Graphite framed, stainless steel gear and pinion, huge drag surface, aluminum spool and lever drag, what’s not to like? After servicing a few I have come to like what I see and feel. Lever drags are a different kind of reel than a star drag reel. I can see how this little reel could be […]
As a small business owner I am grateful for each and every customer that trusts supertunereels.com to perform service and maintenance on their fishing reels. Our customers come to us three ways. New customers search us out on the web, or they are referred by another happy customer. Many come from our relationship with Outdoor […]
Light and smooth. Spool is a thing of beauty. Fine gears to produce the 8:1 ratio. Great for throwing 1/8 jigs. Many use it for steelhead fishing in the PNW. Not the greatest drags for that application but you could do it, I worry about the gear and pinion after a few hot steelhead but […]
After two seasons, anti reverse pawls are worn but not failing.Greased screws all came out perfectly.Anti rust bearing a little rusty… …and drags were all in good shape. Anti reverse bearing and the ARBB were a little messy. All in all I would say that the regiment of CorrosionX marine grease, TSI 321 oil on […]
Every so often you come across a seemingly innocent looking reel that appears from the outside to be in perfect condition. A quick turn of the handle does not reveal any potential problems. Adjusting the drag and turning the handle usually produces a stick drag which is normal for most reels that have never been […]
Shimano Trinidad reels have huge drag surfaces and drag washers. Once you upgrade and grease new carbon fiber drags its best to invest some time on the areas of the gear that come in contact with the new drag washers. Take a few minutes and polish the surfaces of the gear. The photo’s below show […]
Shimano Bantam 1500 LC is a popular reel in the Puget Sound for salmon fishing. The problem is that they are not longer made and parts are scarce. I love working on them as they are pretty simple in design and function. However, when the spool bearing is corroded to the spindle and you can’t […]
We get many reels in different conditions. From new in the box to 50+ year old treasures from grandpa. When we package a reel to send back to the owner special care is taken to protect your investment. First we always use Priority Mail Medium boxes. They are brand new boxes and nice and rigid. […]
Always amazes me the engineering that went into these old reels. This Penn 350 is weird by today’s standards. Then turn to a bucket of Shimano Tekota’s Last on the list this weekend is a badly corroded Shimano Torium 30. This has been a project as every step of the way corrosion has ate at […]