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hello. does anyone know of any reel shops in Massachusetts (or New England) that does reel repair, upgrade, cleaning, and painting?

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Where abouts are you located in Mass? Western, Central, or Eastern end of the State?

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I can help you with all the service and upgrades and offer a 10% labor discount to members here. I would refer custom painting to Calfish. Painting and  mechanics are best handled by respective experts imo. I'm in Central NY. shipping ona  single reel should be around $6. Let me know if you have any questions.

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Try: Stan's Tackle Repair Shop, 8 Fletcher Circle, Chicopee, MA 01020. Call first as this business is in his home. Phone: (413) 593-5085. I've been doing business with Stan for over 30 years. Great guy, low prices and excellent service.

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I recently sent a reel to Mike @ DVT.I wanted to upgrade a metanium I've had for quite a while.It came back supertuned with upgraded drag washers.I couldn't be happier.Thanks Mike,I will be sending more in the future!

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Mike at DVT is about the only person I'd trust to do my reels were I no longer willing or able to do them myself. 

 

I work in an industry that requires extensive knowledge and exacting tolerances, procedures, and hand-fitting, and through my talks with the man, I have confidence that he has the knowledge to think around any problem which might arise with any reel on the market.

 

I also trust him to outsource any work that he cannot/will not do to the proper people. 

 

A mechanic is not a body repair man, and a gunsmith is not necessarily a gun refinisher.  However, good mechanics know good body men and gunsmiths generally have excellent firearms refinishers on call. 

 

Likewise, I'd send a reel off to Mike with an itemized order form of what I want done, and I'd feel confident that it would come back to me in the exact way I wanted.

 

Regards,

 

Josh

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Mike @ DVT doesn't offer painting services.

www.threeltuningandcleaning.com

Trey and Calfish have a thing setup between them. You send your reel to Trey and you'll receive it back painted and ready to fish. He's great to deal with and has good prices.

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