Where do you have your reels serviced? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Rob929 · 08-25-2009, 08:23 AM

Can someone recommend where they take their reels for service, and how much (roughly) one might expect to pay for that. I have some older penn's (jigmasters etc) that could use a little tlc.

Thanks

Iparker · 08-25-2009, 08:40 AM

My father has used Ken's in Oceanside for a while with nothing but good comments. I believe he is down in the Harbor.

bennofish7 · 08-25-2009, 12:07 PM

Its too bad you don't have Shimano reels, they have an outstanding service dept. up in Irvine. I dropped off 3 of my reels there and depending on the reel was charged $25 for my Baitcaster 4500 and TLC and $35 for my Calcutta.
They shipped them back in a week with the note that the Baitcaster was beyond repair so they charged me an additional $25 and gave me a brand new reel. All the reels got a complete overhaul, new bearings, friction plates, etc.
Great company.

Useful Idiot · 08-25-2009, 01:03 PM

Squidco. Or you could open up those jigmasters and get familiar with the guts. Super easy to work on, I rebuilt a jigmaster with accurate parts when I was 13 or 14. Good knowledge to have.

Holy Mackerel · 08-25-2009, 03:10 PM

Check out Alan Tani's tutorials on BD. The Jigmaster is very easy to take apart and rebuild.

PENN 500

http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/pe...r-rebuild.html

Index

http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fi...eel-tutorials/

frady · 08-25-2009, 04:02 PM

Ken's reels in Oceanside is the place to go. They did a great job and put in some nice custom drags. I think for my Sealine it was like $25. Turnaround isn't to bad about a week or two.

Bryantfish · 08-25-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bennofish7

Its too bad you don't have Shimano reels, they have an outstanding service dept. up in Irvine. I dropped off 3 of my reels there and depending on the reel was charged $25 for my Baitcaster 4500 and TLC and $35 for my Calcutta.
They shipped them back in a week with the note that the Baitcaster was beyond repair so they charged me an additional $25 and gave me a brand new reel. All the reels got a complete overhaul, new bearings, friction plates, etc.
Great company.

Thank that helped me out... did u have to wait long.. and will they ship them back to you or do u have to pick them up?

Quilted Germ · 08-25-2009, 09:31 PM

I've had reels serviced at Blue Water Tackle in Solana Beach....sweet shop. Can take a bit of time depending on when the next pick up is, but I was happy...

bennofish7 · 08-27-2009, 08:01 AM

I drove them up and delivered them myself, they shipped them back in about 10 days.

08-25-2009, 08:23 AM	#1
Rob929 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 134	Where do you have your reels serviced? Can someone recommend where they take their reels for service, and how much (roughly) one might expect to pay for that. I have some older penn's (jigmasters etc) that could use a little tlc. Thanks

08-25-2009, 01:03 PM	#4
Useful Idiot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 286	Squidco. Or you could open up those jigmasters and get familiar with the guts. Super easy to work on, I rebuilt a jigmaster with accurate parts when I was 13 or 14. Good knowledge to have. __________________

08-25-2009, 08:40 AM	#2
Iparker Junior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 23	My father has used Ken's in Oceanside for a while with nothing but good comments. I believe he is down in the Harbor.

08-25-2009, 12:07 PM	#3
bennofish7 Junior Join Date: May 2007 Location: carlsbad Posts: 10	Its too bad you don't have Shimano reels, they have an outstanding service dept. up in Irvine. I dropped off 3 of my reels there and depending on the reel was charged $25 for my Baitcaster 4500 and TLC and $35 for my Calcutta. They shipped them back in a week with the note that the Baitcaster was beyond repair so they charged me an additional $25 and gave me a brand new reel. All the reels got a complete overhaul, new bearings, friction plates, etc. Great company.

08-25-2009, 03:10 PM	#5
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Check out Alan Tani's tutorials on BD. The Jigmaster is very easy to take apart and rebuild. PENN 500 http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/pe...r-rebuild.html Index http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fi...eel-tutorials/

08-25-2009, 04:02 PM	#6
frady Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 52	Ken's reels in Oceanside is the place to go. They did a great job and put in some nice custom drags. I think for my Sealine it was like $25. Turnaround isn't to bad about a week or two.

08-25-2009, 09:31 PM	#8
Quilted Germ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cardiff, Ca Posts: 185	I've had reels serviced at Blue Water Tackle in Solana Beach....sweet shop. Can take a bit of time depending on when the next pick up is, but I was happy...

08-27-2009, 08:01 AM	#9
bennofish7 Junior Join Date: May 2007 Location: carlsbad Posts: 10	I drove them up and delivered them myself, they shipped them back in about 10 days.