More Reelbuilding Resources & Information
Wow, I get lots of hits on my reel building posts! It has been a very interesting couple of years. I wrote The Reelsmith’s Primer to teach others how to build reels. That led to making and selling kits and starting my company The Eclectic Angler. I also conduct Reelsmithing Workshops all around the country – over 150 anglers attended my workshops this year (2011). Here are some additional resources if you are interested in building your own reels:
The Eclectic Angler - we offer 2 books on rebuilding, plans, materials, and a line of really nice kits that can be assembled in a few hours.
The Reelsmithing Forum – I started this forum a few years ago to share information about reel building. There are over 380 members from all over the world sharing information on their reel building and reels.
Reels & Making Them by John Betts. The book is 450 pages! and free to down load and use for private use. No reposting or adding to a compilation. Linking to that page is fine. I also published a printed edition of John’s book, you can get it at the Reel Lines Press.
The Reelsmith’s Primer is my book on reelsmithing. You can get it at The Eclectic Angler or Amazon.