Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Welcome! => Welcome! => Topic started by: Joe T on January 04, 2016, 05:56:31 PM

Title: Hi guys
Post by: Joe T on January 04, 2016, 05:56:31 PM
Hi guys. My first post. You guys have an awsome site here.I'm getting ready to service and upgrade my drags on my curados and Calcuttas so I may need some help soon.
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Post by: swill88 on January 04, 2016, 06:01:43 PM
welcome!
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Post by: alantani on January 04, 2016, 06:04:28 PM
welcome!
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Post by: foakes on January 04, 2016, 06:28:37 PM
Welcome, Joe --

Best,

Fred
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Post by: steelhead_killer on January 04, 2016, 06:35:56 PM
Welcome!  Lots of tutorials and brain power here to answer questions!  Good luck and welcome!

Andy
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Post by: sdlehr on January 04, 2016, 06:36:43 PM
Welcome, Joe. If you don't mind, I'll learn along with you... ;)
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Post by: Reel 224 on January 04, 2016, 06:47:40 PM
Welcome Joe. From another Joe.
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Post by: Alto Mare on January 04, 2016, 09:58:09 PM
Welcome Joe, enjoy your stay here.

Sal
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Post by: Bryan Young on January 05, 2016, 07:51:46 AM
Hi Joe.  Welcome. 
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Post by: Tiddlerbasher on January 05, 2016, 10:13:04 AM
Hey Joe :)
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Post by: Joe T on January 05, 2016, 01:14:18 PM
Thanks guys
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Post by: sdlehr on January 05, 2016, 05:50:09 PM
Quote from: Tiddlerbasher on January 05, 2016, 10:13:04 AM
Hey Joe :)
Where you goin' with that gun in your hand? Hendrix fans will get this. Last song performed at Woodstock.  https://vimeo.com/61763900
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Post by: fishgrain on January 05, 2016, 07:32:48 PM
that makes two of us!
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Post by: handi2 on January 05, 2016, 10:40:49 PM
Welcome Joe

You have some nice reels to work on and it's a piece of cake.
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Post by: broadway on January 06, 2016, 03:56:02 AM
Joe,
   There's some good info on here for those reels. Crack 'em opened and have at it.
Welcome aboard
Dom
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Post by: Shark Hunter on January 06, 2016, 09:35:27 AM
Welcome Joe.
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Post by: Tiddlerbasher on January 06, 2016, 10:35:17 AM
I'm going down to shoot my old lady - you know I caught here messing around ;D
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Post by: Shark Hunter on January 06, 2016, 10:44:22 AM
I'm going way down South, Way down where I can be Free. ;)
and catch me some Sharks! ;D
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Post by: Tiddlerbasher on January 06, 2016, 10:48:24 AM
 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: reelrepair123 on January 06, 2016, 03:28:48 PM
welcome joe,  good therapy working on reels, lots of help here from great members.  sometimes it can be frustrating, but it's also very rewarding, welcome aboard.   harryk
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Post by: mizmo67 on January 06, 2016, 06:27:53 PM
Welcome, Joe
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Post by: Big Tim on January 07, 2016, 02:32:32 AM
Welcome Joe

BT
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Post by: garyal on January 08, 2016, 02:45:03 PM
Hello everyone. I am recently enrolled onto this great site! I live in Stockton, CA and I have been long range fishing out of San Diego for 30 years. Currently I get out for 20-30 days per year and my boat is the Intrepid. Years ago, I serviced my own reels (Penn YT special, Newells and a couple of Penn Internationals.

However for the past dozen years, I have been having them serviced by a local San Diego tackle shop. After having problems with recently serviced reels, I decided to start doing my own service. A guy from my recent 13 day trip (Phil Hein) referred me to this wonderful site. I set up a reel service station in my garage based on information sifted from this site!

I must say that not only are my reels getting better attention and TLC, I find it therapeutic to do this work myself. I fish a complete set of Accurates. (well only 3 ATDs and all of the small ones (400N thru 600). My son who gets my hand me downs fishes a set of Avets. My only two non 2 speeds are jig reels, Trinidad 16DC and 20DC, not counting the box of retired newels, Penns and Shimanos.

Thanks to Alan and everyone for hosting and posting such a fantastic collection of knowledge and lessons learned!

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Post by: foakes on January 08, 2016, 04:36:01 PM
Great to have you on board, Gary --

Sounds like you know your gear pretty well.

Post some pics when you get a chance.

Best,

Fred
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Post by: alantani on January 08, 2016, 05:48:55 PM
phil dropped by a couple of weeks ago.  gary, if you're ever in the san jose/saratoga neighborhood, swing by for a beer!
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Post by: Tiddlerbasher on January 09, 2016, 10:28:55 AM
Welcome to the font of knowledge that is this forum :)
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Post by: garyal on January 11, 2016, 02:23:09 PM
Alan:

Thanks for the offer! I may take you up on it one of these days when it gets a little warmer. Both my wife and I are from  Campbell / Los Gatos. I went to Del Mar High Scholl over near Bascom and Hamilton. I used to ride my 10 speed bike up and down Highway 9 to and from the summit at Skyline Blvd. Now we do it on a Harley a couple of times per year. I got my first speeding ticket coming down highway 9 on a 10 speed at 14 years old! 50 in a 35 near Saratoga Springs! :-) That was 1969!!!!
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Post by: Fisherman Paul on January 11, 2016, 07:09:43 PM
Welcome to a great site, so much knowledge in
one place, great bunch of guys/girls on here,
the experience is second to none.