well, traded my stock 533 and f447 (both reels needed lots of TLC and few parts) for a ready for action c533 5.5 with tiburon frame and CF drag with my compadre Dwight.
pretty happy with the trade cuz this reel came already with the magical touch of the newellnut so, this reel is in the best shape possible, I already had an extra SS handle blade from Alan the Boss and a special handle knob made by my "compa" Sal, that knob looks like it was made with the black and chrome scheme of the newell reel in mind, looks perfect on it, that reel became already on a "never for sell" one.
looking forward to try it on a Yellowtail or Leopard grouper this late spring and summer.
stock 533 reel with Tib frame ready for action
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my First upgrade for it and one of the best upgrades for any reel, a SS handle and bigger knob
once again, handle SS blade from the Boss Alan and handle knob specially made by Sal (loved it compadre) its really comfortable.
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and the reel looks and should perform 3x better on a nice fish.
I installed the handle on the middle hole and will try it like that if necesary I still have chance to moved one space to make it shorter or larger depending on how it feel for casting and figthing a fish.
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Killer... in every sense of the word!
Gorgeous reel Alex, I forgot all about that handle.
I have that same reel headed my way, one black and one red.
The red one has 4.6 ratio...should be here by Thursday.
Where did the kit come from? I won't be able to put it on mine, those are new with box, but one day I will grab a used one and have it as yours with a different handle of course, yours needs to be one of a kind.
It is really a gorgeous reel, enjoy it buddy!
Sal
Quote from: Alto Mare on March 31, 2020, 08:17:40 PM
Where did the kit come from? I won't be able to put it on mine, those are new with box
Sal
kit came already installed on the reel but you can get them directly from tiburon
thanks again for the handle knob, I was saving it for special reel and few months later finally found its place.
I tried ordering a 533 kit from Tiburon a few months ago and they were out of stock in black. Thanks for reminding me that I should check back with them, awesome reel you have there!!!
Beautiful reel buddy and Sal's masterpiece looks awesome on there!
Nice one Alex,that handle really sets it off. I'm sure you'll enjoy it
Quote from: Swami805 on April 01, 2020, 12:28:42 AM
Nice one Alex,that handle really sets it off. I'm sure you'll enjoy it
yep, and no worries on rounding the hole on the handle... ever !!
the reel was with 3 cabontex drag washers that gave a smooth 14# drag, just installed 5+1 drags and now it reach bit more than 22# and still place to tighten the star more with you want to go FULL
thats just pulling the line from the reel, where the correct way should be installing the reel on a rod and pulling on the scale with the line attached to it, I would have hard time to pull more than 22# that way ;D ;D
Quote from: steelfish on May 27, 2021, 01:22:51 AM...thats just pulling the line from the reel, where the correct way should be installing the reel on a rod and pulling on the scale with the line attached to it, I would have hard time to pull more than 22# that way ;D ;D
Yes, the length of the rod will affect how much leverage a hooked fish has. If you fight the fish slowpitch style, then the rod has minimal affect, and it's just the reel's 22 lbs of drag.