Reel Repair by Alan Tani

The Amazon deal is weird. Estimated delivery is February 7-17. Only returnable until Jan 31?

Quote from: Crab Pot on Today at 12:27:06 AM

Quote from: MexicanGulf on December 02, 2024, 09:39:23 PM

Quote from: steelfish on December 02, 2024, 04:36:21 PMawesome..

whats the black thingy on the 1st picture?

It is a device for inserting the swivel into the hook eyelets. Widely used in tuna fishing.

What knot is that MexicanGulf?

It looks like an upside-down San Diego Jam.

Never seen that one before.

Steve

it is called NODO SPINA or Spina knot. It is widely used in Europe for fishing bluefin tuna.

Hi guys, I purchased via direct email to Everol. The accessory to put the swivels in the eye of the fishing hook plus the twister knotter (tool for tying Pr Knot type or wind on finishing tyings) both taken together for 315 dollars including shipping.I have to say that they are two wonderful products, you can immediately feel it as soon as you hold these products in your hand. It was my Christmas gift 2024 

Kewl Gobi, I have a Battle 3-2500,4-2000 not sure the difference in plain Battle, it does have HT-100 drag washers though.

I bought 2 x 5000s
To fish those cow sunfish in Fichigan


PS: I edited the link to remove the SID

I just saw this reel is a "Battle" not a 4? On Amazon too.


https://www.walmart.com/ip/3550950446

https://a.co/d/9g9X6Xu

Welcome aboard, Trav!

Best, Fred

welcome!!!!

crud.  joel, these are all single drag systems with a limited drag range.  also, the tld's might have an aluminum frame, but the single dog is screwed into the soft graphite right side plate.  i would not recommend any of these for our local bluefin.  line capacity might also be an issue.  i would typically recommend a 130 pound line class reel like a makaira 50, a penn 50 visx or a penn 50 international II.  the penns will need a little work, the makaira can be fished out of the box.  you might also consider the wide versions of these reels if you are thinking about fishing 300 yards behind the boat. 

for rods, i would recommend a united composites invictus, a seeker osp 3x, or a fishing syndicate 3xh.  at some point, we should talk.   

Blind inserts can save the day in modern reels that have to be opened for service often. The undersize screws in plastic is no good. The manufacturers act like you will never take the darn thing apart; and I guess they are right more often than not.