Reel Maintenance

[dunfly]

Is Dave's Parts and Service the same as Fisherman's World? If so, it seems we have conflicting opinions.

[pbr]

Phil, knows what he is doing, and knows a good reel when he see's one

[John]

Yes Dave's part and service is Fisherman's world, I've never had anything less than great service, not sure what Redfisher's experience was to make him feel that way.

I see Phil has a drop off/Collection at Bill Jackson's, I will be there later this week and drop my reels off to try him out.

[Lime Cider]

I too had bad service from FW. The young guy that I tried to give my reels to, talked to me like I was dirt and basically told me that I didn't know anything about fishing or reels. I left with my reels.

Stay away from Betts Tackle too unless you have a looooong time to wait. Was told it would take 4 months to replace a line roller bearing.

[John]

I am wondering if the guy was Matt, he can be a little terse, you kind of have to know him to know that's just his nature, but as far as the actual work done, they will return your reel to you like it was new out of the box.

[Redfisher]

John, Yes Matt is the problem and if you don't mind being treated like crap by people you are paying for a service, then go ahead.
Personally I would rather give my business to someone who does good work and is at least polite to his customers.
BTW That jackass goes beyond being "a little terse", he is down right obnoxious.

[mauso1]

Yes Matt is the problem and if you don't mind being treated like crap by people you are paying for a service, then go ahead.

I had one bad experience and one was enuff..his old man wasn't any better.

[Todd]

I take my reels to Holy Mackerel Tackle, he sends them out somewhere for service but I have never had an issue with any of the repairs. He is a PFTS sponsor and I like to do business with businesses that help us out.

[John]

Well I guess Matt has not been as bad to me as he was with you guys, sure he's not warm and fuzzy but I've not been treated badly enough to not go back and the quality of their work has always been good enough for me to keep using them.
I'm dropping off some reels at Jackson's this weekend to see how Phil does with them. Hopefully he will be as good as Dave's and it will save me the hassle of driving to Holiday.

We shall see!

[ChrisR]

I take my reels to Holy Mackerel Tackle, he sends them out somewhere for service but I have never had an issue with any of the repairs. He is a PFTS sponsor and I like to do business with businesses that help us out.

I went into Holy Mackeral Tackle for the first time this past weekend with a gift certificate I won during one of the tournaments last year. What a great shop. It's not huge, but they had what I need and were very friendly. I made sure to thank them for their support. It's not very convenient for me to get there regularly, but it will certainly be added to my preferred tackle shops list.

[Redfisher]

I take my reels to Holy Mackerel Tackle, he sends them out somewhere for service but I have never had an issue with any of the repairs. He is a PFTS sponsor and I like to do business with businesses that help us out.

...and the people are super nice.