Hello from East Texas

charliep · February 12, 2013, 04:17:07 PM

Good Morning All,
In the last couple of years I have gotten addicted to tinkering with fishing reels, mostly Garcias. Now friends and kinfolk are asking me to clean and service their reels. I really enjoy taking an older non working reel and making it sing! Looking forward to learning more from everyone here.
CharlieP

Norcal Pescador · February 12, 2013, 04:43:38 PM

Welcome aboard, CharlieP! If you weren't addicted before, you would have been in short order here. Dr. Tani has the cure!

Cone · February 12, 2013, 06:51:27 PM

Charlie, welcome to Mr. Tani's asylum for the reely insane. Bob

Bryan Young · February 12, 2013, 08:02:07 PM

Welcome Charlie,

glad to have you. Make sure that your friends and kinfolk are feeding you for all of your hard work.

Bryan

saltydog · February 12, 2013, 08:05:42 PM

Welcome fellow Texan.
William

Dominick · February 13, 2013, 12:28:44 AM

Howdy, y'all. Dominick

Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B · February 13, 2013, 12:45:29 PM

Charlie, welcome to Mr. Tani's neighborhood...

alantani · February 13, 2013, 02:27:08 PM

welcome! yeah, we all started out innocently like that. you think, yeah, this might be fun! just make sure you charge them something. even beer works!

charliep · February 13, 2013, 10:19:54 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Alan, the payment for the last 2 reels I completed will be a redfishing trip to south Louisiana!!!
Charlie

alantani · February 13, 2013, 10:38:13 PM

you're lucky. at the beginning, i was lucky to get a 6 pack of beer!

charliep · February 13, 2013, 10:55:02 PM

I am lucky...this is one of those kinfolk deals. "Clean my reels and I'll take you fishing!!" Nooooo problem! These guys fish a lot, so maybe the trade out will go on for a long time.

triumphrick · February 14, 2013, 01:48:33 AM

Quote from: charliep on February 13, 2013, 10:55:02 PM
I am lucky...this is one of those kinfolk deals. "Clean my reels and I'll take you fishing!!" Nooooo problem! These guys fish a lot, so maybe the trade out will go on for a long time.

Welcome, Charlie..looking forward to your posts....

Since I retired a few years back I needed something to keep me busy...and out of trouble! One of my hobbies was fixing reels...and over the past three years things have gotten so busy that I went ahead and took the next step...forming a LLC and began advertising...

Things are hopping! Lots of reels coming in and much satisfaction in servicing them.

You never know where things may lead to...

alantani · February 14, 2013, 04:08:17 AM

vic is a local reel smith here in the san francisco bay area. we had a chance to finally meet face to face a few months ago and he was telling me that he was worried about my getting mad for cutting into my business. i got a good laugh out of that. the poor guy to take over the repairs of every reel in a 50 mile radius of his home, including my neighborhood, and i would never run out of work. there is that much demand, if you do good work.

gone fishin · February 14, 2013, 05:14:10 AM

QuoteCharlie, welcome to Mr. Tani's asylum for the reely insane. Bob

I second Bob's reely clever welcome.

Norm

charliep · February 14, 2013, 12:14:40 PM

I plan to retire in a couple of years and some of us know how fast that can go by! It would be nice if I could work this into a little retirement business. I would like to get some tips and advice from you guys sometime.
Charlie