thanks everyone, its weird i have the 2500 and 4000 stradic for about 4 years now been fishing in the rain many times never a problem maybe its something else wrong so im going to send it back to shimano so they could take a look at it,Bantam 1 where should i send the reel and also say theres somet...

LOL no, I used to visit a well known smallmouth forum that used to bash the hell out of shimano reels because everyone used to fish in waders or in a kayak and many people on the board had problems with stradics binding up when wet. I love shimano reels and have never had a problem, but I have neve...

That is the part number for the righties. I don't know what the part number is for the lefties and I don't know if you'll be able to get the lefty part number from Shimano customer service. Try and give them the part number for the righties and see if that will help them locate a number for the left...

Here's a link to something that may help some people out, it works real well.

http://www.dbarb.com/

I would like to know if I can order just the knobs for my Antares (Calais) reels. They are wearing out and getting kind of slick, but I don't want to order the whole handle assembly. Bantam1, is it possible to order just the septon knobs? If not, please allow us to buys just the knobs PLEASE! Part ...

He's just misunderstood.
That's what happens when you fall into your tackle box, so be careful everyone.

We have plenty of 'em in Illinois if anyone wants any, come and get 'em.

I have not yet had the chance to read The art of war but it is also on my list of must reads. I really am looking forward to that one, I've heard a number of good things about this book. GO, I'm not going to bash you for not owning a bunch of books but I will give you a word of caution, when you do ...

John Gaustad wrote: Is there a strike indicator out there for when your wife discovers your latest rod or reel purchase?

That strike indicator would be similar to this:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:23104

Running 10's in '69 was really haulin'.... Caught me! :oops: Honestly I was lucky to break into the high 12's... it just seems my times get faster as the years go by... just as fish "grow faster" after they've been caught... :roll: Gadget No problem Gadg. gettin' into the 12's in '69 was respectabl...

Mr. Gadget "The Snakes" real name is Don Prudohme. He's still around drag racing, he's a very successful team owner. Running 10's in '69 was really haulin'. Just my two cents but comparing the cars of yesteryear to the cars of today isn't comparing apples to apples. Look at them for what they were, ...

Zest wrote:99% chances you won't have any bad effects on it, 1% reserve for some chemical dissaster which might cause your reel to blew up ,i mean,did you ever seen your car suffers lubricant chemical effect when changing old engine oil to another brand.

Yep. Brand and type.

Be careful using them on suspending baits as the little bit of added weight may upset the way the bait suspends.

WD-40 will work to take the gum off but if you try it keep an eye out for staining, I don't know if it will or not. There is also a product called
Goo-Gone it is a citrus based cleaner made specifically for this kind of problem but once again I don't know about staining.

Hey has anyone ever bought anything from an e-bayer named Ginrinpeche. Just looking for any opinions you guy's might have.