Rod and reel recovery

pampy · 01-23-12, 11:21 AM

Recovered my Loomis rod and Diawa ss1300 reel after one and half years. Its been under water a long time. What special care should I take cleaning it up?
Anyone had this happen before? Thanks for any help. This was my favorite spinning rig.

joedog · 01-23-12, 12:11 PM

pampy, I've never welcomed you to the site.
So, welcome to the site!

Man I love to hear when perseverance succeeds!
Personally, I would just send it to Pro reel, from the site here.
But that's me.
I in turn am interested in the story behind the Lost & Found aspects of your tale.

pro reel · 01-23-12, 02:51 PM

It's going to need a complete tear down and probably several new parts. Spinning reels can be very dificult to work on if you are not familoar with them. I would not recomend trying it unless you are very mechanically inclined. I can service it for you if you want.

Jrob78 · 01-23-12, 07:20 PM

Nice going! I would love to see a picture of a combo that's been on the bottom of the lake for a year and a half.

bassinbob · 01-24-12, 01:16 AM

Someday I hope to recover the sideplate to my Revo Premier. It's only about 2 ft out from shore. It feel off on a cast and sunk under the snot moss and into the mud. I have been lucky and got back my submerged combos right after they went in. Good luck cleaning them up.

basstech · 01-24-12, 05:09 AM

Well if you want to learn rod building, you can strip down the rod blank and rebuild the rod. I would think the cork would be rotted and the guides shot after that. Or just replace using the "no questions asked" replacement policy. If it's a higher end loomis I would probably go that rout. Either way it will cost about the same when it's all said and done. Or maybe you can get a quote from one of the rod builders off this website. Good luck.

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-24-12, 05:27 AM

It is good to hear you found the lost treasure for sure. I lost a Citica and a rod a few years ago and found it a couple of months later. I stripped everything down and just sat the rod in the yard to dry. The reel finally crapped out on me after a few trips, felt like a flat spot on the bearing, but I am still using the rod. I guess I didn't get in it as deep as I thought by cleaning the bearings. Water did manage to get under some of the epoxy, but it has held strong so far. As far as the reel, I would recommend sending it off it still holds good value to you and let a pro, like Pro Reel or DVT Mike, handle the situation.

pampy · 02-04-12, 07:14 PM

Thanks for the welcome. I finally got my computer back up and running.
Well here is the rest of the story.

This all took place just above the Barker hole, about 5 miles below the dam. Lost the rod and reel in late march or early April of 2010. Looked, and dragged big trebles and could never get it. Had used the same method to retrieve another rod the year before. I live on the upper end of Bull Shoals Lake and that year the rains came and the lake got 35 feet over power pool. Thought that was the end of my loomis 721. In Jan of this year, 2012, my fishing partner was out alone and fishing in the same general area hooked a small stick that had gotten around the loose line, no bait on it , I had broken it off and pitched in down on the deck harder than I should have and it bounced over the side. We were no more than 15 feet from the bank and marked the spot with a big outcrop of rocks. Well back to the retrieval, He hooked the stick a eighth of a mile up current from where it went in. Don't know how this was possible, but it happened. Thereis a lot of current downstream in the upper end. It came up handle first and he immediately recognized it cause I had a red wrap on the handle. Lucky it came all the way in and didn't fall back in. The rod was just a little muddy and the reel cleaned up easily . Thought it would a real big mess after nearly 2 years. Should of taken a picture of it. Never thought I would see it again let alone be able to clean it up.

bluebasser86 · 02-04-12, 07:36 PM

Send it to a professional as soon as possible. I wouldn't even think about messing with that thing by myself. The rod you could probably wipe down and look over real good and tell if it's alright. The reel I'd have boxed up and shipped to be professionally cleaned as soon as possible!

Bassboss · 02-04-12, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pro reel

It's going to need a complete tear down and probably several new parts. Spinning reels can be very dificult to work on if you are not familoar with them. I would not recomend trying it unless you are very mechanically inclined. I can service it for you if you want.

I'll second that! Kevin's worked submerged reels before, along with TONS of other reels. He knows what he's doing!

WTL · 02-04-12, 11:36 PM

I have a collection of cheap combos that I have dredged up. Got a lews speed stick once that was still usable, gave it to my dad. Of course, I've lost a lot more in the way if quality than Ive found.

joedog · 02-05-12, 05:55 AM

pampy. great story! Thanks for sharing!

