The #300 Submersible Reel

[Raven]

Originally Posted by JohnR

$300

i held a front fork of a bicycle made out of it
so it is being done.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Joe

If you had that kind of capital, you'd be a fool to spend it developing a fishing reel.

So true, but it never hurts to dream a little

Originally Posted by Raven

i held a front fork of a bicycle made out of it
so it is being done.

Again, $300 - here is a bike using said technology, discounted half off retail is only $3300 greater than reel budget

[Fishpart]

Why not bend up some SS and injection mold fiberglass reinforced plastic around it, dimensionally stable and rigid enough to hold bearings seals whatever. All screw holes can be machined into SS strip or mold in brass inserts. Groove in molding for a gasket and viola done...

Now to come up with $$$ for tooling..

[Raven]

i realize that carbon fiber technology is expensive...

just seems like the machining process is where the cost of reel making goes sky high....

so when you change technologies you gain advantages.
A reel is allot smaller than a bicycle....

it'll be another ten years i guess.... ayep