Maruthu Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 dannydownunder, You've done a pretty good job on that reel.... Nice reel too by the way! First I was wondering why would someone use that heavy of a gear for snapper bluefish, but then I saw your profile and got the real picture BTW, Did you catch anything on your snapper trip? Maruthu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryreelz Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Quote:is that the same reel Originally Posted by dannydownunder Boss asked me to set his rod up for some snapper fishing over the week end.. Hadn't been used for almost 20 years he reckoned, I said bring it in no worries.. As you can see it needed some love, turned out pretty nice so I thought I'd post it on one of my favorite threads... Tom Tom that reel is insane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannydownunder Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Maruthu, Didn't end up going out due to weather will try again this Saturday. The set up will be used for some gummy shark and yellow tail kings too so its a bit of grunt... Thanks for commending the job too, he thought I had bought a new one..It is such a nice reel and to think he was going to throw it out at one stage!! Terryreelz, Yep same reel pulled it completely down used plenty of elbow grease, actual grease and some new line. I didn't take enough photos of the process though, kept getting oil and grease on my phone.. Here is the only other one I took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maruthu Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Maruthu, Didn't end up going out due to weather will try again this Saturday. The set up will be used for some gummy shark and yellow tail kings too so its a bit of grunt... Thanks for commending the job too, he thought I had bought a new one..It is such a nice reel and to think he was going to throw it out at one stage!! Danny, I hope you land some big fat fish on that reel. If I were your boss, after what you have done to that reel, I'd let you keep that reel Maruthu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccb Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 D D U What did you use to clean the reel up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannydownunder Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks Maruthu, that's the plan. I shouldn't have told him it was worth anything and he would have let me keep it, but misleading him is not in my nature( even if he is a pain in the arse ).. Hi ccb, I used some regular penetrating lubricant with some muscle power to get it relatively clean after that I used some chrome polish & a coat of reel oil.. Trick was to pull it apart so I could polish everything up independently and not miss any spots then re-grease & re-assemble with a light coat of oil rubbed all over... That's what made the red anodizing shine so much and should prevent it ever looking that way again... The spool was covered in so much corrosion and so was all the chrome and man it took a bit of doing but these abu's must have some bloody good coatings because it looks brand new now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccb Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 DDU you did a great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannydownunder Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Cheers CCB, I like to do that sought off thing and I am a bit of a tackle nut so that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishit 2 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 ...I am a bit of a tackle nut so that helps. You will fit in well around here then! Nice job cleaning that reel up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy z Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 AKN-2 USS Sagittarius BE ENCOURAGING, NOT DISCOURAGING <*((())))>< <*((())))>< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken D Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 tomtom , these are the parts [ I think ] I need .... [ 1 ] do you know if they can be fitted to a C3 and Rocket CS ? [ 2 ] any idea of where I can source them ; or their part numbers ?? many thanks ,... JK Mr. Barra: Hello. As shown, Mr. Tom-Tom's beautiful SS gearset will not fit your reels. The main may, but the pinion for sure won't. Your reels are ultracast, TT's is fixed axle. The click spring Abu drawing shows the stock brass gearset like you want. Unless you want to locate an older fixed axle reel, and have the SS gears cut by TT. Cheers, KD. [ATTACHMENT=10692]Ambassadeur_6500C3_Click_Spring_07_00_-_thx_to_KD.pdf (288k. pdf file)[/ATTACHMENT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherman236 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Just picked this one up Revo NACL 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drudedon Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Just picked this one up Revo NACL 50 Nice piece of technology you got there. Tell us about your experience with it after you've tested it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxBeetle Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Just picked this one up Revo NACL 50 Very nice. May be my favorite reel ever. Love the blue braid. Classic .........as we continue on....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby5cents Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Here is an interesting one. Gearbox side from a high speed ct mag (ran the reel over about 7 years ago) paired with an old level wind. With 30# power pro, good for fluke and snagging bunker. "Best to keep your mouth shut and have folks think you're a fool, than to open it and prove them all correct" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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