Reel Repair by Alan Tani

First time I have seen one in the flesh, an Aussie made classic.  Could not find a single ball bearing; all industrial nylon, stainless, brass and cast alloy pressed together with oil ports and o-rings.   Some screws had set in the alloy threads, but a bit of a tighten/smack broke them loose.   Forgot to take a drag picture, but it's a simple 3 washer stack with cork and phenolic drag and an intricately cut brass? spring washer for load under the knob.

Pretty nice! I've never heard of one, so thanks for sharing.

Wow--quite a set up.  I assume the coat hanger-looking thing is some kind of bail?

Frank

I've got one. Our friend donnyboat sent me one of those and an alvey. I've got the Aussie vintage tackle starter kit.

That coat hanger thing is the line guide. It moves up and down as the handle is turned. Seems to do its job quite well.

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on October 23, 2026, 01:08:14 AMI've got one. Our friend donnyboat sent me one of those and an alvey. I've got the Aussie vintage tackle starter kit.

That coat hanger thing is the line guide. It moves up and down as the handle is turned. Seems to do its job quite well.

Yeah. it seems to put a lot of cross lay on the spool.  The chances of the line cutting in would be slim, I wonder how it would go with braid?

Yes the coat hanger thingo, moves back & forth, cross weaving the line onto the spool, ideal for braid, they were invented by a chap named Martin, & made by Neptune tackle in New South Wales, Australia, from 1964 to 1966, as illustrated, it has 2 large cogs that will never ware out. cheers Don.