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This is one reel in serious need of a drink! Not salt water again please!!! GREASE!!
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Reel Repairs & Servicing
A little TLC goes a long way. You've spent top dollars for top gear and a little grease
and a cleanout every now and again is usually all that is needed. But you might shudder a little
(like badly serviced drag washers) if you knew how many anglers don't bother to
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When rust sets in, servicing becomes more than a necessity!
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do the most basic of reel servicing! We mentioned on the home page that we've seen some
absolute shockers and believe me, we have! Top shelf overhead reels and spinning reels
were never meant to go swimming, particularly in salt water. No lubrication on your
hard working gear is the quickest way to needing a new reel.
So if you're the kind that likes to make your reels work extra hard (read, no servicing at all)
then you'll be glad to know that we can get and keep them running, in fact it's one of our specialities.
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"And the drag started stuttering and jammed. I lost an absolute beauty!". Hmmm, I wonder why?
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From complete strip downs to drag replacement using the latest washers right down to
making parts that might not be available anymore like bail arms and springs, handles etc.
Don't throw them away too quickly - see us first!
Mind you, there are lots of serious anglers, like some of our charter boat clients that simply
do not have time to be stripping gear down on the job. We specialise in keeping their reels
fully serviced in between sessions so that repairs aren't necessary. It's called
preventative maintenance!
South Oz Rods knows that many anglers can't get to Adelaide often enough to keep the reels
serviced and functioning properly so we have provision for accepting posted items. Simply
bundle up your reel in a nice sized box and post it to us. When the jobs done, we'll arrange
payment with you and send it back via post. Of course, don't forget to include a return address!
Rod Repairs
South Oz Rods has seen it all. Even the popular brands of rods, many with a
lot of dollars attached, have had to be repaired.
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Another reel seat problem and this one from a well known off the shelf rod manufacturer.
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From reel seats that twist on the blank through poor construction or poor glueing
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Even the top brand shelf rods are built badly occasionally! Not enough glue or tape and
the reel seat simply rolled around the blank.
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right down to guides simply falling off. What about the thread on the bindings
peeling away from the blank or the epoxy cracking and exposing the thread to the
elements.
And of course, what angler hasn't broken a guide or two, snapped a rod or
the tip in the pursuit of that once in a lifetime fish?
We do rod repairs, guide repairs/replacement, complete rebuilds, epoxy finishes,
rod revamping and rod revarnish.
All you need to do is bring your rod to us and let us first see if it is able
to be fixed. If it can be done, we're the people to do it!
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