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Custom Rigging Services
- Fishing Station offers a comprehensive range of custom rigging services using our inhouse rigging facility. Alex and the team are well experienced in offering you the best solution for your rigging needs. Lure rigging is suitable for all types of sport fish such as marlin, yellowfin tuna, southern bluefin tuna, wahoo, spanish mackerel, mahi mahi, kingfish, cobia, giant trevally GT’s etc.
- Game fish lure rigging
- Re-skirting lures
- Hook sharpening
- Bibbed minnows or skirted trolling lures
- Bait fishing hook rigs
- Wind on leaders
- Knot tying
- Drag setting
- Outrigger poles
Reel Repairs & Reel Servicing
Your fishing reel can often be the most expensive and technical piece of kit in your tackle box. The average modern fishing reel is a complex set of gears and mechanics containing lots of tiny parts – the purpose of each is only known to a select group of highly skilled engineers. It is for this reason that your reel must be treated with respect, and carefully cared for. Regular reel maintenance will keep your equipment in excellent working order, destined to perform at the most critical of times.
Fishing Station offers a full suite of reel repairs and servicing options, completed in-house by our expert reel technicians in our custom-built facility. Our technicians carry years of reel experience, working on an assortment of brands and models. A mechanic by trade, our primary reel repairer is an expert in all mechanical parts.
- All make and model reels, from any year
- Drag system upgrades
- Performance upgrades for smoother, farther casting
- Reel greasing and cleaning
- Broken reels
- Full strip and reel rebuild
Reel Spooling
Your reel and fishing line can be a significant investment. Proper advice and application is crucial for the best performance, without leading to failure at critical moments. With so many types of line available in the market, it is now more important than ever to seek the services of a professional in helping you choose the most appropriate line combination for your reel, rod and fishing adventures.
Fishing Station’s experienced staff cover all varieties of fishing; game, estuary, beach, rock, freshwater, fly and blue water. Our staff are well versed in matching a particular line type to your fishing situation. We have invested heavily in our industry-leading spooling equipment. Our staff can spool almost any line of your choosing onto your new or existing reel using our on-site hydraulic PSI line tensioner and precision line winder.
Rod Building & Repairs
Rod repairing is a highly specialised service niche offered by only a handful of tackle stores. Fishing Station offers an extensive rod repair service.
- Broken rods
- Broken/unstable guides
- Rod reconditioning
- Parts replacement
- Re-tying for rods that have experienced heavy usage
- Spin, fly, casting
- Fresh and saltwater
- Ultra light to heavy ocean rods
- Roller tops, tips, guides of all sizes
- Ferrule repairs and splices
