It's winter in Alaska, cold and dark!
I've been on a reel kick lately and have my Halibut reel fleet set out and mostly serviced.
I can fish three halibut setups at a time off my boat without much issue.
This year I'll be trying out an Avet HX single speed I picked up off AKFisher and will be excited to see how it compares to the penn 4/0 and 6/0 sized reels I've been using in the past.
My 113hn Baja is going into its second year without being serviced. I should probably get after that but my side plates have started to swell and I had a hell of a time getting the rings on the side plates last time I serviced it. I had to sand down the side plates to compensate for the swelling. It's showwing some ring sideplate seperation so maybe I ride it out and replace the reel when it gives up the ghost.
Plan to run a 114h my grandfather game me along with a Chinese 114h2 strung with cheap 100lbs 8 strand braid.
Lastly I need to pull apart and service this lefty 114h I scored off Chris. Then string it with line. My brother comes up and insists on having a lefty reel.
Just thought I'd share.
Post up your go to reels for this year if you have time. I'm interested to see what you guys fish.
(https://i.ibb.co/gTR38Pc/DC006741-B6-D7-48-E1-9118-8-AA3-B8-A9-B422.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QNKfVCx)
(https://i.ibb.co/WthySsy/50-C58-E11-096-C-4-A4-B-B15-A-05345-DAD9541.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SrjnqJn)
(https://i.ibb.co/Jj8C9DS/D217-F45-C-F271-4340-B79-B-FC7-DF67-A3284.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tpn39V1)
(https://i.ibb.co/3CQ6FT3/A964-F106-58-D7-40-FF-AAF3-7-F6567-D8-A657.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pL5VK17)
(https://i.ibb.co/rF3smQc/21-AEEC78-21-EB-4-D57-8457-6-A731856-CF16.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZGSmVfY)
(https://i.ibb.co/KVFXchh/7-AFD72-AA-49-FA-4-C23-9996-B30-E458-F1693.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L9n8DRR)
Just looked up new Baja sideplates. $50 buys a new set. That's probably what I'll do at the end of this season.
Thanks for stopping the halibut!!!! ??? Just kiddin, of coarse. usually a couple can squeeze thru the rocks when its slack tide.
I think your on to something good. trash can the baha. go bact tothe basics. just me. ive had the same probs, star stripping/breaking. endplates, etc. just my helping you to your help line.... No help needed of coarse. :-*