01-23-12, 11:21 AM	#1
pampy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 16	Rod and reel recovery Recovered my Loomis rod and Diawa ss1300 reel after one and half years. Its been under water a long time. What special care should I take cleaning it up? Anyone had this happen before? Thanks for any help. This was my favorite spinning rig.

01-23-12, 12:11 PM	#2
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	pampy, I've never welcomed you to the site. So, welcome to the site! Man I love to hear when perseverance succeeds! Personally, I would just send it to Pro reel, from the site here. But that's me. I in turn am interested in the story behind the Lost & Found aspects of your tale. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

01-23-12, 07:20 PM	#4
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Nice going! I would love to see a picture of a combo that's been on the bottom of the lake for a year and a half. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

01-24-12, 01:16 AM	#5
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Someday I hope to recover the sideplate to my Revo Premier. It's only about 2 ft out from shore. It feel off on a cast and sunk under the snot moss and into the mud. I have been lucky and got back my submerged combos right after they went in. Good luck cleaning them up. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

01-24-12, 05:09 AM	#6
basstech BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rockford, Ill Posts: 489	Well if you want to learn rod building, you can strip down the rod blank and rebuild the rod. I would think the cork would be rotted and the guides shot after that. Or just replace using the "no questions asked" replacement policy. If it's a higher end loomis I would probably go that rout. Either way it will cost about the same when it's all said and done. Or maybe you can get a quote from one of the rod builders off this website. Good luck. __________________ The words just won't come to me!:confused:

01-23-12, 02:51 PM	#3
pro reel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita Kansas Posts: 761	It's going to need a complete tear down and probably several new parts. Spinning reels can be very dificult to work on if you are not familoar with them. I would not recomend trying it unless you are very mechanically inclined. I can service it for you if you want.

01-24-12, 05:27 AM	#7
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	It is good to hear you found the lost treasure for sure. I lost a Citica and a rod a few years ago and found it a couple of months later. I stripped everything down and just sat the rod in the yard to dry. The reel finally crapped out on me after a few trips, felt like a flat spot on the bearing, but I am still using the rod. I guess I didn't get in it as deep as I thought by cleaning the bearings. Water did manage to get under some of the epoxy, but it has held strong so far. As far as the reel, I would recommend sending it off it still holds good value to you and let a pro, like Pro Reel or DVT Mike, handle the situation. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

02-04-12, 07:14 PM	#8
pampy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 16	Thanks for the welcome. I finally got my computer back up and running. Well here is the rest of the story. This all took place just above the Barker hole, about 5 miles below the dam. Lost the rod and reel in late march or early April of 2010. Looked, and dragged big trebles and could never get it. Had used the same method to retrieve another rod the year before. I live on the upper end of Bull Shoals Lake and that year the rains came and the lake got 35 feet over power pool. Thought that was the end of my loomis 721. In Jan of this year, 2012, my fishing partner was out alone and fishing in the same general area hooked a small stick that had gotten around the loose line, no bait on it , I had broken it off and pitched in down on the deck harder than I should have and it bounced over the side. We were no more than 15 feet from the bank and marked the spot with a big outcrop of rocks. Well back to the retrieval, He hooked the stick a eighth of a mile up current from where it went in. Don't know how this was possible, but it happened. Thereis a lot of current downstream in the upper end. It came up handle first and he immediately recognized it cause I had a red wrap on the handle. Lucky it came all the way in and didn't fall back in. The rod was just a little muddy and the reel cleaned up easily . Thought it would a real big mess after nearly 2 years. Should of taken a picture of it. Never thought I would see it again let alone be able to clean it up.

02-04-12, 07:36 PM	#9
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Send it to a professional as soon as possible. I wouldn't even think about messing with that thing by myself. The rod you could probably wipe down and look over real good and tell if it's alright. The reel I'd have boxed up and shipped to be professionally cleaned as soon as possible!

02-04-12, 11:36 PM	#11
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I have a collection of cheap combos that I have dredged up. Got a lews speed stick once that was still usable, gave it to my dad. Of course, I've lost a lot more in the way if quality than Ive found. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-05-12, 05:55 AM	#12
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	pampy. great story! Thanks for sharing! __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

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