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bilgerat reply :
What's the oldest reel you fish with still ? Not one you keep for sentimental value, but one you still take out most every time ?
I myself just put a 4 year old Pflueger Trion onto backup status. Not a thing wrong with it at all, I replaced it with a Supreme. I know 4 years isn't squat, I want to here about 10 + year old reels still going.
webertime reply :
I gave my 1st year Shimano Sedona (94ish?) to my buddy 2 years ago and he fishes ~80 days a year with it after I used it for at least that many days a year since I got it. I use a Citica B (early-mid nineties?) as my crankbait reel. Still runs like a top.
skunked_again reply :
Daiwa Magforce from 1988'ish. 3.8:1
im looking for an anti-reverse bearing for it though...
Goose52 reply :
That would be these six Shakespeare Sigma 2200s from around 1985 - still in front-line service. I have two other Sigmas stored in the boxes - a 060 and a 080 from my saltwater days.
CRANKSTER reply :
Still use an old Zebco 33 to bream fish with that I got when I was around 8-9 which was in 92-93.
trevor reply :
QuoteThat would be these six Shakespeare Sigma 2200s from around 1985 - still in front-line service. I have two other Sigmas stored in the boxes - a 060 and a 080 from my saltwater days.
One of these I use for smallmouth and panfish
Bluebasser86 reply :
Have a few of the old green Curado's that get regular use from different years in the 90's up to the end of them being made.
Goose52 reply :
QuoteQuoteThat would be these six Shakespeare Sigma 2200s from around 1985 - still in front-line service. I have two other Sigmas stored in the boxes - a 060 and a 080 from my saltwater days.One of these I use for smallmouth and panfish
Yeah - they're not bad for their era...they still land fish for me. I've got one that I might finally retire and it will end up on eBay one of these days. There is actually collector interest iin these reels and they will sell if they're in reasonable cosmetic condition.
bilgerat reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteThat would be these six Shakespeare Sigma 2200s from around 1985 - still in front-line service. I have two other Sigmas stored in the boxes - a 060 and a 080 from my saltwater days.One of these I use for smallmouth and panfish
Yeah - they're not bad for their era...they still land fish for me. I've got one that I might finally retire and it will end up on eBay one of these days. There is actually collector interest iin these reels and they will sell if they're in reasonable cosmetic condition.
Not me. My basement is the black hole of fishing gear. Stuff goes in and never leaves.
roadwarrior reply :
Calais, CTE200GT both around 1999-2000
8-)
Goose52 reply :
QuoteQuoteYeah - they're not bad for their era...they still land fish for me. I've got one that I might finally retire and it will end up on eBay one of these days. There is actually collector interest iin these reels and they will sell if they're in reasonable cosmetic condition.Not me. My basement is the black hole of fishing gear. Stuff goes in and never leaves.
These Sigmas are my "modern" reels and I don't have a big emotional attachment to them - so a few might end up on eBay. I might keep a complete set (1 of each size made - 025, 030, 035, 040, 060, 080) for collecting and display purposes and just sell the duplicates.
Now, if you were talking about my "old" reels - like the 1959 Ted Williams 400, the 1965 Mitchell 408, and the 1966 (?) Lido 400 ( ! ) - those aren't going anywhere... 
bilgerat reply :
As in "Ted Williams" the baseball player ? Was he a hardcore fisherman enough to have a reel named for him ?
Sherlock 60 reply :
QuoteAs in "Ted Williams" the baseball player ? Was he a hardcore fisherman enough to have a reel named for him ?
Sears carried a full line of Ted Williams branded sporting goods products for many years. And Ted Williams was a devoted fisherman.
Goose52 reply :
QuoteQuoteAs in "Ted Williams" the baseball player ? Was he a hardcore fisherman enough to have a reel named for him ?Sears carried a full line of Ted Williams branded sporting goods products for many years. And Ted Williams was a devoted fisherman.
