Reel Repair by Alan Tani

looks fantastic

These are machined, assembled and anodized in Philadelphia and shipped from our Dist. Center located in the USA.  If anyone is crazy enough to fish one of these collectors item, and when they need service, they can be sent back to Philadelphia and serviced 100 feet from where they were initially built 
They are serialized 1776 - 2026. 
Not 1-250.

tony 

The one the ford guy posted has a much higher number on it than 250 ?
Are they made in America or China like the 113H's are now ? Thanks

Quote from: Maxed Out on July 10, 2026, 02:46:33 AM

Quote from: Penn on July 06, 2026, 03:21:45 PMLimited to 250 total pcs.  A small quantity will be sold on our website and the rest through approved Retailers.  Being only 250 were made, it will truly be a unique collectors item.

tony

 Very nicely done Tony

 Does the reel come with a special commemorative box ?

 Im very interested in getting one of these reels

 Ted

Hi Ted, these will have a special 250th USA sleeve that goes over the existing box.  And to answer the earlier question, these will be 50visw only. 

tony

Quote from: jgp12000 on July 12, 2026, 11:15:39 PMThese are the bushings on my 1000C
I am going to leave it stock.

I opened the GS-1 it looked new on the inside I closed the hood

I think those are better than ball bearings in those locations anyway. IMO  the only location that benefits by having a ball bearing is pinion/rotor. I prefer oilites at all the other support locations because I think they are much more apt to remain trouble free and require less maintenance over the long term. I have never seen an oilite fail.

These are the bushings on my 1000C
I am going to leave it stock.

I opened the GS-1 it looked new on the inside I closed the hood

I'm gonna call my 7' rod an SS-130. I really like this blank.
I rewrapped it a few yrs ago with repurposed cheap guides.

I also have an SS-176 7' that I rewrapped with vintage Fujis and a NOS varmac seat.

I have a 6' standard taper that I can only guess as to the year.
It is something like a PB-B110,...but it originally had a maroon handle with the vertical screw lock and a white blank.  I'm thinking maybe '59.  That one I also rewrapped with cheapos.

I may have a 5.5' (IIRC) solid glass white blank shakes but the handle doesn't look like any I've seen.

Did anyone look at the sleazebay links to see the one rod that the date code doesn't seem right?

Thanks for the responses.

Nice!

you can see the fishing rod with more details here

Hey guys, I am looking for a handle or just the knob for a fin-nor Santiago 80W. Anyone have any laying around or have any connections?

Thanks in advance!

-Chris