Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Welcome! => Welcome! => Topic started by: Reelz on November 26, 2012, 04:07:15 AM

Title: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Reelz on November 26, 2012, 04:07:15 AM
Hi everyone my name is Robert...This site is wonderful! Wealth of knowledge in here and I'm glad I found this site. Long time lurker and finally decided to sign up. Well I started cleaning my own reels for about 6 months now. And at the moment I've taken apart and cleaned all 13 of my reels lol. Its just too hard not to open since there's tutorials on almost all them.
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Alto Mare on November 26, 2012, 04:15:47 AM
Welcome Robert! Enjoy your stay. Keep opening those reels up and when you're all done, get some more ;).
Sal
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Bryan Young on November 26, 2012, 05:01:42 AM
Aloha Robert. It's always nice to hear a lurker becoming their own reel service tech. Welcome. The reel world awaits.
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Cone on November 26, 2012, 05:17:00 AM
Welcome Robert. Jump right in. Bob
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: kamuwela on November 26, 2012, 06:30:42 AM
aloha thanks for joining the robs are gaining on the doms  ;D
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B on November 26, 2012, 12:59:12 PM
welcome to Mr. Tani's neighborhood...
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Irish Jigger on November 26, 2012, 01:06:59 PM
Welcome aboard Robert.
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: saltydog on November 26, 2012, 01:20:46 PM
Welcome,you have the bug now.
William
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Keta on November 26, 2012, 03:25:06 PM
Hi
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Norcal Pescador on November 26, 2012, 04:07:34 PM
Quote from: kamuwela on November 26, 2012, 06:30:42 AM
aloha thanks for joining the robs are gaining on the doms  ;D

Yeah, I see a super-majority on the horizon. :D

Welcome, Robert!
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Keta on November 26, 2012, 04:17:46 PM
Have we been Rob'd?
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: alantani on November 26, 2012, 05:32:55 PM
it's really addicting, once you get started.  welcome!
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Reelz on November 26, 2012, 08:24:41 PM
Thank you everyone for the warm welcome! Yes, I've become a reel maniac. Funny you mentioned that Alto, I just picked up a saltiga SA20 and took it apart, haha. I think I've found my favorite reel, old Saltigas. Just adding to my reel colection.
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Bill B on November 27, 2012, 05:32:32 PM
Welcome from Corona soon to be from NorCal..
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: raumati01 on November 28, 2012, 09:02:42 AM
Welcome, whats the story behind the kingie in your profile picture?
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Keta on November 28, 2012, 02:18:36 PM
That's a nice yellowtail not a kingfish  ;D
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Reelz on November 29, 2012, 01:17:23 AM
Haha...Yes its a yellowtail. I got into kayak fishing about 4 years ago and fell in love. Just can't get enough of it now. I fight is just unbelievable from a kayak! You get towed around and feels like a sleigh ride.
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: raumati01 on November 29, 2012, 06:26:50 AM
They look just like our kingfish, just a different name in different countries?

This is  the first one I got on my baja special

(http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/uploads/48458/Andrews_photos_001.jpg)

Looks like yours.
Title: Re: Hello from San Diego
Post by: Reelz on November 29, 2012, 08:04:27 PM
I think your right, not really sure why they have different names for them. But I think kingfishes get bigger than our yellowtail.