Reel Repair by Alan Tani

General Maintenance Tips => General Questions and Trouble Shooting => Topic started by: STRIPER LOU on March 09, 2017, 02:52:34 PM

Title: SL20/30SHA handle?
Post by: STRIPER LOU on March 09, 2017, 02:52:34 PM
Sill looking for an aftermarket or a replacement handle for these reels. A email to Tiburon was no help at all as they didn't have any idea what handle fits this reel.

Unfortunately I have nothing to try and gage the fitment as I'm waiting for the reels to come into the shop. Any idea's and if you have specific's it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again,  ..  Lou

PS knob is not needed but happy to take one any way it comes. The other alternative is to machine one up.
Title: Re: SL20/30SHA handle?
Post by: Bryan Young on March 09, 2017, 03:19:07 PM
Check with Alan.  I think I modified slightly his counter-balanced arm from his Shimano SS arms with a needle file and it fit like a glove.

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=12789.0
Title: Re: SL20/30SHA handle?
Post by: SoCalAngler on March 09, 2017, 03:27:50 PM
I put a Tiburon TB500 on my modded SL20SH. I use this reel for 30 lb bait so the T-Bar Lite works fine and fits perfectly. I had to do a little mod to the stock plastic nut cap on the slosh to allow for the bigger handle nut screw from Tib. I don't remember there the thread is where we talked about it but it is here on the web site somewhere.

Avet SX on top and Modded SL20SH on the bottom.

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/SoCalAngler1/IMG_0676%201_zpsrpxnbpy6.jpg)

Edit: Found the thread about the handle cap mod.

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=10526.0

Tiburon's web site page for the T-Bar Lite's

http://www.tiburonfishingreels.com/t-bar-lite