Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I only count functioning reel and have only about 10 part reels

If I only count the fully functional ones that I can hand to someone else to use without any special instructions... I don't think I actually own any reels.

For me it started with Penn.

Years ago I purchased two sets of Newell 4:1 gears for my 4/0's and had to figure out how to install them—-then I had to upgrade every reel I owned.

After that I needed more reels in order to do more upgrades, more parts in order to do more reels, and so forth and so on.

My wife is starting to ask if I am selling any after I restore them?
Should we really be counting?
Forgiveness is a virtue.
Please forgive me.

A dozen, but most were rescued from an unfortunate situation free of charge.

I find vintage fishing rods just as interesting.

Not sure I shared this on this site, hope it's ok. I recently found this 5ft Heddon golden mark at a thrift store in Del Mar, Ca. I cleaned the cork handle up since this photo was taken, pretty much like new.

It was kinda hidden on the shelf behind the register. Not sure I'll ever fish with it, but you never know.

At this point finding those hidden gems means more to me than just shopping on ebay.I kinda like getting reels that need repair,provided I can get parts is the main thing.

I suppose When I own all that were ever produced from the beginning of the universe I might be getting close to 1 to many.  Maybe

Quote from: Midway Tommy on September 27, 2026, 06:11:56 PMHeck, I regularly fish with around 30 different setups.

nice, so envy

so, Tommy, what your normally fish?   trout, Bass, ??

Quote from: steelfish on Today at 12:20:52 AM

Quote from: Midway Tommy on September 27, 2026, 06:11:56 PMHeck, I regularly fish with around 30 different setups.

nice, so envy

so, Tommy, what your normally fish?  trout, Bass, ??

Never bass, I actually nick named them "Green Carp"! Concentrate on walleye/sauger/saugeye species mainly, but also musky, northern pike, crappie, perch, blue gill/sunfish & once in awhile catfish. Most of the waters I fish have all those I mentioned plus largemouth, smallmouth, white bass & wiper, and lots of carp. We'll catch just about all of them in a given day every now and then while targeting the walleye varieties. We only keep the "eye" species, crappie, bluegill, sunfish & perch for eating. All the others get released.