Servicing reels this winter

[phatdaddy]

It s been super cold the last couple of weeks, so i ve been going thru my reels cleaning and greasing as needed. I found a guy on YouTube,Second Chance Reels . He is out of New Jersey. Super informative with great videos of most any kind of reel. I have mostly Penns and Diawas and most are over 20 years old. I fish with a lot of guys who have the buy cheap, use it a year or twotwo. Then throw away and buy again. I kinda like good stuff that works and even enjoy a little maintenance waiting on warm weather.

 

[Giorgio]

Phat, I still have my first two fishing reel I bought when I was a kid. My first one was the Beachmaster 155, I think that's the number, I'd have to look. My second and best reel was the Penn Squidder, the red one, that reel was made for surf casting and it was the 1st reel to have the 1 screw to take it apart, to clean. I saved up my paper money to get them. I used them to fish off off Canarsie Pier when I was a kid, I'm 80 now and those two look brand new. Nothing beats, GOOD STUFF!
G

 

[phatdaddy]

True,G. So true.

I have way too many rods and reels, most were given to me by people who were getting out of fishing, few were bought at second hand stores,and stuff like that. The oldest one i bought is a diawa 400H level wind. Clone of the penn 4/0. Got it in 76 from a guy i worked with.

Something to do till spring

 

[Destroyer]

True,G. So true.

I have way too many rods and reels, most were given to me by people who were getting out of fishing, few were bought at second hand stores,and stuff like that. The oldest one i bought is a diawa 400H level wind. Clone of the penn 4/0. Got it in 76 from a guy i worked with.

Something to do till spring

My 1st 4 reels were Diawa 50H's. Still have them. They still work and aside from a very slight pitting on the chrome reel seat they look like new. Funny, I look on eBay for stuff a lot. They sell for more used now than what I paid for them 20 years ago. You can't beat quality. Phat, you sound like me. My wife counted all my rods last year and told me I have just over 50 (Salt and fresh) Most I aquired the same way you did. Garage sales, friends giving them to me, second hand stores, etc. When I die someone's going to inherit a gold mine.

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[phatdaddy]

i know what u mean D. Way more than i will ever use. I was complaining to my wife about her shoes and she said let s go look in your shed at fishing rods.

I never brought it up again.

Counting down till spring. St Patricks day is our unofficial kickoff of spring fishing.

 

[Giorgio]

Phat, again when I was a delinquent, St. Patrick's Day was always the unofficial start for our Winter Flounder season. My father would start checking the weather and making reservations at Silly Lilly's in Moriches and I would call Oscar's in the Hampton's. I have a trivia question, how can you tell the difference between a flounder (winter) and a Fluke (summer)?

 

[phatdaddy]

No clue,G

We have Gulf flounder that range between 2 to 4 lbs. 5 to 6 pounders are called door mats. Florida's east coast flounder gets much bigger. I know u guys get them a lot bigger than we do,

The only fluke i have is my multimeter

 

[Giorgio]

Phat, our Fluke (summer) doormats are considered 10 lbs and bigger. The answer will come tomorrow, want to see if any one else responds.

 

[Destroyer]

Phat, our Fluke (summer) doormats are considered 10 lbs and bigger. The answer will come tomorrow, want to see if any one else responds.

Flounder have no teeth, Fluke do. Flounder lay on their left side, Fluke lay on their right side. Oh, and Fluke grow much bigger than flounder

interesting tid bit.... both fluke and flounder start life with their eyes like normal fish, but as they grow their eyes migrate to whatever side they don't lay on.

 

[Destroyer]

i know what u mean D. Way more than i will ever use. I was complaining to my wife about her shoes and she said let s go look in your shed at fishing rods.

I never brought it up again.

Counting down till spring. St Patricks day is our unofficial kickoff of spring fishing.

 

[Giorgio]

D, hit it right on the nose!! The 1st thing is, Fluke (summer) have a big mouth with teeth that cut through finger nails. WELL DONE

 

[steplift20]

So old? Oh 2/1 not on 6/20/24. Hottttt. Just a quick story about old reels
I bought a diawa spinning reel 250 bronze for $13.00 at two guys dept store back in the 70s
I caught so many bluefish with that reel . The bail spring broke ,I took it to my friend who owned a tackle shop in Jersey city ( har Lee rod) and Bill told me, it’s a cheap reel are you sure you wan5 to fix it? Sure do. Ok. Cheap reel,,,,I still have it today and it works great. The new stuff today looks great and works good but 5hey will not last 40 years. The old stuff is very good. I just used it snagging. Bunker. On a very old rod.