Gladding South Bend 820

Started by mark Hill, November 09, 2022, 10:37:17 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

mark Hill

Sometimes, you just have to save a reel...having that uncanny ability of seeing the (reel) beauty thru all of the dirt and grime will get ya every time! Someone had the oscillation block in backwards causing the reel to lock up when cranking the handle, and they mucked up 2 of the screws that hold the side cover on. The old screws are still in the pictures here. I'm in a daggum wheelchair at the moment and am unable to get out to my shop...GRrrr! The little South Bend 820 works great now and feels surprising smooth for a Hong Kong cheapie. I'll give the little 820 a real workout on some Crappie and Bluegills this spring and see how it holds up. Thanks for looking.  :-\  The works small.jpg 
"Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, and he will start collecting and refurbishing old reels"

mark Hill

Somehow I posted 2 pics. The second picture is bigger.
"Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, and he will start collecting and refurbishing old reels"

Hardy Boy

Nice work. Cleaned up great. I love it when that happens.


Cheers:

Todd
Todd

mark Hill

The paint is pretty nice. That was 90% of the reason I decided to tear into it.  ;D
"Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, and he will start collecting and refurbishing old reels"

happyhooker

Lookin' purdy.  They aren't bad reels.  Got an 880 that needs a line roller; foakes is gonna send me some SB parts & maybe I'll luck out on a roller.

Frank

swede 53

   The Hong Kong built South Bend reels were nice reels to use but you find quite a few with bad main gears,mainly the 2 larger ones.                                                                                                                                                                                                 
   Frank,The 880 and the 760a used the same line roller,if you don't come up with anything I have some parts reels that I could rob.

Midway Tommy

It cleaned up well! A look inside at the drive train sure would be nice.  :D
Love those open face spinning reels! (Especially ABU & ABU/Zebco Cardinals)

Tommy D (ORCA), NE



Favorite Activity? ............... In our boat fishing
RELAXING w/ MY BEST FRIEND (My wife Bonnie)

thorhammer


Crow

There's nothing wrong with a few "F's" on your record....Food, Fun, Flowers, Fishing, Friends, and Fun....to name just a few !

happyhooker

#9
Much obliged for the offer, swede 53.  Will get back to you if nothing materializes in the immediate future.  You're in WI, which ain't too far from me in MN.  And I see your birth year is '53, which also only misses me by that |  | much!

Frank

happyhooker

Sent you a PM, swede 53.

Frank
221126

Gfish

A recent p/u, one of three I got. Looks pretty nice, have yet to clean it-up. Made in Japan.
Fishing tackle is an art form and all fish caught on the right tackle are"Gfish"!

Midway Tommy

Got one of those 725As new back in 1971 when the crank handle stud on my GM 304 main gear broke off, Greg. I didn't know much regarding quality back then. Thought I was getting something decent since it was a SB. Found out pretty quickly it was just standard run-of-the-mill issue for those days, potmetal gearing, etc. Still have it, looks like new because I opted for a Cardinal 4 pretty quickly. I don't think I would use it on anything bigger than crappie or bluegill.
Love those open face spinning reels! (Especially ABU & ABU/Zebco Cardinals)

Tommy D (ORCA), NE



Favorite Activity? ............... In our boat fishing
RELAXING w/ MY BEST FRIEND (My wife Bonnie)

Catching Nemo

Quote from: Gfish on November 27, 2022, 11:17:10 PMA recent p/u, one of three I got. Looks pretty nice, have yet to clean it-up. Made in Japan.

Does the line roller of your reel actually "roll" ?  I have several of those green SB reels in various sizes (including the model in your post), and none of their line rollers are able to roll. Not enough clearance for the line roller to roll freely along the shaft, when the bail nut is tightened down.

Gfish

Still playing with the other 2- reels. Thinkin bout posting the difference between a generation-2(1940's) MG-300 and a gen.-6(circa 1960) 300. Some surprising differences. Will try'n check it out before that, though.
Fishing tackle is an art form and all fish caught on the right tackle are"Gfish"!