I can’t stop buying these things. And tack on new bearings and RCS knobs each time, this is adding up. Agreed! And man they look sharp https://i.postimg.cc/yYPB1mWY/2-BE27919-2507-4636-BD93-FF3-D95-C07-A62.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/FR71cPdZ/6-A17-C2-B4-E182-4-FF9-9-F6-D-81-F348-B80038.jpg https://i....

Is this rod big enough to impress the ladies?

Just an IP line guide away https://i.postimg.cc/SN65QggV/24-F16-E85-DA25-4-BBD-BFEC-4-B22-EA01-B8-D8.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/0jgWPSmL/EB4-DD4-E5-B898-48-A1-BC1-C-F795-D1075377.jpg Now, THAT'S a beautiful reel! Thanks Tim! This was my first JDM reel I purchased many years ago from Patrick. It is dr...

Just an IP line guide away https://i.postimg.cc/SN65QggV/24-F16-E85-DA25-4-BBD-BFEC-4-B22-EA01-B8-D8.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/0jgWPSmL/EB4-DD4-E5-B898-48-A1-BC1-C-F795-D1075377.jpg You got cabin fever or something brother? Your reels are just about starting to look as good as mine... Lol It has bee...

Just an IP line guide away https://i.postimg.cc/SN65QggV/24-F16-E85-DA25-4-BBD-BFEC-4-B22-EA01-B8-D8.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/0jgWPSmL/EB4-DD4-E5-B898-48-A1-BC1-C-F795-D1075377.jpg Very nicely done! Good luck finding the IP68 line guide too... Thanks! I have 3 or 4 stashed away that aren’t in use. ...

Just an IP line guide away

Thanks Jorrick! Your reel projects are always a treat to see as well

dragon1 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:06 pm

Friggin' straight up HAWT! Excellent work John!

Thanks homie! Maybe I will post a few more of them to this dying thread

https://i.postimg.cc/7LcpcMQN/18042202-25-BD-4539-B2-A8-4-A1-E1800129-F.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/ZRd1hBGz/2-A20223-D-DE75-49-CC-92-D9-0-F8-C58-D2586-F.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/cJ6pX5TH/6-F32-BEA6-2399-4-FBE-ACD3-A6-ADABC04-F7-B.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/sgnFPRYq/E7764795-F4-C1-40-EB-B713-0-C908-D303...

I used to do a fair amount of them. The amount of time it took far outweighed the price most people were charging. I hope you find someone but unfortunately, I havent seen any painted reels for sometime. All the best. Does anyone from TT have access to pictures from the old site? I would enjoy seei...

The Gomexus star drag works and looks pretty good on this. I had to order a square nut and a spring from Daiwa, from a Steez SVTW1016, and everything lines up. Looks good Trav. Did you have enough range of adjustment using this star? Yes sir. I’m able to back the drag off completely Outstanding! I ...

trav wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:33 am

The Gomexus star drag works and looks pretty good on this. I had to order a square nut and a spring from Daiwa, from a Steez SVTW1016, and everything lines up.

Looks good Trav. Did you have enough range of adjustment using this star?

Casting distance Shimano vs Daiwa? This is a whole nother can of worms. There are some big time Daiwa distance spools that I would put up there against anything Shimano has to offer.

This is like the OG prototype spincast verstion of the BAPE