Name that reel....
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ratherfish
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Herter's?......
ratherfish
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Well fine then! Its a Pflueger but I am not exactly sure of the model at this moment. 
Rip Tide
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That looks like a Russell (Shakespeare) to me
I've got one. The polished aluminium reel on the right.
I honestly don't know the answer myself. Someone that also owned one once told me and I should have written it down
I do remember it was a machine shop in the Bridgeport area
(extra points for the black one)
I've got one. The polished aluminium reel on the right.
I honestly don't know the answer myself. Someone that also owned one once told me and I should have written it down
I do remember it was a machine shop in the Bridgeport area
(extra points for the black one)
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itchmesir
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I agree with Rip. Shakespeare Russell. I've owned one. Nice pre wwii click n pawl
Riptide is close. It is a 1930s Heddon Little River 26 made by the Shakespeare company. A re-branded Russell. The tell tale is the bi-color frame and spool combo w/ the round line guide. A pic of the interior would have been a dead giveaway as the check mechanism is unique.
As far as yours Riptide......I'll have to ponder over this one. Hmmmm...
The other black one ..... a Horton Bristol 65?
As far as yours Riptide......I'll have to ponder over this one. Hmmmm...
The other black one ..... a Horton Bristol 65?
pnc
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Have to ask....... How does spool release from frame ? Lol ... original O ring maybe.
Try to get pic posted shortly.... have to run.
....... pc
The Heddon LR-26 spool is removed by unscrewing the non-slotted knurled screw in the center. Then it just slides off the spindle shaft. No o-rings, j-b weld, or magnets involved.
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pnc
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Will add text soon.
Flytie, thanks could not make out knob as such in pic.
Believe this reel was made in CN. also. Did picture in another thread, don't cheat.
....... pc
Flytie, thanks could not make out knob as such in pic.
Believe this reel was made in CN. also. Did picture in another thread, don't cheat.
....... pc
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sweetandsalt
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OK, here is one that is not an antique, though it is not current either...a really good reel that never became particularly popular.
Rip Tide
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Hardy GEM Series
pnc
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Yes Union Hardware , Torrington. I to refer to such as a skeleton reel. The name, a guess, is Sunny Brook. Stamped on backside above Union Hardware, Torrington. In letters twice the size.
......... pc
Do modified reels qualify for thread ?
sweetandsalt
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"Hardy GEM Series", Bingo!
Alright, lets get a little more esoteric...
Alright, lets get a little more esoteric...
Teton? Looks like an Abel drag knob though....dang it!
sweetandsalt
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Since not even Seychelles fishing member camelbrass, where there are many South African guides and anglers, picked up on this one, it is a Magla. A what?
South Africans, in addition to having trout streams (stocked by the Brits of course), are big into heavy duty saltwater fly fishing. Their locally made Shilton Reel is a well known Abel Super wanabe...less familiar and, I'm concerned perhaps now out of business, was formerly Storm then Magla Reels. This one is a large arbor, cork disc drag, draw-bar reel very much in the user maintainable open draw-bar tradition and, like its famous Abel and Tibor brethren, features a stop a truck large sweep are drag. It is mated to my G.Loomis Crosscurrent GLX #9 with a RIO Tarpon line and it is a great performer despite being little known.
South Africans, in addition to having trout streams (stocked by the Brits of course), are big into heavy duty saltwater fly fishing. Their locally made Shilton Reel is a well known Abel Super wanabe...less familiar and, I'm concerned perhaps now out of business, was formerly Storm then Magla Reels. This one is a large arbor, cork disc drag, draw-bar reel very much in the user maintainable open draw-bar tradition and, like its famous Abel and Tibor brethren, features a stop a truck large sweep are drag. It is mated to my G.Loomis Crosscurrent GLX #9 with a RIO Tarpon line and it is a great performer despite being little known.
sweetandsalt
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I'm going to go again with a less esoteric though still not commonplace reel than the Magla but please fellow fly reel aficionados, challenge us with your unusual reels.
This green one which matches and balances my wife's Winston WT#6, has a quarter placed over its hub to conceal its insignia. It fishes really well...
This green one which matches and balances my wife's Winston WT#6, has a quarter placed over its hub to conceal its insignia. It fishes really well...