From deckhanding - to alternate captain - to reel repair...
Susie's Philosophy
We believe fishing isn't just a sport, a hobby, or a career - it's a passion.
Charter boat crews - from Captain to Deckhands - work from dawn to dusk, 7 days a week.
They take moms, dads, grandpas & grannies, kids young and old alike out to sea or up a river. People who may have never held a rod & reel in their life jump onboard with eager anticipation of the journey and the goal: landing a fish.
They teach them, cut bait, untangle lines, net, clean and/or fillet the catch every single day. They tell jokes, laugh, take pictures, share stories (some true, some not). They bag & tag - from lingcod to tuna - and they do it with a smile...or grin...or grimace.
They take the brunt of people's disappointment on days when fishing just wasn't happening. And on days when fishing was great, they still take flack cuz this one was smaller than that one. Grrr....
Charter boat crews work harder than almost any other industry and they do it for only one reason: They Love It! They have to cuz it's just an insanely tough business.
At PNW Reels, my passion can't be on the sea anymore; but, I found a new love - repairing fishing reels. It is my focused determination that when you hold that reel, you feel the balance, you hear the clicking of the gears inside ticking with the turn of the handle. You know, come what may, it is between you fighting for a fish - the fish fighting for its life.
And in between that fish and you is a reel I rebuilt.