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Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Penn Senator Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: trond_solem on January 16, 2015, 10:42:45 PM

Title: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: trond_solem on January 16, 2015, 10:42:45 PM
Thanks to Alan Tani, Blue Perl, SmoothDrags and others that have helped me getting parts for this reel.
Tiburon frames are not sold outside the US, so Alan Tani helped me getting one. He also supplied new inner and outer chrome rings and gear sleeve.
Blue Pearl supplied the custom spacer sleeve and 5+1 drag setup is from from Byan Young.

The handle knob is from Alan Tani, the crank arm is my own design that I had laser cut in England.
What else? yes, steel (stanless)  gears and stainless dual alternating dogs.

Used this reel on a fishing trip today. Got some nice cod fish. Some about 22 pounds and more. Not realy big fish, but this is what I can get every day.  The reel handled those without any problems, even when hooking one of them in the tail. It managed to take some line, but there was never a problem stopping it. I had to relax the drag a bit since I just pulled the hook out of the mouth of the fish if I set it too hard.  However, it was smooth as butter!
Cranking? Easy and without any effort at all.
This reel will handle fish a lot bigger than this 22 - 25 lbs cods without any effort.
In late february, early march, the realy heavy cods arrive at our coast. Looking forward to getting some 45+ lbs cods with this reel then.
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: redsetta on January 16, 2015, 10:44:48 PM
Nice work!
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: Bryan Young on January 16, 2015, 10:58:32 PM
Very Nice Trond
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: Three se7ens on January 16, 2015, 11:26:22 PM
Very nice!
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: broschro on January 17, 2015, 12:31:22 AM
 8)
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: Shark Hunter on January 17, 2015, 12:59:53 AM
 ;)
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: BMITCH on January 17, 2015, 02:37:41 AM
Very cool trond. Get us some pictures of those Cow cod. Would be awsome!
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: bluefish69 on January 17, 2015, 03:04:38 AM
I remember catching Cow Cod off shore L.I. I have had Cod in the 40+# range quite often.

Mike
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: Keta on January 17, 2015, 04:29:37 AM
Nice!
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: Bill B on January 17, 2015, 05:13:28 AM
nice work brother....got to admit the 112H is my favorite reel...
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: trond_solem on January 17, 2015, 09:53:53 AM
Quote from: BMITCH on January 17, 2015, 02:37:41 AM
Very cool trond. Get us some pictures of those Cow cod. Would be awsome!
Will do when some real large ones are landed.
Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: trond_solem on January 17, 2015, 09:55:55 AM
Thanks eveyone for the nice words, but the guy who made this possible is Alan Tani. Without his help getting the frame and helping me find parts, the project wouldn't happened.

Title: Re: Senator 112H "tank"
Post by: steelfish on February 06, 2015, 11:39:02 PM
Quote from: BMITCH on January 17, 2015, 02:37:41 AM
Very cool trond. Get us some pictures of those Cow cod. Would be awsome!

that would be the cherry on the cake.

nice reel, if I get another old school reel it will be the red 4/0 and "tanked it"
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