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The Fisherman's Wharf => Off-Topic => Topic started by: rgfixit on Mar 17, 2020, 04:41 AM
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Every year I go through all my reels and do a thorough cleaning along with any repairs they might need.
My faithful Penn 450ss broke a bail spring last season. Picked up a couple replacements and tore it down for service.
(https://i.postimg.cc/vcFJZyhG/DSC03281.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vcFJZyhG)
I've had this reel for more than 30 years I'd guess and it's still a work horse in my arsenal. Wish they made them as good today.
Working on my Pfleuger Presidents now. They don't need much. Just a cleaning and greasing.
(https://i.postimg.cc/6yH52Tmd/DSC03283.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/6yH52Tmd)
They're wonderfully simple reels as long as you don't have to get into the anti-reverse mechanism. I took one apart once. A real pain to get back together. So, I pretty much leave them alone. Haven't had one fail yet. If one ever fails, I'd probably just buy a new reel.
2 more to go and I'll get into my Fly reel collection.
Rg
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Good job Bob
Only 4 non-fly reels.
Excellent self-control my friend.
I don’t even know how many reels I own.
I’d say somewhere between 30-40.
Lol
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Oh, there's more than 4 Mac. Six on the bench and another 2 pr 3 I used ice fishing. Fly reels are another story. There might be 25 or so of them. 6 or 7 that are dedicated to a particular rod and the others mostly collectibles. I have a pretty complete collection of South Bend Finalists.
Rg
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I know where you are coming from when you say those anti-reverse mechanisms are fun to reassemble. Never again.
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I know where you are coming from when you say those anti-reverse mechanisms are fun to reassemble. Never again.
Omg those are a nightmare to put back together, even with rather aid of a magnet that fit perfectly inside the center.