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 Well that's done.....
#5705025
01/12/11 06:19 AM
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Mark Perry
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Got this wise idea this year I was gonna clean and service my own reels. Since I pretty much use all Zillions I made a copy of the schematic for it and enlarged it then took it to Office Depot and had it laminated for reference. I then assembled all the supplies and laid out all my reels. Really not too hard at all just kinda time consuming and tedious. I started a few days ago and did a few each day. Just completed the last one. Sure makes a huge difference and they feel brand new again. I now understand though why some guys will spend $10-20 per reel for this. One positive thing is I also can now take one apart and put it back together from memory without any extra parts left over.  It all went well till I had a spring pop out of the last reel and I had to spend 15 minutes looking for it in the carpet. Luckily I found it but I was stressing for a few. Glad to be done till next season. Got a few more tackle organization things to do and I am officially ready for the 2011 tournament season. 
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 Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Viktor-7]
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01/12/11 06:52 AM
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Brian McCarty
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Awesome! Probably need to do that to mine..
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Mark Perry]
#5705049
01/12/11 07:06 AM
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SoCal Tom
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I made a copy of the schematic for it and enlarged it then took it to Office Depot and had it laminated for reference. Mark, as a dedicated employee of FedEx Office (Kinkos) seeing this breaks my heart. Come on man! We need the money!
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: SoCal Tom]
#5705111
01/12/11 10:48 AM
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RedRanger
burro desagradable
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burro desagradable
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Do you do onsite reel cleaning?
I have never cleaned my reels
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: RedRanger]
#5705184
01/12/11 12:18 PM
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Posts: 20,602
Baylor_Guy�
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Do you do onsite reel cleaning? I actually have been known to do that
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Mark Perry]
#5705187
01/12/11 12:18 PM
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Baylor_Guy�
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Got this wise idea this year I was gonna clean and service my own reels. Since I pretty much use all Zillions I made a copy of the schematic for it and enlarged it then took it to Office Depot and had it laminated for reference. I then assembled all the supplies and laid out all my reels. Really not too hard at all just kinda time consuming and tedious. I started a few days ago and did a few each day. Just completed the last one. Sure makes a huge difference and they feel brand new again. I now understand though why some guys will spend $10-20 per reel for this. One positive thing is I also can now take one apart and put it back together from memory without any extra parts left over. It all went well till I had a spring pop out of the last reel and I had to spend 15 minutes looking for it in the carpet. Luckily I found it but I was stressing for a few. Glad to be done till next season. Got a few more tackle organization things to do and I am officially ready for the 2011 tournament season. exhilarating wasnt it?
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Baylor_Guy�]
#5705224
01/12/11 12:42 PM
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Texan4Liberty
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I've been doing it myself this week. And I agree all of them feel and cast like they are right out of the box.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know when to go fishing.
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Texan4Liberty]
#5705243
01/12/11 12:57 PM
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Black Bass Blake
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Very good idea to have the schematics laminated. I would be scared to take apart a real that expensive. What are you going to do with the money you saved? 401K? LOL . I need to finish doing mine.
 "A parent is only as good as they're dumbest child. If one wins the Nobel Peace Prize, but the other gets robbed by a hooker you failed"
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: RedRanger]
#5705247
01/12/11 12:59 PM
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Posts: 11,424
Bass&More
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Do you do onsite reel cleaning?
I have never cleaned my reels Dip your reels in Squaw Creek Lake each year and they will be better than new  Something to do with the "Magic" water 
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Bass&More]
#5705274
01/12/11 01:09 PM
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Posts: 2,242
bassman1
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Years ago when I started trying to repair and maintain my own reels I carried more than a few to the shop to get them reassembled correctly. Found a repair shop that let me hang around and finally learned to do it myself.
Roll Tide!
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Baylor_Guy�]
#5705326
01/12/11 01:29 PM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 74,891
Mark Perry
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Got this wise idea this year I was gonna clean and service my own reels. Since I pretty much use all Zillions I made a copy of the schematic for it and enlarged it then took it to Office Depot and had it laminated for reference. I then assembled all the supplies and laid out all my reels. Really not too hard at all just kinda time consuming and tedious. I started a few days ago and did a few each day. Just completed the last one. Sure makes a huge difference and they feel brand new again. I now understand though why some guys will spend $10-20 per reel for this. One positive thing is I also can now take one apart and put it back together from memory without any extra parts left over. It all went well till I had a spring pop out of the last reel and I had to spend 15 minutes looking for it in the carpet. Luckily I found it but I was stressing for a few. Glad to be done till next season. Got a few more tackle organization things to do and I am officially ready for the 2011 tournament season. exhilarating wasnt it? I would not go that far. It was a little better than a stick in the eye and maybe not as bad as a kick to the groin.
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Mark Perry]
#5705482
01/12/11 02:12 PM
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Barrett
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So are you taking orders? Price?
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Barrett]
#5705498
01/12/11 02:16 PM
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bogey♂
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I think that I have a couple that Tim needs to do his magic on.
you know, nothing wrong with seven men who met on the internet going for a swim together
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Re: Well that's done.....
[Re: Barrett]
#5705500
01/12/11 02:16 PM
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 47,426
Ride-or-Fish
TeTelesTai
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TeTelesTai
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 i did one of my reels. I quickly learned, I'd rather not do another. Tim handles all mine now.
Ephesians 6:10-18..suit up. Jesus saved my life
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