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Topic: Reel Rebuilding/Modifying?  (Read 1161 times)

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Squidder_K

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Any one rebuild there own reels, or modify them?

I have done a lot of older Penn conventional reels, a couple of Diawa's, and some Abu Garcia's.  The Penn's have parts for days and the limit to what can be done is really up to you and your imagination.  I will try and post some of the reels I have built over the years. 
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Oolie

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Sure!
Lots of aftermarket stuff for the Daiwas and Abus.

Some of them were pretty good without modification, most of what I do is just salt prep. Alantani is a great resource.


Captain Redbeard

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I haven't done any modifications but I service my reels myself. I encourage people to get into it. There's few things more satisfying that resurrecting a reel you love back to better-than-new conditions.

Not trying to threadjack, but what does everyone prefer for lubrication? I've been a Reel Butter (Ardent) guy for a long time, but I'm open to suggestions.


bpm2000

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Yamaha marine for all gearing/inner surfaces. I'll pack bearings in my salt-water only jigging/trolling reels too.             
Corrosion-x for general purpose lubrication/bearings.           
TSI 301 (or was it 321?) for my freshwater bass reels I want more performance out of.             
Cals grease for drags.             

Another Alantani disciple here lol
« Last Edit: June 14, 2024, 01:52:08 PM by bpm2000 »
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Any one rebuild there own reels, or modify them?

Nothing complicated.  I removed the level wind mechanism from a penn 320gti so I could cast further.


Oolie

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Yamaha marine for all gearing/inner surfaces. I'll pack bearings in my salt-water only jigging/trolling reels too.             
Corrosion-x for general purpose lubrication/bearings.           
TSI 301 (or was it 321?) for my freshwater bass reels I want more performance out of.             
Cals grease for drags.             

Another Alantani disciple here lol

Same lubes/scenarios.

As a yakker, it helps to keep the shields in place, but use heavier lubes. Few of us are going to emphasize casting, and for jigging it's a no brainer, heavy lube.

For my shore fishing tackle it's the exact opposite.

I am an exception as I prefer the dry carbon drag feel (low startup), but that's it.


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I do a lot of reel maintenance and service for conventional saltwater reels.  Not much for modding, but an occasional handle upgrade or changing drag stacks.  It's very rewarding to revive a corroded broken unusable reel and bring it back to fetching a big ling or salmon.  I like cals drag grease, yamalube, corrosion x, reelX.  Kroil is amazing for breaking stubborn parts free.


 

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