Shimano 1500LC is a great salmon trolling reel. Direct drive with a line counter. No longer being made and parts are hard to come by but these old reels are valuable to the salmon angler in the Puget Sound. Two ball bearings and a simple drag. Not many parts on these reels. Bearings need constant […]
At about this time every year, many of us are in the full swing of either chasing salmon in the saltwater or chasing them in the local rivers. Also at about this time I get a rush of fishermen that have used their gear and found a problem, used their gear and made a problem […]
Since I spend time outlining the need for preventative care and maintenance on your reels and demonstrating the results, I thought I would write a happy story for a change of pace. This is one of two Chronarch Super Free reels I got in the other day. The gentlemen was an active bass fisherman in […]
A gentlemen calls today and asks if I can service a reel meant for his son’s birthday. A Penn 209 pretty dirty but serviceable. His son’s birthday is Friday and wants to know if I can get his reel up and running before then. Nothing is better in my opinion than introducing a […]
Curado, Calcutta’s and Chronarch’s this weekend. Turning out to be a Shimano weekend. All reels are in pretty good condition considering their age and usage. The Calcutta TE 400 is a great reel. Anti reverse dog and one way bearing! Large drag surfaces. The old Curado is from 1998, and still a true joy to […]
Got a beautiful reel into the shop the other day for service. This is not your fathers Oldsmobile. The Shimano Calais is a work of modern technology art in reel form. Gone are the Abu block brakes, no magnets for spool control…Star wars force fields instead. Multiple bearings and very tight tolerances makes this reel […]
$5 estate sale find from today. Cleaned up great! Installed some new carbon drags and new steel drag washers and Boom, nice little trolling reel that came with a Shimano Titan Down Rigger Rod. Should make some trolling fisherman very happy this salmon season! 4:1 gears. Two spool ball bearings and Jigmaster sized drags. Bronze […]
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Recently got in a Penn 980 Mag reel. I have to say that I am impressed with this reel. Let’s take a quick look at what I found. First some basic stats: 4.25: 1 gear ratio SS Gear and Pinion Two SS Ball Bearings for the spool One adjustable rare earth magnet for spool control […]