Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I'm not taking anything Wahoo specific but I've caught multiple Wahoo on Salas 7x surface iron and they'll hit a trolled Rapala XRap magnum so I think I'm good.

Quote from: MarkT on August 17, 2026, 02:22:35 AMIk: locked and loaded. See you all on Friday. They've been catching big WSB!

I hope we get into them.

Quote from: alantani on August 17, 2026, 02:31:14 AMi'm gonna bring stuff for wahoo!!!

Casting or trolling?

Packing my toothbrush and meds and I am ready to hit the road.

i'm gonna bring stuff for wahoo!!!

Ik: locked and loaded. See you all on Friday. They've been catching big WSB!

I need to start getting my gear in order, it's rapidly approaching.

Welcome aboard!

Best Regards, Fred

There used to be a tiny hobby section tucked away in the corner of our local Ace Hardware. I would buy 3"x7" brass sheet of suitable thickness and either cut shims to size, or stamp them out using a punch. Perhaps a hobby or craft store may offer something similar? 

i took a quick look and couldn't find anything either.  you might have to call daiwa directly.

Thank you!

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on August 11, 2026, 10:51:32 AMWelcome! If you wanna go down a rabbit hole with that 2500c, you certainly can. Hedgehog studios will happily take hundreds of dollars from you, but you'll end up with something pretty slick to fish with.

I have started down that hole already, having to pace myself, one can spend a lot of money on these reels.
Does anyone know where the different sizes of ABU brass shims can be purchased? I have several ABU reels and I think that every one of them has at least one missing. I made one out of a tiny washer by filing and sanding it down, that took a while.