Yes indeed. In the case of my Ted Williams reel, it is a "branded" version of the well-known Italian Pescador 400... ;D
This was back in the day when most of the finer reels were made in Europe...and things made in Japan were.....well, not fine... ;D ;D ;D
RandySBreth reply :
I have a couple of mid 90's Quantum spinning reels I still use for panfish or small creek Smallmouth - or lone out to people to do the same. Some Pro Qualifier spinning reals that are 8-10 years old, and an older Bantam Curado, too. I guess a couple of my cheaper Quantum casting reels are about 7-8 years old too.
Now I do have a couple of fly rods and reels that are 20 years old or so that I still really use.
Avalonjohn44 reply :
I have a Daiwa BW2 labeled 'Hi Speed' 5.2:1 with 2 Graphite Bearings. I've put that reel through h3ll and it still performs. Only problem is it is a right handed reel...
Another that I use for a salt water rig is Quantum Dynamag 1311. It has also taken quite a beating...
The performance of these two reels is why I stick with those two companies now.
bass or bass ? reply :
A 1965 South Bend Spin Master Series II spinning reel that I bought new in 1965 when I was 14 years old. Still works like a champ!
Stasher1 reply :
I think my oldest reel might be about 3 years old...maybe.
I don't keep fishing gear all that long. When I get bored with it, it's gone. ;D
lynyrdsky1 reply :
Not me but my dad, has a Calcutta that he got when it first came out. It's the only 1 of the 3 that still works. One got taken to the bottom of Sardis and the other I thought I had fixed but is messing up again.
central.PA.bass reply :
QuoteI have a Daiwa BW2 labeled 'Hi Speed' 5.2:1 with 2 Graphite Bearings. I've put that reel through h3ll and it still performs. Only problem is it is a right handed reel...Another that I use for a salt water rig is Quantum Dynamag 1311. It has also taken quite a beating...
The performance of these two reels is why I stick with those two companies now.
I have an old BW2 sitting on my dresser at home.. I tried to put some line on it but the thing will only cast a couple feet.. i'm sure it needs a good cleaning.. I don't know if the thing has ever even been used..
Flukeman reply :
I still use my Dad's Abu 5000, the round red one. It is spooled with 14# Ironsilk and I usually throw lipless cranks with it. It casts a mile but as you can imagine the drag is a little hinky at times. I still have the leather case, instruction booklet, wrench, oil, and a spare parts tube with spare parts.I think I can remember him using it in the early 70's. So I am guessing it is a late 60's or early 70's model, but not sure. Anybody have any idea how far back these reels go?
tholmes reply :
QuoteI still use my Dad's Abu 5000, the round red one. It is spooled with 14# Ironsilk and I usually throw lipless cranks with it. It casts a mile but as you can imagine the drag is a little hinky at times. I still have the leather case, instruction booklet, wrench, oil, and a spare parts tube with spare parts.I think I can remember him using it in the early 70's. So I am guessing it is a late 60's or early 70's model, but not sure. Anybody have any idea how far back these reels go?
The 5000 was introduced in 1954. A true classic, that reel revolutionized bass fishing.
Tom
Tom
grimlin reply :
I have one reel from the late 80-early 90's. It was actually my first "good reel" when i was a kid.It's also the reel that got me hooked on spinning reels.It's the Daiwa UL7.
Still works,but it's retired into my collection. I have extremely good memories with that little reel.
.RM. reply :
When I intend on flipping heavy cover only say for bedding bass, I use my trusty early 1980's Bantam Brush Buster 10 Plus...
Tight Lines!
Goose52 reply :
Reel Mech mentioned his Bantam and that reminded me that I have another older reel still in front-line service. A 20 year-old Shimano B-Mag 1000 (and I also have a 1001- LH in storage). I don't cast with the B-Mag anymore and have it mounted on what I call my light-trolling rod - a 20 year-old Shakespeare 6' M graphite rod.
