Reel repairs and maintenance

[spottailbuck]

Are there any good books out there on how to repair all types of reels and maybe rod repairs also.Is there some school to learn rod and reel repair.

[lemaymiami]

It would be nice if what you're asking about was available - but I've never seen anything like that in almost forty years now repairing reels with a shop or on my own...

Here is what is available.. Most manufacturers have complete sets of schematics for everything they make (and everything they've made in the past, the current Shimano edition is all on one CD). That goes for the big three at least (Penn, Shimano, or Daiwa) and I'm pretty sure the others have similar stuff. A complete schematic shows what goes where along with part names and part descriptions which you're going to need if you order parts either from a wholesaler or directly from the manufacturer. Pretty hard to do much with repairs without them... Some of the sets I've gotten over the years were free - others I had to pay for. You'll need to update them every year or two since they're always coming out with new models...

As far as learning the "how to" stuff I'd look for a shop or a repair service and try to sign on as a rookie or find a repairman that's willing to teach you. Like I said, I've never seen anything else (but my experience is limited to the south Florida area). Hope this helps.

After reading your original question a second time I realized that you also asked about rod repairs. In that area there are some good books that will take you step by step in building (and there might be some on repairing) rods.. Every rod component catalogue these days also has a section on basic stuff as well since it helps them sell the parts you'll need. The basics of rod repair (replacing guides, etc.) are fairly straight forward. If you get into replacing reelseats or grips then you're pretty much on your own. At first, rod repairs are time consuming but after you've done a few you'll learn shortcuts to make them quicker to complete (and your results will improve as well). Any competent rod builder can show you how to solve more difficult problems - and most are proud of their skills and willing to teach...

Tight Lines
Capt Bob LeMay
(954) 435-5666

[FishinTopsail]

Are there any good books out there on how to repair all types of reels and maybe rod repairs also.Is there some school to learn rod and reel repair.

I haven't found a central source for such a service. But there are a lot, and I mean a lot of message boards out there that deal with reel repair that have a lot of knowledgeable and eager to help mermbers. My suggestion (what I did) would be to google "fishing reel repair", set up a favorites folder, join the boards and bookmark them. You can set your notifications so you get no emails, then when you need help you can go to the boards and search the archives or post questions and wait for your answers. Usually doesn't take long. I like to mess with old penn reels, lots of info out there. I have been able to find schematics and parts lists for every reel I have so far. Good luck! If you have any questions, you can pm me.
tight lines!
Johnny
http://fishintopsail.com

[lemaymiami]

That reminds me of something I should have said... The absolutely best teardown explanations I've ever seen on the internet (with good quality closeup photos and step by step explanations) are the ones by Alantani and they're available on Thehulltruth.com. I believe he also has a website since he does full bore customizations as well. The only area he doesn't cover is spinning reels, he's all about conventional gear and very good at it. I highly recommend him and wish he'd been around more than thirty years ago when I was still learning...

[SportFishStaff]

Guys we have an incredible resource right here
Alan has given a huge amount of time and some really great threads.
http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/...tani-9814.html

Click on his view threads and I'm sure you can find out a lot about reel repair.

So there is no reason to go elsewhere. When he is right here.

Thanks Tim