2013 Certate

[Slazmo]

After all these years... All these reels serviced and the crap I've seen.

I've managed to find myself a near mint 2013 Certate of my own, I tried without luck even to make my own from scratch / parts however most are unavailable.

Anyhow a post to keep the forum alive.

[Mark M]

Hey Slaz, long time buddy.
Why did you want the '13 Certate in particular?

I'm still running with my '04 original Certates in 1500 and 2500R, using your tips from way back regarding lubes.

https://www.breammaster.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=49807

Still use a mix of Inox grease and oil for the carbon drag washers and repack all the main bearings with MX7 every year.

Managed to pick up a mint '04 3500HD Certate, that I use for heavy fishing at Shark Bay, great reel.

What else you been up to?

[Slazmo]

Yeh has been. Good to hear they're going strong, lubes keep the world turning - so easy to do some basic maintenance to keep things from going to mechanical sh*t, I've heard some horror stories of people using their reels till they fall apart internally...

With the Certate, I think it was that crossover between the OG Magseal 2010 ugly duckling to the more gentlemanly design of the 2013 that wanted me to invest in one, I'm still a fan of the simple blue of the OG 2004 model but finding one of those is unicorn poo these days.

A lot of these older reels are getting sold off and kids are trashing them so I've just been collecting a few as I go, I think I'm upto somewhere in the 250/- reels at the moment - most bait casters though of the late 90's to early mid 2000's.

I've serviced a few reels in between life's moment's, just been busy with life, house and kids... Few speed bumps along the way but been trying to keep the wheels straight if you catch my drift. I'd love to have it all back to normal and get back into my servicing but it's stupendously time consuming with the process and ordering parts (if they even exist anymore) and the rest.

I've gone out for a few flicks, few winnings and more losses within regards to poor timing and weather - but nice to get out especially in the freshwater systems.

I'm just hoping that this forum could relive itself - and get back to some form of its glory days to give a place to discuss and talk about Australian based tackle / technique's...

There are people here lurking as from the stats shown, FB and Reddit based chat systems are garbage - wish people would return.
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What have you been up to since last?

[Strictlybmx]

i just logged in to see if this place is active. Doesn't look like it.

[Slazmo]

Seems to have some traffic...

[HB tragic]

Still sign in occasionally to view any new threads and comment when needed. eg. 2010 ugly duckling. Can't agree with that one.

[Mark M]

Originally Posted by Slazmo

.....A lot of these older reels are getting sold off and kids are trashing them.....

What have you been up to since last?

I saw an ad on Gumtree a while back, for two of the original SOL 2500 for twenty dollars, only catch was that both had been completely pulled apart by a young bloke, stashed into ziplock lunch bags and he lost interest in them, forgotten how they went together
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Turns out that all the parts were there, just needed a couple of bearings and drag clickers. Even came with spare spools...
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I even managed to find (with my daughter's help) some gold flecked nail varnish that was an exact match to repair a few chips on the reel seats

Used them as back up reels for fishing around shark bay, recently sold them on.

[Mark M]

Originally Posted by Slazmo

.... so easy to do some basic maintenance to keep things from going to mechanical sh*t, I've heard some horror stories of people using their reels till they fall apart internally......

Mate from bream fishing tournys asked me to look at his Sol 2000 after he had done a "service" he reckons it didn't feel the same.

Soon as the spool comes off, I've got an inkling
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Rotor comes off
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Similar story behind the engine plates and main gears, stripped retainer screws above the clutch and his hot glue wasn't up the scratch to repair the handle screw cap
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Daiwa spare parts were great, even managed to supply bearing retainer screws AND the handle screw AND a replacement brake shoe.
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[Mark M]

Originally Posted by Slazmo

Y....
There are people here lurking as from the stats shown,..... - wish people would return.
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Quite a few have seen this thread Slaz

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Who would have though, over 700 lurkers

[Slazmo]

Originally Posted by Mark M

Quite a few have seen this thread Slaz

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Who would have though, over 700 lurkers

I'm assuming they're all search engine bots or similar.