Tawn; thanks for posting your experience. I could tell Rick did a super job on your penn's. With parts, labor, and shipping; your 113's were pretty expensive. The good thing is they are actually better than new condition with the upgrade to the drags
Does Rick call or email you to ask if you want to replace parts?
If you had opted for Power Handles, they would have been the cost of new
They really look good. Again, thanks for posting.
5th (Marty)
Rick was very good about staying in touch. He emailed me before he replaced any parts or did anything that cost anything above and beyond the basic service price which he stated up front.
I don't remember exactly what he charged for power handles but I remember his price was cheaper than you could buy them for on eBay. I wanted them to look original so I stayed with the colored, Bakelite handles.
I shot myself in the foot by shipping them via UPS at a UPS store. It would have been a fraction of the cost had I just went to the post office.
I am also willing to give Rick a great review. Sent my trolling reels down to him last winter. They are a mix of Penn 210's and Daiwa 47LC's. Most of the reels date to the mid 80's.
Anyway, shipped him a box of old sort of working reels and got a set back that worked and looked like new. He told when he got them, told me when he started work, told me what parts he recommended replacing, cleaned/fixed everything and shipped them back.
Rick did not even send me an bill until I had the reels and was satisfied with the work. Really good guy!
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