Been having something of an emotional down spell lately (not fishing-related) so receiving these two classic beauties today provided a most welcome pick-me-up:
(http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah207/ladyaialaAiala/P1000563_zpstnll7xff.jpg)
One of the few 970s not already owned by Sal, and a 349 with a wide Tiburon frame... (never even saw one of those before.)
Needless to say, I am feeling a whole lot better! :D
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Beautiful reels, a nice pick me up indeed. :)
Both very nice Aiala. The tanked 349 is awesome! Is your collection starting to catch up with Sal?
...................Lou
Beautiful reels Aiala! yes, that would make a nice day for anyone ;).
Mow I'm trying to figure out how that 970 got passed my radar :-\...I'm loosing it.
I'm just as happy that you got them ;).
Quote from: STRIPER LOU on April 23, 2015, 10:57:04 PM
Is your collection starting to catch up with Sal?
Ho, that'll be the day! I only have two 970s... Sal has what, 2 dozen? At
least? No, he's definitely THE Power Mag Man, but I'm very happy with my little stash. ;)
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Quote from: Alto Mare on April 23, 2015, 11:02:23 PM
Beautiful reels Aiala! Yes, that would make a nice day for anyone ;).
Now I'm trying to figure out how that 970 got passed my radar :-\ ...I'm losing it. I'm just as happy that you got them. ;)
Thanks, Sal, I appreciate that. I seriously doubt you are in any way "losing it"... but I'll admit I was surprised (and delighted) to acquire this one. ;D
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Great looking Reels Aiala. They look new.
Quote from: Shark Hunter on April 23, 2015, 11:42:53 PM
Great looking Reels Aiala. They look new.
Probably not new, Mr. Shark, but neither has seen much use at all. Shiny! ;D
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wow that 349 shiny looks pretty nice.
Nice reels Aiala. Sorry to hear of your doldrums, but looks like a bit of Retail Therapy was what the Dr. ordered.
Big Tim
Retail?
Nice reels! Those bad boys in the mailbox are the perfect "pick me up"!
Regards,
Charlie
reel nice, enjoy, now go get them wet
Nice reels there.
But remind me once again what that first step was...
something about being powerless?
And are we providing a proper support structure or simply enabling?
I've seen a few of those mags sell on EBay of late, I can't believe someone other then Sal has picked these guys up.
Great people on this site. Thanks Sal for your generosity. Thanks Aiala your contributions to this site is very much appreciated. Dominick
Quote from: Tightlines666 on April 24, 2015, 01:13:05 AM
Nice reels there. But remind me once again what that first step was... something about being powerless?
"We admitted we were powerless over buying more reels, and our collections were becoming unmanageable." ::)
Quote from: Tightlines666 on April 24, 2015, 01:13:05 AMAnd are we providing a proper support structure or simply enabling?
Oh, enabling... without a doubt. ;)
Quote from: Tightlines666 on April 24, 2015, 01:13:05 AMI've seen a few of those mags sell on eBay of late, I can't believe someone other than Sal has picked these guys up.
I can't believe it, either. And the 349 was also from eBay... guess I just lucked out! ;D
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Very nice! Congrats on the therapeutic purchase :P
Quote from: Aiala on April 24, 2015, 12:36:12 PM
I can't believe it, either. And the 349 was also from eBay... guess I just lucked out! ;D
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There has been quite a few 349 "Wahoo Specials" lately but most of them use Newell parts, mine does. I prefer a 114HN for a reel this size and 349's the stock width.
Quote from: Keta on April 24, 2015, 03:10:08 PM
There has been quite a few 349 "Wahoo Specials" lately but most of them use Newell parts, mine does. I prefer a 114HN for a reel this size and 349's the stock width.
Lee, is mine a "Wahoo Special"? I have a standard-width 49L (with the extra eccentric), but I wanted a 349.
I have a couple of Tibbed 114s, I love them, but they are a bit large for my optimum comfort. :)
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Quote from: Aiala on April 24, 2015, 04:07:08 PM
Lee, is mine a "Wahoo Special"? I have a standard-width 49L (with the extra eccentric), but I wanted a 349.
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Yes, a Wahoo Special is a widened 349H. There is quite a few stock width 349's on ebay now, they are the same width as the 49.
Quote from: Aiala on April 23, 2015, 10:44:03 PM
Needless to say, I am feeling a whole lot better! :D
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Thanks for sharing this Aiala, nice pickup on the tib'ed wahoo. I'm glad the therapy worked for you.
Hmmm.... now that I think about it, I'm feeling a bit down myself.