Southbend - wow!

[MuskieBait]

(01-16-2013 05:10 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  I haven't opened it up yet, but the crank is smooth and the antireverse is spot on. The drag is smoother than most of my other "old" reels.

I did find it at the overnight bridge spot! LOL . And at that exact time too... observant Ken is observant

Good stuff. Looks like you got lucky! I'd be interested in seeing it next time. I only mention to check inside since the reel could have seen sitting there and exposed to salt for some time.

You remember how we fished that one leader and hook for 24 hours and the hook was already rusted, right? Just make sure the insides are OK...or else you can probably clean and add new grease...but from the sound of it, the guts should be good

I knew something was "fishy" when it took you 20 minutes to grab the stuff and come back.

A good angler is an observant one...who knows, you could have hooked a tarpon in the mangroves in the 20 minutes that you went poking around...

Not much slip my eyes on most days.