Reel Repair by Alan Tani

As promised I am submitting some pictures in a step by step process of a project that I finished recently.  I was pleased with the results.  I now have a reel that money cant buy, a Specialized tool for trolling for king salmon in an area where I live.   See the below Pics.


this is the model that I used for the base of the project. Its a mooching reel, made in China, marketed as a Quantum MR5000, an all aluminum 4.5 inch reel.  So I took it and ran with it.   lets see.


the new model is 5.5 inch spool, as shown.

























was it worth it?  I dunno?  Money cant buy everything in this world!

Very nice job Gary, at the rate you're going, I'll be seeing the Gary reel soon .
Of course it was worth it, personal satisfaction is worth more than money, that's why it usually cost us a lot to get it.
Don't drop that reel, I want to fish it when I finally come up one day.
Keep it up buddy.

Sal

Awesome job Gary. A lot of work and well thought out.
Regards,  ..  Lou

Great bit of work.    Enjoy fishing with it.

Cool!

you just made a custom-made Van Staal

Its a Van Gary!!!

Gary... Great stuff!

For your type of fishing what advantage did you gain converting the 4" reel to a 5" reel?

Thanks,

Steve

Gary,

That's quite a piece de resistance...hats off to you!

Quote from: swill88 on June 08, 2016, 12:35:05 AM
Gary... Great stuff!

For your type of fishing what advantage did you gain converting the 4" reel to a 5" reel?

Thanks,

Steve

The Reel holds more line & you retrieve more line per turn of the handle. At least he has an Anti Reverse. My Sidewinder is direct drive & is made of Derlin. You put pressure on the spool with your fingers.

Mike