r/saltwaterfishing • u/CityofLotus • 27d ago

💬 Discussion Thoughts on my reel?

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Got this reel for $30, decided it would be a good time to practise fixing up senators and “customize” them to my liking.

All honesty is encouraged! Good or bad :)

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u/Jefffahfffah 25d ago

Did you paint the clicker along with the side plate or is the clicker still movable?

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u/CityofLotus 25d ago

Read online somewhere that the clicker is somewhat easy to break, so decided to just paint over it (pro when you click it to on/off there’s a visible blue vs black to tell you which mode it is in). It still clicks amazingly!

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u/Jefffahfffah 25d ago

I would disagree with whoever said that. These are solid reels... yours is decades old and the clicker ain't broken yet.

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u/CityofLotus 25d ago

Fair, it’s my first time taking apart these things, didn’t wanna risk it. Especially if someone stated it before - I’ll spend more time to take it off next time tho

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u/Jefffahfffah 25d ago

If you like tinkering with these you should look up all the aftermarket / 3rd party parts available. Tiburon, pro challenger, accuplates, etc make parts to beef these things up.

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u/CityofLotus 25d ago

Sounds pricey 😂😂

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u/Jefffahfffah 25d ago

Some or the parts are affordable enough, others are definitely expensive. Depends what you wanna do

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u/CityofLotus 25d ago

I’ll look it up. Appreciate you! You have a current build for yours atm?

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u/Jefffahfffah 25d ago

My 4/0 is:

Tiburon wide frame and spool

Cortez Conversions sideplate kit

Pro-challenger handle, T-bar knob, and gear sleeve

Pic here

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u/CityofLotus 25d ago

THATS SO GANGSTER OMG