Reel Repair by Alan Tani

New information is always good to sort through to see if any advantages jump right out and grab you, but I learned a long time ago that if you have a proven process that serves your designated purposes well there's no reel    urgency to reinvent the wheel.  😉

Beautiful! But where do you spool the line?

Not a fan of electrical tape.

I use saliva but then I'm not a fly fisherman!

I read an article in a well-known fishing magazine where it is recommended to lubricate the knots with chapstick, natural without chemicals, to lubricate the knots. Has anyone already tried? feedback for this system?

Wow!!!

Glad to have you on the Site!

Best, Fred

Thanks for the enthusiastic welcome! Im going to enjoy looking into your many sub folders as im sure there's lots of good reading ahead.

Id mentioned "machinist" previously, well here's an example of how my mind works. I made this G.E frame 3 turbine model as a retirement gift for a decent fellow once; a long time ago!

Quote from: UKChris1 on Today at 11:16:46 AMI confess that until I started using Yamalube and another marine grease, I always used car wheel bearing grease (in 1lb tins) and, similarly, car engine oil where oil was needed. It comes in one gallon (or used to!) cans. My thinking was that car engines and wheel bearings endure more stresses and strains than reels (if serviced regularly) so those lubricants ought to be fine.

If I didn't already have a system that has worked well for decades now on thousands of reel jobs —- I would try the motor oil and wheel bearing grease for reels.

I do my own service on our vehicles, equipment, repairs, etc. —- or at least as much as I feel I can accomplish properly 100%.

My motor oil has always been Mobil 1 synthetic, my grease for wheel bearings, axles, all zerk fittings, trailers, has always been Lucas Red "N" Tacky.

Maybe I'll try it on a few of my own reels just for fun.

Every time I handle it on vehicle maintenance —- it gives me a feeling that it may be really good on reels.

Who knows, it could be the most economical and best lube system ever —- or not.  Worth a try.

Best, Fred

Good to know. In the italian book on zangi. As i recall no mention. Will be on lookout for more Zangi variants.

Interesting thread. I haven't tried splicing nylon mono into PE braid but I've done a lot of nylon into dacron splices. I have encountered the same problem and discovered it was caused by fine fibres in the dacron braid forming a web in the 'tube' that prevented the smooth and tapered nylon from progressing.

Exactly the same nylon had no problem when trying to splice into the same strength dacron of a different brand and, indeed, with a different spool of the original troublesome stuff.

Interestingly, the troublesome spool also had several flaws along the length - fluffy spots and tight bits. There were half a dozen along a 1000 yard length that I had to cut out and then splice the dacron to itself to form a single length again. What a pain!