New life to old reels
I have a couple old Shimano Stradic 1000’s , a FL that came with two spools , and a white FJ , which I believe was the first year for X-Ship .
I believe these were made in Japan . I’ll need to research that .
They’re a little heavy compared to todays 1000 size reels at 7.5oz , but are still smooth as butter .
The only issue I had with them was the excess play in the handle knob .
I’ve got a Shimano Ultegra c2000s that stick in the low spool position when retrieving.
Ive given up on it and have always looked for a way to use the parts off it to improve other reels.
This morning I tried the screw in handle on my FJ and when I turned the handle , it put a smile on my face .
I opened up the knob and was able to swap out the bushings for a couple of ball bearings.
I’ve always loved this reel and now it’ll be getting used again.
I searched around for a replacement for the FL and tried the handle off one of my Sahara 500’s . And it fit ! I’d already tuned the handle knob , so now I’ve got the FL ready to fish .
Got to looking around and stole the spools off a couple Sahara FD’s .
That means , with the extra spool of the FL Stradic , I have three spare spools I can spool up with different line and take with me for different fishing methods .
New life for old tackle !
“ The bigger the Bend , the Wider the Grin ! “