Reel Chronicles...

[FloridaFishinFool]

We use all sorts of tools at the shop. It has been there now for 31 years so there is no telling what all one would find there in the way of tools.

Our shop sees a lot of salty dog reels, many of them are so corroded they are very difficult to open up. So we have need of some tougher tools along with the specialized tools. What I am trying to say is we need tools we can put some torque on if need be and we see reels that need it. We need tools tough enough to pry on and even hammer on from time to time.

We also work on all rods too and build custom rods. And not just bass fishing rods, but deep sea heavy duty rods too.

Another reason for the tougher tools is that our shop is a warranty repair facility for Minn Kota too. We repair trolling motors and power poles so we have tools ranging from the super small delicate little tools all the way up to tools one would find at a mechanics shop. We have it all really.

[FloridaFishinFool]

Shimano Citica CI-200G6

Complaint: Will not retrieve and won't kick out of cast mode. Stuck in cast mode.

Solution: Broken spring:

[FloridaFishinFool]

Daiwa, Team Daiwa TD-V 103Hi reel:



Complaint: Casting problem and noise.

Problem: Broken spool



Mag Force don't work too good when the metal ring falls off the spool!



A nice pair of old TD's!



That old one on the right is from my personal collection and is available... I never use it.

[FloridaFishinFool]

Look familiar? Sort of looks just like Daiwa's mag force brake system.

Its not.

This one is a Browning reel...

[FloridaFishinFool]

Which reel to work on next?



Or maybe one of these...



Here is a nice pair... getting the spa treatment and some new silicone friction rings...



Check out all the drag washer fuzz worn off a newer Ci4 stradic. I can use my older stradics for 20 years and never wear that much fuzz off the washers.

[Captsteve]

not seeing pictures

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[Oldfart9999]

The pics went away.
LOCK THE DOORS!!! CLOSE AND LOCK THE WINDOWS!!! NOBODY MOVE UNTIL WE FIND WHO STOLE THE PICS!!!

[FloridaFishinFool]

I still see them. I wonder why this is?

Is anyone else having this problem? Can admin or moderators help out here please?

[Oldfart9999]

Time for tapatalk!!!
Rodney

[Lipripper]

I don't see any  either. 

[Capt. BassinLou]

I see the pics perfectly on TT. But I'm not seeing them on the desktop. Odd. I will reach out to Mike.

[Capt. BassinLou]

I let Mike know.

[Smallie_Stalker]

I don't see any pics. Where are you hosting the photos. That could have an affect.

I know for sure that if you have them in Google Photos they will show in Tapatalk but not on the PC UNLESS you set the album they are in to "share" on Google Photos.

[Captsteve]

I'm not seeing them on tapatalk

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[SFL BassHunter]

Strange issue. Normally when a pic disappears like that you get a little red x. In this case there is no evidence of a pic being there.
On tapatalk they show up broken. Can't see the pic but i do see evidence there should be a pic.

[Smallie_Stalker]

Mike was able to confirm my suspicion that it has to do with where FFF is hosting the pictures. I believe Lou has reached out to him in regards to what he needs to do to make the pics visible. 

[FloridaFishinFool]

Yes Lou told me about this. I will have to find another host site.

[Captsteve]

Yes Lou told me about this. I will have to find another host site.

I use Imgar

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[FloridaFishinFool]

Thanks for that suggestion. I now have an image account with imgur. I hope this one works.

Here is a nice pair of older Browning Stalker reels STG10HA. These came in for a C&L and have not been serviced since new.

These reels were made in Korea and brings to light a problem with a number of Korean made reels from various brands like Lew's, Abu, Zebco, Quantum, Bass Pro, Browning and others.

Found inside of a lot of Korean made reels is a blue cardboard like drag washer.

A lot of fishermen crank down the drag on their reels as tight as they can get it and then leave it that way. And this is not a good idea and was partly behind why these reels were brought in for servicing.

