Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I have 4-712s 3 have aluminum spools 1 is plastic. It seems all the larger greenies 710,700,704,& 706 had plastic spools, correct me if incorrect ? All before braid of course.

The larger ones could have had plastic —- but I have only seen plastic spools on the earliest 712's, and the 710's.  The 710 plastic is a very tough material —- and I have never seen one of those break, although it is certainly possible.  It is sort of a thick and slightly flexible material.

Best Regards, Fred

I have two 712 greenies with silver aluminum spools filled with 20 lb. original fused Fireline (dyneema) and a 712Z loaded with 12 lb. pink Ande.  I also have two 710 greenies with empty plastic spools and upgraded with 712 gears. I've never needed to use the 710 greenies since the 712 reels would cover all my "heaviest" spinning needs.  If I ever needed a bigger reel, I could always load up a 710 or, extreme scenario, get my 750ss out of its box, but now days that's unlikely.

It's true a 712 will hold more braid than most people need, but in that vein, it makes more sense to me to fill up a 712 with braid rather than to fill up a 710 with it regardless of what the spool is made of.

These days virtually all my spin-fishing is accomplished with a 714 greenie or Z model spinfisher filled with 14 lb. braid as in the photo below.