Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Quote from: oldmanjoe on October 07, 2026, 09:45:11 PM86    I am 29 ,married 6 years , Joe jr is less than 6 months old .   Walk away from drag racing and started boat racing again .

yay !!  pretty interesting those Boat racing Joe

I got my 1st baitcaster in '86 at the BX a Bantam 10xSG,still got it.

Back then it was a birds nest machine,now it seems so easy to cast 40 years later

Joe looks like you were the MAN then & are still the MAN !!!

My '75 Evinrude 9.9/15hp will go that fast now

I got married in '84. In '86 I was Skiing in the winter and hiking/backpacking in the summer. Working the rest of the time building systems to go in restaurants to help with inventory control, purchasing, labor scheduling, etc.

Late to the party but i was 3 years old,living in a little mill house that mom and dad rented. He was a framer, she was a receptionist for Converse. We moved a couple years later and I barely remember that house.
I do remember picking up a canned beverage off the kitchen table and taking a swig off the nastiest drink I'd ever had -- a slightly warm Budweiser.

QuoteI do remember picking up a canned beverage off the kitchen table and taking a swig off the nastiest drink I'd ever had -- a slightly warm Budweiser.

I might argue that even an ice cold Bud is nasty.

I'll never tell.  Dominick

Quote from: Dominick on October 09, 2026, 04:56:41 PMI'll never tell.  Dominick

Wisdom.
I shall follow your lead.
-Steve

Quote from: Dominick on October 09, 2026, 04:56:41 PMI'll never tell.  Dominick

Chicken!

In 86 I gave up on living in Santa Barbara and was back in the Pomona Valley selling furniture in Montclair.

In 1986 I was living in Tupelo, MS. Still one of the best places I've ever lived  (and I've lived in 8 states from Richmond to El Paso). Only downside is that is where I met and married wife #1. 
I started the year as a sr engineer in the garment industry over 5 manufacturing plants scattered across NE MS. Made mostly work clothes, lab coats, and scrubs.
Spent most weekends flying with the National Guard in an OH-6 helicopter ferrying brigade staff all over the state.
Did very little fishing due to work, family, and military obligations. Did fly around numerous Corp of Engineer personnel who were supervising the construction of the massive Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway project.
My daughter was born in March. I turned 37 in June.
Due to massive competition and pricing from imports, the US garment industry was downsizing and moving to Central America. I wasn't interested in either a foreign assignment or a demotion.
In November I did a career swing and went to work for Cooper Tire Company as an engineer. Retired from there 25 years later.
My son (now deceased) turned 2 in November.
All in all, 1986 was an above average year for me. Nice income, nice family, nice home in suburbia. And a smart career change decision.
GA Mike