Crank adapter for cordless drill

[rolmops]

About a year ago I bought a Penn 345 on E-Bay and it came with this gizmo:

I loaded the reel with 1000 19 strand + 300 weighted steel Let it out with a one pound weight at the end in order to reel it back up and have the line nice and tight on the reel. I thought I might as well try to use the adapter to see if it does anything. And boy, does it ever. Gone are the efforts to have somebody else reel in the 500 copper and have him get a lame arm. these things work! I have them on all my Penn reels for copper ,wire and leadcore and the cordless drill has now become a standard part of my fishing gear. The lines come in faster now than they go out.

They are for sale on the Electra-mate website for about $25. It's a bit stiff for a stainless bolt , but definitely worth it. I have no financial interest in this thing.

 

 

 

The Turn-A-Mate Crank Adapter is a specially machined stainless steel device, which replaces the handle screw on big game reels and is designed so that the reel can be driven either with a simple cordless drill or the 412-T and 440-T Turn-A-Mate Drive. Please note, however, that a cordless drill is not designed for use in a saltwater environment as is found in ocean fishing and the life of the drill will be very short and unreliable. As such, a cordless drill is not recommended for serious fishermen.

 

Model 11-932PD Fits Penn 320 Gti, 330 Gti, 340 & 345, 113H, 113HL, 113HLW 4/0. Penn International 20T, 30T & 30TW, 50T & 50TW

Model 11-516PD Fits Penn 114, 114H, 114HL, 114HLW 6/0,115L 9/0, 116L 12/0, 117L 14/0. International 80T & 80TW

Model 11-8M75DD Fits Daiwa 600H 6/0 & 900H 9/0

Price: $24.99

Edited June 27, 2019 by rolmops

[garrymny]

I wonder if anyone makes it for okuma reels?

About a year ago I bought a Penn 345 on E-Bay and it came with this gizmo:
I loaded the reel with 1000 19 strand + 300 weighted steel Let it out with a one pound weight at the end in order to reel it back up and have the line nice and tight on the reel. I thought I might as well try to use the adapter to see if it does anything. And boy, does it ever. Gone are the efforts to have somebody else reel in the 500 copper and have him get a lame arm. these things work! I have them on all my Penn reels for copper ,wire and leadcore and the cordless drill has now become a standard part of my fishing gear. The lines come in faster now than they go out.
They are for sale on the Electra-mate website for about $25. It's a bit stiff for a stainless bolt , but definitely worth it. I have no financial interest in this thing.
 
 
 
The Turn-A-Mate Crank Adapter is a specially machined stainless steel device, which replaces the handle screw on big game reels and is designed so that the reel can be driven either with a simple cordless drill or the 412-T and 440-T Turn-A-Mate Drive. Please note, however, that a cordless drill is not designed for use in a saltwater environment as is found in ocean fishing and the life of the drill will be very short and unreliable. As such, a cordless drill is not recommended for serious fishermen.
 
Model 11-932PD Fits Penn 320 Gti, 330 Gti, 340 & 345, 113H, 113HL, 113HLW 4/0. Penn International 20T, 30T & 30TW, 50T & 50TW

Model 11-516PD Fits Penn 114, 114H, 114HL, 114HLW 6/0,115L 9/0, 116L 12/0, 117L 14/0. International 80T & 80TW

Model 11-8M75DD Fits Daiwa 600H 6/0 & 900H 9/0
Price: $24.99

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[Fishnut]

I wonder if anyone makes it for okuma reels?


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What size threads does it have? I can build a few.


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[rolmops]

If you can make them, all you have to do is take the current crank off and that will give you the needed thread size right in your hand.


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[Fishnut]

22 hours ago, rolmops said:

If you can make them, all you have to do is take the current crank off and that will give you the needed thread size right in your hand.


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Ill check it out tonight.