Who says that the 'ole Goose doesn't fish Shimano... ;D
J Francho reply :
QuoteQuoteI still use my Dad's Abu 5000, the round red one. It is spooled with 14# Ironsilk and I usually throw lipless cranks with it. It casts a mile but as you can imagine the drag is a little hinky at times. I still have the leather case, instruction booklet, wrench, oil, and a spare parts tube with spare parts.I think I can remember him using it in the early 70's. So I am guessing it is a late 60's or early 70's model, but not sure. Anybody have any idea how far back these reels go?The 5000 was introduced in 1954. A true classic, that reel revolutionized bass fishing.
Tom
Tom
Maybe first introduced here in '54, but most books put it at Christmas of '52. Borgstrum also made 100s of samples '51 through '52.
Alpster reply :
Until a little over a year ago, I regularly fished my 1977 Shimano Bantam XG. It would probably still be working if I hadn't took it apart and lost a couple of springs. It was an amazing reel that seemed to get better with age. I still fish mostly Shimano reels.
Ronnie
central.PA.bass reply :
QuoteUntil a little over a year ago, I regularly fished my 1977 Shimano Bantam XG. It would probably still be working if I hadn't took it apart and lost a couple of springs. It was an amazing reel that seemed to get better with age. I still fish mostly Shimano reels.Ronnie
Is this the reel you were talking about? its a 250XG? I tried cleanin it but when I put mine back together for some reason the spool wont spin with the handle..
Alpster reply :
QuoteQuoteUntil a little over a year ago, I regularly fished my 1977 Shimano Bantam XG. It would probably still be working if I hadn't took it apart and lost a couple of springs. It was an amazing reel that seemed to get better with age. I still fish mostly Shimano reels.Ronnie
Is this the reel you were talking about? its a 250XG? I tried cleanin it but when I put mine back together for some reason the spool wont spin with the handle..
Very similar, but even older. Mine was a xg10 with a chrome spool release button like an old ABU 5000. It worked flawlessly until I decided to mess with it. LOL
central.PA.bass reply :
Wow.. how old are those reels that I have posted? I can't find much information on them.. It'd be cool to fix them up and get them running.. but both only cast about as far as a 2 year old can throw.. probably just need a good cleaning.
Alpster reply :
QuoteWow.. how old are those reels that I have posted? I can't find much information on them.. It'd be cool to fix them up and get them running.. but both only cast about as far as a 2 year old can throw.. probably just need a good cleaning.
Here's a pic that I found quickly. It's on the front edge of the table. I could cst mine a mile until I messed with it. LOL
I said XG and it's actually SG. I don't think they have much value. You can buy them cheap on ebay.
Ronnie
SharkHat reply :
I still have a 20 year old Quantum Snapshot spinning reel in service... on a Rhino Rod.
That was my top of the line setup when I was 16.
tholmes reply :
I've got a Shakespeare 1980 President II model HB (whew!) that still sees occasional use. It's built like a tank and weighs about the same as one. It was my striper trolling reel for many years. Now that I don't fish from a boat anymore, it gets used to chuck heavy lures for wipers, and for catfishing duty.
Tom
Uncle Leo reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteUntil a little over a year ago, I regularly fished my 1977 Shimano Bantam XG. It would probably still be working if I hadn't took it apart and lost a couple of springs. It was an amazing reel that seemed to get better with age. I still fish mostly Shimano reels.Ronnie
Is this the reel you were talking about? its a 250XG? I tried cleanin it but when I put mine back together for some reason the spool wont spin with the handle..
Very similar, but even older. Mine was a xg10 with a chrome spool release button like an old ABU 5000. It worked flawlessly until I decided to mess with it. LOL
That was my first true modern baitcast reel. To this day I have no idea what happened to it. Very good reel at the time.
flechero reply :
I still use a mid 80's ABU Power 4, it is a great cranking reel.
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