Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Quote from: nelz on March 11, 2025, 04:06:51 PMHave you ever heard about the Daiwa Shrapnel reel?

Not commenting on the quality of the reel, just the quality of the marketing, but I can't hold back:

Shrapnel, noun:  Small fragments of anything, esp. pieces of metal, resulting from an impact or explosion.

We have a new leader in the most unfortunate reel name contest!

The Penn Wrath now slides into second place.

Coming soon:  The Jurelometer Reels line for 2025 includes exciting new models!  Be on the lookout for the Pandemic, the Obsolete,  the Dismember (a spinner of course), and the super high end Unsupported with POS_(TM) technology.   I plan on owning the podium!

-J

wow. catching those snakeheads sounds like jungle warfare..

welcome, and thanks, to vogelspinnen for the pics and interesting discussion. I'd love to see more of what it looks like on the river..

the only big powerful fish near me are carp, and I usually catch those on a fly rod with an Abu Delta reel, which has a disc drag similar to a car..
my neighbor who likes to fish with the latest tech, said about my Delta, "nice reel George Jetson !"

Quote from: jurelometer on March 13, 2025, 04:38:01 PMNot commenting on the quality of the reel, just the quality of the marketing, but I can't hold back

Yeah, I agree the name's kinda dumb, but the reel's awesome. It actually replaced the Daiwa "Snakehead", only it's waaay better.
As far as names go though, I think the Pro Gear "Violator" gives it a run for it's money (translates to "rapist" in Spanish, yikes).

Quote from: nelz on March 11, 2025, 04:06:51 PM

Quote from: Vogelspinnen on March 08, 2025, 03:11:45 PMIf you have a good recommendation I'm all ears! Having a reel with more power would definitely be a good thing.

Have you ever heard about the Daiwa Shrapnel reel? It was actually designed for your type of fishing. I have one and love it! It's so beautiful that I hardly ever actually use it, but those times it has been in salt water. It's overkill for the fresh-water species I target, but would be just the ticket for those monster snakeheads.

I landed this nice snook with it (old photo). From a pier, these fish will break you off on the pilings in a heartbeat! The reel performed flawlessly.

Haven't heard of it, but now I have! The drag definitely sounds tasty, but it's the casting that is the problem for me. I have an Abu Garcia weighing in at over 300g too, and it gets tiring real quickly flicking lures with one hand or working floating pencils. Which is why I prioritise a small reel over raw power. Best case scenario is if I have both!

That's a really nice snook, I've seen videos of them taking lures near pilings and holy heck they are fast!

Quote from: Gobi King on March 13, 2025, 01:59:02 PMOp,
Question:
Are you fishing in Singapore ?
Asking for a friend :-)

Yes I am 

Quote from: DougK on March 13, 2025, 05:12:00 PMwow. catching those snakeheads sounds like jungle warfare..

welcome, and thanks, to vogelspinnen for the pics and interesting discussion. I'd love to see more of what it looks like on the river..

the only big powerful fish near me are carp, and I usually catch those on a fly rod with an Abu Delta reel, which has a disc drag similar to a car..
my neighbor who likes to fish with the latest tech, said about my Delta, "nice reel George Jetson !"

I have no knowledge of fly reels, but that's a wicked looking reel! I definitely haven't seen one like this. Is there a specific reason for it's shape? And that's a chonky carp! Are they invasive where you are?

Here is a photo of one of the places I fish in. It's absolutely beautiful to look at, but getting there means trekking through lots of jungle, vines, mud and thorny plants 

looks beautiful, but intimidating ;-)

yes, the carp are invasive, but they have mostly settled in by now, and coexist with the other species reasonably well.

The Delta was some Abu executive's brainstorm..

Len Borgstom wrote,
I do not know if i ever told you why the DELTA was made in that delta (triangular) shape? If you are a fly fisherman, i am sure that you have experienced how the fly line gets caught behind the reel when you shoot the line. By making the reel triangular, this problem will be reduced. Ideally the reel should come as close to the rod as possible.

Quote from: DougK on March 14, 2025, 05:59:19 PMyes, the carp are invasive, but they have mostly settled in by now, and coexist with the other species reasonably well.

I once read that now, nobody can remember what their surrounding aquatic environment was like before carp.  Written accounts say the clear water was beautiful.  It's just like how nobody can remember the forests when the native americns were managing them.  Beautiful open understories.

Welcome! Sounds & looks like the spots Jeremy Wade would fish.Not sure if he or someone else used to slingshot fish feed into unknown waters.I do it sometimes just to survey a new spot,even in my own pond.I use Purina Aquamax 500 feed (41% protein),the 3/16" pellet is small enough for most fish.

A 6 mm fish food pellet can be shot in an Airsoft gun.  I don't know the long-term consequences and the pellet leaves some residue behind.

Quote from: Vogelspinnen on March 14, 2025, 01:20:27 PMHere is a photo of one of the places I fish in. It's absolutely beautiful to look at, but getting there means trekking through lots of jungle, vines, mud and thorny plants 

Wow, looks like a fishing heaven! Worth the trek to run into those monster snakeheads.

Btw, yeah the (Ryoga)Shrapnel is definitely not designed for flicking lures with one hand, it's pretty heavy for a low profile reel.