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 One whale of a catch Friday 22
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06/25/07 12:16 AM
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John Wester
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Hey guys good evening, I was out fishing Tawakoni Friday for sandies and had a good catch, it's a Calcutta 400 reel with a pretty nice rod that has been in the lake we're guessing maybe a month or less. Long and short is where can I take the reel to have it refurbished for future use? I'm in the Rockwall area and would like to find a place some what local but, I'm all ears at this point. Thanks in advance,
John Wester
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
[Re: John Wester]
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06/25/07 12:33 AM
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redfin
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Didn't someone post on here not too long ago about losing a rod and reel at Tawakoni?
I know more old alcoholics than I know old doctors - Me.
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
[Re: redfin]
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06/25/07 02:21 AM
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Outdoor Therapy
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Southwest Parts I think that its at the corner of Mockingbird and Irving blvd. I shop their pretty often and I have heard that their really good with reels.
  "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.- Thomas A Edison
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
[Re: Outdoor Therapy]
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06/25/07 02:35 AM
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John Wester
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O.T. I've heard the same about S.P. I'll probably give them a shot, just wanted to see if there was anything closer to home.
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
[Re: John Wester]
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06/25/07 12:35 PM
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fool4fishing
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Hey guys good evening, I was out fishing Tawakoni Friday for sandies and had a good catch, it's a Calcutta 400 reel with a pretty nice rod that has been in the lake we're guessing maybe a month or less. Long and short is where can I take the reel to have it refurbished for future use? I'm in the Rockwall area and would like to find a place some what local but, I'm all ears at this point. Thanks in advance,
John Wester Hey John, I had a catch like that too 'cept it was a shimano, rod, reel, lure and Hybrid still on and fighting... LOL
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
[Re: Outdoor Therapy]
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06/25/07 01:23 PM
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DallasLoanGuy
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Southwest Parts I think that its at the corner of Mockingbird and Irving blvd. I shop their pretty often and I have heard that their really good with reels. S.W. parts. i have used them several times... no complaints. their turn time is really slow in the springtime.... which just means that they are 'reel' busy. i caught a rod once. the guy talked me out of the attached lure and then caught all of the fish on that lure. LOL i still have that reel
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
[Re: DallasLoanGuy]
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06/25/07 01:29 PM
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dabhand
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Ha-that's funny...we fished Saturday and hung a nice rod and reel combo as well. I didn't realize this was a common event!! This rig looked like it had been in the lake only a day or two...no fish on the end though!
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
[Re: dabhand]
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06/25/07 01:59 PM
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Wildone
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Try John Monk, he has a booth at Canton but he's out of Heath,Tx. I had him clean/repair a Daiwa SGLC27 and I was very pleased. http://www.bigjohnstackleshop.com/
“Why do things that only happen to stupid people keep happening to me?” - H. Simpson
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
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06/25/07 02:24 PM
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kodys'papa
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my sister in law snagged a rod and reel saturday near terrell pump station our luck old cheap rhino closed face and wimpy little rod
been in there for a while too
Hooking a fish is like playing string with a cat. The exact size, shape, color of string matters less than how you wiggle it- and little cats are easier to fool than big ones. John Gierach
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
[Re: kodys'papa]
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06/25/07 05:01 PM
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AL BayStealth
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The only one I have ever caught was the one I lost moments before. Fish yanked that rod right out my hand. Grabbbed my slab rig and drug it up out of 6' of water after few minutes. Boy I was sure happy to get the rod back even though I didn't get the fish! My fishing Buddy gave me a hard time for the rest of the day. LOL ---- - -AL
You can't catch'em if your hook ain't in the water  
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
[Re: AL BayStealth]
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06/25/07 05:22 PM
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Texas Sage
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I have used Southwest Parts four different times and they have done a great job on my reels. Old reels or new reels, they will fix them if at all possible. You can't go wrong using them.
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Re: One whale of a catch Friday 22
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06/26/07 04:20 PM
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thebear
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Lake Fork Tackle Shop (i think thats the name) does a good job servicing shimano reels. Also, Academy sells a little tuneup kit for most shimano reels and you can download schematics of the reels from shimano website. They arent that hard to work on, I refurb my own shimano reels every year myself. Not too difficult if you have any mechanical skills.
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