OT/ Building a flyreel (now used)more pics

[Lakelover]

The bronze side plates were actually used thrust washers that I had saved from replacing them on a piece of equipment from work. I have had them in my tool box for several years but knew I would make something out of them one day

Read my tag line. I just love to take some "stuff" and make something functional.

I can salvage wood to die for. Lots of good packing crates and the like. 1x6 clear pine with a few dents in it.

What do you do for a living?
Regards

[Lakelover]

The bronze side plates were actually used thrust washers that I had saved from replacing them on a piece of equipment from work. I have had them in my tool box for several years but knew I would make something out of them one day

Read my tag line. I just love to take some "stuff" and make something functional.

I can salvage wood to die for. Lots of good packing crates and the like. 1x6 clear pine with a few dents in it.

What do you do for a living?
Regards

[groundpounder]

What do you do for a living?
Regards

I was a machinist for 8 years before getting my current job. There I learned and operated ALL kinds of machinery. Drills, Mills, Lathes, CNC, Screw machines, Gear hobs, Mig and Tig welding, etc... definitely a good wide variety of learnings. Now I have worked for a large food manufacturer for the past 14 years in their maintenance department where the smell of Cheerios fill the air . We have a shop here too but my main job is machine maintenance and reliability. I do get to work on special projects alot where I get to machine and fabricate

[groundpounder]

I broke it in today and took it fishing. I posted some new pics at the top of this thread.

[wabi]

You got it wet!
Looks like a great way to test it and break it in.
What weight rod did you put it on?

[Lakelover]

Nice fish. Lucky fellow.

Do you tie your own fly's? I used to when we lived in BC. No trout around here.

Just Walleyes and Northern Pike, some perch. Channel cats are supposed to be moving up the Qu'Appelle River.

[groundpounder]

You got it wet!
Looks like a great way to test it and break it in.
What weight rod did you put it on?

I put it on an 8 foot 4 weight that I already had. Its waiting to go on the future bamboo that I build for it One day I hope Right now I just put some 5 weight line on it that I took off of one of my other reels. I'll probably be swapping it out with some 3 weight whenever I can get to the store.

Nice fish. Lucky fellow.

Do you tie your own fly's?

Yes I do. I got into it at the beginning of this year and wow you talk about addictive
I love it and being able to come up with and experiment with your own flies really makes it fun. For years I said I wasn't going to get into tying them but finally broke down and tried it. No turning back now!

[wabi]

The bamboo rod sounds like something I could fall in love with.
I like a rod that "fits the mood", and as I get older a slow rod seems appropriate. Bamboo or fiberglass still has it's place on the water.

edited to add:
Almost forgot to mention the fly tying addiction. It does fill a lot of winter days with sunshine. Nothing like setting in front of the vise planning for warm weather.
I tied a few nymphs of a new pattern last night, and then had to get up early this morning to test them before I had to be at a business meeting. Only caught one crappie, but it gave me hope! I'll tie up a few more tonight.

[Hoss]

again very cool indeed..