Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Spinning Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => General Spinning Reel Questions => Topic started by: Steve V. on May 19, 2024, 02:49:26 AM

Title: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Steve V. on May 19, 2024, 02:49:26 AM
How many reels do y'all have? I probably have about 75. All users or eventual users.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: whalebreath on May 19, 2024, 03:22:38 AM
Tough enough to count rods but at least they're mostly in racks on the walls (except for several in a corner) reels have such odd shapes yet they fit together in a pile so well.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Mjg378 on May 19, 2024, 04:10:33 AM
Wife:  ;D Enough yet?    Me:  Nope.    8) 
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Maxed Out on May 19, 2024, 04:15:41 AM
Nothing good can come from counting my reels, and nothing in my marriage vows says I gotta limit myself  :d
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: foakes on May 19, 2024, 04:47:22 AM
My reel inventory is basically a life form.

It constantly changes and is impossible to put a number on.

Best, Fred
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Reeltyme on May 19, 2024, 09:43:46 AM
Define "Reels".
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: oldmanjoe on May 19, 2024, 01:46:26 PM
 :)  As a third generation fisherman , I have a few hundred ..
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Midway Tommy on May 19, 2024, 03:54:41 PM
I am at least 3/4 of the way to 1K. I probably would be there by now if it wasn't for the current economic times & admin eating up 20% of everything I worked my entire life to accumulate.   ??? I've only bought 4 or 5 reels in the last 3 years. :(
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Keta on May 19, 2024, 04:14:54 PM
Don't ask, don't tell. 

Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Gfish on May 19, 2024, 05:46:09 PM
61, if I counted right. Got the 2 in each of my vehicles and the fidget one on my desk. Oh wait! Ha!, just gotta keep thinkin, the Swami sent me a nice condition Sailfisher and it's in parts for cleaning, 62.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: happyhooker on May 19, 2024, 07:54:22 PM
Sixtyish, plus some parts reels or reels I hope to eventually fix up but are not usable right now. Out of the 60+, all are users and none are shelfies; a handful I do not use very often and probably should move out.

Frank
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: thorhammer on May 21, 2024, 12:40:48 AM
Mebbe 630. When I build out all the parts Ted just sent me, it will go up by a lot of jigmasters.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: JasonGotaProblem on May 21, 2024, 01:07:01 AM
It depends how you wanna count, and who is asking. But if I gave you a number I'd be guessing.

I definitely have enough. But there's still a few I want.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Crab Pot on May 21, 2024, 02:19:30 AM
Reels are like guns, it's best not to count, and better not to know.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: jgp12000 on May 21, 2024, 06:11:14 AM
I started counting once in my shop attic I have a rod rack up there for least used combos. By the time I got down to the shop floor I was thirsty & stopped counting.The rack on the shop floor is full.I have one in each vehicle,4 hefty totes full & some on display.7 on the floating dock,2 on golf cart,3 in garage .One day I may count & make a spreadsheet with photos so the vintage reels value will be appreciated ,when I go to that Crystal river.I rather spend my time fishing though,than counting :fish

Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: jgp12000 on May 21, 2024, 11:16:25 AM
How many pushups can Chuck Norris do?

"All of them" !!!
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: ourford on May 21, 2024, 02:35:55 PM
I have about a hundred. Wife can't complain, she has an equal number of handbags. Brinkmanship at it's finest.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: JasonGotaProblem on May 21, 2024, 02:56:39 PM
To her credit and my annoyance my wife is an extremely frugal person who almost never spends a penny on herself, and when she does she feels bad about it and sometimes needs to be reassured that it's ok to be happy about a purchase.

Alan's steel handle blade arrived today. I'm happy about that purchase.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: jgp12000 on May 21, 2024, 03:17:41 PM
I made this one,it's hung up in my shop :fish
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Steve V. on May 21, 2024, 06:31:29 PM
Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on May 21, 2024, 02:56:39 PMTo her credit and my annoyance my wife is an extremely frugal person who almost never spends a penny on herself, and when she does she feels bad about it and sometimes needs to be reassured that it's ok to be happy about a purchase.

Your wife and my wife are cut from the same mold. Copper wire was invented when she and her brother and father were fighting over a penny.

Steve
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Paul Roberts on May 22, 2024, 02:24:59 PM
Not many by hoarding standards. Not "complete" by collecting standards. More than I need by fishing standards, which is my primary motivation.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Reeltyme on May 22, 2024, 11:46:52 PM
Quote from: Paul Roberts on May 22, 2024, 02:24:59 PMNot many by hoarding standards. Not "complete" by collecting standards. More than I need by fishing standards, which is my primary motivation.

Paul, I like that answer. I second it.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Paul Roberts on May 23, 2024, 10:47:26 AM
It is a slippery slope! I've tried to keep some practical purpose under my infatuation with these cool little machines. The last few years have been disruptive, however, and I've found reel work accessible and meditative. So, I guess that's my excuse for slipping into the collecting camp. I'm learning a lot, enjoying the heck out of it, and will lose money in the enterprise. But, I do have an interesting and capable stable of ponies to saddle up and ride out on.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Reeltyme on May 23, 2024, 04:30:46 PM
I started with collecting,,, EVERYTHING, but like most I began to concentrate on certain categories. I began the cleaning and service thing by doing my own reels and destroyed a few in the process. After a few years I began to have a few friends asking me to service their reels. And it began. I now do service as a pastime in my shop. I don't charge nearly enough to make anything but I enjoy the quiet time. No music, no TV, just my thoughts and a reel in need. I find it very relaxing. Sometimes challenging and sometimes even frustrating, but I seem to always make it work.
Randy McConnell
Reeltyme
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: sandbar on May 24, 2024, 01:42:10 AM
More than my wife can understand.
I just need a couple more  :d
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Paul Roberts on May 24, 2024, 08:04:15 AM
Quote from: Reeltyme on May 23, 2024, 04:30:46 PM...
I enjoy the quiet time. No music, no TV, just my thoughts and a reel in need. I find it very relaxing. Sometimes challenging and sometimes even frustrating, but I seem to always make it work.
Randy McConnell
Reeltyme
Exactly.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: Bill B on May 25, 2024, 04:23:38 AM
Quote from: Reeltyme on May 22, 2024, 11:46:52 PM
Quote from: Paul Roberts on May 22, 2024, 02:24:59 PMNot many by hoarding standards. Not "complete" by collecting standards. More than I need by fishing standards, which is my primary motivation.

Paul, I like that answer. I second it.

Its a quarom.
Title: Re: Hoarding/collecting
Post by: foakes on May 25, 2024, 05:14:04 AM
If you could count all of your reels —- you probably don't have enough yet.

Best, Fred