"New" reel
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Re: "New" reel
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Re: "New" reel
That system was developed by Malloch of England in the early 1900s. Nothin's New.
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Re: "New" reel
Welcome back!Reel Old Geezer wrote:That system was developed by Malloch of England in the early 1900s. Nothin's New.
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Re: "New" reel
I guess you could say they put a
twist
on spinning reels.
(Sorry I had to )
twist
on spinning reels.
(Sorry I had to )
Re: "New" reel
No levelwind mechanism. I suppose that's why the line level is so far below the spool lip.
Fun to see something different, though.
Fun to see something different, though.
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Re: "New" reel
for anyone who might be interested, here is a page of unusual spinning/casting reels from my reel collection. These were popular in the 1940s-1950s:
http://www.oldreels.com/pivoting_reels.htm
http://www.oldreels.com/pivoting_reels.htm
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Re: "New" reel
Seen this posted in quite a few places. Not sure if I'd ever use one personally...
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Re: "New" reel
Thanks for posting the link to your collection. It is really interesting.Reel Old Geezer wrote:for anyone who might be interested, here is a page of unusual spinning/casting reels from my reel collection. These were popular in the 1940s-1950s:
http://www.oldreels.com/pivoting_reels.htm