Narrowing a Jigmaster 500 to a 501

[festus]

Is it possible to narrow a 500 to a 501 by using the stand and posts from either a Baymaster 180 or a Monofil 27 and adding a 29L-501 spool?

[Ron Jones]

I've done it several times. Great little reel except you loose the reel clamp.
The Man

[Swami805]

 you'd need to use the posts and not bars like newells,the hole pattern is different

[festus]

Thanks Ron and Sheridan.  Comparing parts lists I thought so.  I still have a Monofil 27 disassembled and cleaned and thought maybe the stand and posts would Frankenreel a 501.

I suppose a Jigmaster 500S would convert into a 501?

[mo65]

Is it possible to narrow a 500 to a 501 by using the stand and posts from either a Baymaster 180 or a Monofil 27 and adding a 29L-501 spool?

I've done it several times. Great little reel except you loose the reel clamp.
The Man

   Hey Chester, if you think you'll need the reel clamp I have this #30-49 stand. It's a little rashed, probably not good for a shelfie.

   

[festus]

Is it possible to narrow a 500 to a 501 by using the stand and posts from either a Baymaster 180 or a Monofil 27 and adding a 29L-501 spool?

I've done it several times. Great little reel except you loose the reel clamp.
The Man

   Hey Chester, if you think you'll need the reel clamp I have this #30-49 stand. It's a little rashed, probably not good for a shelfie.  

Thanks anyway, Michael, but for what l'll use the reel for in fresh water it's doubtful I'll ever need a reel clamp. This will be a future project, first I'll have to find the proper spool.

[thorhammer]

Hey Chester, what you are doing can easily be done, and I prefer 500S as donors- they almost always (all I have seen) have steel mains and chromed innards. 501 spools are treasured tho. If you are using the S, you might purchase a red one from Chui. His spools are fantastic. Red spools in the S look great.

[Swami805]

Nice one John, love the red clamp! Looks like it belongs on a fire engine

[thorhammer]

Thanks Sheridan! Clamp, base, arm all from Ted, knob from Chui. I have a red shifter for it as well.


Chester, let me know if you need anything- if I have anything I will send it on N/C.


John

[RowdyW]

John, the T bar knob looks like the one from fishincomfort on ebay not the type from Alan C.        Rudy   

[festus]

Hey Chester, what you are doing can easily be done, and I prefer 500S as donors- they almost always (all I have seen) have steel mains and chromed innards. 501 spools are treasured tho. If you are using the S, you might purchase a red one from Chui. His spools are fantastic. Red spools in the S look great.

That is one good looking Jigmaster!

I decided to go ahead and get a jumpstart on this project.

Photo 1 is one of my Monofil 27 on the left and the Jigmaster 500S on the right.  I didn't sacrifice this Monofil, already had one taken apart and cleaned stashed away in a big piece of Tupperware.

Photo 2 and photo 3 are the results of transplanting the Monofil 27 stand and posts onto the Jiggy.  I also added a stock handle and drag star from a Penn 309.

Everything fastened together with no problem as I expected. Now all I need is a spool.  Thorhammer, is that the Chui model in the last pic?  I found that Mystic sells those for about 50 bucks.

[thorhammer]

Yessir, ProChallenger is Alan Chui's brand and Mystic carries them.

[vilters]

looks good festus. clean reel. i like the 500s jigmasters. good internals as said, and i feel the sideplate material is better quality with a nice red color. i have a few myself.

[mo65]

   Holy Buckets!! Just look at that thing...and tell me why Penn never made a 501S? That's going to be a sweetie Chester!

[Crow]

Looks great, so far !