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[4/0]

Hi all,

Butch here, aka 4/0. Great site here with a lot of knowledge.

Grew up on the gulf coast of Florida fishin black 4/0's before the made the red ones. It was amazing what we did to those reels when we were kids and they still worked, well most of them.

Thanks,

Butch

[saltydog]

Welcome

[Bryan Young]

Welcome Butch.  Glad to have you.

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

welcoem to the "neighborhood"...

[alantani]

welcome!!!!

[Dominick]

Welcome Butch.  Butch was my nickname growing up in NY.  My family and old time friends still call me Butch.  It's a comforting sound.  Dominick

[Shark Hunter]

Welcome Butch!
Me and my son just went on a fishing trip and he fished with a Black 4/0. He didn't get a chance to see what it could handle. I put the upgraded 5 stack carbon fiber drag in it. Hopefully next time.

[Keta]

Hi, I'm working on a 4/0N (Grouper Special) right now.

[Alto Mare]

Welcome 4/0, make yourself at home.
Sal

[Cone]

Welcome, Butch! Watch out for Dominick (the other Butch). Bob

[DaBigOno]

Aloha

[4/0]

Wow, appreciate the welcome.

I have a old black 4/0, more of a sentimental reel, has the old white handle. Have two red ones that I rebuilt with smoothies. I troll a lot and really like the tld 25's. I have 100 JB on two of those but I think I will go to to 80 or 65 on the others mainly because the 100 is a real bear to splice.

Also have a couple 30's and two 50's, always have a planer running on one of the 50's with a Blue white Islander. It's my hot rod for Wahoo.

Speedmasters are big around here because everyone uses them for Kingfish Tournments. I have a bagfull of them to work on sitting here now so I will get very familar with these pretty quick.

Thanks,

Butch

[alantani]

butch, the old black side plate 4/0 senator 113's really benefit from a stainless steel gear sleeve.  you can also change out the drag stack from a "1+3" to a "1+5" system using a carbontex drag under the main gear and five of the #6-60's inside, also adding two metal washers.  

for the tld 25's, upgrade the drags to carbontex.  i also have a very nice stainless steel handle arm that fits a 5/0 trolling grip.  you will be amazed at the difference.  there is also a drag and handle upgrade for the speedmaster.  the options go on an on...... 

[4/0]

I read the speed master tutorial and  will be in touch with you next week on that, want to build one with the drag and handle upgrade and try it out. I'm looking for an old tld -15 handle now

Thanks,

Butch

[alantani]

i have one.  it's used and will be priced accordingly. let me know!