Thread: You would think I would know this!

Some of you know I clean, lube and repair rods and reels. My quandary is that Shimano parts have become very hard to find. I’ve exhausted all my resources, ereplacement parts, mystic parts, eBay, fish shop, rodnreel parts. Forget Shimano.com, they’re NO help. Some parts everyone has, most parts aren’t out there.
So, does anyone here know if anywhere else to try?

Pay attention choir; I'm preaching to you. Just like electronics and small appliances can no longer be repaired but have to be replaced, fishing tackle manufacturers want us to treat tackle as replaceable short lifespan tools. When it gets to the point where we have to pay a subscription to continue using a product we paid for, their revenue-stream generation process will be complete. A radio that only works if you subscribe to programming? Check. Next up are "features" on cars like power windows or cruise control that require yearly payments to continue working.

Fortunately, we can still fish with our old-school tackle since mine will probably outlive me. If it comes to that, I haven't used a hand-line in a long time, but I still remember how.