Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Good to have you here.  Bill

Hi everyone, I'm excited for the opportunity to join up. Been a fisherman all of my life and have always been fascinated by reels, rods, and tackle. I have WAY more stuff here than I'll ever need, but always seem to find room for more. I love the vintage stuff and also the newest state-of-the-art gear. I do as much fishing as possible, but wish I had time to do more. I'm not yet retired I have a couple years to go, but I squeeze in what I can. I am mainly a Pennsylvania trout fisherman but in the late summer I do some saltwater fishing along the Massachusetts coast for striper, bluefish, etc. and in the fall I take some trips north to Salmon River NY and Erie Pa. for steelhead. Looking forward to learning more about maintaining and repairing some of the gear I have and learning more about whats out there.

-Rob

Welcome aboard, Rob!

Best Regards, Fred

welcome!!!

Welcome from Salem va,,,

Welcome

Howdy!!

I came because of a search for why the fishing talks Forum is gone. Without that place,I have spent more hours digging for information that used to be there and is now in cyber purgatory.

So, are there any ex-members here?

I'm looking for info on my Shakespeare wonderglass spincast rods. PB B11 is the model. These are 4' 11" and seem like they could be ultra light. I got them for my 1777 and a similar reel.

i found this.  and welcome!!!

https://reeltalk.orcaonline.org/viewtopic.php?t=25979

Welcome aboard —-

Best Regards, Fred

Hi,
my searches on fishingtalks.com forum brought me here. The search claimed that you were the main guy there. Is this true?

I really am sad that the forum and their plethora of valuable information is gone.

Hi Rod & Daniel, your at the best forum in the world, and all very helpful members here, sounds like you both will add more info, welcome from Sunny Western Australia, cheers Don.

Quote from: Daniel Lee on June 18, 2026, 09:42:52 PMThe search claimed that you were the main guy there. Is this true?

we're all just a bunch of guys that work out of their garages.

Quote from: Daniel Lee on June 18, 2026, 09:42:52 PMHi,
my searches on fishingtalks.com forum brought me here. The search claimed that you were the main guy there. Is this true?

I really am sad that the forum and their plethora of valuable information is gone.

They're kind of like most things anymore, things don't seem to last forever, especially when the originals and old timers with most of the knowledge start passing on. Younger generations don't seem to have quite as deep of an interest, it seems easier for them to just throw stuff away and buy new rather than maintain and repair. 

True. To me there is nothing more satisfying than restoring an old gunked up reel. They were made to last and are such a joy to fish with.