When I took these reels apart, the drag mechanism was completely locked up. The blue drag washers under compression actually adhere to the brass gears and steel drag plates literally gluing the drags on these reels together permanently.

I had to use a razor blade to remove the stuck on drag washers...







The guy who owns these reels should be happy that his new drag washers are carbon fiber:

[FloridaFishinFool]

I identified this drag washer material... it is actually NOT made for drag washers. It is a gasket material:



http://www.littleferry.com.sg/MechPack/jic6000.htm

Jeil E&S Co., Ltd. - Compressed Non-Asbestos Joint Sheet (JIC 6000)

This is manufactured by the hot calender process using high quality non-asbestos fibers and oil resistant synthetic rubber. Specially, this sheet has superior sealability with excellent oil resistance.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

JEIL JIC 6000 Asbestos Sealing Buffer (also known as JIC 6000 paper roll), produced by hot rolling line, is a non-asbestos padding material made of high quality aramid fibers braided with rubber NBR is widely used in many industries such as chemical industry, petrochemical industry, gas pipeline, water supply system, etc.

Sealing pads JIC 6000 are resistant to oil environment (excellent oil resistance), water, alkali, salt solution, hot oil, gas oil, freon, organic solvent.

Made in Korea
Materials: aramid fiber, NBR oil resistant rubber
Characteristic
• Environmentally friendly sealing pads.

• Excellent sealing material for oil resistance

• Suitable for water, alkali, saline, hot oil, gas oil, freon, organic solvent.

• Originated from Korea, the manufacturer JEIL E & S long and prestigious.

Application:
Chemistry
Petrochemicals, gas
Water supply

[FloridaFishinFool]

Here's an oldie I found yesterday... looks like an old mid 80's Shimano 2 speed reel.

This reel was missing both side plates, handle, and just about everything, and with what was left shown here it was still heavier than the reels I use today.

[FloridaFishinFool]

I thought I would post this service tip with the hope it might save a reel or two from destruction.

Shimano spinning reels, the stradics, stellas, and sustains especially along with mid line reels all use a small solid block of cast pot metal for spool oscillation. Shimano calls this part the oscillating slider.

The pot metal used for this part is brittle and can crack and break fairly easy. And for this reason when taking a spinning reel apart, do not just start pulling on the spool shim washers because just pulling on them can and will break the oscillating slider inside the reel.

Many reels have been destroyed in precisely this manner. So to avoid destroying a reel that could work for many more years to come if treated carefully, there is another way to  remove those shim washers without putting any pressure on the pawl, worm gear, and oscillating slider...



Use the main shaft to remove the shims as shown above. Doing it this way does not put any pressure of any kind on the pawl, worm gear, and oscillating slider.

Trying to remove the shims carefully one by one is another way to do it, but one must be careful to NOT yank nor pull on the main shaft when doing this!

Save the stradics campaign on UB!

Speaking of stradics, I am working on my second frozen stradic this week. Salty dogs so rusted and corroded from saltwater and NO maintenance- the reels are completely frozen up. This one is a Ci4 2500F

[Oldfart9999]

Thanks for the tip!!
Rodney

[FloridaFishinFool]

You are welcome Rodney! I hope it can save at least one reel...

[aclawrence]

Hello, This maybe posted here somewhere.  I'm sorry if it is I'm a new guy if that counts as an excuse.  Are there any go to guys here on the forum that work on reels.  I was given a Shimano Citica LH that has never worked.  I think the guy bought it at Bargain Hunt.  I took it to a local shop here a couple years ago and he made some comment about "never seen a drag locked up so tight" or something.  I took it apart the other night and thought that I had fixed it until I put some line on the spool and once it had tension on it it would not engage or wind the line on.  Also I was proud of myself when I took it apart and put it back together until I noticed an extremely small pin and spring that was still on the table    At this point I give up but would like to have it fixed if it's possible.