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[Wompus Cat]

Here are some pix of a couple of 6500's I am Refurbishing .
First one  was no big Deal just complete Tear Down ,clean, install New  Carbon Tex Drags and back together .
 The second one was from same guy but apparently had seen some SALT as it was corroded pretty bad and even the Bearings were Kaput..







Cleaned and  start of Reassembly





New Carbon Tex Drags


Dirty Frame



Nice Clean Frame







Second one had some  unexpected surprises
 Handle Nut  Cover  Screw welded to handle  (Tried every trick I know but it still Twisted Off.



Side plate screw and star Drag corroded as well (This one had a Metal Star and the other Plastic !)
 

More Corrosion







 
Bearings Shot

[CooldadE]

I didn’t think I ever fished that reel in the salt. But the California Delta where I fish can get brackish in drought years. Though I might have used it in the SF Bay drifting for Halibut. I always rinse my reels after using but I now realize routine maintenance is ( important)…

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[Wompus Cat]

I was surprised too . Since the other 2 Reels are Damn Near perfect .
All  was needed on the other 6500 was a good cleaning and New Carbon Tex Drags.
Have not torn into the 6600 Rocket as yet but ordered C-Tex for it  and am getting Ceramic Bearings for the corroded 6500.
The Rocket has instant Anti Reverse and it is sticking and most likely Cleaning will take care of it .
Thanks for Joining up .
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This goes for anyone as I have gone Public with the forum now..

[CooldadE]

I received my serviced reels yesterday. They look great! Looking forward to testing them on some fall run Delta Stripers next week…
Thanks Henry

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[CooldadE]

https://i.imgur.com/CnqNXiSl.jpg
I was able to take my freshly serviced reel out for a test run. Great day! Two limits of bright Stripers. Reel worked great !

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[Wompus Cat]

 Thanks for the Kudos on the Service and upgrade.
Very NICE CATCH!!
 How did you like those new Carbon Tex Drags ?
 

[CooldadE]

Those fish were very spunky but really didn’t test the new drags. I did loosen the drag after hook up on one fish and it pulled very smoothly. I’m hoping for a better grade of fish next time out. Historically the end of November has been when the bigger fish are caught. I Personally have caught two fish over 30# in late Nov years passed…

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[CooldadE]

https://i.imgur.com/PbFGUAq.jpg
My biggest (33.5 lbs.) caught fly lining a live Mudsucker in 6’ of water… I also landed a 30# fish trolling a Cordell Super Spot in 15 to 20 ft of water.

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[Wompus Cat]

That is a Very Nice Fish for sure .
The record here at Lake Whitney is a little over 39 pounds set back in 1989 and I am sure there are some 40 plus here as they were stocked in the 70's . They now have HYBRIDS (cross of Sand Bass and Striper) and a 15 pounder was caught here last year.
I have caught some Stripers over 10 pounds  here on Perch and Big Top Water Plugs back in the Day however we have had several what they call  GOLDEN Algae Bloom episodes that literally WIPED out the fish here and they said it did not harm anything but rough fish which is BULL SHIT . Right now the Lake is overpopulated with them and Most  are just Skin and Bones for the most part as they are Voracious Eaters which wiped out our Small Mouth many years ago . I have caught Stripers with 3 pound Black Bass stuck in their throats . Most Guides limit out in a few hours every day and out of 3 fish you MIGHT get enough usable meat to make a small sandwich .....lol I would say one in 20 are Healthy and Fat .
While the Striper is a Formidable and hard fighting fish I personally wished they had not put them here  .
Lake Texoma a few years back had so many there was NO Size or Number Limits on them .

They are HARD fighters as even a six incher will tear up a Light Weight Rig . But they overdid it here I think .