Kenneth, I’m glad I was able to help. Sometimes it is just the little things that cause the biggest problems. I had a Zebco 33 yesterday that had a nasty gear grind. I swapped in another set of gears and still had the same problem. After hours of trial error I found a bent anti-reverse lever catching on the anti-reverse cog on the back of the main gear. Little things will kick you in the bottom.
Thanks so much for showing your reel display. It was simple but very effective as a display. I’ve been working on a design for two long shelves that will go on my study wall where I will hang some of my spinning reels from the reel foot underneath the shelf much like you see wine glasses hanging by the base of the glass underneath a shelf above the bar or table. I have so many nice reels that I can’t begin to display them all (and at the same time save my marriage - LOL) Your design of adapting what was a hutch into a cabinet to display reels is very creative and with what I know about you it will be beautiful. I’ve been very good at finding really nice vintage spinning reels but absolutely awful at displaying them. isn’t this a rather large spincaster? I Don’t have any SpinMasters because I don’t do much freshwater fishing but I’m interested in them. I lost a c-clip this afternoon just the way you mentioned. I have one advantage over you Rick. My piano and organ fingers are long and thin and very good in small places even with my arthritis. That’s my only advantage however. This reel has a very creative design and seems much more durable than other SpinMasters I’ve seen. I enjoyed this one. Great job Rick.
Chris, I bought those two shelves at a yardsale for a dollar each. I spray painted them and hung them on the wall. A whole 15 minutes of thought went into that. I like your idea of hanging the spinning reels. I might try to incorporate that into my hutch design. I’m thinking I could make two of the shelves out of .5” plexiglass and cut in slots. The only problem for me is that would limit those shelves to spinning reels. I think maybe I’ll just make stands to fit inside and hold those reels. The Shakespeare spincast are really pretty reels. I think even if you didn’t fish them, they would make awesome display reels. If I had the room, I would buy an antique china cabinet to display my reels. Just imagine a bowed glass china cabinet completely full of bright shiny fishing reels. That would be a lovely site. Then hanging on the front edge of each shelf could be vintage lures. Oh my!
@@youngmartinsreels5314 I like the slot idea! That could greatly simplify my concept and offer more variety because the length of the reel foot wouldn’t matter as much.
Howdy Mr. Stivers, great video, it was extremely helpful to me.. I realized I was missing a part to my 1795 after watching this.. you wouldn’t happen to have the washer that goes between the small drag spring and drag star adjuster would you? Mine was gone from whoever the previous owner/s may have been. After Dan Selvig sent me a picture of the parts, I watched your video to see if there was such a beast and sure enough, you installed one on the rebuild.. Great video and Thanks!! Willie
Rick - I just bought a 1795 off eBay today. This video had me looking for one in good shape that didn't break the bank. Looking forward to pulling it apart and cleaning it up to get ready for spring fishing here in Minnesota. - Dan
About the only major differences I could see between the 1795 and 1788 were the outline of the nosecap and the line pickup pin on the spinnerhead. The 1788 has a more bulbous nosecap. The line pickup pin on the 1788 has a bushing on it. If both models are dimensionally identical their parts might be interchangeable. I'm using 15 pound monofilament line on my 1788.
Dan, I really think the 1788 is just an upgraded version of the 1795. Kind of like the way they used to upgrade car designs each year. The roller on the pin was a pretty slick up grade. I think that’s something they could really use today with the braided lines. I wonder if they had problems with it.
Your 1795 reel has a date code of QU (1962). Mine has a date code of EF (1965). Externally they look and operate identically. There are subtle internal differences between the two models, most notably the EF model has a roller on the pickup pin and wider slot that the pin protrudes from on the spinnerhead. The QU model has a narrow slot in the spinnerhead with a smaller diameter hardened pickup pin.
I wouldn't have come down from ten dollars either. You know you checked the drag and anti reverse before you bought it. And just look at it... It is nice..
I know but so far I have taken a loss on almost every reel I’ve bought. Since I’m not selling it, that made it easier to justify. I make about 5 videos a week. If I pay $10 for each reel and never sell them, that adds up to a lot of money. I finally set up my EBay sales listing and posted my first set of reels yesterday. We’ll see how that turns out. www.ebay.com/itm/155120408522?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Wiy4EwzlRIO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Wiy4EwzlRIO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=SMS Unfortunately, the reels I chose for it are from right after I had Covid and I sound like I’m dying. I can see it now, “Look honey, I got a great deal on these Covid reels.”
Anybody know where you can get one of these fixed and or serviced? I found one that needs a good cleaning and possibly some parts replaced. I’m not mechanically inclined. So no bother telling me to do it myself.
John, it all depends on how much you like the reel. My personal favorite for sending reels to have repaired, is Dennis over at 2nd Chance Tackle. He isn’t cheap but he does good work at reasonable prices. If it’s just a reel you picked up and would like to get it going, it probably isn’t work the cost + shipping. If it is a sentimental reel, then you could send it to Dennis. Depending on what is wrong with it, he could possibly get it going again. If parts are needed, they are scarce as hens teeth. A parts reel could help with that. You can contact Dennis here: 2ndchancetackle@gmail.com
Watching you re-form the anti reverse spring helped immensely. That was my problem all along. Thanks
Kenneth, I’m glad I was able to help. Sometimes it is just the little things that cause the biggest problems. I had a Zebco 33 yesterday that had a nasty gear grind. I swapped in another set of gears and still had the same problem. After hours of trial error I found a bent anti-reverse lever catching on the anti-reverse cog on the back of the main gear. Little things will kick you in the bottom.
