River Rats Reel Repair
PO BOX 54
Carbon Hill AL
35549
riverratsreelrepair@hotmail.com

Can you ship a whole ham and cheese with pizza sauce from the pizza bar when you send reels back? If so I am gonna send you a reel a day.

I could do that !
I will guarantee the reel but not the ham and cheese sammich!

Can you get replacement spools for shimano curado's?

Yes
What model curado ?

I will send you a pm with the makes I would want replacements for if you could get me a price please sir

Hey goober, send me some brakes for my cu200

10-4

OK Goober

River Rat I have a new Curado and before I return it I wonder if there is a setting or adjustment I am not making and wanted your opinion. When I cast it it sounds like I am casting a backlash, kind of a whpping sound every time the spool goes around. It sounds this way even if I remove all the line and spin the spool by hand. Any thoughts? Of the 4 new Curado I have this one does it every cast another does it occasionally and the other two never make a sound. I

Pull the left side off and check and make sure the spool bearing retainer clip is fully seated. I've had a few recently that was doing the same thing and that was the problem.
If that doesn't fix it let me know and we'll try other options.

K thanks

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I've got some old Shimanos (calcutta, Calais, and chronarch I think) that seem worn out. Is there anyway to refurbish them?

Absolutely
Shimano reels are the easiest to refurbish.

How do I make that happen? Any idea on cost?

I prefer to look them over before I throw a price out.
If you want to send them I'll check them out and give you an estimate. If you decide not to fix them there will be no charge for the inspection.
Send them to the address at the top of the page.

Will do. Sorry, that was a tough question about cost.

Just got mine back yesterday. Thanks RR!

Thanks for the business !!

I have a couple of old Penn salt water spinning reels that could use some work. Do you repair salt water reels?

Yes we do

We? WTF is we?

Rosie Palmer and friends?

Thoughts on Ardent reels? Buddy of mine just joined their prostaff and can get em at 1/2 off. Thought I might get one just to see if I liked it.

Not a bad reel.

Hey River rat, what kind of turn around time do you have? I have a Calcutta I need serviced and need the drag checked out? Got a Redfish trip planned for August 14

Turnaround time right now is 7 to 10 days

sounds good. I sent you a email after I saw how old this topic was. is the address at the beginning still good? is that where I send it?

How much to service Penn Spinning reels?

Clean and lube $12.50 a reel

RiverRat took care of several reels for me recently. He did a GREAT JOB! Quick turnaround too. Thank you!

X2. Just got one back from him and it runs like brand new

About to send him another

Thanks!

PM sent RR

Do you clean and/or service Van Staals?

I have two pen fathom reels. One is having drag problems the other locked up solid while reeling in a fish this week. Can't move the handle at all.
I also have a few 5500 and a 6700 that need work done
Thanks
Scottie