, will be far overshadowed by what I glean from you all

So thanks in advance for the brain food!

....Reid

[Bryan Young]

Welcome Reid.

Don't worry about us.  We all started where you started and have progressed through the days, months, and years.  So ask away.

[Keta]

Hi,
Penn 9, 209 and 309 are all the same, only size differance.

[Nessie Hunter]

Welcome !!   

[redsetta]

G'day Reid and welcome aboard.

Don't worry about us.  We all started where you started and have progressed though the days, months, and years.  So ask away.

x2 Bryan - well said...
Cheers, Justin

[Bryan Young]

In fact, one of our Moderators lives in Kansas, Kevin (AKA Pro Reel).  You can contact him at kevin@proreelservice.com.  He will be able to service your more difficult reels that you may not want to try yourself.  Hit him up.  Great guy.