Hi everyone, new member here that stumbled on this place because I love to tinker with my reels and anything fishing. Would like to thank Alan for his help with some parts and hope to continue to grow in my experience and knowledge of reels.
Just wanted to share some of my projects, feel free to comment any suggestions of questions for anything going forward. Here are a couple reels I drilled out and a few of my first custom rods that I have kept for myself.
Penn 704z & 710 greenie
Penn 750ss
Upgraded to new drag washers, added another underneath the spool. On one of my custom rods.
Couple more custom rods
Hi & welcome, It's good to see new blood in the spinner department & rod building departments. Rudy
Nice. What blanks do you usually build on? I like the look of those long open wraps. Enjoy the forum!
chad
JB....welcome to the Darkside....I like the drilling on the spinners.....can I ask what's the benefit of the drilling? The rods look awesome. Keep the pictures coming...we like pictures.....Bill
Most of the rods are on American Tackle blanks, jigging series is a blank I like to use for a little bit of everything, graphite, very light, good backbone, and a parabolic bend will whip the fish really fast. Green spinner is a 30-50 rating, blue spinner is 15-30, both 7', perfect rods for striped bass fishing in the northeast where I'm at. The green and gold conventionals are 50-100 blanks in the same blank, 5'8" used for trolling and chunking tuna. The penn 704z rod is a 9ft lamiglas surf blank, will cast a country mile. The 710 rod is a 7'6" GLoomis won in a tournament, also will cast a mile, can't take the credit for that one though.
Drilling the reels accomplishes a couple things. 1) slight weight reduction 2) when surf fishing, the sand and salt will flush right through the reel when a wave dunks you. 3) It looks cool
You're gonna feel right at home here. Welcome.
Amazing Jersey and welcome.
where in Jersey are you???
Mike
Quote from: bluefish69 on September 24, 2016, 03:26:11 AM
where in Jersey are you???
Mike
He means, "what exit?" :) I'm also a Jersey native, so I can say that :) Welcome aboard.
Sid
I'm from the original Jersey! ;D
Mike.
Welcome...Way cool ;D
Big Tim from the left coast
Quote from: Jerseymic on September 24, 2016, 02:29:15 PM
I'm from the original Jersey! ;D
Mike.
Thanks mic I needed that this mornin'
Mike
Welcome Jerseybros. Glad to have you aboard. I like the long wrap also.
Now that your here I can only give you one piece of advice. Save your money!!!!
.....................Lou
Welcome Jerseybros! Nice job on those reels.
Sal, from the opposite side of the bridge.
Quote from: Alto Mare on September 24, 2016, 08:08:58 PM
Welcome Jerseybros! Nice job on those reels.
Sal, from the opposite side of the bridge.
Welcome. Sal meant to say the opposite side of the pond. Dominick from N. California
Welcome aboard 2X; You have already shown many of your virtues. Thanks for sharing, We all try to help each other in a freindly way. Cant wait to hear more new posts. I love to learn. gst.
Welcome JB.
Glad to have you on Board.
Daron
Welcome.
Quote from: sdlehr on September 24, 2016, 12:50:00 PM
Quote from: bluefish69 on September 24, 2016, 03:26:11 AM
where in Jersey are you???
Mike
He means, "what exit?" :) I'm also a Jersey native, so I can say that :) Welcome aboard.
Sid
Exit 165, boat is at 63.
Thank you all for the warm welcome.
More pictures to come!
Nicely done! Welcome (also from the other side of the Bridge).
nice job on the reel and awesome job on the rods.
welcome amigo
saludos from Baja, Mex
Gave the rods a good workout today!! Put a hurting on the bass.
Whoa, we don't know big like that here.