Hello all.
This is my first post. I lurked around for awhile and saw all the awesome parts everyone was making so I bought a bunch of parts and built two reels for my wife /loaners . Hope everyone enjoys.
Penn 501 frame
China Stainless yoke and bridge
5:1 stainless gear
Stainless gear sleeve modded to take a full size washer behind gear.
5 stack with a full size plus 1. So 6 full size drag washers.
Penn 505 side plate with Stainless bearing
Bait clicker delete but wasn't a option was missing.
Extended handle made from two stock Jigmaster handles.
Phillips head screws machined down head to fit factoryish. 316 stainless
Cost lost count it's a beater 😬
Going to fish 20-30lbs mono top shots
Maybe try strait 50braid but read hoar story's
Penn 500 tib frame
China stainless yoke and bridge
4:1 steel gear from E bayz. stock pinion gear
Stainless gear sleeve stock.
5 stack with Delrin washer under main gear
Handle is a penn 24-56
Put the longer stock screws in the base of the tib frame so all screws are same length.
Cost lost count again but this one is clean.
Going to fish 30-40mono top shots.
Enjoy 🏁😃
Thought I would share my builds. All these parts and ideas came from lurking this site. Thanks everyone for letting me join.
Penn 501 bearing reel lol
Modded stainless gear sleeve for 6th full size drag washer
.010" delrin shim under gear sleeve
5+full size 1 drag kit . Hand honed on a flat stone.
5:1 stainless gear
316 stainless Phillips screws machine down to fit factoryish.
Penn 505 side plate.
Made a extended handle out of two stock Jigmaster handles.
China stainless yoke and ecentric
Cost not sure but is a beater.
Plan to fish 20-40lbs top shots
Penn tib 500
Stainless gear sleeve with .010"" delrin washer underneath.
5+1 drag kit with delrin under main gear. Hand honed on flat stone.
Dual dog stainless bridge
24-56 penn handle
Tiburon frame
China stainless yoke and ecentric
Cost not sure but this one is clean.
Plan to fish 30-40lbs top shots.
I am open to recommendations on what I should put on these reels for line with the new mods.
I am also open on recommendations for rods for these reels with the mods they have.
I fish from a private 21' center console not mine
And also
1/2 to 2 1/2 day boats from San Diego to Long Beach.
Thanks everyone. Ricardo Sevilla.
Jumping in with both feet, You'll fit in fine around here, Welcome
So my phone glitched as I was posting. Didn't see this posted so I rewrote the whole post and reposted. 😬my bad. Here some more pics.
Nice! Take it slow, this can be habit-forming ;) ;D ;D
Joe.