A couple of weeks ago I lost a part of one of my old Shimano reels. This reel, a Power Aero 4000 FGT, is about ten years old. The part concerned is the adjuster for the front drag and also serves to hold the spools on. I didn’t think I would be able to replace it but as this reel (I have three) is one of my favourites, I did a Google search and found Harrisons Tackle.

Although there is no mention of spares supply on their website, a brief telephone call resulted in the missing part arriving by the next postal delivery. Excellent service and worthy of my highest recommendation.

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