Reel Repair by Alan Tani

i do the cut at the bottom of the throat, just like the first guys.  blood is pumped straight from the heart.  with large fish on a pitching deck, i prefer an 18 inch aluminum baseball bat to immediately subdue them.  it's fast and effective.  then the brain spike, then the wire.  gotta be quick. 

you just never know.......

we've lost alot of good people.   

welcome!!!

Pretty, pretty work, Alex!  Wow!

How about one of us forward them to you?  Would the duty be cost prohibitive?

Completed the 5-stack drag and put her back together, finally!

One concern, the last eared washer was laying dead even with the top of the main gear. When assembling the bridge that washer could easily have slipped so that the ears are not in the slots. How would I know?  How would I prevent it the next time? 

The reel feels good, cranks good, and the drag seems to be working. Now it needs tested!  How do you tuna-test a reel in your backyard?  Need to make sure it is smooth and get a number. 

I reely-reely like the 300H form factor, and I bought some extra parts to make multiple 50H/300H 5 stacks.  Thinking of doing a 350H and a 50H.  More on that later. 


With the orange braid it is a Halloween beast.  Recently I went out of Eastman's Docks in New Hampshire. Can't wait to try this reel out in the Gulf of Maine.

Is this project worthy of the esteemed Tani wrench? It's my first time reely diving in.


P.S. Here is the thread for building the handle:  https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,40429

Hi every one, is there anyone that will be coming to Australia, in about 4 to 6 months time, who could bring some reel parts over for me, If you only coming to the east coast I could compensate you for posting them for me, to our place in Western Australia, I need some, Penn Parts but they dont post internationally any more, the parts I need will fit into a flat bubble style envelope, cheers Don.

this fishing rod has been slaying fish like a champ

Here is the list of —- some rods and reels acquired recently , and for sale —

I will move this over to the for sale section of our site.

All VG, EX, or NEW.

ABU 5500 KC3
ABU 4601 C4
ABU 4600 C
ABU 6500 C4 LINE COUNTER
ABU 5500 C
ABU 4600 C
ABU 5600 AB
ABU ONE 5000
PENN 714 GREENIE
OKUMA ARIA 20A WHITE UL
SHIMANO TR 100G
FENWICK 9' HONEY BLANK NEW BUILD, TUBE
FENWICK 7' SF74-4 SPIN/FLY PACK ROD TUBE & CASE NEW
WHITE RIVER/HOBBS CREEK FLY 8'6" 4PC HC866-4 TUBE, SOCK, NEW
FENWICK 1870C 7' GOLD
FENWICK PT809 6'8" 30-80 LB ALL ROLLERS
FENWICK FT70M 7' HIGH MODULUS - GLASS NEW
FENWICK FS70 7' 2PC
FENWICK 522 18-25 LB ROLLER TIP
DAIWA 4'3" UL NEW BUILD
FENWICK UL NEW BUILD 42"
FENWICK UL 4'8" 2PC CORK
FENWICK UL 5' 2PC HYPALON FS50
FENWICK UL 5' NEW BUILD
DAIWA UL 5' 2 PC

Best, Fred