For a fisherman, there can be few nightmares worse than arriving at your fishing spot and discovering that your favorite reel desperately needs repair or maintenance.  Even though reel repair and maintenance is better left to the experts, you can do it yourself if you are willing to take the risk.  Remember: this type of [...]

Penn Fishing Reel

how do you operate a fishing reel without drag?

I have a bunch of old penn reels that I found in my closet. Most of them have a star-drag that was common with reels of the era, but this particular one, “No. 78″, doesn’t have drag. Weirdest thing ever. I really love the [...]