Back in Black

[Joel.B]

[john2244]

Nice work Joel !!

John

[Bryan Young]

Joel, it was nice to meet you...finally. Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

That's a beautiful reel. I guess I know what you were doing over the weekend.

[Joel.B]

Joel, it was nice to meet you...finally. Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

That's a beautiful reel. I guess I know what you were doing over the weekend.

Had great weekend. Made meatballs, cleaned the house, played with my son and then played with my reels when he went to bed.

Life is good.

Was great meeting you.  I need to get rid of a few more reels- (sold two today) and then start buying some rod-wrapping gear. 

[Norcal Pescador]

Very nice, Joel. There's nothing as classy as all black with a little silver.

[Dominick]

Had great weekend. Made meatballs, cleaned the house, played with my son and then played with my reels when he went to bed.
Life is good. Was great meeting you.  I need to get rid of a few more reels- (sold two today) and then start buying some rod-wrapping gear.  [/quote]

Joel:  I didn't know you were in the area or did Bryan travel to your area?  I too made meatballs and played with my granddaughters.  I did not get to my reels.  I have two to do from the Baja trip.  I have my man Sal doing the Tank so I'll get to the others some time this week.  I leave a Penn GTI 310 LD down there with a Mexican friend and use it when I go down.  I haven't serviced it in a couple of trips and I need to change the line so I brought it back up here.  I also brought down a Penn Torque 100.  It really did well on a few good sized Rooster fish.  Dominick

[Keta]

WOW!!!

[Joel.B]

Dom- Bryan was up here in Auburn on work. I went and grabbed him from his hotel, tried to steal him but he got away.

[Bucktail]

That looks great!  Was that done with ALumahyde?

[Joel.B]

That looks great!  Was that done with ALumahyde?

Yeah, its same frame as other. just changed spool/plates


For rattle-can finish, Gunkote would probably be better- I just used this stuff because I had a little left.

[Cone]

That's a great looking reel. I will have to do something like that with the Gunkote I have. Its not in a rattle can. I use an air brush. Thanks for the inspiration.   Bob

[Bucktail]

That looks great!  Was that done with ALumahyde?

Yeah, its same frame as other. just changed spool/plates


For rattle-can finish, Gunkote would probably be better- I just used this stuff because I had a little left.

Thanks.  I was all set to order a can of ALumahyde.  Gunkote it is.

[Bucktail]

One follow up question.  On the Brownells site it says you have to bake the Gun Kote.  If I'm looking for something easier I assume the ALumahyde is still the way to go?

[Bryan Young]

Joel,

Did you coat the inside and outside?  I wonder if this would help the side plates from swelling?

Bryan

[Ron Jones]

Bryan,
It would definatly prevent any moisture getting in. I am concerned that if their is moisture present in the plate in may bubble when it gets hot. If it is a baked on finish then I'm sure that was taken care of.

Sure is pretty.

Ron