homemade 712z manual

jaceboat · Cobia Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 270 Location: pensacola

you need 4 things to do this project:
1) 712z
2) a donor reel
3) a dremel
4) screwdriver

you need to began by taking the cheap donor reel which in this case is a little shakespeare and dremel the bail off at the roller

after that take the remove the roller. there should be a roller, washer, and screw

after that remove the bail off the 712z. for some reason on mine the bail wire would pull out so i had to dremel it off. just unscrew the bail and roller then put the washer and roller against the bail arm and screw it in. i then dremeled like a 1/16 of an inch off the counterweight. i turned the counterweight as far away from the slot as i could

turned all the way around:

after that i that i had a smoother and better 712z.
finished product:

Tiderider · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject:

Hey Jace looks good but you're going to need more line....just kidding. How's the balance feel? Does it wobble when you reel.
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stvtackett · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:31 pm Post subject:

nice diy,

does that roller roll???
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zlewis · Cigar Minnow Joined: 11 Jul 2009 Posts: 8

Good job Jace. That looks sharp.
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jaceboat · Cobia Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 270 Location: pensacola

kingling · Billfish Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 792

i was going to say you may have to have more than 1 donor reel because one roller may not fit but another one will
if the line can get in between the roller, thats not good

Tiderider · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject:

I got to check out Jace's reel yesterday and he did a great job balancing the reel, unfortunately he still needs more line.
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Jigslinger · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject:

Come on Jace!

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