Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Penn Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: Maxed Out on January 08, 2016, 06:40:39 PM

Title: Just another 155..??..or maybe not !!
Post by: Maxed Out on January 08, 2016, 06:40:39 PM
  Hello and good day to all


 They say you can't judge a book by it's cover....well here on AT the phrase is a little different.


  You can't judge a reel by it's cover. wink wink  ;) ;)
Title: Re: Just another 155.....or maybe not !!
Post by: Dominick on January 08, 2016, 06:43:22 PM
Bling Bling.  Dominick
Title: Re: Just another 155.....or maybe not !!
Post by: Tightlines667 on January 08, 2016, 08:04:15 PM
Beautiful  little reel!

This reel says...

"It's ok to fish simply for 'sport'".
Title: Re: Just another 155.....or maybe not !!
Post by: PacRat on January 08, 2016, 08:38:24 PM
She's a real beauty but that's like lifting the hood and not letting us see what's hiding under the air-cleaner. Any mods in the drag or gears?
Title: Re: Just another 155.....or maybe not !!
Post by: Shark Hunter on January 08, 2016, 08:40:48 PM
That is Sick! :P
Title: Re: Just another 155.....or maybe not !!
Post by: Alto Mare on January 08, 2016, 08:48:08 PM
Ted, I know you have molds to dish out some reels, I've seen them, I didn't know you had them for the  155 as well.
I was having a hard time looking at it, I had to put my sunglasses on... 8) very cool.
Title: Re: Just another 155.....or maybe not !!
Post by: Bryan Young on January 08, 2016, 08:49:37 PM
That's a beauty Ted.   Bright and sparkly.  If it were gold, you could give it to your wife.
Title: Re: Just another 155.....or maybe not !!
Post by: Maxed Out on January 08, 2016, 09:51:42 PM
   John, I like the pun !! :D Hope you had a great holiday vaca with your dad.


  Well Mike, it does have steel gears. Other internal upgrades are planned, but for now all my reel funds are going to Tom H, Alan C, and Bryan.


  Sal, you know you can knock me in the dirt with your eye popping penns. :o :o We've seen a few, but you always hold back the best ones. This chrome plated bridge is(was) a stock penn item.


Bryan, I have to show my wife every reel I buy or build so I can beg her to let me keep it. Wish I had the "midas touch", an old gold penn has a nice ring to it.  ;D :D
Title: Re: Just another 155.....or maybe not !!
Post by: cbar45 on January 08, 2016, 11:10:16 PM
Beautiful...At first I was puzzled by the odd-looking bridge plate...Then realized it was a reflection.. :D
Title: Re: Just another 155..??..or maybe not !!
Post by: TomT on January 09, 2016, 05:40:38 AM
About 2 yrs ago a guy on this site had spent so much time polishing a 113h spool that he found the bottom layer was gold colored.  He found this out by hand polishing the spool until the gold looking finish was exposed.  I was so amazed by this story that I purchased to "gold" spool from him.  I have never used the spool yet but every time I come across it (still in its box) I think of Ted---(MaxDoubt).   Then also every time I see one of his posts, I am in awe again how he gets his reels to look BETTER than brand new.  He is just amazing!!
TomT

Title: Re: Just another 155..??..or maybe not !!
Post by: Shark Hunter on January 09, 2016, 05:47:34 AM
Ted is the Man!
I have yet to meet any one person that takes so much pride in making a reel look better than new.
Hats off to you Ted. ;)
Title: Re: Just another 155..??..or maybe not !!
Post by: Porthos on January 09, 2016, 01:27:23 PM
Would feel really, really bad exposing that one to boat rash, fish scales, sun, and saltwater...
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Post by: Reel 224 on January 09, 2016, 03:59:55 PM
Ted; I wouldn't put that baby on a rod..No sir! I would just put it in my office and admire it every day, and occasionally take it out and polish it. ;D

Joe