Put together a 349 Master Mariner tonight and love the looks/feel of it! Thank you, Lee, for the ss dog, lug blanks, ss washers and technical advice.
I put a frame kit from Tom @Cortez Conversions, ss cross bar and offset handle arm from Pro Challenger, knob from the Boss, HT-100 drag washer
kit and AT ss sleeve from Mystic. Sheridan hooked me up with a spool he got from Randy at Vintage Offshore. I love how a reel comes together
from so many amazing people in here, it's what makes it that much more fun, Ohana, Darin
Looks Great My Man.
Well Done. ;)
Nice work Darin, that's a very tidy looking 349 - I agree about all the great aftermarket parts available here and you found the right person for advice, Lee is the resident expert on Master Mariners.
Mike
Darin, you learn quickly, it didn't take you long at all to be a reel nut like the rest of us.
Good job!... it looks great!
Sal
Yep! It's a beauty. Good Job. Dominick
That's a beautiful beast.
Looks nice!
Great reel Daron! Very clean look.
............Lou
That's beautiful Darin ! Excuse my ignorance but do you still use your left thumb ? or the mono reels correctly on the spool by itself ?
I don't know much about those narrow reels :-\
Well done, Darin!
A great example and result of using many of the custom parts available to us on Alan's site.
With your skill and chosen materials — it is a reel to be used over multiple generations.
Best,
Fred
Mighty fine bruva...mighty fine! 8)
Nice job Darin,super clean!
Thanks everybody, I appreciate the kind words, grateful to be here! Darin
Quote from: Captain64-200 on December 01, 2018, 03:55:24 PM
Excuse my ignorance but do you still use your left thumb ? or the mono reels correctly on the spool by itself ?
I don't know much about those narrow reels :-\
You do but not nearly as much as on a standard or wide width reel.
Quote from: Keta on December 01, 2018, 05:32:15 PM
Quote from: Captain64-200 on December 01, 2018, 03:55:24 PM
Excuse my ignorance but do you still use your left thumb ? or the mono reels correctly on the spool by itself ?
I don't know much about those narrow reels :-\
You do but not nearly as much as on a standard or wide width reel.
OK , thanks Keta .
She's a beaut Darin ! I've got a Black NIB 349H that I'm gathering parts for . I hope when done mine looks as good as yours...
Cool
Quote from: CooldadE on December 18, 2018, 05:08:36 PM
She's a beaut Darin ! I've got a Black NIB 349H that I'm gathering parts for . I hope when done mine looks as good as yours...
Cool
Thank you! Motive Fab has an insert drag kit for the h model, I just put one in my 349h and it seems very strong. Good luck with yours, posts some pics when you're finished!
Great work Darin.
Also agree with Fred's comment:
QuoteWith your skill and chosen materials — it is a reel to be used over multiple generations.
Looking forward to hearing how it goes out on the water!
All the best, Justin
Quote from: redsetta on December 19, 2018, 08:05:06 PM
Great work Darin.
Also agree with Fred's comment:
QuoteWith your skill and chosen materials — it is a reel to be used over multiple generations.
Looking forward to hearing how it goes out on the water!
All the best, Justin
Thank you, Justin! Will be using it soon once I get through the holiday rush!
Re: You left thumb
After the war some of the charter boat skippers chasing stripers around Cuttyhunk and Martha's Vineyard went to the Penn 49 over the 4/0. The wider 4/0 was more difficult to thumb spool especially for the smaller handed ladies. Monel and SS single strand wire was the preferred trolling setup, and that is what Penn touted the 49's design purpose to be. Much of the fishing was night trolling and after some injuries due to the wrong eccentric excitedly being thrown in the dark many dog release levers were removed and replaced with washers or the lever was just cut off and returned to the reel, now only adjustable with pliers. The 49 was better for the level wind, but they still came in loaded on one side too.