Oh my goodness! That is absolutely unbelievable! You did amazing work and is a testament to what someone can do when they disagree with conventional wisdom and put their mind, heart and soul into something and make something amazing out of nothing. Reminds me of that old saying about "making a silk purse out of a sow's ear" Not to sound condescending, but it makes me proud that you would take the time to make a treasure out of someone else's trash. Great video Victor, looking even more forward to you future content! I did see the end, but you ended the video before I could see you land a fish.

A phenomenal job you did restoring that old reel that was at the bottom of the lake. Although you could not find an anti-reverse device for it, it still works very smoothly. Great work.

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

thank you sir!

wow, this video was very impressive!

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I would be proud too. You did an excellent job. Bet it works better than when it was new. When you catch a PB with this reel, you will have a fishing story to tell.

Fantastic video! Very educational for the novice.

Absolutely terrific video!

That's a fun project from start to finish. The new bearings and drag sure make it worth while. I've hauled up a couple of lost reels over the years, but unfortunately they weren't in great shape at all, junk reels to begin with before they fell into the water

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

a lot of them are... this guy used it for catfishing and didn't catch nothing, i think, so gears were in great shape..

Awesome project!!! Going to be cool to see you on some fish with it

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

comin up

Wow! Fantastic job Victor! Drag sounds good! Yep watched to the end and it was a bite!

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

heheheh : )

what a great job you saved a good reel from the trash good going

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

not everyone gets a second life

@donaldsettle990

2 жыл бұрын

@@ifishcatfish just basic maintenance has kept my Mitchell 300 working 55 years still smooth as silk

Great video

That was fun to watch!

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

thank you, i appreciate it!

Gotta have a fishing pole to catch a fishing pole as i always say 😂😂😂

Thank you, this is Ryobi rebranded for Bass Pro Shop. Mikro lite elite is Ryobi to very smooth. Most of the Bass pro shop spinning rells are Daiwa. Thank you again very interesting video.

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

i don't think they are rebranded Ryobi even though it is possible it is almost the same reel. Ryobi doesn't have a factory any more and they just order reels from chinese catalogue and then pick some colors and handle and logo. Then it is possible for Bass Pro to order from the same catalogue. However this reel is Korean, not chinese, judging by the antireverse bearing.. so it is very confusing

Well done sir!

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

I have a Pflueger president that is smooth like that one !

@robertbrandywine

8 ай бұрын

That was my first reel as an adult, and it was impressive how smooth it was.

You could always replace the whole arm for cheap... And of course, invest in a anti-reverse bearing...

wow very nice

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Damn nice resto on the reel.

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

thanks JP. Have u hit LaSalle yet?

Victor, I always stay until the end, wouldn't miss it.

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

thanks Dennis! Cheers!

I saw the end! Also I’ve seen the KZread “lunatic” that advocates backwinding!

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

hahahha : )

26:01 one of you best quotes "supreme court of drag clickers"

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

:)

Great video. Will you make a video fishing with the refurbished reel?

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

i already made a video fishing with it, but the restoration is 30 mins long, so i decided to post video fishing with it in separate video

How about this for a thought, backreeling was for an era where it was used to cover other inadequacies in the drag, line or tackle?

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, once upon a time i foshed with russian rackle and had to use it or lose my fish

@yep.fishing

Жыл бұрын

@@ifishcatfish you wouldnt want to "red"line the drag on a russian reel

Today... I've learned something .. We don't necessarily need an anti-reverse bearing...

@ifishcatfish

10 ай бұрын

As ammatter of fact for the nongest time we didnt have it

hello sir, I have a rust problem on my baitcaster with carbon body, since the reel was exposed to water and I didn't have time to clean it, rust appeared on almost all the bearings and bearing seats, I have ordered new bearings, but after I tried cleaning many times with WD-40 on the reel body and bearing seat, even though it looked clean of rust, after I re-lubricated it and use it, the next day rust appeared again on the bearing seat and it was very difficult to remove, do you know the solution to this problem? Thank you very much 🙌🙌, sorry for my bad english

@ifishcatfish

7 ай бұрын

wd-40 is bad. Just clean with Q-tip and some engine oil or simple grease. U can wipe it off later. The body is not really carbon if its rusting though...

Where do you order your bearings from?

I surprised to learn that there was no gasket between the two halves of the body. I thought that would be necessary to prevent water penetration of the interior.

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

very few reels have gaskets. Van Staal and other exotic tackle for saltwater..

When I disassembled the reel, I couldn't reassemble it,😂

@ifishcatfish

5 ай бұрын

It has hapoened to ke many a time, and i say that honestly. No shame in that

@davidkiker4362

2 ай бұрын

Sometimes you can find schematics of the reels online. I've used them a few times.

Do you have an ultra-sonic cleaner?

@ifishcatfish

8 ай бұрын

Why would i have something like that?

@robertbrandywine

8 ай бұрын

It would save you some time cleaning hard to reach places and small parts. @@ifishcatfish

Hey! I've found out huge value from your reviews. Do you atm have recommendations on great reels (2500-3000) in sub 100 category? ALL of my fishing gear (even pliers and cheap sentimental shit from my childhood) got stolen by some narcs last weekend, and I'm trying to figure out a setup for this summer. Cheers!

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

The new shimano sahara is my favorite right now. The new one 2022

@uguryay

2 жыл бұрын

@@ifishcatfish thank you so much for awesome contents! What about legalis 18 vs. sahara 2022? (I'm looking for 2000s for ul fishing, 3000 size for spinning from shore)

That reverse baring is plastic with 6 long little Pieces that go inside off the plastic lol that is funny you could not figure that out

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

what are you talking about? Give me time stamp. Where did u see anything to figure? The cylinders of that bearing were completely disintegrated from corrosion, they were just rust dust. Even the plastic frame of the ARB had disintegrated for some reason, even though it is plastic

@robertbrandywine

8 ай бұрын

It looked like you were going to replace the open roller bearings with a sealed bearing but couldn't find one of those to fit. Perhaps you were trying to go that route because the plastic had disintegrated. (?) @@ifishcatfish

@ifishcatfish

8 ай бұрын

The plastic was there, but the little steel cylinders of the bearing had turned into rust. I have only daiwa and shimano parts but none of them fit. One almost fit but was really tight..

@wilbertbenjamin9928

8 ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish you should be able to get them little roller bearings there in a lot off reels know days

Как говорится,из говна конфетку!

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

really poor choice of metaphor. You need to reevaluate the way you go through life, if this is the first thing that comes to your mind.

Phluger trion?

@ifishcatfish

2 жыл бұрын

bass pro shops Formula

@troycote4503

2 жыл бұрын

@@ifishcatfish nice! Can't wait to see it finished.

Dove li trovi i pezzi di ricambio

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

PIZZARIA BONJORNO!

Ты из Украины? У тебя акцент

@ifishcatfish

Жыл бұрын

Bolgar