@@youngmartinsreels5314 that's interesting. I work a lot with Zebcos
Thanks so much for showing your reel display. It was simple but very effective as a display. I’ve been working on a design for two long shelves that will go on my study wall where I will hang some of my spinning reels from the reel foot underneath the shelf much like you see wine glasses hanging by the base of the glass underneath a shelf above the bar or table. I have so many nice reels that I can’t begin to display them all (and at the same time save my marriage - LOL) Your design of adapting what was a hutch into a cabinet to display reels is very creative and with what I know about you it will be beautiful. I’ve been very good at finding really nice vintage spinning reels but absolutely awful at displaying them.
isn’t this a rather large spincaster? I Don’t have any SpinMasters because I don’t do much freshwater fishing but I’m interested in them. I lost a c-clip this afternoon just the way you mentioned. I have one advantage over you Rick. My piano and organ fingers are long and thin and very good in small places even with my arthritis. That’s my only advantage however. This reel has a very creative design and seems much more durable than other SpinMasters I’ve seen. I enjoyed this one. Great job Rick.
Chris, I bought those two shelves at a yardsale for a dollar each. I spray painted them and hung them on the wall. A whole 15 minutes of thought went into that.
I like your idea of hanging the spinning reels. I might try to incorporate that into my hutch design. I’m thinking I could make two of the shelves out of .5” plexiglass and cut in slots. The only problem for me is that would limit those shelves to spinning reels. I think maybe I’ll just make stands to fit inside and hold those reels.
The Shakespeare spincast are really pretty reels. I think even if you didn’t fish them, they would make awesome display reels.
If I had the room, I would buy an antique china cabinet to display my reels. Just imagine a bowed glass china cabinet completely full of bright shiny fishing reels. That would be a lovely site. Then hanging on the front edge of each shelf could be vintage lures. Oh my!
@@youngmartinsreels5314 I like the slot idea! That could greatly simplify my concept and offer more variety because the length of the reel foot wouldn’t matter as much.
Howdy Mr. Stivers, great video, it was extremely helpful to me.. I realized I was missing a part to my 1795 after watching this..
you wouldn’t happen to have the washer that goes between the small drag spring and drag star adjuster would you?
Mine was gone from whoever the previous owner/s may have been.
After Dan Selvig sent me a picture of the parts, I watched your video to see if there was such a beast and sure enough, you installed one on the rebuild..
Great video and Thanks!!
Willie
Rick - I just bought a 1795 off eBay today. This video had me looking for one in good shape that didn't break the bank. Looking forward to pulling it apart and cleaning it up to get ready for spring fishing here in Minnesota. - Dan
Dan, is it one that needs a repaint or does it look good already? If it needs a repaint, I’m looking forward to seeing you fix it up.
@@youngmartinsreels5314 The paint looked good in the pictures, but I will know more once I have it in my hands.
About the only major differences I could see between the 1795 and 1788 were the outline of the nosecap and the line pickup pin on the spinnerhead. The 1788 has a more bulbous nosecap. The line pickup pin on the 1788 has a bushing on it. If both models are dimensionally identical their parts might be interchangeable. I'm using 15 pound monofilament line on my 1788.
Dan, I really think the 1788 is just an upgraded version of the
1795. Kind of like the way they used to upgrade car designs each year. The roller on the pin was a pretty slick up grade. I think that’s something they could really use today with the braided lines. I wonder if they had problems with it.
my big fingers and arthritis are my worst enemies
I hear that a lot. The guy I’m fixing reels for fell and broke his wrist. Now he can only buy and sell. That limits his business a lot.
Arthritis is lousy, but doing this although painful helps me in the long run. Try it more, good luck.
My 1795 has a bushing on the line catch pin.
Your 1795 probably has the EF date code where the pickup pin is a more robust design,
Your 1795 reel has a date code of QU (1962). Mine has a date code of EF (1965). Externally they look and operate identically. There are subtle internal differences between the two models, most notably the EF model has a roller on the pickup pin and wider slot that the pin protrudes from on the spinnerhead. The QU model has a narrow slot in the spinnerhead with a smaller diameter hardened pickup pin.
So what we are seeing is good old fashioned product improvement. Unlike today where they often lower quality.
I wouldn't have come down from ten dollars either. You know you checked the drag and anti reverse before you bought it. And just look at it... It is nice..
I know but so far I have taken a loss on almost every reel I’ve bought. Since I’m not selling it, that made it easier to justify. I make about 5 videos a week. If I pay $10 for each reel and never sell them, that adds up to a lot of money. I finally set up my EBay sales listing and posted my first set of reels yesterday. We’ll see how that turns out.
www.ebay.com/itm/155120408522?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Wiy4EwzlRIO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Wiy4EwzlRIO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=SMS
Unfortunately, the reels I chose for it are from right after I had Covid and I sound like I’m dying. I can see it now, “Look honey, I got a great deal on these Covid reels.”
Anybody know where you can get one of these fixed and or serviced? I found one that needs a good cleaning and possibly some parts replaced. I’m not mechanically inclined. So no bother telling me to do it myself.
John, it all depends on how much you like the reel. My personal favorite for sending reels to have repaired, is Dennis over at 2nd Chance Tackle. He isn’t cheap but he does good work at reasonable prices. If it’s just a reel you picked up and would like to get it going, it probably isn’t work the cost + shipping. If it is a sentimental reel, then you could send it to Dennis. Depending on what is wrong with it, he could possibly get it going again. If parts are needed, they are scarce as hens teeth. A parts reel could help with that.
You can contact Dennis here:
2ndchancetackle@gmail.com