Reel Repair by Alan Tani

A repeat customer of mine who is a Capt of a private vessel...tells me he is bringing me some Tiagra 130's and 80's..2 of each

He then mentions that a 130 and an 80 went overboard last year and were saved by the safety leashes. (This is good...but also mean they were towed for a while)

First 80 I cracked open was a good one.

First 130 I cracked open was a good one

Second 80 I cracked open looked like a salt mine. Second 130 was no different.

Why would anyone wait 6 months to get a dunked reel serviced?

The 130 cover plate had a hole in it from corrosion. The spool was corroded so bad it needed to be replaced.

The internals smelled like a dead eel/low tide. Horrible.

Shame. Shame. Shame.

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That'll cost ya!
Did they still work?

Still worked...but now work better

 Just imagine how much less damage would have occured if the reels had been properly greased prior to dunking !!

Some of my customers listen to me...  Two months washing around on the sand on the bottom under 60ft of water next to a bommie 20kms out wide. His mate pulled the lost rod/reel up on a jig!  Thankfully when he rang the owner he was told to drop it in fresh and leave it there!  Some bearings actually survived.  I just can't get through to a lot of people that it's not the saltwater that kills them, it's the air!  I replaced the rotor but the body just needed the tailcap replaced.  He refused to replace the spool and handle because it is now his "lucky reel".
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